Accomplished Scientist to Lead BASi Global Research and Development

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN--(Marketwire - May 16, 2011) - BASi (Bioanalytical Systems Inc.) (NASDAQ: BASI), a leader in contract drug discovery and development services and research instrumentation, has hired Michael Zhou, Ph.D. as its new Senior Director of Research and Development. Zhou joins BASi after working as the Director of Bioanalytical Chemistry/DMPK at Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Lexington, Mass.