AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 1, 2001

                                                           REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                                                             
           DELAWARE                           3841                        51-0317849
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Primary Standard Industrial  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)     Classification Code Number)              Number)


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                             311-C ENTERPRISE DRIVE
                          PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY 08536
                                 (609) 275-0500
       (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
               code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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                              JOHN B. HENNEMAN, III
                   CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND SECRETARY
                             311-C ENTERPRISE DRIVE
                          PLAINSBORO, NEW JERSEY 08536
                                 (609) 275-0500
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)
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                                   COPIES TO:

                             PETER M. LABONSKI, ESQ.
                                LATHAM & WATKINS
                          885 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 1000
                               NEW YORK, NY 10022
                                 (212) 906-1200
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         APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: FROM TIME
TO TIME AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS DETERMINED BY
MARKET CONDITIONS.

         IF THE ONLY SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED ON THIS FORM ARE BEING OFFERED
PURSUANT TO DIVIDEND OR INTEREST REINVESTMENT PLANS, PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING
BOX. [ ]

         IF ANY OF THE SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED ON THIS FORM ARE TO BE
OFFERED ON A DELAYED OR CONTINUOUS BASIS PURSUANT TO RULE 415 UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, OTHER THAN SECURITIES OFFERED ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH
DIVIDEND OR INTEREST REINVESTMENT PLANS, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX. [X]

         IF THIS FORM IS FILED TO REGISTER ADDITIONAL SECURITIES FOR AN OFFERING
PURSUANT TO RULE 462(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX
AND LIST THE SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER OF THE EARLIER
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SAME OFFERING. [ ] ____

         IF THIS FORM IS A POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE
462(c) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX AND LIST THE SECURITIES
ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT NUMBER OF THE EARLIER EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT FOR THE SAME OFFERING. [ ] ____

         IF DELIVERY OF THE PROSPECTUS IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE PURSUANT TO RULE
434, PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX. [ ]

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                         PROPOSED MAXIMUM
                                            AGGREGATE           AMOUNT OF
   TITLE OF SHARES TO BE REGISTERED     OFFERING PRICE (1)   REGISTRATION FEE
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Debt Securities.....................            $                   $
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value....            $                   $
Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and
Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of any Convertible Debt Securities or
Preferred Stock.....................            $                   $
Common Stock, $0.01 par value.......            $                   $
Total                                      $75,000,000          $18,750(2)
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(1)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
     registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of
     1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). There are being registered an
     indeterminate number of Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock
     of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation.

(2)  Registration fee was paid on February 14, 2001.

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         The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date
or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall
become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section
8(a), may determine.
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                   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION. DATED JUNE 1, 2001.
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                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 [INTEGRA LOGO]

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                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION



                                  COMMON STOCK
                                 PREFERRED STOCK
                                 DEBT SECURITIES


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     Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation may  periodically  sell common
stock,  preferred  stock and debt  securities  to the  public.  We will  provide
specific terms of such securities in supplements to this prospectus.  You should
read this prospectus and each applicable supplement carefully before you invest.

     The aggregate  initial  offering price of all of the securities that may be
sold  pursuant  to this  prospectus  will not exceed  U.S.  $75,000,000,  or its
equivalent based on the applicable  exchange rate at the time of issue in one or
more foreign currencies or currency units as shall be designated by Integra.

     Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq  National  Market under the symbol
"IART." On May 31, 2001,  the  reported  last sale price of the common stock was
$19.000 per share.

     INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES  INVOLVES CERTAIN  SIGNIFICANT RISKS. SEE "RISK
FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4.

     NEITHER THE  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  NOR ANY STATE  SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS
PROSPECTUS  IS TRUTHFUL OR  COMPLETE.  ANY  REPRESENTATION  TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.


     This  prospectus  may  not be  used to sell  our  securities  unless  it is
accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

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                  THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS       , 2001.



The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may
be changed.  These securities may not be sold until the  registration  statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.  The preliminary
prospectus  is not an offer  to sell  nor  does it seek an  offer  to buy  these
securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.





     No  person  is  authorized  to  give  any   information   or  to  make  any
representations  other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement and, if given or made, such
information  or  representations   must  not  be  relied  upon  as  having  been
authorized.  This  prospectus  and  accompanying  prospectus  supplement  do not
constitute  an  offer  to  sell  or the  solicitation  of an  offer  to buy  any
securities  other  than the  securities  described  in this  prospectus  and the
accompanying prospectus supplement or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer  to buy  such  securities  in any  circumstance  in  which  such  offer or
solicitation  is  unlawful.  Neither  the  delivery  of this  prospectus  or the
accompanying  prospectus  supplement shall, under any circumstances,  create any
implication  that there has been no change in the  affairs of Integra  since the
date of the  prospectus  supplement  accompanying  this  prospectus  or that the
information  contained  or  incorporated  by  reference  in this  prospectus  or
accompanying  prospectus  supplement is correct as of any time subsequent to the
date of such information.



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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                       PAGE
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About This Prospectus................................................... v
Prospectus Summary...................................................... 1
Integra................................................................. 1
Summary Consolidated Historical Financial Data.......................... 2
Risk Factors............................................................ 4
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements...................... 15
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of
 Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends ..... 16
Use of Proceeds........................................................ 17
Price Range of Common Stock and Dividends.............................. 17
Capitalization......................................................... 18
Selected Consolidated Financial Data................................... 19
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 And Results of Operations............................................. 21
Business............................................................... 35
Management............................................................. 50
Principal Stockholders................................................. 53
Certain Transactions................................................... 55
Description of Debt Securities......................................... 56
Description of Capital Stock........................................... 67
Plan of Distribution................................................... 70
Legal Matters.......................................................... 71
Experts................................................................ 71
Where to Find Additional Information................................... 71



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                              ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     This  document  is  called  a  prospectus  and is  part  of a  registration
statement that we filed with the SEC using a "shelf"  registration or continuous
offering  process.  Under this shelf process,  we may from time to time sell any
combination  of the common stock,  the preferred  stock and the debt  securities
described in this prospectus in one or more offerings which will aggregate up to
a total dollar amount of  $75,000,000  including an  over-allotment  option with
regard to certain  securities,  as may be  determined  in an  applicable  future
prospectus supplement.

     This  prospectus  provides  you with a general  description  of the  common
stock, the preferred  stock, and the debt securities we may offer.  Each time we
sell  such  securities,  we will  provide  a  prospectus  supplement  containing
specific  information  about the terms of the  securities  being  offered.  That
prospectus  supplement  may include a  discussion  of any risk  factors or other
special considerations applicable to those securities. The prospectus supplement
may also add, update or change  information in this prospectus.  If there is any
inconsistency  between the  information  in this  prospectus  and any prospectus
supplement,  you should rely on the information in that  prospectus  supplement.
You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with
the additional  information described under the heading "Where You Can Find More
Information."

     The  registration  statement  containing  this  prospectus,  including  the
exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us
and the securities  offered under this prospectus.  The registration  statement,
including  the  exhibits,  can be read at the SEC  website or at the SEC offices
mentioned under the heading "Where You Can Find More Information."

     You  should  rely only on the  information  incorporated  by  reference  or
provided in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement.  We have
not  authorized  anyone to provide you with  different  information.  We are not
making an offer or soliciting a purchase of these securities in any jurisdiction
in which the offer or  solicitation  is not  authorized  or in which the  person
making the offer or  solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom
it is unlawful to make the offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the
information  in this  prospectus or the  accompanying  prospectus  supplement is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the document.

     The prospectus  incorporates  business and financial  information  about us
that is not included or delivered with this document. YOU MAY REQUEST AND OBTAIN
THIS  INFORMATION  FREE OF CHARGE BY WRITING OR  TELEPHONING US AT THE FOLLOWING
ADDRESS:  311-C  ENTERPRISE  DRIVE,  PLAINSBORO,  NEW JERSEY  08536,  ATTENTION:
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, TELEPHONE (609) 275-0500.

     BioMend(R),   Camino(R),   Clinical   Neuro   Systems(TM),    CollaCote(R),
CollaPlug(R),    CollaStat(TM),    CollaTape(R),    Dissectron(R),   DuraGen(R),
Helistat(R),  Helitene(R),  Heyer-Schulte(R),   INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration
Template,   LICOX(R),  Neuro  Navigational(R),   Novus(R),   LPV(R),  Ommaya(R),
Pudenz(TM),  Redmond(TM),   Ruggles(TM),  Selector(R),  Spetzler(R),  Sundt(TM),
Ventrix(R),  and  VitaCuff(R)are  some  of the  trademarks  of  Integra  and its
subsidiaries.  All other brand names,  trademarks and service marks appearing in
this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.


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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

     THIS  SUMMARY  HIGHLIGHTS  INFORMATION  ABOUT  INTEGRA  AND THE  SECURITIES
OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS.  IT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALL THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE
IMPORTANT TO YOU. YOU SHOULD READ THIS SUMMARY  TOGETHER  WITH THE MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION AND OUR FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS AND NOTES APPEARING  ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS.  YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER, AMONG OTHER FACTORS, THE MATTERS SET
FORTH IN "RISK  FACTORS."  THE TERMS "WE,"  "OUR," "US" AND  "INTEGRA"  REFER TO
INTEGRA  LIFESCIENCES  HOLDINGS  CORPORATION  AND ITS  SUBSIDIARIES  UNLESS  THE
CONTEXT SUGGESTS OTHERWISE.  WHEN WE USE THE TERM INTEGRA PARENT COMPANY IN THIS
PROSPECTUS,  WE ARE REFERRING ONLY TO THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY ENTITY, INTEGRA
LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION.

                                     INTEGRA

     We  develop,   manufacture  and  market  medical   devices,   implants  and
biomaterials.  Our operations consist of (1) Integra  NeuroSciences,  which is a
leading  provider of  implants,  devices,  and  monitors  used in  neurosurgery,
neurotrauma,  and  related  critical  care and (2) Integra  LifeSciences,  which
develops and manufactures a variety of medical  products and devices,  including
products based on our proprietary tissue regeneration  technology which are used
to treat soft tissue and  orthopedic  conditions.  Integra  NeuroSciences  sells
primarily  through a direct sales  organization and Integra  LifeSciences  sells
primarily through strategic alliances and distributors.

     Integra  was  founded  in 1989 and over the  next  decade  built a  product
portfolio based on resorbable collagen and a product development  platform based
on technologies  directed toward tissue  regeneration.  During 1999 and 2000, we
expanded  into  the  neurosurgical   market,   an  attractive   niche,   through
acquisitions and introductions of new products.  Our 2000 revenues  increased to
$71.6  million as compared to $42.9  million in 1999,  and our  revenues for the
first three months of 2001 were $21.7 million  compared to $14.5 million for the
first three months of 2000.

     Our  goal  is to  become  a  leader  in the  development,  manufacture  and
marketing of medical devices,  implants and biomaterials in the markets in which
we compete.  Our products are principally used in the diagnosis and treatment of
neurosurgical, soft-tissue and orthopedic conditions and we intend to expand our
presence in those markets. Key elements of our strategy include the following:

     o    Expand our  presence  in  neurosurgery  and closely  related  surgical
          specialties;

     o    Continue to develop new and innovative medical products; and

     o    Continue to form strategic alliances for Integra LifeSciences products
          and technologies.

