10QSB 1 b406739_10qsb.txt QUARTERLY REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 10-QSB Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 Commission file number 0-18170 -------------- ------- BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. ----------------------- (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-3076866 -------- ---------- (State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer I.D. Number) 171 Front Street Owego, NY 13827 (Address of principal executive offices) Issuer's telephone number, including area code: (607) 687-4487 -------------- Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 ----- ----- 12,413,209 SHARES OF BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE, WERE OUTSTANDING AS OF MAY 14, 2005. Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one). Yes No X ----- ----- BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. FORM 10-QSB QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 INDEX
Page No. Part I. Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements: Unaudited Balance Sheet at March 31, 2005......................................................... 2 Unaudited Statements of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004.............................................................................................. 3 Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and March 31,2004........................................................................................... 4 Notes to Financial Statements..................................................................... 5-6 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis........................................................... 7-9 Item 3. Controls and Procedures........................................................................ 10 Part II. Other Information Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................................................... 11-12 Signatures............................................................................................. 13 Certifications......................................................................................... 14-16
1 PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 2005 ------------ ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 361,422 Receivables 54,617 Inventories 95,025 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 26,308 ------------ TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 537,372 ------------ PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Leasehold improvements 39,283 Furniture and computer equipment 39,760 Manufacturing and other equipment 207,074 ------------ TOTAL 286,117 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (173,090) ------------ NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 113,027 ------------ TOTAL ASSETS $ 650,399 ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable $ 97,705 Accrued expenses 55,673 Accrued salaries 46,838 ------------ TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 200,216 ------------ COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Series F convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value; 12,000 shares authorized, 12,000 shares issued and outstanding 12 Series G convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value; 80 shares authorized, 55 shares issued and outstanding 1 Common stock, $0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,413,209 shares issued and outstanding 12,413 Additional paid-in capital 40,663,172 Accumulated deficit (40,225,415) ------------ TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 450,183 ------------ TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 650,399 ============
See notes to financial statements 2 BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 2004 ------------ ------------ REVENUE Grant revenue $ - $ 27,287 Facilities fee - related party 20,863 14,786 Management fee - related party 11,475 8,132 Consulting revenue - 59,000 Product sales 87,364 54,946 ------------ ------------ TOTAL REVENUE 119,702 164,151 ------------ ------------ OPERATING EXPENSES Research and development 11,330 6,534 Sales and marketing 24,056 71,400 Product sales 48,113 42,950 General and administrative 201,762 312,437 ------------ ------------ TOTAL EXPENSES 285,261 433,321 ------------ ------------ OPERATING LOSS (165,559) (269,170) ------------ ------------ OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Interest expense - (5,434) Other income 2,782 16,757 ------------ ------------ TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) 2,782 11,323 ------------ ------------ LOSS BEFORE BENEFIT FOR TAXES (162,777) (257,847) (BENEFIT) PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES - - ------------ ------------ NET LOSS $ (162,777) $ (257,847) ============ ============ BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE: TOTAL BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE $ (0.01) $ (0.02) ============ ============ Basic and diluted weighted average common shares used to compute net loss per per share 12,413,209 12,413,209 ============ ============
See notes to financial statements 3 BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 2004 ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net loss $ (162,777) $ (257,847) ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET LOSS TO NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES Depreciation 15,976 11,695 Amortization of loan financing costs - 106,408 CHANGE IN OPERATING NET ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (INCREASE) DECREASE IN Accounts receivable 18,431 1,825,977 Due from related party 2,290 (69,534) Inventories (706) (19,136) Prepaid and other current assets (23,383) (36,147) INCREASE (DECREASE) IN Accounts payable 12,668 (476,774) Accrued expenses (6,560) (39,869) Accrued salaries (26,201) (194,159) ----------- ----------- NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES (170,262) 850,614 ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property and equipment - (50,317) ----------- ----------- NET CASH USED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES - (50,317) ----------- ----------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from notes payable - - Principal payments on notes payable - (705,525) ----------- ----------- NET CASH (USED) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES - (705,525) ----------- ----------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH (170,262) 94,772 CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD 531,684 787,905 ----------- ----------- CASH - END OF PERIOD $ 361,422 $ 882,677 =========== ===========
