EDITEK INC
10-Q, 1995-08-14
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                               FORM 10-Q
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

(X)  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
     SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1995

                             OR

(  ) TRANSITION  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR  15(d)  OF
     THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period                     to

Commission file number  1-11394

                              EDITEK, INC.
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                            95-3863205
          (State or other jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporated or organization)     Identification No.)


       1238 Anthony Road, Burlington, North Carolina    27215
         (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number including area code: (910) 226-6311


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has  filed
all  reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                       Yes  X      No

The  number  of  shares  of Common Stock,  $.15  par  value,
outstanding as of August 1, 1995 was 9,820,567.

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                              EDITEK, INC.

                                 INDEX

                                                                Page

Part I         Financial Information:

               Item 1:

                 Balance Sheets - June 30, 1995 (Unaudited)
                 and December 31, 1994                            3

                 Statements of Operations - Six Months
                 Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 and Three
                 Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994
                 (Unaudited)                                      5

                 Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months
                 Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994 (Unaudited)         6

                 Notes to Financial Statements                    7

          Item 2:

               Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Financial Condition and Results of Operations      9

Part II   Other Information                                      16
               Signatures                                        17

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                           EDITEK, Inc.

                          BALANCE SHEETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               June 30   December 31
                                                 1995           1994
                                             (Unaudited)
                                             (In Thousands)
<S>                                                 <C>         <C>

Assets
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                        $731      $1,105
   Accounts receivable
         Trade, less allowance for
         doubtful accounts ($219,000 - 1995,
          $204,000 - 1994)                           942         737
         Other                                       125         106
   Inventories:
         Raw Materials                               455         532
         Work in process                              41          64
         Finished goods                              305         257

                                                     801         853

   Prepaid expenses and other                        680         272


         Total current assets                      3,279       3,073



Equipment and improvements
    Furniture and equipment                        5,770       5,689
    Leasehold improvements                         1,696       1,692

                                                   7,466       7,381
    Less accumulated depreciation
         and amortization                         (6,578)     (6,326)

                                                     888       1,055

Goodwill                                           3,286       3,247

Other assets                                          59           3



                                                  $7,512      $7,378
</TABLE>
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                              EDITEK, Inc.

                             BALANCE SHEETS
                              (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               June 30   December 31
                                                    1995        1994
                                             (Unaudited)
                                             (In Thousands)
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
   Line of credit                                     $0        $850
   Accounts payable                                1,016       1,105
   Accrued expense                                   376         347
   Deferred revenues                                  20          39
   Current  portion of long-term debt                  0          95
   Current portion of capital lease                    0          23


         Total current liabilities                 1,412       2,459



Notes payable                                         63          63


Stockholders' equity
   Preferred Stock--authorized 600,000
         shares; no shares isssued or
         outstanding                                   0           0
   Common Stock, $.15 par value;
         authorized - 20,000,000 shares;
         issued and outstanding -
          9,802,159 shares in 1995 and
         7,086,989 shares in 1994                  1,488       1,211
   Additional paid-in capital                     32,852      30,132
   Accumulated deficit                           (28,198)    (26,382)

                                                   6,142       4,961

   Less: Note receivable from officer               (100)       (100)
         Treasury stock                               (5)         (5)

        Total stockholders' equity                 6,037       4,856


                                                  $7,512      $7,378

See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                              EDITEK, Inc.

                        STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                              (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Six Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                                June 30    June 30    June 30    June 30
                                                    1995       1994       1995       1994
<S>                                                  <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>

Revenues

   Product sales                                  $3,410     $3,131     $1,837     $1,811
   Royalties and fees                                160         50         74         22
   Interest and other income                         181         72        113          6

                                                   3,751      3,253      2,024      1,839

Cost of sales                                      3,181      2,755      1,625      1,609

          Gross profit                               570        498        399        230

Operating expenses

   Selling, general and administrative             1,939      1,586      1,081        994
   Research and development                          427        346        219        191
   Interest                                           20          6          2          3

                                                   2,386      1,938      1,302      1,188



            Net loss                             ($1,816)   ($1,440)     ($903)     ($958)



Loss per common share                             ($0.20)    ($0.21)    ($0.10)    ($0.14)



Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding                      9,239,159  6,929,974  9,321,610  7,040,447

See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                                       STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Six Months Ended
                                                       June 30         June 30
                                                         1995               1994
                                                              (In Thousands)
<S>                                                      <C>                   <C>