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     Integra was formed as a Delaware  corporation  in June 1989.  Our executive
offices are located at 311-C Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536. Our
telephone  number  is  (609)  275-0500.  Our  World  Wide Web  site  address  is
http://www.integra-LS.com.  The  information on our web site is not part of this
prospectus.
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                         SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED HISTORICAL
                                 FINANCIAL DATA






                                                       (UNAUDITED)
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                                                   THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                        MARCH 31,                     YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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                                                  2001            2000           2000            1999           1998
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                                                                 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

                                                                                               
Statement of Operations Data (1):
Product sales.........................            $20,284        $13,332         $64,987        $40,047         $14,182
Other revenue.........................              1,400          1,199           6,662          2,829           3,379

  Total revenue.......................             21,684         14,531          71,649         42,876          17,561

Cost of product sales.................              8,594          6,687          29,511         22,678           7,580
Research and development..............              2,073          1,890           7,524          8,893           8,424
Selling and marketing.................              4,751          2,949          15,371          9,487           5,901
General and administrative (2)........              3,204          3,747          28,483         13,324           9,787
Amortization..........................                680            480           2,481            874              49
  Total costs and expenses............             19,302         15,753          83,370         55,256          31,741

Operating income (loss)...............              2,382         (1,222)        (11,721)       (12,380)        (14,180)
Interest income (expense), net........                (78)            11            (473)           294           1,250
Gain on disposition of product line...                 --            115           1,146          4,161              --
Other income (expense) net............                (62)           123             201            141             588

Income (loss) before income taxes.....              2,242           (973)        (10,847)        (7,784)        (12,342)
Income tax expense (benefit) (3)......                246             62             108         (1,818)             --
Income (loss) before cumulative
  effect of accounting change.........              1,996         (1,035)        (10,955)        (5,966)        (12,342)

Cumulative effect of change in
  accounting for nonrefundable fees
  received under research, license
  and distribution arrangements (4)...                 --           (470)           (470)            --              --

Net income (loss).....................            $ 1,996        $(1,505)       $(11,425)       $(5,966)       $(12,342)

Diluted net income (loss) per share...              $0.07         $(0.35)         $(0.97)        $(0.40)         $(0.77)
Weighted average common shares
  outstanding.........................             21,849         17,224          17,553         16,802          16,139






                                                                            (UNAUDITED)       DECEMBER 31,
                                                                           MARCH 31, 2001         2000
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                                                                                   (IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                                          
Balance Sheet Data (1):
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments......................       $19,374             $15,138
Working capital........................................................        27,992              25,177
Total assets...........................................................        91,079              86,514
Long-term debt.........................................................         3,121               4,758
Accumulated deficit....................................................      (103,733)           (105,729)
Total stockholders' equity.............................................        56,874              53,781
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(1)  As the result of our  acquisitions  of Rystan Company,  Inc.  ("Rystan") in
     September 1998 and the NeuroCare Group of companies  ("NeuroCare") in March
     1999, the  acquisition of Clinical Neuro Systems and product lines from NMT
     Medical, Inc. in 2000, the consolidated financial results and balance sheet
     data  for  certain  of the  periods  presented  above  may not be  directly
     comparable.

(2)  General  and  administrative  expense  in 2000  included  a  $13.5  million
     stock-based  compensation  charge in  connection  with the extension of the
     employment of the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.

(3)  The 1999 income tax  benefit  includes a non-cash  benefit of $1.8  million
     resulting from the reduction of the deferred tax liability  recorded in the
     NeuroCare  acquisition to the extent that consolidated  deferred tax assets
     were generated  subsequent to the acquisition.  The 2000 income tax expense
     and 1999  income  tax  benefit  include  $0.5  million  and  $0.6  million,
     respectively,  of benefits associated with the sale of New Jersey state net
     operating losses.

(4)  As the result of the  adoption  of SEC Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  No. 101
     Revenue  Recognition ("SAB 101"), we recorded a $470,000  cumulative effect
     of an accounting change to defer a portion of a nonrefundable, up-front fee
     received and recorded in other revenue in 1998.  The  cumulative  effect of
     this  accounting  change was measured as of January 1, 2000. As a result of
     this  accounting  change,  other  revenue  in  2000  includes  $112,000  of
     amortization of the amount deferred as of January 1, 2000.
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                                  RISK FACTORS

     IN  ADDITION  TO THE  OTHER  INFORMATION  IN THIS  PROSPECTUS,  YOU  SHOULD
CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RISKS BEFORE MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION. THE
TRADING  PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK,  PREFERRED  STOCK OR DEBT  SECURITIES  COULD
DECLINE  DUE TO ANY OF THESE  RISKS,  AND YOU  COULD  LOSE ALL OR A PART OF YOUR
INVESTMENT.

WE MAY BE  UNABLE  TO  RAISE  ADDITIONAL  FINANCING  NECESSARY  TO  CONDUCT  OUR
BUSINESS, MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN DUE OR REFINANCE OUR DEBT.

     We may need to raise  additional  funds in the future in order to implement
our  business  plan,  to make  scheduled  principal  and interest  payments,  to
refinance  our debt,  to conduct  research and  development,  to fund  marketing
programs or to acquire complementary  businesses,  technologies or services. Any
required additional financing may be unavailable on terms favorable to us, or at
all.  If we  raise  additional  funds  by  issuing  equity  securities,  you may
experience  significant dilution of your ownership interest and these securities
may have rights senior to those of the holders of our preferred or common stock.
If we cannot obtain  additional  financing when required on acceptable terms, we
may be unable  to fund our  expansion,  develop  or  enhance  our  products  and
services,  take  advantage of business  opportunities  or respond to competitive
pressures.

WHILE OUR CURRENT CAPITAL  REQUIREMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
OUR DEBT LEVELS, WERE CIRCUMSTANCES TO ARISE THAT REQUIRE US TO INCUR MORE DEBT,
WE WOULD BE LIMITED BY THE  PROVISIONS  OF OUR  CURRENT  DEBT  INSTRUMENTS  FROM
INCURRING SUCH INDEBTEDNESS.

     Historically,  the cash we  generate  from our  operating  activities,  new
equity  investments and borrowings has been sufficient to meet our  requirements
for debt service, working capital, capital expenditures,  and investments in and
advance to our affiliates.  Although in the past we have been able to obtain new
debt, there can be no guarantee that we will be able to continue to do so in the
future or that the cost to us or the other terms which would  affect us would be
as  favorable  to us as our  current  loans and credit  agreements.  Although we
believe  that our business  will  continue to generate  cash,  should we need to
borrow  additional funds, the covenants in the credit agreements for our current
debt limit our ability to borrow more money.

THE INTEGRA PARENT COMPANY  DEPENDS ON ITS  SUBSIDIARIES  AND OTHER COMPANIES IN
WHICH IT HAS INVESTMENTS TO FUND ITS CASH NEEDS.

     The Integra Parent Company  directly owns no significant  assets other than
stock,  equity  and  other  interests  in our  subsidiaries  and in  some  other
companies.  This  creates  risks  regarding  our ability to provide  cash to the
Integra Parent  Company to repay any interest and principal  which it might owe,
our ability to pay cash  dividends to our preferred and common  stockholders  in
the future,  and the ability of our  subsidiaries and other companies to respond
to changing business and economic conditions and to get new loans.

HOLDING  COMPANY  STRUCTURE AND  POTENTIAL  IMPACT OF  RESTRICTIVE  COVENANTS IN
SUBSIDIARY DEBT AGREEMENTS.

     Our credit  agreements  restrict  the ability of our  subsidiaries  to make
payments  to the  Integra  Parent  Company.  These  agreements  also place other
restrictions  on  the  borrower's  ability  to  borrow  new  funds  and  include
requirements  for  the  borrowers  to  remain  in  compliance  with  the  credit
agreements.  The ability of a subsidiary to comply with debt restrictions may be
affected  by events  that are  beyond  our  control.  The breach of any of these
covenants  could  result in a default  which could result in all loans and

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other amounts owed to its lenders, to be due and payable. Our subsidiaries might
not be able to repay in full the accelerated loans.

WE MAY CONTINUE TO INCUR OPERATING LOSSES.

     To date, we have  experienced  significant  operating losses in funding the
research,  development,  manufacturing  and  marketing  of our  products and may
continue to incur  operating  losses.  At March 31, 2001, we had an  accumulated
deficit of $103.7 million. Our ability to maintain profitability depends in part
upon our ability,  either  independently  or in  collaboration  with others,  to
successfully  manufacture and market our products and services. We cannot assure
you that we can sustain profitability on an ongoing basis.

OUR OPERATING  RESULTS MAY FLUCTUATE  FROM TIME TO TIME,  WHICH COULD AFFECT THE
VALUE OF YOUR SHARES.

     Our  operating  results have  fluctuated in the past and can be expected to
fluctuate  from time to time in the future.  Some of the factors  that may cause
these fluctuations include:

     o    the impact of acquisitions;

     o    the timing of significant customer orders;

     o    market  acceptance  of our existing  products,  as well as products in
          development;

     o    the timing of regulatory approvals;

     o    the timing of payments  received and the  recognition of such payments
          as revenue under collaborative arrangements and strategic alliances;

     o    our ability to manufacture our products efficiently; and

     o    the timing of our research and development expenditures.


THE INDUSTRY AND MARKET SEGMENTS IN WHICH WE OPERATE ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, AND
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHER COMPANIES.

     In general,  the medical  technology  industry is  characterized by intense
competition.  We compete with established  pharmaceutical and medical technology
companies.   Competition  also  comes  from  early  stage  companies  that  have
alternative technological solutions for our primary clinical targets, as well as
universities,  research institutions and other non-profit entities.  Many of our
competitors  have  access  to  greater   financial,   technical,   research  and
development,  marketing,  manufacturing,  sales, distribution services and other
resources  than  we do.  Further,  our  competitors  may be  more  effective  at
implementing their technologies to develop commercial products.

     Our  competitive  position  will  depend on our  ability to achieve  market
acceptance for our products,  implement  production and marketing plans,  secure
regulatory approval for products under development, obtain patent protection and
secure adequate capital  resources.  We may need to develop new applications for
our  products to remain  competitive.  Our present or future  products  could be
rendered  obsolete or uneconomical by  technological  advances by one or more of
our  current or future  competitors.  Our future  success  will  depend upon our
ability to compete  effectively against current technology as well as to respond
effectively to  technological  advances.  We can not assure you that competitive
pressures will not adversely affect our profitability.

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OUR CURRENT STRATEGY INVOLVES GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITIONS,  WHICH REQUIRES US TO
INCUR SUBSTANTIAL COSTS AND POTENTIAL LIABILITIES FOR WHICH WE MAY NEVER REALIZE
THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS.

     In addition to  internal  growth,  our  current  strategy  involves  growth
through  acquisitions.  We cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to
implement  our  growth  strategy,  or that  this  strategy  will  ultimately  be
successful.  A significant  portion of our growth in revenues has resulted from,
and is expected  to  continue to result  from,  the  acquisition  of  businesses
complementary to our own. We engage in evaluations of potential acquisitions and
are in various stages of discussion regarding possible acquisitions,  certain of
which, if consummated, could be significant to us. Acquisitions by us may result
in  significant  transaction  expenses,   increased  interest  and  amortization
expense,  increased depreciation expense and increased operating expense, any of
which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.  As we grow
by  acquisitions,  we must be able to integrate and manage the new businesses to
realize economies of scale and control costs. In addition,  acquisitions involve
other risks, including diversion of management resources otherwise available for
ongoing  development  of our business  and risks  associated  with  entering new
markets with which our marketing and sales force has limited experience or where
experienced  distribution alliances are not available.  Our future profitability
will depend in part upon our ability to further  develop our  resources to adapt
to the  particulars  of such new products or business  areas and to identify and
enter into satisfactory  distribution  networks.  We may not be able to identify
suitable  acquisition  candidates in the future,  obtain acceptable financing or
consummate any future acquisitions.  If we cannot integrate acquired operations,
manage the cost of providing  our  products or price our products  appropriately
our profitability would suffer. In addition,  as a result of our acquisitions of
other  healthcare  businesses,  we may be subject  to the risk of  unanticipated
business uncertainties or legal liabilities relating to such acquired businesses
for which we may not be indemnified  by the sellers of the acquired  businesses.
Future acquisitions may also result in potentially  dilutive issuances of equity
securities.

