OraSure Technologies to Present at Thomas Weisel Partners' Healthcare Tailwinds 2003 Conference

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003--OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq NM:OSUR) today announced that Mike Gausling, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak to the investment community at the Thomas Weisel Partners' Healthcare Tailwinds 2003 Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, at approximately 10:00 am Eastern Time (7:00 am Pacific Time) on September 5, 2003. The conference will be simultaneously webcast over the Internet.

Interested investors can access the live audio webcast of the discussion by going to OraSure Technologies' web site, www.orasure.com, and clicking on the Investor Info link at the top of the page. A replay of the audio webcast will be available until September 12, 2003, on OraSure Technologies' web site. Alternatively, you can access the live webcast on the Internet on September 5 at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/twp/healthcare-2003/25302149.cfm.

About OraSure Technologies

OraSure Technologies, Inc. is the market leader for oral fluid diagnostics. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices and diagnostic products for use by insurance companies, public health agencies, clinical laboratories, physicians' offices, and workplace sites. For more information on the Company, please visit www.orasure.com.

    CONTACT: OraSure Technologies, Inc.
             Ronald H. Spair, 610-882-1820
             Investorinfo@orasure.com

    SOURCE: OraSure Technologies, Inc.