Operating activities
Net loss                                                    ($1,816)     ($1,440)
   Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
    used in operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                             328          255
      Gain on sale of equipment                                   0            0
      Changes in operating assets & liabilities
         net of effects from purchase of PDLA & Bioman:
             Accounts receivable                               (114)        (118)
             Inventories                                         65         (200)
             Prepaid expenses & other                          (404)         (31)
             Accounts payable and accrued liabilit             (208)         146
             Deferred revenues                                  (19)         (28)
             Leases payable                                     (23)         (16)

Net cash used in operating activities                        (2,191)      (1,432)


Investing activities
    Purchases of equipment & improvements                       (61)        (268)
    Proceeds from sale of equipment                               0            0
    Cash acquired from PDLA acquisition                           0           89
    Cash acquired from BIOMAN acquisition                        12            0

Net cash used in investing activities                           (49)        (179)


Financing activities
    Payments on Debt                                           (944)           0
    Proceeds from issuance of stock for:
      Employee stock purchase plan                               14           12
      Exercise of stock options and warrants                    118           44
      Private placements                                      2,776          203
      Costs related to private placements                       (98)         (28)

Net cash provided by financing activities                     1,866          231

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                         ($374)     ($1,380)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period             $1,105       $2,560

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                     $731       $1,180
</TABLE>
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                              EDITEK, INC.

                     NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                              June 30, 1995

NOTE A -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The  accompanying unaudited financial statements of  EDITEK,
Inc.  (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance  with
generally   accepted  accounting  principles   for   interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q
and  Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not
include  all  of the information and footnotes  required  by
generally accepted accounting principles.  In the opinion of
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal  recurring
accruals)  considered necessary for a fair  presentation  of
financial  condition  and results of  operations  have  been
included.  Operating results for the six month period  ended
June  30, 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the results
that  may  be  attained for the entire  year.   For  further
information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes
thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1994.

Loss  Per  Share:  Loss per share amounts are based  on  the
weighted   average  number  of  shares   of   common   stock
outstanding.   Common  stock  equivalents  have   not   been
included  in  the computation as the effect would  be  anti-
dilutive.

NOTE  B  -- ACQUISITION OF PRINCETON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES
OF AMERICA, INC. ("PDLA")

The  Company acquired PDLA on February 11, 1994  by  issuing
826,790  shares of its common stock in exchange for  all  of
the  outstanding shares of PDLA stock.  The total  value  of
the  exchange was $3,876,000.  The acquisition was accounted
for  under the purchase method of accounting and the Company
recorded  goodwill  of  $3,319,000.   Additional  shares  of
common  stock  were  subsequently  issued  to  former  major
shareholders  of  PDLA through price protection  agreements.
The  consolidated results of operations for the  year  ended
December 31, 1994 include the results of the PDLA operations
from February 12, 1994 to December 31, 1994.

NOTE C -- ACQUISITION OF BIOMAN PRODUCTS, INC. ("Bioman")

The Company acquired Bioman on June 1, 1995 in a transaction
accounted  for  as a purchase of assets.  The  Company  paid
$140,000 Canadian for Bioman utilizing both cash and  common
stock.

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NOTE D -- DEBT

On August 15, 1989 the Company entered into a long-term loan
agreement with North Carolina Biotechnology Center ("NCBC"),
a  state funded, non-profit organization whereby the Company
borrowed  an  aggregate of $125,000 to fund the  development
cost  of  a  test  for  Chlamydia,  a  sexually  transmitted
disease.  The loan originally had an interest rate of  seven
and one half percent (7.5%) per annum with all principal and
interest  due on August 15, 1994.   The Company amended  the
loan  agreement on the due date and issued 16,100 shares  of
common  stock  for  $62,000  of  the  loan.   The  remaining
principal,  $63,000, now bears interest at a  rate  of  nine
percent  (9%) per annum; this principal and interest,  which
are  due on August 16, 1996, are convertible into shares  of
common  stock.  During the six months ended June  30,  1995,
the  Company  paid  the  $33,000 of  the  remaining  accrued
interest on the original loan.

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                              EDITEK, INC.

           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

     The Company commenced operations in June 1983 and until
1986  was  a development stage company.  The Company  became
engaged   in   the  manufacture  and  sale  of  Conventional
Biodiagnostic  Products as a result of  its  acquisition  of
Granite  Technological Enterprises, Inc. in June 1986.   The
Company  began  the manufacture and sale  of  its  EZ-SCREEN
diagnostic  tests in 1985 and introduced its  patented  one-
step assays, VERDICT and RECON, in 1993.  On August 6, 1993,
the   Company   formed  diAGnostix,  inc.  to   market   its
agricultural diagnostic products.  On February 11, 1994, the
Company  completed the acquisition of PDLA, which is  now  a
wholly  owned subsidiary of the Company.  On June  1,  1995,
the  Company acquired Bioman.  The operations of Bioman  are
now  part of diAGnostix, inc.  Since inception, the  Company
has financed its working capital requirements primarily from
the sale of equity securities.