TO MARKET OUR PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT WE WILL FIRST NEED TO OBTAIN REGULATORY
APPROVAL.  FURTHER,  IF WE  FAIL  TO  COMPLY  WITH  THE  EXTENSIVE  GOVERNMENTAL
REGULATIONS THAT AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, WE COULD BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND COULD
BE PRECLUDED FROM MARKETING OUR PRODUCTS.

     Our research and development  activities and the  manufacturing,  labeling,
distribution  and  marketing of our existing and future  products are subject to
regulation by numerous  governmental  agencies in the United States and in other
countries. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") and comparable agencies
in other countries impose mandatory  procedures and standards for the conduct of
clinical  trials and the production and marketing of products for diagnostic and
human therapeutic use. The FDA and other regulatory authorities require that our
products be  manufactured  according  to rigorous  standards.  These  regulatory
requirements may  significantly  increase our production or purchasing costs and
may even prevent us from making or obtaining our products in amounts  sufficient
to meet market demand. If we, or a third party manufacturer, change our approved
manufacturing  process,  the FDA may require a new approval  before that process
could be used.  Failure to develop our  manufacturing  capability  may mean that
even if we develop  promising new  products,  we may not be able to produce them
profitably,  as a result of delays  and  additional  capital  investment  costs.
Manufacturing  facilities,  both international and domestic, are also subject to
inspections by or under the authority of the FDA.

     Our products under  development are subject to approval by the FDA prior to
marketing for commercial  use. The process of obtaining  necessary FDA approvals
can take years and is  expensive  and full of  uncertainties.  Our  inability to
obtain required  regulatory  approval on a timely or acceptable basis could harm
our  business.  Further,  approval  may place  substantial  restrictions  on the
indications for which the product may be marketed or to whom it may be marketed.
To gain  approval for the use of a product for clinical  indications  other than
those for which the product was initially  evaluated or for significant  changes
to the product,  further studies,  including  clinical trials and FDA approvals,
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addition, for products with an approved pre-market approval ("PMA") application,
the  FDA  requires   postapproval   reporting   and  may  require   postapproval
surveillance programs to monitor the product's safety and effectiveness. Results
of post  approval  programs  may limit or expand the  further  marketing  of the
product.

     Approved  products are subject to continuing FDA  requirements  relating to
quality control and quality assurance,  maintenance of records and documentation
and labeling and promotion of medical  devices.  In addition,  failure to comply
with applicable regulatory  requirements could subject us to enforcement action,
including  product  seizures,  recalls,  withdrawal  of clearances or approvals,
restrictions on or injunctions  against  marketing our product or products based
on our technology, and civil and criminal penalties.

     Medical  device laws and  regulations  are also in effect in many countries
outside  the United  States.  These  range from  comprehensive  device  approval
requirements  for some or all of our medical  device  products  to requests  for
product data or  certifications.  The number and scope of these requirements are
increasing.  The  requirements  governing  the  conduct of  clinical  trials and
product  approvals  vary widely from country to country.  Failure to comply with
applicable federal,  state and foreign medical device laws and regulations would
result in fines or other  censures or preclude  our ability to market  products.
Because more than 20% of our product sales are derived from international sales,
any delay or withdrawal of approval or change in international regulations could
have   an   adverse   effect   on   our   revenues   and   profitability.    See
"Business--Government Regulation."

CERTAIN OF OUR PRODUCTS CONTAIN MATERIALS  DERIVED FROM ANIMAL SOURCES,  AND MAY
AS A RESULT BECOME SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL REGULATION.

     Certain of our products,  including the  DuraGen(R)  Dural Graft Matrix and
the INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template,  contain  material  derived from
animal tissue.  Products,  including food as well as pharmaceuticals and medical
devices,  that contain  materials  derived from animal sources are  increasingly
subject  to  scrutiny  in the  press  and by  regulatory  authorities,  who  are
concerned  about the potential for the  transmission  of disease from animals to
humans via such materials.  This public scrutiny has been particularly  acute in
Western Europe with respect to products derived from cattle,  because of concern
that   materials   infected  with  the  agent  that  causes  bovine   spongiform
encephalopathy,  otherwise known as "BSE" or "mad cow disease," may, if ingested
or  implanted,  cause a  variant  of the  human  Creutzfeldt-Jakob  Disease,  an
ultimately fatal disease with no known cure.

     We take great  care to  provide  that our  products  are safe,  and free of
agents  that  can  cause  disease.  In  particular,  the  collagen  used  in the
manufacture  of our products is derived only from the Achilles  tendon of cattle
from the United States, where no cases of BSE have been reported. Scientists and
regulatory  authorities  classify Achilles tendon as having a negligible risk of
containing  the agent that causes BSE (an  improperly  folded protein known as a
prion) compared with other parts of the body. Additionally,  we use processes in
the manufacturing of our products that are believed to inactivate prions.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, products that contain materials derived from
animals, including our products, may become subject to additional regulation, or
even be banned in certain  countries,  because of concern over the potential for
prion transmission. There can be no assurance that such new regulation, or a ban
of our  products,  would not have a  significant  adverse  effect on our current
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LACK OF MARKET ACCEPTANCE FOR OUR PRODUCTS OR MARKET PREFERENCE FOR TECHNOLOGIES
WHICH COMPETE WITH OUR PRODUCTS WOULD REDUCE OUR REVENUES AND PROFITABILITY.

     We cannot be certain that our current products,  or any other products that
we develop or market, will achieve or maintain market acceptance. Certain of the
medical  indications  that can be treated by our  devices can also be treated by
other medical  devices.  Currently,  the medical  community  widely accepts many
alternative  treatments,  and these other treatments have a long history of use.
We cannot be certain  that our  devices and  procedures  will be able to replace
such established  treatments or that either  physicians or the medical community
in general  will accept and utilize  our devices or any other  medical  products
that we may develop.  In addition,  our future success depends,  in part, on our
ability to develop  additional  products.  Even if we  determine  that a product
candidate  has  medical  benefits,  the  cost of  commercializing  that  product
candidate may be too high to justify development.  In addition,  competitors may
develop products that are more effective, cost less, or are ready for commercial
introduction  before  our  products.  If we are  unable to  develop  additional,
commercially viable products, our future prospects will be adversely affected.

     Market  acceptance of our products  depends on many factors,  including our
ability to convince prospective  collaborators and customers that our technology
is an attractive  alternative  to other  technologies,  manufacture  products in
sufficient quantities and at an acceptable cost and place and service, directly,
or through our strategic alliances,  sufficient  quantities of our products.  In
addition,  our  technology  could be harmed by  limited  funding  available  for
product  and  technology  acquisitions  by our  customers,  as well as  internal
obstacles to customer  approvals of purchases of our  products.  The industry is
subject  to rapid and  continuous  change  arising  from,  among  other  things,
consolidation and technological  improvements.  One or more of these factors may
vary  unpredictably,  which could  materially  adversely  affect our competitive
position.  We may not be able to adjust our contemplated  plan of development to
meet changing market demands.

OUR BUSINESS DEPENDS SIGNIFICANTLY ON KEY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THIRD PARTIES WHICH
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN.

     Our revenue stream and our business strategy depend in part on our entering
into and  maintaining  collaborative  or alliance  agreements with third parties
concerning product marketing as well as research and development  programs.  Our
ability  to  enter  into  agreements  with  collaborators  depends  in  part  on
convincing them that our technology can help achieve and accelerate  their goals
and strategies.  This may require  substantial  time,  effort and expense on our
part with no guarantee that a strategic  relationship will result. We may not be
able to establish or maintain these  relationships  on  commercially  acceptable
terms. Our future agreements may not ultimately be successful.  Even if we enter
into  collaborative or alliance  agreements,  our collaborators  could terminate
these agreements or they could expire before meaningful developmental milestones
are reached.  The termination or expiration of any of these  relationships could
have a material adverse effect on our business.

     Much of the revenue  that we may receive  under these  collaborations  will
depend upon our  collaborators'  ability to successfully  introduce,  market and
sell new products  derived from our products.  Our success  depends in part upon
the performance by these  collaborators  of their  responsibilities  under these
agreements.

     Some collaborators may not perform their obligations as we expect.  Some of
the  companies we currently  have  alliances  with or are targeting as potential
alliances  offer  products   competitive   with  our  products  or  may  develop
competitive  production  technologies or competitive  products  outside of their
collaborations  with  us  that  could  have a  material  adverse  effect  on our
competitive  position.  In addition,  our role in the  collaborations  is mostly
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     As a result, we may also be dependent on collaborators for other aspects of
the development,  preclinical and clinical testing,  regulatory approval, sales,
marketing  and   distribution  of  our  products.   If  our  current  or  future
collaborators  do not  effectively  market our  products  or develop  additional
products based on our technology,  our revenues from sales and royalties will be
significantly reduced.

     Finally,  we have  received  and may  continue  to  receive  payments  from
collaborators  that may not be  immediately  recognized as revenue and therefore
may not contribute to reported profits until further conditions are satisfied.

OUR  INTELLECTUAL   PROPERTY  RIGHTS  MAY  NOT  PROVIDE  MEANINGFUL   COMMERCIAL
PROTECTION  FOR OUR  PRODUCTS,  WHICH  COULD  ENABLE  THIRD  PARTIES  TO USE OUR
TECHNOLOGY OR VERY SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY AND COULD REDUCE OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE IN
THE MARKET.

     Our ability to compete  effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to
maintain the proprietary nature of our technologies and manufacturing processes,
which  includes  the  ability  to obtain,  protect  and  enforce  patents on our
technology and to protect our trade secrets.  You should not rely on our patents
to provide us with any significant  competitive advantage.  Others may challenge
our patents  and, as a result,  our patents  could be narrowed,  invalidated  or
rendered  unenforceable.  Competitors may develop products similar to ours which
are not covered by our  patents.  In  addition,  our  current and future  patent
applications  may not result in the issuance of patents in the United  States or
foreign  countries.   Further,   there  is  a  substantial   backlog  of  patent
applications  at the U.S.  Patent and  Trademark  Office,  and the  approval  or
rejection of patent applications may take several years.

OUR  COMPETITIVE  POSITION IS DEPENDENT IN PART UPON  UNPATENTED  TRADE SECRETS,
WHICH WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROTECT.

     Our competitive  position is also dependent upon unpatented  trade secrets.
Trade  secrets are  difficult to protect.  We cannot assure you that others will
not independently develop substantially  equivalent proprietary  information and
techniques  or  otherwise  gain  access to our trade  secrets,  that such  trade
secrets will not be disclosed,  or that we can effectively protect our rights to
unpatented trade secrets.

     In an effort to protect our trade  secrets,  we have a policy of  requiring
our employees,  consultants and advisors to execute proprietary  information and
invention  assignment  agreements upon  commencement of employment or consulting
relationships   with  us.  These   agreements   provide  that  all  confidential
information developed or made known to the individual during the course of their
relationship   with  us  must  be  kept   confidential,   except  in   specified
circumstances. We cannot assure you, however, that these agreements will provide
meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary  information in
the event of the unauthorized use or disclosure of confidential information.

OUR SUCCESS WILL DEPEND PARTLY ON OUR ABILITY TO OPERATE  WITHOUT  INFRINGING OR
MISAPPROPRIATING THE PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OF OTHERS.

