Bio-Imaging Technologies' CapMed Division Partners with MedicAlert to Market Portable Electronic Medical Record.

NEWTOWN, Pa. -- Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. ("Bio-Imaging") (NASDAQ/NMS:BITI) today announced that its CapMed division has partnered with MedicAlert(R) Foundation to jointly market a MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey consumer health care application for the secure storage, maintenance and communication of personal health information using USB flash drive technology.

The MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey will leverage the best-of-breed capabilities offered by each entity MedicAlert(R), one of the world's largest non-profit organizations, has devoted decades of service to protecting and saving lives throughout the world. As an added benefit to its unparalleled service, MedicAlert(R) will soon offer the MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey to both current and potential members. The MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey is powered by CapMed's patent pending Personal HealthKey with a customized version of CapMed's personal health management application.

The MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey will enable immediate access to emergency information, as well as securely store personal health information. Updates can by provided by both the patient and those authorized by the patient such as a physician, specialist, or a pharmacist. Information can be accessed at the user's discretion via any USB-enabled computer worldwide. Purchase of the MedicAlert (R) HealthKey will also activate the MedicAlert(R) Advantage membership that includes unlimited updates and family notification. This service will also provide online backup of information on the secure MedicAlert(R) database with 24/7 support from the MedicAlert(R) Emergency Response Center.

"We are pleased to announce this partnership with CapMed," said MedicAlert Foundation Vice President for Marketing Ramesh Srinivasan, "It re-affirms our commitment to our members of not only saving lives, but enabling them to efficiently manage their personal health information through cutting edge technology."

Wendy Angst, general manager of Bio-Imaging's CapMed division, said, "We are very excited about this partnership with MedicAlert(R) The product supports one of the core components of the National Health Information Technology Infrastructure recently unveiled in Washington, DC that identifies personal health records and consumer-centric care as a core component."

Mark Weinstein, president and CEO of Bio-Imaging, said, "We have worked very hard over the past year to refine our strategy and products to support and accelerate the adoption of portable and interoperable personal health records. We believe that being chosen by MedicAlert as the product and company to team with to further their corporate mission of protecting and saving lives establishes our products as "best in class" for the rapidly evolving market in creating and maintaining comprehensive personal health management applications. We look forward to working with MedicAlert in the coming years to see our collective vision of protecting and saving lives come to fruition."

The MedicAlert(R) Personal HealthKey will be available for consumers to purchase directly through retail outlets in the United States in the first half of 2005, and other select third-party channels, and available for direct purchase from both CapMed and MedicAlert(R) in first quarter 2005.

About CapMed

CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ/NMS: BITI) is based in Newtown, PA. The CapMed Personal Health Record(TM) (PHR) and Personal HealthKey(TM) provide hospitals and health systems, employers and pharmaceutical organizations with custom personal health management solutions and marketing tools to increase market share, reduce costs of care, improve patient-provider communications, and empower patients to be more active in personal health management. This is accomplished through a combination of personal health management tools, personalized education, and links to relevant community resources.

About MedicAlert

Founded in 1956, MedicAlert (www.medicalert.org) is one of the world's largest nonprofit membership organizations with a mission to protect and save lives. The MedicAlert Electronic Health Record provides a secure and seamless transfer of identification and medical information to health and safety professionals 24 hours a day anywhere in the world, thereby ensuring patient safety and improving the quality of their care. Headquartered in the United States, MedicAlert has affiliates in nine countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand that help serve more than 4 million members around the globe.

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