Six  Months Ended June 30, 1995 Compared to Six Months Ended
June 30, 1994

      Total revenues for the six months ended June 30,  1995
were $3,751,000 compared to total revenues of $3,253,000 for
the  six  months ended June 30, 1994.  The $498,000 increase
was  the result of the Company recognizing for the full  six
months in 1995 the revenues from the laboratory services  of
PDLA  as compared to only four and one-half months in  1994.
Revenues from product sales and laboratory services for  the
six  months ended June 30, 1995 were $3,410,000, an increase
of  $279,000 compared to $3,131,000 for the same  period  in
1994.

       Substance   abuse  testing  products   and   services
("Substance Abuse Testing Products and Services") which  are
marketed through PDLA, include EZ-SCREEN and VERDICT on-site
tests,  the laboratory services provided by PDLA  and  other
ancillary  products for the detection of abused  substances.
Sales  of Substance Abuse Testing Products and Services  for
the  six months ended June 30, 1995 were $2,679,000 compared
to  $2,416,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1994.   The
increase  of  $263,000 in sales was primarily  a  result  of
increases  in  sales from laboratory services  of  PDLA,  in
addition to increased sales of the VERDICT product, for  the
six  month  period  ending June 30, 1995.   During  the  six
months  ended June 30, 1994, the Company realized  sales  of
$312,000  from laboratory services that were transferred  to
American  Medical Laboratories, Inc. ("AML") and,  as  such,
not  included  in sales for the six months  ended  June  30,
1995.   Accordingly,  the  actual  increase  in  sales  from
Substance  Abuse  Testing Products and  Services,  excluding
those sales transferred to AML, was $586,000.
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     As previously mentioned, effective January 1, 1995, the
Company  transferred  the  special  toxicology  and  general
medical  testing  business to AML in return  for  a  royalty
based  upon the billings of AML to the former PDLA  clients.
This royalty was $42,000 for the six months ending June  30,
1995.

      Product  sales  also  include  sales  of  agricultural
diagnostic products consisting of EZ-SCREEN test  kits  (for
mycotoxin  detection,  drug  residue  surveillance,   etc.),
species  identification kits, other  bioassay  products  and
third  party products.  These products are marketed  through
diAGnostix,  inc.   Effective  June  1,  1995,  the  Company
acquired  Bioman, an environmental diagnostic company  which
sells  both  OEM  products  and products  available  through
distribution  agreements  with other  diagnostic  companies.
Bioman  was previously the Company's distributor for Canada.
The  Bioman  products are marketed through diAGnostix,  inc.
Sales  of  products  sold  through  diAGnostix,  inc.   were
$481,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1995, compared to
$471,000  for the six months ended June 30, 1994.  Sales  of
$78,000 for the month of June from the former operations  of
Bioman  during the six months ended June 30, 1995  offset  a
decrease  in sales of the EZ-SCREEN on-site testing products
for  the six months ended June 30, 1995, as compared to  the
six months ended June 30, 1994.

     Revenues generated from the shipment of products to the
U.S.  Department of Defense were $37,000 for the six  months
ended  June  30,  1995.  The Company had  no  such  revenues
during the six months ended June 30, 1994.

      Revenues  from  contract manufacturing  services  were
$9,000  for  the six months ended June 30, 1995 compared  to
$91,000  during  the six months ended June 30,  1994.   This
decrease  was the result of delays in purchases by a  client
company pending product launch of the product utilizing  the
component produced by the Company.

      Microbiological  and  associated  product  sales  were
$204,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1995 compared  to
$153,000 for these products during the same period in  1994.
This  increase is the result of a price increase to a  large
purchaser of these products.

      Revenues from royalties and fees during the six months
ended  June  30, 1995 were $160,000 compared to $50,000  for
the   corresponding  period  in  1994.   This  increase  was
primarily  due to the royalty received from AML pursuant  to
the agreement the Company has with AML and increases in fees
charged to the U.S. Department of Defense for specific  test
development.