     We may be sued for infringing the  intellectual  property rights of others.
In addition,  we may find it  necessary,  if  threatened,  to initiate a lawsuit
seeking a  declaration  from a court  that we do not  infringe  the  proprietary
rights of others or that these rights are invalid or unenforceable. If we do not
prevail in any  litigation,  in addition to any damages we might have to pay, we
would be  required  to stop the  infringing  activity  or obtain a license.  Any
required  license may not be available to us on acceptable  terms, or at all. In
addition, some licenses may be nonexclusive, and, therefore, our competitors may
have  access  to the same  technology  licensed  to us.  If we fail to  obtain a
required  license or are unable to design  around a patent,  we may be unable to
sell some of our  products,  which could have a material  adverse  effect on our
revenues and profitability.

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WE MAY BE INVOLVED IN LAWSUITS TO PROTECT OR ENFORCE OUR  INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY
RIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE EXPENSIVE.

     In order to protect or enforce our  intellectual  property  rights,  we may
have to initiate legal proceedings  against third parties,  such as infringement
suits or interference  proceedings.  Intellectual property litigation is costly,
and,  even  if we  prevail,  the  cost  of  such  litigation  could  affect  our
profitability.  In  addition,  litigation  is time  consuming  and could  divert
management  attention and resources away from our business.  We may also provoke
these third parties to assert claims against us.

WE ARE  EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF RISKS  RELATING TO OUR  INTERNATIONAL  SALES AND
OPERATIONS, INCLUDING FLUCTUATIONS IN EXCHANGE RATES AND DELAYS IN COLLECTION OF
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.

     We generate  significant  sales  outside the United  States,  a substantial
portion  of which  are  U.S.  dollar  denominated  transactions  conducted  with
customers who generate revenue in currencies  other than the U.S.  dollar.  As a
result,  currency  fluctuations  between the U.S.  dollar and the  currencies in
which  such  customers  do  business  may have an impact on the  demand  for our
products in foreign  countries where the U.S.  dollar has increased  compared to
the local currency.  We cannot predict the effects of exchange rate fluctuations
upon our future operating results because of the number of currencies  involved,
the  variability of currency  exposure and the potential  volatility of currency
exchange rates.

     Because we have  operating  subsidiaries  based in Europe  and we  generate
certain revenues and incur certain operating expenses in foreign currencies,  we
will  experience  currency  exchange risk with respect to such foreign  currency
denominated revenues or expenses.

     Relationships with customers and effective terms of sale frequently vary by
country,  often  with  longer-term  receivables  than are  typical in the United
States.

CHANGES IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY MAY REQUIRE US TO DECREASE THE SELLING PRICE
FOR OUR  PRODUCTS OR COULD  RESULT IN A REDUCTION  IN THE SIZE OF THE MARKET FOR
OUR PRODUCTS, AND LIMIT THE MEANS BY WHICH WE MAY DISCOUNT OUR PRODUCTS, EACH OF
WHICH COULD HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.

     Trends toward managed care, health care cost containment, and other changes
in  government  and private  sector  initiatives  in the United States and other
countries in which we do business are placing increased emphasis on the delivery
of more  cost-effective  medical  therapies that could adversely affect the sale
and/or the prices of our products. For example:

     o    major third-party  payors of hospital  services,  including  Medicare,
          Medicaid and private health care insurers,  have substantially revised
          their payment methodologies,  which has resulted in stricter standards
          for reimbursement of hospital charges for certain medical procedures;

     o    Medicare,  Medicaid  and private  health care insurer  cutbacks  could
          create downward price pressure;

     o    numerous legislative  proposals have been considered that would result
          in major  reforms in the U.S.  health  care  system that could have an
          adverse effect on our business;

     o    there  has been a  consolidation  among  health  care  facilities  and
          purchasers of medical devices in the United States who prefer to limit
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          medical products, and these entities may decide to stop purchasing our
          products or demand discounts on our prices;

     o    there  is  economic   pressure   to  contain   health  care  costs  in
          international markets;

     o    there are proposed and existing laws and  regulations  in domestic and
          international   markets   regulating   pricing  and  profitability  of
          companies in the health care industry; and

     o    there have been  initiatives  by third party payors to  challenge  the
          prices charged for medical  products which could affect our ability to
          sell products on a competitive basis.

     Both the  pressure to reduce  prices for our  products in response to these
trends and the  decrease  in the size of the market as a result of these  trends
could adversely affect our levels of revenues and profitability of sales.

     In  addition,  there are laws and  regulations  that  regulate the means by
which  companies  in the health care  industry  may compete by  discounting  the
prices of their products.  Although we exercise care in structuring our customer
discount arrangements to comply with such laws and regulations, we cannot assure
you that:

     o    government  officials charged with  responsibility  for enforcing such
          laws will not assert that such customer  discount  arrangements are in
          violation of such laws or regulations, or

     o    government   regulators  or  courts  will   interpret   such  laws  or
          regulations in a manner consistent with our interpretation.

OUR  DEPENDENCE  ON  SUPPLIERS  FOR  MATERIALS   COULD  IMPAIR  OUR  ABILITY  TO
MANUFACTURE OUR PRODUCTS.

     Outside  vendors,  some of whom  are  sole-source  suppliers,  provide  key
components and raw materials used in the  manufacture of our products.  Although
we believe that  alternative  sources for these components and raw materials are
available,  any supply interruption in a limited or sole source component or raw
material could harm our ability to  manufacture  our products until a new source
of supply is identified and  qualified.  In addition,  an uncorrected  defect or
supplier's  variation in a component or raw  material,  either  unknown to us or
incompatible  with  our  manufacturing   process,  could  harm  our  ability  to
manufacture  products.  We may  not be able  to  find a  sufficient  alternative
supplier in a reasonable time period, or on commercially reasonable terms, if at
all, and our ability to produce and supply our products could be impaired.

IF ANY OF OUR  MANUFACTURING  FACILITIES  WERE DAMAGED AND/OR OUR  MANUFACTURING
PROCESSES INTERRUPTED,  WE COULD EXPERIENCE LOST REVENUES AND OUR BUSINESS COULD
BE SERIOUSLY HARMED.

     We manufacture  our products in a limited  number of facilities.  Damage to
our  manufacturing,  development  or research  facilities  due to fire,  natural
disaster, power loss, communications failure, unauthorized entry or other events
could  cause us to cease  development  and  manufacturing  of some or all of our
products.

WE MAY HAVE  SIGNIFICANT  PRODUCT  LIABILITY  EXPOSURE AND OUR INSURANCE MAY NOT
COVER ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMS.

     We face an inherent  business  risk of exposure  to product  liability  and
other claims in the event that our  technologies or products are alleged to have
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insurance  for such  potential  liability  on  acceptable  terms  with  adequate
coverage,  or at reasonable  costs. Any potential product liability claims could
exceed the amount of our  insurance  coverage or may be excluded  from  coverage
under the terms of the policy.  Our  insurance  may not be renewed at a cost and
level of coverage comparable to that then in effect.

WE ARE SUBJECT TO OTHER REGULATORY  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND  SAFETY AND THE USE OF  HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCES  WHICH MAY IMPOSE  SIGNIFICANT
COMPLIANCE COSTS ON US.

     We are  subject  to  regulation  under  federal  and state  laws  regarding
occupational health and safety,  laboratory practices, and the use, handling and
disposal  of  toxic or  hazardous  substances.  Our  research,  development  and
manufacturing   processes  involve  the  controlled  use  of  certain  hazardous
materials.  Although we believe  that our safety  procedures  for  handling  and
disposing of such  materials  comply with the standards  prescribed by such laws
and  regulations,  the risk of  accidental  contamination  or injury  from these
materials cannot be completely eliminated.  In the event of such an accident, we
could be held liable for any damages  that result and any such  liability  could
exceed the limits or fall outside the coverage of our insurance and could exceed
our resources.  We may not be able to maintain insurance on acceptable terms, or
at all. We may incur  significant  costs to comply with  environmental  laws and
regulations in the future.  We may also be subject to other present and possible
future local, state, federal and foreign regulations.

THE LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL COULD HARM OUR BUSINESS.

     We believe our success depends on the  contributions of a number of our key
personnel, including Stuart M. Essig, our President and Chief Executive Officer.
If we lose the services of key personnel,  that loss could  materially  harm our
business.  We maintain "key person" life  insurance on Mr.  Essig.  In addition,
recruiting  and retaining  qualified  personnel will be critical to our success.
There is a shortage  in the  industry of  qualified  management  and  scientific
personnel,  and competition for these individuals is intense.  We can not assure
you that we will be able to attract  additional  personnel  and retain  existing
personnel.

OUR STOCK PRICE MAY  CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY  VOLATILE  AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
RESELL YOUR SHARES AT OR ABOVE THE PRICE YOU PAID FOR THEM.

     The  stock  market in  general,  and the stock  prices  of  medical  device
companies,  biotechnology  companies  and other  technology-based  companies  in
particular,   have  experienced  significant  volatility  that  often  has  been
unrelated to the operating performance of and beyond the control of any specific
public companies.  The market price of our common stock has fluctuated widely in
the past and is likely to continue to fluctuate in the future.  See "Price Range
of Common Stock and  Dividends."  Factors that may have a significant  impact on
the market price of our common stock include:

     o    actual  financial   results   differing  from  guidance   provided  by
          management;

     o    actual  financial  results  differing from that expected by securities
          analysts;

     o    future announcements  concerning us or our competitors,  including the
          announcement of acquisitions;

     o    changes in the prospects of our business partners or suppliers;

     o    developments  regarding  our  patents or other  proprietary  rights or
          those of our competitors;


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     o    quality deficiencies in our products;

     o    competitive developments, including technological innovations by us or
          our competitors;

     o    government regulation,  including the FDA's review of our products and
          developments;

     o    changes in recommendations of securities  analysts and rumors that may
          be circulated about us or our competitors;

     o    public perception of risks associated with our operations;

     o    conditions  or  trends  in  the  medical   device  and   biotechnology
          industries;

     o    additions or departures of key personnel; and

     o    sales of our common stock.

     Any of these factors could immediately,  significantly and adversely affect
the trading price of our common stock.

WE DO NOT INTEND TO PAY DIVIDENDS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

     We do not  anticipate  paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the
foreseeable  future.  We intend to retain  future  earnings  to fund our growth.
Accordingly,  you will not  receive a return on your  investment  in our  common
stock  through the payment of  dividends in the  foreseeable  future and may not
realize a return on your investment  even if you sell your shares.  As a result,
you may not be able to  resell  your  shares  at or above the price you paid for
them.

OUR MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS COULD MAKE DECISIONS ADVERSE TO YOUR INTERESTS.

     Our directors and executive  officers and  affiliates of certain  directors
own or control,  and after the completion of an offering of our Common Stock may
still own or control,  a majority of our outstanding voting securities and would
be generally able to elect all directors,  to determine the outcome of corporate
actions  requiring  stockholder  approval and otherwise to control the business.
Such  control  could  preclude  any  unsolicited   acquisition  of  Integra  and
consequently adversely affect the market price of the common stock. Furthermore,
we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware  General  Corporation  Law,  which
could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control.

OUR  MANAGEMENT  WILL  HAVE  BROAD  DISCRETION  IN USING THE  PROCEEDS  FROM ANY
OFFERING  AND,  THEREFORE,  INVESTORS  WILL BE  RELYING ON THE  JUDGMENT  OF OUR
MANAGEMENT TO INVEST THOSE FUNDS EFFECTIVELY.

