Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. - MTEC- Profile

Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to design, develop and produce a broad range of automatic injectors, profiled syringes, cardiopulmonary diagnostic and monitoring products and other innovative health care devices. The Group operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Systems and Cardiopulmonary Systems. The Pharmaceutical Systems segment consists of the commercial and government businesses, both of which utilize the auto-injector technology. The Cardiopulmonary Systems segment utilizes the Group's electrocardiology and telemedicine technologies. The Group also supplies customized drug delivery system design, pharmaceutical research and development and FDA cGMP-approved sterile product manufacturing to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The Group's major customers are U.S. Department of Defense and Dey L.P. Pharmaceuticals systems accounted for 94% of fiscal 2002 revenues and Cardiopulmonary systems, 6%. Pharmaceuticals systems accounted for 94%of fiscal 2002 revenues and Cardiopulmonary systems, 6%