See notes to financial statements 4 BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC. NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A. GENERAL BioLife Solutions, Inc. ("BioLife" or the "Company") was incorporated in 1998 in Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cryomedical Sciences, Inc. ("Cryomedical"), a company that was engaged in manufacturing and marketing cryosurgical products. BioLife (a) provides cryopreservation process evaluation services, and (b), based upon its patented HypoThermosol(R) platform technology, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary cryopreservation solutions that markedly improve the biological processing and preservation of cells and tissues. On June 25, 2002 the Company sold its cryosurgery product line and related intellectual property assets to Irvine, CA-based Endocare, Inc., a public company, in exchange for $2.2 million in cash and 120,022 shares of Endocare restricted common stock. In conjunction therewith, Cryomedical's Board of Directors approved merging BioLife into Cryomedical and changing its name to BioLife Solutions, Inc. In September 2002, the merger and name change were completed and the Company began to trade under the new ticker symbol, "BLFS" on the OTCBB. The Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2005, and the Statements of Operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004, have been prepared without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at March 31, 2005, and for all periods then ended, have been recorded. All adjustments recorded were of a normal recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results anticipated for the full year. B. FINANCIAL CONDITION At March 31, 2005, the Company had stockholders' equity of approximately $450,000 and a working capital surplus of approximately $337,000. To date, the Company has been unable to generate sufficient income from operations to meet its operating needs. The Company believes it has sufficient funds to continue operations in the near term. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the ability to market and sell the Company's product line, research and development programs, the scope and results of clinical trials, the time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, the costs involved in obtaining and enforcing patents or any litigation by third parties regarding intellectual property, the status of competitive products, the maintenance of our manufacturing facility, the maintenance of sales and marketing capabilities, and the establishment of collaborative relationships with other parties. 5 These financial statements assume that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to continue as a going concern, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts nor to amounts and classification of liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. C. INVENTORIES Inventories consist of $52,138 of finished product and $42,887 of manufacturing materials at March 31, 2005. D. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing income from operations by the weighted average number of shares outstanding, including potentially dilutive securities such as preferred stock, stock options and warrants. Potential common shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share amounts for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. E. STOCK OPTIONS In accounting for stock options to employees, the Company follows the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, as opposed to the fair value method prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123:
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 2004 -------------- --------------- Net Income (Loss) as reported $ (162,777) $ (257,847) Compensation expense based on fair value, net of related tax effects (17,805) (17,805) -------------- --------------- Pro forma net income (loss) $ (180,582) $ (275,652) ============== =============== Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share as reported $ (0.01) $ (0.02) ============== =============== Pro forma $ (0.01) $ (0.02) ============== ===============
This disclosure is in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure. F. RECLASSIFICATIONS Certain March 2004 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the March 2005 presentation. The reclassifications had no material effect on operations. 6 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes thereto set forth elsewhere herein. BioLife has pioneered the next generation of preservation solutions designed to maintain the viability and health of cellular matter and tissues during freezing, transportation and storage. Based on the Company's proprietary, bio-packaging technology and a patented understanding of the mechanism of cellular damage and death, these products enable the biotechnology and medical community to address a growing problem that exists today. The expanding practice of cell and gene therapy has created a need for products that ensure the biological viability of mammalian cell and tissue material during transportation and storage. The Company believes that the HypoThermosol(R), GelStor and CryoStor products it is selling today are a significant step forward in meeting these needs. The Company's line of preservation solutions is composed of complex synthetic, aqueous solutions containing, in part, minerals and other elements found in human blood, which are necessary to maintain fluids and chemical balances throughout the body at near freezing temperatures. The solutions preserve cells and tissue in low temperature environments for extended periods after removal of the cells through minimally invasive biopsy or surgical extraction, as well as in shipping the propagated material for the application of cell or gene therapy or tissue engineering. BioLife has entered into research agreements with several emerging biotechnology companies engaged in the research and commercialization of cell and gene therapy technology and has received several government research grants in partnership with academic institutions to conduct basic research, which could lead to further commercialization of technology to preserve human cells, tissues and organs. The Company currently markets its HypoThermosol(R), CryoStor and GelStor line of solutions to companies and labs engaged in pre-clinical research, and to academic institutions. