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CLINICAL DATA REPORTS RECORD FISCAL YEAR 2005 RESULTS.

Biotech Financial Reports • August 1, 2005 •

Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDA), Newton, Mass. has announced that consolidated revenues and earnings for its fiscal year and fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005. Revenues for fiscal year 2005 were $56.4 million as compared to $52.5 million in the previous year. The company reported net income of $3,395,000 or $0.77 per share for fiscal 2005 as compared to net income of $2,171,000 and net income applicable to common stockholders of $1,646,000 or $0.60 per share for fiscal 2004. There were 4.4 million shares outstanding at the close of the year.

Revenues for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005 were $12.7 million as compared to $15.7 million for the same period a year ago. The company reported net income of $197,000 or $0.04 per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 as compared to $1,443,000 and net income applicable to common stockholders of $1,410,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2004, or $0.33 per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004.

Israel M. Stein, M.D., president and CEO of Clinical Data commented, "We are pleased to report record revenues and earnings for fiscal year 2005. Also noteworthy, is that we have begun shipment of the new Envoy random-access, clinical chemistry analyzer and have started field trials of the new Selectra Junior, both of whose introductions had been delayed."

Dr. Stein continued, "In comparing fourth quarter revenues of fiscal 2005 with fiscal 2004, the decrease in revenue for this year's quarter is primarily attributable to the normalizing of the ordering pattern of instruments at Vital Scientific, our Dutch subsidiary. With the introduction of a new OEM product last year, the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004 and first quarter of 2005 were characterized by significant orders by a major customer. Internationally, during the fourth quarter of this year, the strengthening of the Euro impacted sales and necessitated price discounting to maintain unit production which affected the bottom line. During the last quarter and in the current quarter domestically, end-of-life products have been sold at reduced prices and margins also impacting our performance. In addition, the launch of new products for the hematology market, scheduled for introduction later this year, has resulted in increased expenses affecting profitability." Dr. Stein also noted, "On June 21, 2005, we announced our agreement to acquire Genaissance Pharmaceuticals of New Haven, CT in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $56 million. Genaissance is a strong strategic fit, enabling us to enter the molecular diagnostics market and the exciting new field of personalized medicine. Genaissance currently has two clinically relevant molecular diagnostic tests available commercially and additional developmental opportunities in the neurological and cardiovascular areas. We strongly believe the benefits of genetically targeted therapy will become essential to disease prevention and treatment."

Clinical Data, Inc., through its domestic and foreign subsidiaries, focuses on the needs of physician's offices and smaller clinical laboratories. The company provides a complete range of products and consulting services to the growing physician office laboratory market and offers blood chemistry instrumentation and diagnostic assays to clinics and small hospitals throughout the world.

For more information, call 617/527-9933, ext. 41 or visit http://www.clda.com.


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