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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Douglas
P. Wieten and Lina Reeves-Kerner, signing singly,
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer,
director and/or 10% Shareholder of Bioanalytical
Systems, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned persuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-
in-fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving such capacity
at the request of the undersigned are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securties Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of this
20th day of November, 1997.

/s/ Candice Kissinger
Signature

Candice Kissinger
Print Name


STATE OF INDIANA			)
					) SS:
COUNTY OF TIPPECANOE			)

Subscribed to and sworn before me, a Notary Public, in and
for the said County and State, this 20th day of November,
1997.



/s/ Jeri A. Ungersma
Signature


Jeri A. Ungersma
Printed	Notary Public


My Commission Expires:	County of Residence:

July 17, 2000		Tippecanoe
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