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2005 COMPARED TO THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2004) REVENUE Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 decreased $44,449, or 27%, to $119,702, compared to $164,151 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The shift in focus toward product sales resulted in a 59% increase in revenue from product sales in the first quarter of 2005 as compared to the first quarter of 2004. While revenue from product sales rose, total revenue dropped due to declines in grant revenue and consulting revenue. The decrease in grant revenue is attributable to the shift in focus toward product sales and away from research and development activities, which resulted in no grant revenue for the Company during the first quarter of 2005 as compared to $27,287 in grant revenue for the first quarter of 2004. In addition, consulting revenue declined as a result of scheduled completion of contracts with consulting clients. In 2004, the Company elected to discontinue engaging directly in Small Business Innovative Research ("SBIR") grants and entered into a research agreement with Cell Preservation Services, Inc. ("CPSI") to outsource to CPSI all BioLife research funded through SBIR grants. In addition to shifting R&D related expenses to CPSI, BioLife receives facilities and management fees from CPSI in exchange for the use of BioLife facilities and management services in connection with the research performed. In the first quarter of 2005, BioLife had revenues of $20,863 and $11,475 for facilities fees and management fees, respectively. In the first quarter of 2004, BioLife had revenues of $14,786 and $8,132 for facilities fees and management fees, respectively. COST OF PRODUCT SALES Cost of Product Sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 increased $5,163, or 12%, to $48,113, compared to $42,950 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The increase in cost of product sales is the result of increased production costs associated with the increase in product sales. 7 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Expenses relating to research and development for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 increased $4,796, or 73%, from the previous quarter ended March 31, 2004. Research and development expenses were $11,330 for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to $6,534 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. This increase was due to an increase in patent attorney related fees for the first quarter. SALES AND MARKETING For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, sales and marketing expenses decreased $47,344, or 66%, to $24,056, compared to $71,400 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was due to the resignation of Alan Rich, Vice President of Sales, on January 31, 2005. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, general and administrative expense decreased $110,675, or 35%, to $201,762, compared to $312,437 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. In the first quarter of 2004, the Company wrote off previously capitalized loan financing costs of $106,408 associated with note obligations paid off during the quarter. In addition, the Company incurred $68,562 in legal fees during the first quarter of 2004, compared to $3,415 in the first quarter of 2005. The legal expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2004 resulted from the Company's lawsuit with Endocare. The Company was able to negotiate and write off $57,844 in liabilities during the first quarter of 2004, which partially offset expenses incurred during the first quarter of 2004. OPERATING EXPENSES AND NET INCOME For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, operating expenses (excluding product costs) decreased $153,223, or 39%, to $237,148, compared to $390,371 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The Company reported a net loss of ($162,777) for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to a net loss of ($257,847) for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS At March 31, 2005, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $361,422, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $882,677 at March 31, 2004. At March 31, 2005, the Company had a working capital surplus of $336,626, compared to a working capital surplus of $936,653 at March 31, 2004. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES During the first quarter of 2005, the Company generated approximately $87,000 in product sales, the second highest product sales quarter since inception. The Company also realized approximately $32,000 in facilities and management fees. While the new focus on product sales is beginning to demonstrate the products' potential and the Company is beginning to acquire more customers and gain exposure, the Company has been unable to support its operations solely from revenue generated from product sales. In February 2004, the Company collected $1.887 million from its lawsuit settlement with Endocare. This settlement enabled the Company to relieve a majority of its debt and liabilities as well as provide supplemental cash flow to support operating activities. During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, net cash used by continuing operations was approximately $170,000, compared to net cash provided by continuing operating activities of approximately $851,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The net cash used from operating activities in the first quarter of 2005 resulted primarily from the net loss of ($162,777) for the quarter. This was partially offset by the increase in accounts payable of $12,668 and the decrease in accounts receivable of $18,431. In addition, prepaid expenses increased $23,383, while accrued expenses and accrued salaries decreased by $6,560 and $26,201, respectively. There was no net cash used in investing activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, compared to $50,317 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004, when the Company purchased new equipment and made leasehold improvements to support the new manufacturing facility and product sales. 