     We intend to use the net  proceeds of any  offering  for general  corporate
purposes,  which could  include,  among other  things,  expanding  our sales and
marketing  resources,  including  expanding  our  business  in Europe  and Asia,
developing  new  technologies  and  products  and for working  capital and other
general corporate  purposes.  The amounts and timing of these  expenditures will
vary significantly  depending upon a number of factors,  including the amount of
cash generated or consumed by our  operations,  the progress of our research and
development  activities and the market  response to the  introduction of any new
products and  services.  In  addition,  we may use a portion of the net proceeds
from this  offering to acquire or invest in  businesses,  products,  services or
technologies   complementary   to  our  current   business,   through   mergers,
acquisitions,  joint  ventures or otherwise.  Our  management  will retain


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broad discretion with respect to the expenditure of proceeds.  Investors will be
relying on the  judgment of our  management  regarding  the  application  of the
proceeds of this offering.



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                SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     We have made  statements in this  prospectus,  including  statements  under
"Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors,"  "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial  Condition and Results of Operations" and "Business"  which constitute
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933 and  Section  21E of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934.  These
forward-looking  statements are subject to a number of risks,  uncertainties and
assumptions about Integra, including, among other things:

     o    general economic and business  conditions,  both nationally and in our
          international markets;

     o    our   expectations   and   estimates   concerning   future   financial
          performance, financing plans and the impact of competition;

     o    anticipated trends in our business;

     o    existing and future regulations affecting our business;

     o    our ability to obtain  additional  debt and equity  financing  to fund
          capital expenditures and working capital requirements if required;

     o    our ability to complete acquisitions; and

     o    other risk factors described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in
          this prospectus.

     You can identify these forward-looking  statements by forward-looking words
such as "believe," "may," "could," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate,"
"intend," "seek," "plan," "expect," "should," "would" and similar expressions in
this prospectus.

     We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information,  future events or otherwise.
In light of these  risks  and  uncertainties,  the  forward-looking  events  and
circumstances  discussed  in this  prospectus  may not occur and actual  results
could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking
statements.

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           RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

     For purposes of calculating the following ratios:

     o    earnings   consist  of  income  or  loss  before   income   taxes  and
          extraordinary   items  plus  fixed  charges,   excluding   capitalized
          interest, and

     o    fixed charges  consist of interest,  whether  expensed or capitalized,
          plus  amortization  of debt issuance  costs plus the assumed  interest
          component of rent expense.





                                           Three Months
($ amounts in thousands)                 Ended March 31,                          Year Ended December 31,
                                        -----------------   -----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               2001             2000          1999          1998          1997         1996
                                        -----------------    ---------    ----------   ------------   -----------   ---------
                                                                                                  
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges             6.1               N/A          N/A            N/A           N/A         N/A
Deficiency of earnings to fixed
   charges                                     N/A            $(10,847)     $(7,784)      $(12,342)     $(16,964)    $(7,528)

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed
   charges and preferred stock
   dividends                                   3.1               N/A          N/A            N/A           N/A         N/A
Deficiency of earnings to combined
   fixed charges and preferred stock
   dividends                                   N/A            $(12,334)     $(8,614)      $(12,389)     $(16,964)    $(7,528)



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                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

     Unless otherwise  specified in a prospectus  supplement  accompanying  this
prospectus,  we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of securities under
this prospectus and the prospectus  supplement for general  corporate  purposes,
which  could  include,  among  other  things,  acquisition  of product  lines or
companies,  repayment  of  indebtedness,   expanding  our  sales  and  marketing
resources,  including  expanding  our  international  business,  developing  new
technologies  and products and for working  capital and other general  corporate
purposes.  Pending  application  of the  net  proceeds,  we may  invest  the net
proceeds in short term,  interest bearing  investments.  We will not receive any
proceeds  from  the  sale of  common  stock by any  stockholder  as a result  of
underwriters' exercise of any over-allotment options.

                    PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDENDS

     Our common  stock  trades on the Nasdaq  National  Market  under the symbol
"IART".  The  following  table  presents  the high and low sales  prices for our
common stock for each quarter for the periods indicated.  All outstanding common
share and per  share  amounts  have been  retroactively  adjusted  to  reflect a
one-for-two reverse stock split of our common stock on May 18, 1998.


                                                     HIGH          LOW
                                                   --------     ---------
1999
First Quarter................................       $5.188        $3.00
Second Quarter...............................        $7.00       $3.875
Third Quarter................................      $10.375       $5.625
Fourth Quarter...............................      $6.4688       $5.375
2000
First Quarter................................      $19.875       $5.875
Second Quarter...............................      $12.625       $6.688
Third Quarter................................      $15.000       $9.438
Fourth Quarter...............................      $16.125       $9.688
2001
First Quarter................................     $18.3125       $9.875
Second Quarter (through May 31, 2001)........       $19.00       $11.40

     The closing  price for the common  stock on May 31,  2001 was  $19.00.  The
number of  stockholders  of record as of March 23, 2001 was  approximately  825,
which includes stockholders whose shares were held in nominee name.

     We do not currently  pay any cash  dividends on our common stock and do not
anticipate  paying any such  dividends  in the  foreseeable  future.  Any future
payment of dividends to our  stockholders  will depend on decisions that will be
made by our board of  directors  and will  depend on then  existing  conditions,
including   our   financial   condition,   contractual   restrictions,   capital
requirements and business prospects.


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                                 CAPITALIZATION

         The following table sets forth the capitalization of Integra as of
March 31, 2001:





                                                                               AS OF MARCH 31,
                                                                                    2001
                                                                              -----------------
                                                                               (IN THOUSANDS,
                                                                              EXCEPT PER SHARE
                                                                                    DATA)
                                                                          
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments......................          $19,374

Short-term debt........................................................            9,150
Long-term debt.........................................................            3,121
Stockholders' equity:
     Preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 15,000 authorized shares; 100
         Series B Convertible shares issued and outstanding at March
         31, 2001, $12,000 including a 10% annual cumulative dividend
         liquidation preference; 54 Series C Convertible shares issued
         and outstanding at March 31, 2001, $5,940 including a 10%
         annual cumulative dividend liquidation preference.............                2
     Common stock; $0.01 par value; 60,000 authorized shares; 17,658
         issued and outstanding at March 31, 2001......................              177
     Additional paid-in capital........................................          161,564
     Treasury stock, at cost; 20 shares at March 31, 2001..............             (180)
     Other.............................................................              (58)
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss..............................             (898)
     Accumulated deficit...............................................         (103,733)
         Total stockholders' equity....................................           56,874

         Total capitalization..........................................          $69,145


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                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

     The  selected  financial  data as of and for each of the five  years  ended
December 31 has been derived from  consolidated  financial  statements that have
been  audited  by  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP,  independent  accountants.   The
selected  financial  data as of and for each of the  three-month  periods  ended
March  31,  2001  and  2000  has  been  derived  from  our  unaudited  financial
statements.  In our opinion,  the unaudited financial  information  includes all
adjustments,   consisting  only  of  normal  recurring  adjustments,  considered
necessary for a fair presentation of that information. The information set forth
below is not  necessarily  indicative  of the results of future  operations  and
should be read in conjunction  with our  consolidated  financial  statements and
notes thereto and "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition
and Results of Operations" appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.







                                                   (UNAUDITED)
                                                   THREE MONTHS
                                                 ENDED MARCH 31,                        YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                              ---------------------   ------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 2001        2000        2000        1999        1998          1997         1996
                                              -----------  --------   ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------- -----------
                                                                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                                                                                     
Statement of Operations Data (1):
Product sales............................       $20,284     $13,332     $64,987      $40,047    $14,182      $14,103       $11,300
Other revenue............................         1,400       1,199       6,662        2,829      3,379          745         1,938
   Total revenue.........................        21,684      14,531      71,649       42,876     17,561       14,848        13,238
Cost of product sales....................         8,594       6,687      29,511       22,678      7,580        7,184         6,808
Research and development.................         2,073       1,890       7,524        8,893      8,424        6,406         6,294
Selling and marketing....................         4,751       2,949      15,371        9,487      5,901        5,405         4,263
General and administrative (2)...........         3,204       3,747      28,483       13,324      9,787       14,764         5,320
Amortization.............................           680         480       2,481          874         49           --            --
   Total costs and expenses..............        19,302      15,753      83,370       55,256     31,741       33,759        22,685
Operating income (loss)..................         2,382      (1,222)    (11,721)     (12,380)   (14,180)     (18,911)       (9,447)
Interest income (expense), net...........           (78)         11        (473)         294      1,250        1,771         1,799
Gain on disposition of product lines.....            --         115       1,146        4,161         --           --            --
Other income (expense), net..............           (62)        123         201          141        588          176           120
Income (loss) before income taxes........         2,242        (973)    (10,847)      (7,784)   (12,342)     (16,964)       (7,528)
Income tax expense (benefit) (3).........           246          62         108       (1,818)        --           --            --
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of
   accounting change.....................         1,996      (1,035)    (10,955)      (5,966)   (12,342)     (16,964)       (7,528)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting
   for nonrefundable fees received under
   research, license and distribution
   arrangements (4)......................         --           (470)       (470)       --         --           --            --
Net income (loss)........................        $1,996     $(1,505)   $(11,425)     $(5,966)  $(12,342)    $(16,964)      $(7,528)

Diluted net income (loss) per share......         $0.07      $(0.35)     $(0.97)      $(0.40)    $(0.77)      $(1.15)       $(0.54)
Weighted average common shares
outstanding..............................        21,849      17,224      17,553       16,802     16,139       14,810        14,057



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                                          (UNAUDITED)
                                            MARCH 31,                       YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
                                      ---------------------   ------------------------------------------------------
                                         2001        2000        2000        1999        1998       1997      1996
                                      -----------  --------   ---------    --------   ---------   -------  ---------
                                                                        (IN THOUSANDS)
                                                                                        
Balance Sheet Data (1):
Cash, cash equivalents and
short-term investments...........     $19,374      $23,572     $15,138      $23,612    $20,187    $26,272    $34,276
Working capital..................      27,992       27,274      25,177       28,014     23,898     29,407     37,936
Total assets.....................      91,079       73,693      86,514       66,253     34,707     38,356     48,741
Long-term debt...................       3,121        8,204       4,758        7,625         --         --         --
Accumulated deficit..............    (103,733)     (95,367)   (105,729)     (94,304)   (88,287)   (75,945)   (58,981)
Total stockholders' equity.......      56,874       43,482      53,781       37,989     31,366     35,755     46,384



-----------

(1)  As the result of our  acquisitions  of Rystan Company,  Inc.  ("Rystan") in
     September  1998, the NeuroCare  Group of companies  ("NeuroCare")  in March
     1999 and the  acquisition  of Clinical Neuro Systems and product lines from
     NMT Medical,  Inc. in 2000, the consolidated  financial results and balance
     sheet data for certain of the periods  presented  above may not be directly
     comparable.

(2)  General  and  administrative  expense  in 2000  included  a  $13.5  million
     stock-based  compensation  charge in  connection  with the extension of the
     employment of the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.  General
     and  administrative  expense in 1997  include the  following  two  non-cash
     charges:  (a) $1.0 million related to an asset impairment  charge;  and (b)
     $5.9  million  related to a  stock-based  signing  bonus for the  Company's
     President and Chief Executive Officer.

(3)  The 1999 income tax  benefit  includes a non-cash  benefit of $1.8  million
     resulting from the reduction of the deferred tax liability  recorded in the
     NeuroCare  acquisition to the extent that consolidated  deferred tax assets
     were generated  subsequent to the acquisition.  The 2000 income tax expense
     and 1999  income  tax  benefit  include  $0.5  million  and  $0.6  million,
     respectively,  of benefits associated with the sale of New Jersey state net
     operating losses.

(4)  As the result of the adoption of SAB 101, we recorded a $470,000 cumulative
     effect  of an  accounting  change to defer a  portion  of a  nonrefundable,
     up-front fee received and recorded in other revenue in 1998. The cumulative
     effect of this  accounting  change was measured as of January 1, 2000. As a
     result of this accounting  change,  other revenue in 2000 includes $112,000
     of amortization of the amount deferred as of January 1, 2000.