      Revenues  from interest and  other income for  the  six
months ended June 30, 1995 were $181,000  compared to $72,000
for  the  six  months  ended June 30, 1994.  The increase  of
$109,000  was  primarily  a  result  of  the  recovery  of  a
laboratory  service  customer's debts  which  had  previously 
been written off, as well as a payment  made  to the  Company 
by the landlord of the facility in  New  Jersey for  renewing 
the lease for that facility.
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      Gross margins from the sales of both manufactured  and
products purchased for resale for the six months ended  June
30, 1995 were 17% compared to 24% of sales of these products
for  the  six months ended June 30, 1994.  This decline  was
due to the comparative decrease in sales of the agricultural
diagnostic  products  and  contract  manufacturing  services
during  the six months ended June 30, 1995.  These  products
and  services typically have higher gross margins  than  the
substance abuse testing products.

     An increase in the number of samples being processed at
PDLA  resulted in  positive  gross  margins  for  laboratory 
services  for the  six months ended  June  30, 1995.  During 
the same  period in 1994, the  cost  of providing laboratory  
services  exceeded  revenue  realized  from  these services.   
Since a large amount of the costs  of  providing  laboratory  
services  are fixed or near  fixed  costs,  the margins from  
sales  of  laboratory  services  are   volume dependent.

      Selling, general and administration expenses  for  the
six  months ended June 30, 1995 were $1,939,000, as compared
to  $1,586,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1994.  This
increase  of  $353,000 is primarily the result of  increased
sales  and  marketing expenses associated with the Substance
Abuse  Testing Products and Services marketed through  PDLA,
as  well  as  the overall increases in general  expenditures
resulting  from  the acquisition of PDLA effective  February
14, 1994.

      Research and development expenses incurred during  the
six months ended June 30, 1995 were $427,000 as compared  to
$346,000  for  the  six months ended June  30,  1994.   This
increase  of  $81,000 was primarily the result of  increased
personnel  costs and expenses, as well as increases  in  the
work being performed pursuant to the DOD contract.

     For the six months ended June 30, 1995, EDITEK incurred
interest expense of $20,000, compared to interest expense of
$6,000  incurred during the six months ended June 30,  1994.
This   increase  was  primarily  a  result  of  the  Company
borrowing  funds  against its line of credit.   The  Company
paid  off the balance of the line of credit during  the  six
months ended June 30, 1995.

      As  a  result of the above, the net loss for  the  six
months  ended June 30, 1995 was $1,816,000, compared to  the
net  loss  of $1,440,000 for the six months ended  June  30,
1994.

Three  Months  Ended June 30, 1995 compared to Three  Months
Ended June 30, 1994

     Total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 1995
were $2,024,000, compared to $1,839,000 for the three months
ended  June  30,  1994.  Revenues from  product  sales  were
$1,837,000  for  the three months ended June  30,  1995,  as
compared to $1,811,000 for the same period in 1994.

      Sales of Substance Abuse Testing Products and Services
were  $1,480,000 for the three months ended June  30,  1995,
compared  to $1,501,000 for the three months ended
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June  30, 1994. While this represents  a decrease of $21,000,
the three  month period  ending June 30, 1994 included  sales 
of $177,000  of laboratory services that  were transferred to 
AML in  1995  and as such, not  included in product sales for  
the three months ended June 30, 1995. Accordingly, the actual 
increase in sales  from Substance Abuse Testing Products  and 
Services,  excluding  those  sales  transferred  to AML,  was 
$156,000.

      Sales  of products sold through diAGnostix, inc.  were
$228,000  for  the  three months ended  June  30,  1995,  as
compared  to  $175,000 for the three months ended  June  30,
1994.   This  increase  of $53,000 was  the  result  of  the
acquisition of Bioman effective June 1, 1995.

     Revenues generated from the shipment of products to the
U.S. Department of Defense were $23,000 for the three months
ended  June  30,  1995.  The Company had  no  such  revenues
during the three months ended June 30, 1994.

      Revenues  from  contract manufacturing  services  were
$5,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1995, compared to
$58,000  during the three months ended June 30, 1994.   This
decrease  was the result of delays in purchases by a  client
company pending product launch of the product utilizing  the
component produced by the Company.

      Microbiological  and  associated  product  sales  were
$101,000  for the three months ended June 30, 1995, compared
to  $77,000  for  these products during the same  period  in
1994.   This  increase  is the result of  a  price  increase
to a large purchaser of these products.