8 There was no net cash used by financing activities for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Net cash used by financing activities totaled $705,525 for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 as all outstanding balances to noteholders were paid in full. The Company believes it has sufficient funds to continue operations in the near term. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the ability to market and sell our product line, research and development programs, the scope and results of clinical trials, the time and costs involved in obtaining regulatory approvals, the costs involved in obtaining and enforcing patents or any litigation by third parties regarding intellectual property, the status of competitive products, the maintenance of our manufacturing facility, the maintenance of sales and marketing capabilities, and the establishment of collaborative relationships with other parties. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES The Company's discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon its financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, fixed assets, income taxes, contingencies and litigation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of the Company's judgments on the carrying value of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The Company believes that following accounting policies involves more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of the financial statements. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may result from the inability of its customers to make payments. If the financial condition of the Company's customers were to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, the Company may be required to make additional allowances. The Company writes down inventory for estimated obsolete or unmarketable inventory to the lower of cost or market based on assumptions of future demand. If the actual demand and market conditions are less favorable than projected, additional write-downs may be required. CONTRACT OBLIGATIONS The Company leases equipment as lessee, under operating leases expiring on various dates through 2005. The leases require monthly payments of approximately $2,340. In January 2004, BioLife signed a 3 year lease with Field Afar Properties, LLC whereby BioLife leases 6,161 square feet of office, laboratory, and manufacturing space in Owego, NY at a rental rate of $6,200 per month. Renovation of the new facility was completed in April 2004. The Company's Chief Executive Officer is an owner of Field Afar Properties, LLC. 9 ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the CEO/CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's CEO/CFO concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting him to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the Company's periodic SEC filings and are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time permitted as specified by the applicable rules and forms. The Company does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. The Company's disclosure and controls procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. The Company's CEO/CFO has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level. There were no significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. 10 PART II - OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) The following documents are filed as part of this report: (1) Financial Statements - filed as part of this report beginning on page 2. (2) Exhibits Exhibit Number Document ------ -------- 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (1) 3.2 By-Laws, and amendment, dated March 19, 1990, thereto (1) 4.1 Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (1) 10.1 Stock Option Plan, dated July 7, 1988, and amendment, dated July 19, 1989 (1) 10.2 1998 Stock Option Plan (2) 10.3 Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2002 between the Company and Robert Van Buskirk (3) 10.4 Employment Agreement dated July 1, 2002 between the Company and John G. Baust (3) 10.5 Employment Agreement dated November 1, 2002 between the Company and Alan F. Rich (6) 10.6 Incubator License Agreement, dated the first day of March 1999, between BioLife Technologies, Inc. (name subsequently changed to BioLife Solutions, Inc.) and The Research Foundation of the State University of New York, and extensions thereto, dated February 23, 2000 and February 7, 2001 relating to the incubator space at the State University of New York at Binghamton. (4) 10.7 Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 26, 2002 (5) 10.8 Research Agreement dated March 15, 2004 between the Company and CPSI (7) 10.9 Commercial Lease Agreement dated January 8, 2004 between the Company and Field Afar Properties, LLC (8) 31.1 Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* 32.1 Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* 11 (1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. (2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the special meeting of stockholders held on December 16, 1998. (3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. (4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. (5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's quarterly report on Form 8-k filed July 10, 2002. (6) Incorporated by reference to the Company's annual report on From 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002. (7) Incorporated by reference to the Company's annual report on From 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003. (8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's annual report on From 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004. *Filed herewith (b) Reports on Form 8-K: No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the period covered by this report. 12 SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. BioLife Solutions, Inc. (Registrant) Date: May 14, 2005 By: /s/ John G. Baust --------------------------------- John G. Baust, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer ) 13