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

     THE  FOLLOWING   DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS  IS  BASED  UPON  OUR  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AS OF THE DATES AND FOR THE PERIODS  PRESENTED IN THIS  SECTION.  YOU
SHOULD READ THIS  DISCUSSION  AND  ANALYSIS IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH OUR  FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS.

OVERVIEW

     We  develop,   manufacture  and  market  medical   devices,   implants  and
biomaterials.  Our operations consist of (1) Integra  NeuroSciences,  which is a
leading  provider of  implants,  devices,  and  monitors  used in  neurosurgery,
neurotrauma,  and  related  critical  care and (2) Integra  LifeSciences,  which
develops and manufactures a variety of medical  products and devices,  including
products based on our proprietary tissue regeneration  technology which are used
to treat soft tissue and  orthopedic  conditions.  Integra  NeuroSciences  sells
primarily  through a direct sales  organization and Integra  LifeSciences  sells
primarily through strategic alliances and distributors.

     In 1999, we initiated a repositioning of our business to focus  selectively
on  attractive  niche  markets.  Implementation  of this  strategy  included the
purchase of the NeuroCare Group of companies ("NeuroCare") in March 1999 and the
execution  of an  agreement  (the  "Ethicon  Agreement")  with Johnson & Johnson
Medical,  (now merged into Ethicon, Inc. ("Ethicon")) that provides Ethicon with
exclusive  marketing and distribution  rights to INTEGRA(R) Dermal  Regeneration
Template  worldwide,  excluding  Japan.  As a result of these  transactions,  we
formed our Integra  NeuroSciences  segment and  reorganized the remainder of our
products into our Integra  LifeSciences  segment.  The Ethicon Agreement allowed
the  Integra   LifeSciences   segment  to  focus  on   strategic   collaborative
initiatives.  The Integra  LifeSciences  segment  now  operates as a provider of
innovative products and development  activities through strategic alliances with
marketing  partners  and  distributors.  As a result  of these  activities,  our
segment  financial results for each of the years 2000, 1999 and 1998 and for the
first three months of 2001 and 2000, may not be directly comparable.

     To date, we have experienced  significant operating losses and may continue
to incur  such  losses  unless  product  sales and  research  and  collaborative
arrangements  generate sufficient revenue to fund continuing  operations.  As of
March 31, 2001 we had an accumulated deficit of $103.7 million.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

     On  March  29,  1999  we  acquired   certain   assets  and  stock  held  by
Heyer-Schulte  NeuroCare,  L.P. and its subsidiaries,  Heyer-Schulte  NeuroCare,
Inc., Camino NeuroCare,  Inc. and Neuro  Navigational,  LLC  (collectively,  the
"NeuroCare  Group") through our  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  NeuroCare  Holding
Corporation,  Integra  NeuroCare LLC and Redmond  NeuroCare  LLC  (collectively,
"Integra  NeuroCare").  The purchase price for the NeuroCare  Group consisted of
$14.2  million in cash and  approximately  $11  million of assumed  indebtedness
under a term loan from Fleet Capital  Corporation.  The NeuroCare Group's assets
include a  manufacturing,  packaging  and  distribution  facility  in San Diego,
California  and a  manufacturing  facility in Anasco,  Puerto Rico, as well as a
corporate  headquarters in Pleasant Prairie,  Wisconsin,  which we closed in the
third quarter of 1999.

     On January 17, 2000, we purchased the business,  including  certain  assets
and liabilities,  of Clinical Neuro Systems,  Inc. ("CNS") for $6.8 million. CNS
designs,  manufactures and sells  neurosurgical  external  ventricular  drainage
systems,  including catheters and drainage bags, as well as cranial access kits.
The purchase  price of the CNS business  consisted of $4.0 million in cash and a
5% $2.8 million  promissory note issued to the seller.  The promissory  note, of
which  approximately  $1.4


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million  remains  outstanding,  is  collateralized  by  inventory,  property and
equipment of the CNS business and by a collateral  assignment  of a $2.8 million
promissory note from one of our subsidiaries.

     On April 6,  2000,  we  purchased  the  Selector(R)  Ultrasonic  Aspirator,
Ruggles(TM) hand-held neurosurgical  instruments and Spembly Medical cryosurgery
product lines, including certain assets and liabilities,  from NMT Medical, Inc.
("NMT") for $11.6 million in cash.

     On April 4, 2001, we acquired all of the outstanding  stock of GMSmbH,  the
German  manufacturer of the LICOX(R) Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring  System, for
$2.9  million,  of  which  $2.3  million  was  paid  at  closing.  Prior  to the
acquisition,  our Integra NeuroSciences  division had exclusive marketing rights
to the  LICOX(R)  products  in the United  States  and  certain  other  markets.
Revenues of the acquired GMS business were  approximately  $1.2 million in 2000,
consisting primarily of sales of the LICOX(R) products in Germany and to various
international distributors, including Integra.

     On April 27,  2001,  we  acquired  Satelec  Medical,  a  subsidiary  of the
Satelec-Pierre  Rolland group, for $3.6 million in cash. Satelec Medical,  based
in France,  manufactures  and  markets  the  Dissectron(R)  ultrasonic  surgical
aspirator  console  and a broad line of related  handpieces.  The  Dissectron(R)
product is the leading  ultrasonic  surgical system in France. The Dissectron(R)
product has United States FDA 510(k)  clearance for  neurosurgical  applications
and CE Mark  Certification  in the  European  Union.  Revenues  of the  acquired
business were approximately $1.5 million in 2000.

     These  acquisitions  have been  accounted for using the purchase  method of
accounting,  and the results of operations of the acquired  businesses have been
included in the consolidated  financial  statements since their respective dates
of acquisition.

PRESENTATION

     Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations  should  be read  in  conjunction  with  our  consolidated  financial
statements,  the notes  thereto  and the other  financial  information  included
elsewhere  in this  prospectus  and in our 2000  Annual  Report on Form 10-K and
March 31,  2001  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q  filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference herein.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2001 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2000

         Product Sales and Gross Margins on Product Sales:





                                                   Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                       2001               2000
                                                   -------------     ---------
                                                               
Integra NeuroSciences:
     - Neuro intensive care unit .................       $ 6,532        $ 5,532
     - Neuro operating room ......................         7,945          3,288
                                                         -------        -------
  Total product sales ............................        14,477          8,820
  Cost of product sales ..........................         5,637          4,178
                                                         -------        -------
  Gross margin on product sales ..................         8,840          4,642
  Gross margin percentage ........................            61%            53%




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                                                   Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                       2001               2000
                                                   -------------     ---------
                                                               
Integra LifeSciences:
     - Private label products ....................         3,216          2,488
     - Distributed products ......................         2,591          2,024
                                                          -------       -------
  Total product sales ............................         5,807          4,512
  Cost of product sales ..........................         2,957          2,509
                                                          -------       -------
  Gross margin on product sales ..................         2,850          2,003
  Gross margin percentage ........................            49%            44%

Total product sales ..............................       $20,284        $13,332
Consolidated gross margin percentage .............            58%            50%




     In the first quarter of 2001,  total revenues  increased  $7.2 million,  or
49%, over the first quarter of 2000 to $21.7 million.  Revenue growth was led by
a $7.0 million  increase in product sales to $20.3 million,  a 52% increase over
the first  quarter of 2000.  Included in this increase was $2.8 million in sales
of acquired  NMT product  lines.  Sales in the  Integra  NeuroSciences  division
increased  $5.7  million  to $14.5  million in the first  quarter  of 2001,  and
included $2.3 million in sales of acquired NMT product  lines.  Contributing  to
the strong organic growth of $3.4 million in the Integra NeuroSciences  division
were increased  sales of the  DuraGen(R)  Dural Graft Matrix,  our  intracranial
monitoring  and cranial  access  products for the neuro  intensive care unit and
hydrocephalus  management  products.  Gross  margin  on  Integra  NeuroSciences'
product sales increased 8 percentage  points to 61% in the first quarter of 2001
through  an  improved  sales  mix  of  higher  margin  products,  including  the
DuraGen(R) product and acquired product lines. The gross margin reported for the
first quarter of 2000 was reduced by 1 percentage  point  relating to fair value
inventory purchase  accounting  adjustments  recorded in connection with the CNS
acquisition.

     Future product sales in the Integra NeuroSciences  division are expected to
benefit from organic  growth in the  division's  existing  product lines and the
recent  launch of the LICOX(R)  Brain Tissue  Oxygen  Monitoring  System and the
Ventrix(R) True Tech Tunneling Catheter for intracranial pressure monitoring.

     Sales of Integra  LifeSciences  division products increased $1.3 million to
$5.8 million in the first quarter of 2001 primarily because of organic growth in
our private  label  products  and $0.5  million in sales of acquired NMT product
lines.  Sales of private label products can vary  significantly  from quarter to
quarter and are dependent upon the efforts of our strategic  marketing partners.
Gross  margin on Integra  LifeSciences'  product  sales  increased 5  percentage
points  to 49% in the  first  quarter  of 2001  primarily  as a result of a more
favorable sales mix.

     Other  revenue,  which  increased $0.2 million to $1.4 million in the first
quarter of 2001,  consisted of $0.9 million of research and development  funding
from strategic partners and government  grants,  $0.3 million of royalty income,
and $0.2 million of license and distribution revenues.

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     Research and development expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                              ---------------------------------
                                                   2001                 2000
                                              ---------------     -------------

Integra NeuroSciences..................       $       688            $     503
Integra LifeSciences...................             1,385                1,387
                                              -----------            ---------
Total..................................       $     2,073            $   1,890
                                              -----------            ---------

     In the Integra  NeuroSciences  division,  research and development expenses
increased  as compared  to the first  quarter of 2000 as a result of the ongoing
Phase III clinical trials on the peripheral nerve conduit that were initiated in
the second quarter of 2000 and the completion of development  activities related
to the Ventrix(R) True Tech Catheter.

     The future  allocation and timing of research and development  expenditures
between segments and programs will vary depending on various factors,  including
the  timing  and  outcome  of  pre-clinical  and  clinical   results,   changing
competitive  conditions,  continued  program funding levels,  potential  funding
opportunities and determinations with respect to the commercial potential of our
technologies.

     Selling and marketing expenses were as follows (in thousands):



                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                              ---------------------------------
                                                   2001                 2000
                                              ---------------     -------------

Integra NeuroSciences..................       $     4,238            $   2,444
Integra LifeSciences...................               513                  505
                                              -----------           ----------
     Total.............................       $     4,751            $   2,949
                                              -----------           ----------

     Integra NeuroSciences selling and marketing expenses increased $1.8 million
as compared to the first  quarter of 2000  primarily  because of the increase in
the direct sales force in the United States  throughout  2000 and into 2001 from
18 to 44  neurospecialists.  Additional increases were related to a distribution
facility located in the United Kingdom that was acquired in the NMT acquisition.

     Within the  Integra  LifeSciences  division,  product  sales and  marketing
activities are primarily the responsibility of our strategic  marketing partners
and distributors.

     General and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands):


                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                              ---------------------------------
                                                   2001                 2000
                                              ---------------     -------------
Integra NeuroSciences..................       $       790            $     890
Integra LifeSciences...................               347                  302
Corporate..............................             2,067                2,555
                                              ------------          -----------
    Total..............................       $     3,204            $   3,747
                                              ------------          -----------


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     The $0.5 million decrease in corporate general and administrative  expenses
was primarily the result of decreased  legal fees associated with the conclusion
of the Merck KGaA patent  infringement  trial at the end of the first quarter of
2000.

     Other  income  (expense),  net for the three  months  ended  March 31, 2000
included $176,000 of gain on sale of investments.