      Revenues  from  royalties and fees  during  the  three
months  ended June 30, 1995 were $74,000 compared to $22,000
for  the  corresponding period in 1994.  This  increase  was
primarily  due to the royalty received from AML pursuant  to
the agreement the Company has with AML and increases in fees
charged to the U.S. Department of Defense for specific  test
development.

      Revenues from interest and other income for the  three
months  ended June 30, 1995 were $113,000 compared to $6,000
for  the  three months ended June 30, 1994.  These  revenues
are  primarily a result of a payment received by the Company
from  the landlord of the facility in New Jersey due to  the
Company agreeing to renew the lease at that facility.

      Gross  margins  from  the sales of  both  manufactured
products  and  products purchased for resale for  the  three
months  ended  June 30, 1995 were 19%, compared  to  22%  of
sales of these products for the three months ended June  30,
1994.   This  decline was primarily due to  the  comparative
decrease  in  revenues from contract manufacturing  services
during the three months ended June 30, 1995.  These services
typically  have  higher gross margins than the  manufactured
products.
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     Gross margins from the sale of laboratory services were
8%  for the three months ended June 30, 1995, as compared to
the  three  months ended June 30, 1994, where the  costs  of
providing laboratory services exceeded the revenue  realized
from these services.  This improvement was the result of  an
increase  in  the  number of samples processed  through  the
laboratory  for  the three months ended  June  30,  1995  as
compared to the same period in 1994.

      Selling, general and administration expenses  for  the
three  months  ended  June  30,  1995  were  $1,081,000,  as
compared  to  $994,000 for the three months ended  June  30,
1994.  This increase of $87,000 was primarily the result  of
increased sales and marketing expenses associated  with  the
Substance  Abuse  Testing  Products  and  Services  marketed
through PDLA.

      Research and development expenses incurred during  the
three  months ended June 30, 1995 were $219,000, as compared
to  $191,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1994.  This
increase  of  $28,000 was primarily the result of  increased
personnel  costs and expenses, as well as increases  in  the
work being performed pursuant to the DOD contract.

      For  the  three  months ended June  30,  1995,  EDITEK
incurred  interest expense of $2,000, compared  to  interest
expense  of  $3,000 incurred during the three  months  ended
June 30, 1994.

      As  a  result of the above, the net loss for the three
months ended June 30, 1995 was $903,000, compared to the net
loss of $958,000 for the three months ended June 30, 1994.

Material Changes in Financial Condition

      As  of  June 30, 1995, cash and cash equivalents  were
$731,000,  as compared to $1,105,000 at December  31,  1994.
This  decrease was primarily the result of the net  loss  of
$1,816,000 for the six months ended June 30, 1995.

       As   of  June  30,  1995,  accounts  receivable  were
$1,067,000, compared to $843,000 at December 31, 1994.  This
increase  of $224,000, or 27%, was primarily the  result  of
increased  sales during the period preceding June 30,  1995,
as compared to the period preceding December 31, 1994.

      Inventories were $801,000, or 6% lower,  at  June  30,
1995, as compared to $853,000 at December 31, 1994.

     Prepaid expenses and other assets were $680,000 at June
30,  1995,  as  compared to $272,000 at December  31,  1994.
This  increase  of  $408,000  is  primarily  the  result  of
$500,000  the Company placed into an escrow account  towards
the  acquisition  of MEDTOX Laboratories,  Inc.  ("MEDTOX").
The Company will forfeit the $500,000 if
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the acquisition  of MEDTOX  does not occur solely as a result
of  the  Company being  unsuccessful  in  raising  the  funds
necessary to consummate the acquisition.

     As of December 31, 1994, the Company had an outstanding
balance  of $850,000 on its line of credit.  During the  six
months  ended  June 30, 1995, the Company repaid  the  total
outstanding balance.

      As  of  June  30, 1995, the Company had a  balance  of
accounts  payable of $1,016,000, compared to  a  balance  of
$1,105,000 at December 31, 1994.

     Accrued expenses were $376,000 or 8% higher at June 30,
1995, as compared to $347,000 at December 31, 1994.

      As  described  more  fully in  the  footnotes  to  the
financial  statements, the Company entered into  a  $125,021
loan  agreement with the North Carolina Biotechnology Center
(NCBC).  The loan, plus accrued interest, was due August 14,
1994.  On December 15, 1994, the Company and NCBC negotiated
a  loan  modification extending the due date to  August  14,
1996.   In  addition,  NCBC  has exercised  their  right  to
convert  50%, or approximately $62,000, of the  loan  amount
into   16,100   shares  of  the  Company's   common   stock.
Accordingly, at June 30, 1995, the Company had a balance  of
loan payable of $63,000.

