Swissray Enters Into a Distribution Partnership With a Renowned Partner in Scandinavia and the Baltic States.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1998--SWISSRAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NASDAQ: SRMI) announced today its entry into a partnership with Tamro Corporation, Vantaa, Finland for the distribution and service of Swissray's direct digital x-ray systems in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States.

Swissray is the world's first company to offer a complete direct digital solution in the field of general radiography with its unique, multifunctional direct digital Radiographic (ddR) system, the AddOn-Multi-System(TM). Tamro is a multinational distributor of Pharmaceuticals and a marketer of Healthcare, Medical, Laboratory and Diagnostic imaging equipment with approximately 2,200 employees and revenues of US $2.4 billion.

"As for the future, the only clear and obvious way to go in modern radiology is the direct digitalization of an image. Scandinavian hospitals and clinics have a tremendous need for cost saving and rationalization measures. With Swissray's AddOn-Multi-System(TM) we will be able to provide the missing link to a fully digital radiology department," stated Asko Kinnunen, Marketing Director of Tamro Medical.

Mr. Ueli Laupper, Vice President of Swissray International, Inc. comments, "Scandinavia is a very important market for Swissray due to the high standard of image quality and the intent of the hospitals going towards filmless radiology. With Tamro, we have found a well-qualified and renowned partner to successfully market our unique direct digital x-ray systems in Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States."

As an innovative developer and manufacturer of X-ray technology and systems, Swissray International, Inc. is a pioneer of direct digital radiography (ddR) technology, Swissray is, with its unique product line, the leader in direct digital X-ray systems.

For more information about the Company and its AddOn-Multi-System(TM) visit the Swissray web site at http://www.swissray.com

This release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors not under the Company's control which may cause actual results, performance achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0-

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