     The provision for income taxes  increased  $184,000 in the first quarter of
2001 to  $246,000,  or 11% of  pre-tax  net  income,  which  is our  anticipated
effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2001.

     Net income for the first  quarter  of 2001 was $2.0  million,  or $0.07 per
share.  Net loss for the first  quarter of 2000 was $1.5  million,  or $0.35 per
share.  The net loss per share for the first  quarter of 2000  includes the $4.2
million   beneficial   conversion   feature  associated  with  the  issuance  of
convertible  preferred  stock and common stock warrants in March 2000,  which is
treated as a non-cash  dividend in computing per share earnings.  The beneficial
conversion  feature  is based  upon the  excess of the  price of the  underlying
common  stock as  compared  to the  fixed  conversion  price of the  convertible
preferred  stock,  after taking into account the value assigned to the warrants.
Included  in the  first  quarter  net loss of $1.5  million  was a $0.5  million
cumulative effect of an accounting change,  $0.1 million of fair value inventory
purchase  accounting  adjustments,  and a $0.1  million  gain  on the  sale of a
product line.  Excluding these items and the $4.2 million beneficial  conversion
feature associated with the convertible  preferred stock, the loss per share for
the first quarter of 2000 would have been $0.08.

         International Product Sales and Operations

     In the first quarter of 2001, sales to customers  outside the United States
totaled  $4.4  million,   or  21%  of  consolidated   product  sales,  of  which
approximately  55% were to Europe.  Of this amount,  $1.3 million of these sales
were  generated  in foreign  currencies  from our  subsidiary  based in Andover,
England.  Our  international  sales and  operations  are  subject to the risk of
foreign  currency  fluctuations,  both in  terms of  exchange  risk  related  to
transactions  conducted in foreign  currencies  and the price of our products in
those markets for which sales are denominated in the U.S. dollar.

     In the first quarter of 2000, sales to customers  outside the United States
totaled  $2.7  million,   or  20%  of  consolidated   product  sales,  of  which
approximately 39% were to Europe.

     We seek to increase our presence in international markets,  particularly in
Europe,  through acquisitions of businesses with an existing international sales
and marketing  infrastructure or the capacity to develop such an infrastructure.
We acquired  operations in Germany and France with the  acquisitions  of GMS and
Satelec Medical in April 2001.

2000 COMPARED TO 1999

         Product Sales and Gross Margins on Product Sales:





                                                                             2000                 1999
                                                                          ----------           ----------
                                                                                          
     Integra NeuroSciences:
          - Neuro intensive care unit..............................        $ 23,521             $ 14,398
          - Neuro operating room...................................          21,324                8,014
                                                                           --------             --------
       Total product sales.........................................          44,845               22,412
       Cost of product sales.......................................          19,198               12,893
                                                                           --------             --------


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       Gross margin on product sales...............................          25,647                9,519
       Gross margin percentage.....................................              57%                  42%

     Integra LifeSciences:
          - Private label products.................................        $ 11,018             $ 10,226
          - Distributed products...................................           9,124                7,409
                                                                           --------             --------
       Total product sales.........................................          20,142               17,635
       Cost of product sales.......................................          10,313                9,785
                                                                           --------             --------
       Gross margin on product sales...............................           9,829                7,850
       Gross margin percentage.....................................              49%                  45%

     Total product sales...........................................        $ 64,987             $ 40,047
     Consolidated gross margin percentage..........................              55%                  43%




     Total product sales increased $24.9 million, or 62%, in 2000, with sales of
product lines acquired in 2000  accounting  for $11.2  million,  or 28%, of this
increase.  Sales  growth  for  the  year  was led by the  Integra  NeuroSciences
division,  which reported an increase of $22.4 million,  or 100%, from the prior
year.  Included  in this  increase  was $9.6  million of sales of product  lines
acquired in 2000. The remainder of this increase is the result of a $5.5 million
increase in sales of the  DuraGen(R)  product,  which was  launched in the third
quarter of 1999,  and  organic  growth in  products  acquired  in the  NeuroCare
acquisition  at the end of the first quarter of 1999.  Adjusted  gross margin on
Integra  NeuroSciences'  product sales  increased 7 percentage  points to 58% in
2000 through an improved  sales mix of higher  margin  products,  including  the
DuraGen(R) product and product lines acquired in 2000. The adjusted gross margin
excludes  fair value  inventory  purchase  accounting  adjustments  recorded  in
connection with the acquisitions.

     Sales in the Integra LifeSciences  division increased $2.5 million, or 14%,
in 2000,  with sales of a distributed  product line acquired in 2000  accounting
for $1.6  million of this  increase.  The  remainder  of this  increase  relates
primarily to higher sales of private label  products,  with  increased  sales or
orthopedic  biomaterials  to our  strategic  partners for use in their  clinical
trials being slightly  offset by lower sales of INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration
Template.  Sales of INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template decreased because of
the lower  transfer  price to  Ethicon  beginning  in the  second  half of 1999.
Adjusted gross margin on Integra  LifeSciences' product sales increased from 48%
to 49% in 2000.  The  improvement  in gross  margins  was  primarily  related to
increased capacity  utilization and increased sales of higher margin products in
2000,  both of which  were  offset by the lower  gross  margins  on sales of the
INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  through Ethicon and sales of a lower
margin distributed product line acquired in 2000.

     Other  revenue,  which  increased  $3.9  million  to $6.7  million in 2000,
consisted  of $2.8 million of research and  development  funding from  strategic
partners and government grants, $2.3 million of license, distribution, and other
event-related revenues from strategic partners and other third parties, and $1.6
million of royalty income.

     Research and development expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                               2000      1999
                                                               ----      ----
 Integra NeuroSciences..................................     $2,469    $2,080
 Integra LifeSciences...................................      5,055     6,813
                                                             ------    ------
          Total.........................................     $7,524    $8,893



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     Research  and  development  expense in the  Integra  NeuroSciences  segment
increased  in 2000  primarily  because  there  was a full year of  research  and
development activities from the acquired NeuroCare business in 2000. Significant
ongoing research and development programs of our Integra  NeuroSciences  segment
include the  development of the next  generation of  intra-cranial  monitors and
catheters  and  shunting  products  and  the  continuation  of  clinical  trials
involving the peripheral nerve guide, a bioabsorbable  collagen conduit designed
to support guided regeneration of severed nerve tissues.

     Research and development activities within the Integra LifeSciences segment
decreased  in 2000  primarily  because of the  elimination  of several  non-core
research  programs   throughout  1999,   reductions  in  headcount  in  our  New
Jersey-based  research  group and reduced  spending in the  articular  cartilage
program.  Offsetting these decreases were additional research activities related
to the  INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  program  that were funded by
Ethicon and government  grants.  The Ethicon Agreement provides us with research
funding of $2.0  million  per year  through the year 2004.  Significant  ongoing
research and development  programs in the Integra  LifeSciences  segment include
clinical and development  activities  related to INTEGRA(R) Dermal  Regeneration
Template,  additional  applications for our orthopedic  technologies,  and other
activities involving the Company's tissue regeneration technologies.

     The future  allocation and timing of research and development  expenditures
between segments and programs will vary depending on various factors,  including
the  timing  and  outcome  of  pre-clinical  and  clinical   results,   changing
competitive  conditions,  continued  program funding levels,  potential  funding
opportunities and determinations with respect to the commercial potential of our
technologies.

     Selling and marketing expenses were as follow (in thousands):

                                                        2000      1999
                                                        ----      ----
Integra NeuroSciences...........................     $12,868    $6,244
Integra LifeSciences............................       2,503     3,243
                                                     -------    ------

       Total....................................     $15,371    $9,487


     Integra NeuroSciences selling and marketing expense increased significantly
because of a large  increase  in the  direct  sales  force to over 50  personnel
throughout  2000,  increased sales from acquired  products and organic growth in
existing products, and increased tradeshow  participation.  Through acquisitions
and recruiting of experienced personnel,  the Integra NeuroSciences division has
developed a leading sales and marketing infrastructure to market its products to
neurosurgeons  and  critical  care  units,  which  comprise  a focused  group of
hospital-based  practitioners.  A  further  increase  in  Integra  NeuroSciences
selling  and  marketing  expense  is  expected  in  2001,  as  continuing  costs
associated  with the larger  direct  sales force and the  national  distribution
center opened in the second quarter of 2000 impact the full year 2001 results.

     The  decrease in Integra  LifeSciences  selling and  marketing  expenses is
primarily  the  result  of the  transition  of  INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration
Template  selling and marketing  activities  to Ethicon in June 1999,  offset by
costs associated with the opening of our new national distribution center in New
Jersey.


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     General and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                     2000              1999
                                                     ----              ----
 Integra NeuroSciences........................      $4,981           $4,726
 Integra LifeSciences.........................       3,799            2,433
 Corporate....................................      19,703            6,165
                                                   -------          -------

         Total................................     $28,483          $13,324


     Integra NeuroSciences general and administrative expenses increased in 2000
primarily   because  of  acquisitions  and  an  allowance   recorded  against  a
distributor's accounts receivable balance.  Offsetting these increases were $1.0
million of severance  costs  incurred in 1999 in connection  with the closure of
NeuroCare's  corporate  headquarters  in July 1999.  General and  administrative
expense in the Integra  LifeSciences  segment increased in 2000 primarily due to
additional  headcount and  acquisitions.  The increase in corporate  general and
administrative   in  2000  was  almost  entirely  related  to  a  $13.5  million
stock-based compensation charge recorded in connection with the extension of the
employment  agreement of Integra's  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer.  A
decrease in legal fees  associated  with the conclusion of the jury trial in the
patent infringement  lawsuit against Merck KGaA in the first quarter of 2000 was
offset by increased corporate headcount.

     Net  interest  expense  consisted  of interest  expense of $1.3 million and
interest income of $0.8 million in 2000. In 1999, net interest income  consisted
of $1.0  million of  interest  income  and $0.7  million  of  interest  expense.
Interest  expense  increased in 2000  consistent  with higher average bank loans
outstanding  during  2000 and  interest  associated  with the note issued to the
seller of the CNS business.  Interest  income  decreased in 2000 consistent with
lower average cash and marketable securities balances during 2000.

     We recorded a $1.1 million  pre-tax gain on the  disposition of two product
lines in 2000 and a $4.1 million  pre-tax gain on the  disposition  of a product
line in 1999.

     Other income  (expense),  net in 2000 included  $176,000 of gain on sale of
investments.

     The income tax provision of $0.1 million  recorded in 2000 consists of $0.6
million of income tax expense,  which was offset by a $0.5 million  benefit from
the sale of New  Jersey  state  net  operating  losses  ("NOL's")  under a state
sponsored  program.  The income tax  benefit of $1.8  million  recorded  in 1999
consists of a $1.8 million non-cash benefit  resulting from the reduction of the
deferred tax liability recorded in the NeuroCare  acquisition to the extent that
consolidated deferred tax assets were generated subsequent to the acquisition. A
tax benefit of $0.6  million  associated  with the sale of New Jersey  state net
operating losses was offset by $0.6 million of income tax expense.

     The  reported  net loss for the year  ended  December  31,  2000 was  $11.4
million,  or $0.97 per share.  The  reported  net loss per share  includes  $1.5
million of preferred  stock dividends and a $4.2 million  beneficial  conversion
feature associated with the issuance of convertible preferred stock and warrants
in March 2000,  which is treated as a non-cash  dividend in computing  per share
earnings.  The  beneficial  conversion  dividend is based upon the excess of the
price of the underlying  common stock as compared to the fixed  conversion price
of the convertible preferred stock, after taking into account the value assigned
to the common stock warrants. Included in the reported net loss of $11.4 million
was a $1.1  million  gain on the  sale  of  product  lines,  the  $13.5  million
stock-based  compensation  charge,  a  $0.5  million  cumulative  effect  of  an
accounting change and $0.4 million of fair value inventory  purchase  accounting
adjustments.  Excluding these items,  the Company would have reported net income
of  $1.8  million.  Excluding  these  items  and  the  $4.2  million  beneficial
conversion  feature  recorded on the


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convertible preferred stock, the Company would have reported net income of $0.02
per share for the year ended December 31, 2000.