Inflation

      Inflation  generally  affects the  costs  incurred  by
EDITEK  in  its  purchase of raw materials, as  well  as  in
certain   components   of   its   selling,   general,    and
administrative expenses.  The ability of EDITEK to  increase
prices  may be limited by competitive factors or contractual
obligations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      Since  its inception, the working capital requirements
of the Company have been funded by cash received from equity
investments  in the Company.  At June 30, 1995, the  Company
had  cash and cash equivalents of $731,000.  The Company has
also   put  $500,000  in  an  escrow  account  towards   the
acquisition  of  MEDTOX.  The Company is in the  process  of
raising  up  to  $31 million to finance the  acquisition  of
MEDTOX  and  provide  working capital to  support  the  post
acquisition company.  If the acquisition of MEDTOX  was  not
to occur solely as a result of the Company not being able to
raise sufficient capital to consummate the acquisition,  the
Company will forfeit the $500,000 to MEDTOX.

      As  of  June 30, 1995, the Company had not achieved  a
positive  cash  flow  from  operations.   Accordingly,   the
Company  relies  on  available credit arrangements,  outside
funding of research and development, and continued sales  of
its  equity  securities to fund operations until a  positive
cash flow can be achieved.  Management believes that it  has
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taken,  and  is  prepared to continue to take,  the  actions
required  to  yield a positive cash flow from operations  in
the future.

      The  Company  does  not intend to  rely  primarily  on
further cost reductions in order to achieve a positive  cash
flow.  The Company has already made a substantial investment
in  research and development and marketing.  It believes the
appropriate strategy for capitalizing on the investment made
to  date is to maintain, and later expand, its current level
of   operations,  including  research  and  development  and
marketing.    Therefore,  the  Company  plan  includes   (i)
continuing  to aggressively monitor and control costs,  (ii)
increasing  revenue  from sales of the  Company's  products,
services,  and  research  and development  contracts,  (iii)
raising  additional capital through sales of its securities,
as   well  as  (iv)  pursuing  synergistic  acquisitions  to
increase  the  Company's critical mass.   There  can  be  no
assurance  that  costs can be controlled,  revenues  can  be
increased,   financing   may   be   obtained,   acquisitions
successfully  consummated,  or  that  the  Company  will  be
profitable.

      Through July 31, 1995, the Company has sold a total of
1,477,500  shares  of common stock in five separate  private
transactions  in  1995.  The sale of these 1,477,500  shares
generated net proceeds of $2,677,261 to the Company.
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ITEM 2    CHANGES IN SECURITIES.  Inapplicable

ITEM 3    DEFAULTS ON SENIOR SECURITIES.  Inapplicable

ITEM 4    SUBMISSION  OF  MATTERS TO A  VOTE  OF  SECURITIES
          HOLDERS.  None

ITEM 5    OTHER INFORMATION

     On June 1, 1995, the Company executed an Asset Purchase
Agreement  to acquire Bioman Products, Inc. in a transaction
accounted for as a purchase of assets.

      On  July 1, 1995, the Company and MEDTOX Laboratories,
Inc. executed an Asset Purchase Agreement for the Company to
acquire all the assets of that company in a cash transaction
of  $24  million.   Interstate/Johnson  Lane  and  Shoreline
Pacific  will  assist  the  Company  in   the financial  
aspects of this transaction.  It  is  anticipated this  
acquisition,  which  will  require  approval  by   the 
Company's  stockholders and the ability to  obtain  adequate
financing,  will  occur during the fourth  quarter  of  1995.
There  can, however, be no assurance that all the conditions
required to close this transaction will occur.

      On  May  1,  1995,  the Company filed  a  Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-3  with the Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  which registers 961,100 shares of  common  stock
issued or to be issued to certain shareholders in connection
with  private placements in March and April 1995 as well  as
up to 40,000 shares to be issued pursuant to the acquisition
of  Bioman as well as 16,100 shares issued to NCBC  pursuant
to  the Loan Modification Agreement between the Company  and
NCBC.  The Registration Statement was declared effective  on
July 24, 1995.
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                               SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report  to
be  signed  on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto  duly
authorized.


Date:     August 10, 1995


                         EDITEK, INC.

                         By:  /s/     James  D.  Skinner
                              James D. Skinner, Chairman, President
                              and Chief Executive Officer

                         By:  /s/    Peter J. Heath
                              Peter J. Heath, Vice President of Finance
                              and Chief Financial Officer

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