Financial Results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Orthovita Reports Quarterly Losses. Biomaterials firm Orthovita, Inc. (Malvern, PA) reported an operating loss of $3,700,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2001, compared to an operating loss for the first three months of 2000 of $2,800,000. The net loss for the first quarter of 2001 was $3,300,000 or ($0.23) per common share on 14,176,000 weighted average common shares outstanding, compared to net income for the first quarter of 2000 of $305,000 or $.03 per common share on 11,400,000 weighted average common shares outstanding. The first quarter of 2000 results reflect a no