Human Resources Authority To Guide Company's Organizational Development

Woburn, MA, April 22, 2008 - BioTrove, Inc. today announced the addition of Paul Cochran to its executive management team as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Cochran brings to BioTrove extensive experience in human resources, manufacturing, marketing and customer service-support expertise, primarily in the global critical care marketplace.

“Paul's extensive experience in human resources, both in corporate and consulting roles with a wide range of companies from start-up to operationally mature, will be especially valuable to BioTrove at this time,” said Albert A. Luderer, Ph.D., President and CEO, BioTrove. “We welcome his insight and knowledge as our company continues to develop its operations.”

Prior to joining BioTrove, Mr. Cochran spent the majority of his career in roles of increasing responsibility at CIBA-Corning Diagnostics. He began his career as a manufacturing manager before moving to the company's health care business, where he was the architect of CIBA-Corning's diagnostic services organization, and ultimately took on the role of Senior Vice President of Human Resources, during which time he guided the company through significant global growth. Since 1999, Mr. Cochran has served as a career consultant to the employees of a wide range of companies.

Mr. Cochran is a former officer in the United States Air Force, and received his BA in Finance from Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He also studied Financial Management and Human Resources at the University of Virginia Darden School in Charlottesville, VA.

About BioTrove, Inc.

BioTrove, Inc. offers two innovative technology platforms: OpenArray™, which advances genomic research in a wide range of life science fields, including agriculture, disease research, and public health, and RapidFire™, which enables the acceleration of drug discovery and pipeline decisions. With 11 of the 15 largest biopharmaceutical companies based on global sales as clients, and partnerships with prestigious research and public health centers around the world, BioTrove's products and services ensure that an industry committed to accuracy and speed can meet business goals.

The OpenArray™ Platform enables genomics researchers to generate SNP and real time qPCR data in the hundreds of thousands of data points per day, significantly increasing the number of samples analyzed while significantly decreasing the time and cost required. The flexible format and nanoliter scale of the OpenArray™ system allows for easy adjustment of sample and assay numbers, achieving economical, high-throughput genomics.

RapidFire™ Mass Spectrometry (RFMS) uses an innovative microfluidic technology to facilitate analysis at six to eight seconds per sample, eliminating the bottleneck created by traditional mass spectrometry throughput. RFMS is routinely used in many applications including the high-throughput screening of previously intractable drug targets, ADME assays and directed evolution studies.

Contacts:

Dr. Albert A. Luderer, President and CEO
BioTrove, Inc.
781-721-3600
info@biotrove.com

Arielle Bernstein
Makovsky + Company
212-508-9643
abernstein@makovsky.com