     The  reported  net loss  for the  year  ended  December  31,  1999 was $6.0
million,  or $0.40 per share.  The  reported  net loss per share  includes  $0.8
million of preferred stock dividends.  Included in the reported net loss of $6.0
million was a $3.7 million gain (net of tax) on the sale of a product line and a
$1.8 million tax benefit related to the NeuroCare  acquisition,  $2.5 million of
fair  value  inventory  purchase  accounting  adjustments  and $1.0  million  of
severance  costs  associated  with the NeuroCare  acquisition.  Excluding  these
items, the Company would have reported a net loss of $8.0 million,  or $0.52 per
share.

     Excluding  the above  items,  adjusted  Earnings  before  Interest,  Taxes,
Depreciation and  Amortization  ("EBITDA") would have been $7.8 million in 2000,
as compared to a negative  $5.6 million in 1999.  EBITDA is calculated by adding
back interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization to net income or loss.

1999 COMPARED TO 1998





                                                                                     1999                1998
                                                                                 ------------        -----------
                                                                                                
         Integra NeuroSciences:
              - Neuro intensive care unit.................................        $  14,398           $       -
              - Neuro operating room......................................            8,014                   -

           Total product sales............................................           22,412                   -
           Cost of product sales..........................................           12,893                   -

           Gross margin on product sales..................................            9,519                   -
           Gross margin percentage........................................               42%                  -

         Integra LifeSciences:
              - Private label products....................................        $  10,226           $  11,295
              - Distributed products......................................            7,409               2,887

           Total product sales............................................           17,635              14,182
           Cost of product sales..........................................            9,785               7,580

           Gross margin on product sales..................................            7,850               6,602
           Gross margin percentage........................................               45%                 47%

         Total product sales..............................................        $  40,047           $  14,182
         Consolidated gross margin percentage.............................               43%                 47%




     Total product sales increased  $25.9 million,  or 182%, in 1999, with sales
of product lines acquired in 1999 accounting for $24.5 million, or 172%, of this
increase.  Sales  growth  for  the  year  was led by the  Integra  NeuroSciences
division,  which  reported $21.9 million of sales from product lines acquired in
the NeuroCare  acquisition and $0.5 million of sales of the DuraGen(R)  product,
which was launched in the third quarter of 1999.  Excluding fair value inventory
purchase  accounting  adjustments  recorded  in  connection  with the  NeuroCare
acquisition,  gross  margins on Integra  NeuroSciences  product sales would have
been 51% in 1999.

     Sales in the Integra LifeSciences  division increased $3.5 million, or 24%,
in 1999.  An increase of $3.9 million from sales of  distributed  product  lines
acquired in 1998 and 1999 was offset by a decrease of


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$2.1 million of sales of INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template through Ethicon
in 1999.  The  remainder of the increase in 1999 relates to organic sales growth
in existing product lines.  Excluding fair value inventory  purchase  accounting
adjustments,  which reduced reported 1998 gross margins by 2 percentage  points,
adjusted  gross  margins on  Integra  LifeSciences  product  sales  decreased  1
percentage  point to 48% in 1999.  The decline in adjusted gross margins in 1999
was  related  to the  lower  gross  margins  on sales of the  INTEGRA(R)  Dermal
Regeneration Template through Ethicon.

     Other  revenue,  which  decreased  $0.6  million  to $2.8  million in 1999,
consisted  of $1.3 million of research and  development  funding from  strategic
partners and government grants, $0.9 million of license,  distribution and other
event-related revenues from strategic partners and other third parties, and $0.6
million of royalty income.  In 1998, other revenue  consisted of $1.5 million of
license,  distribution and other event-related  revenues from strategic partners
and other third parties,  $1.6 million of research and development  funding from
strategic partners and government grants, and $0.3 million of royalty income.

Research and development expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                       1999        1998
                                                       ----        ----
Integra NeuroSciences...........................     $2,080       $  945
Integra LifeSciences............................      6,813        7,479
                                                     ------       ------
     Total......................................     $8,893       $8,424


     Research  and  development  expense in the  Integra  NeuroSciences  segment
increased  in 1999  primarily  because  of the  NeuroCare  acquisition.  Integra
NeuroSciences  research and development activities in 1998 consisted of programs
involving the DuraGen(R)  product and the peripheral  nerve guide.  Research and
development activities within the Integra LifeSciences segment decreased in 1999
primarily  because of the  elimination  of several  non-core  research  programs
throughout 1999.

Selling and marketing expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                       1999        1998
                                                       ----        ----
Integra NeuroSciences...........................     $6,244       $  628
Integra LifeSciences............................      3,243        5,273
                                                     ------       ------
     Total......................................     $9,487       $5,901


     Integra  NeuroSciences  selling and  marketing  expense  increased  in 1999
primarily because of the NeuroCare  acquisition.  Additional  increases resulted
from expenses related to the domestic and international launch of the DuraGen(R)
product  in the third  quarter of 1999.  The  decrease  in Integra  LifeSciences
selling and  marketing  expenses is primarily  the result of the  transition  of
INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  selling and marketing  activities to
Ethicon,  offset by a slight  increase in sales and  marketing  costs related to
acquired product lines.

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General and administrative expenses were as follows (in thousands):

                                                        1999       1998
                                                        ----       ----
Integra NeuroSciences...........................      $4,726      $  437
Integra LifeSciences............................       2,433       2,111
Corporate.......................................       6,165       7,239
                                                     -------      ------
     Total......................................     $13,324      $9,787


     Integra NeuroSciences general and administrative  expense increased in 1999
primarily because of the NeuroCare acquisition.  Included in this amount is $1.0
million of severance costs associated with the closure of NeuroCare's  corporate
headquarters  in July 1999.  General and  administrative  expense in the Integra
LifeSciences  segment  increased in 1999 primarily due to additional  headcount.
The decrease in corporate general and  administrative  expenses in 1999 resulted
primarily from decreased legal fees and costs associated with maintenance of the
Company's  intellectual  property  and  the  effects  of a  $0.2  million  asset
impairment  charge recorded in 1998,  offset by increases  related to additional
headcount.

     Net  interest  income  consisted  of  interest  income of $1.0  million and
interest  expense of $0.7  million in 1999.  Interest  income  decreased in 1999
consistent  with lower average cash and marketable  securities  balances  during
1999.

     Other  income  decreased  in  1999  primarily  because  of a  $0.6  million
favorable litigation settlement recorded in 1998.

International Product Sales and Operations

     In 2000,  sales to  customers  outside  the  United  States  totaled  $13.6
million,  or 21% of consolidated  product sales, of which approximately 50% were
to Europe. Of this amount, $3.2 million of these sales were generated in foreign
currencies from our subsidiary based in Andover,  England, which was acquired in
April 2000.  Our  international  sales and operations are subject to the risk of
foreign  currency  fluctuations,  both in  terms of  exchange  risk  related  to
transactions  conducted in foreign  currencies  and the price of our products in
those markets for which sales are denominated in the U.S. dollar.

     In 1999 and 1998,  respectively,  sales outside the United  States  totaled
$9.1 million and $2.3  million,  respectively.  All of these  product sales were
generated  from  operations  based in the United States and were  denominated in
U.S. dollars.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

     At March 31, 2001, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
of approximately $19.4 million and $12.3 million in short and long-term debt.

     To date,  we have  experienced  significant  cumulative  operating  losses.
Historically, we have funded our operations primarily through private and public
offerings of equity  securities,  product  revenues,  research and collaboration
funding,  borrowings  under  a  revolving  credit  line  and  cash  acquired  in
connection with business  acquisitions and dispositions.  Recently,  however, we
have substantially reduced our cash burn rate and, in the first quarter of 2001,
generated positive operating cash flows of


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$4.5 million.  Operating cash flows in the first quarter of 2001 included a $2.2
million use of cash due to inventory  growth and a $1.9  million  source of cash
from a  prepayment  relating  to the second  quarter of 2001 from our  strategic
alliance with Johnson & Johnson Ethicon.

     Our  principal  uses of funds  during  the first  quarter of 2001 were $2.2
million  of debt  repayments  and $0.4  million in  purchases  of  property  and
equipment.  Principal  sources of funds were $4.5 million of positive  operating
cash flow, $0.8 million of proceeds from short-term borrowings, and $1.4 million
from the issuance of common stock.

     Excluding the $13.5 million stock-based  compensation charge, we would have
reported  operating income of $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2000.
However,  the Company did not  generate  positive  operating  cash flows in 2000
because of a significant increase in working capital.

     Our  principal  uses  of  funds  during  2000  were  $4.1  million  for the
acquisition of CNS, $12.1 million for the  acquisition of certain  product lines
from NMT, $3.3 million in purchases of property and  equipment,  $2.3 million of
term loan repayments,  and $5.0 million used in operations.  Operating cash flow
was negative in 2000  primarily  because of  increased  inventory to support the
growth in the business,  increased accounts  receivable  balances generated from
higher  product  sales,  and an increase in  demonstration  equipment and sample
product provided to the significantly larger Integra  NeuroSciences sales force.
In 1999,  cash flow from  operations  was positive  primarily  because of a $5.7
million  increase  in  deferred  revenues,  most of which was  provided  by cash
received under the Ethicon Agreement.

     In 2000,  we raised $5.4 million from the sale of Series C Preferred  Stock
and warrants to affiliates of Soros  Private  Equity  Partners LLC, $5.0 million
from a private  placement  of common  stock,  $3.2  million from the issuance of
common stock  through  employee  benefit  plans,  $3.1 million of proceeds  from
short-term borrowings, and $1.6 million from the sale of product lines.

     We maintain a term loan and  revolving  credit  facility from Fleet Capital
Corporation (collectively, the "Fleet Credit Facility"), which is collateralized
by all of the  assets and  ownership  interests  of various of our  subsidiaries
including Integra  NeuroCare LLC, and NeuroCare Holding  Corporation (the parent
company  of  Integra  NeuroCare  LLC) has  guaranteed  Integra  NeuroCare  LLC's
obligations.   Integra  NeuroCare  LLC  is  subject  to  various  financial  and
non-financial  covenants under the Fleet Credit Facility,  including significant
restrictions  on its ability to transfer  funds to us or our other  subsidiaries
and  restrictions on its ability to borrow more money.  The financial  covenants
specify minimum levels of interest and fixed charge coverage and net worth,  and
also specify maximum levels of capital  expenditures  and total  indebtedness to
operating cash flow,  among others.  While we anticipate that Integra  NeuroCare
LLC will be able to satisfy the requirements of these financial covenants, there
can be no assurance that Integra NeuroCare LLC will generate sufficient earnings
before interest,  taxes,  depreciation and amortization to meet the requirements
of such covenants.  The term loan is subject to mandatory  prepayment amounts if
certain levels of cash flow are achieved.  In April 2001,  Integra NeuroCare LLC
prepaid  approximately  $2.0 million in principal as a result of such provisions
in addition to the scheduled quarterly principal payment.

     In January 2000, we issued a 5% $2.8 million  promissory note to the seller
of the CNS  business.  The  promissory  note,  which is payable in two principal
payments of $1.4 million  each,  plus accrued  interest,  is  collateralized  by
inventory,  property  and  equipment  of the CNS  business  and by a  collateral
assignment of a $2.8 million  promissory note from one of our subsidiaries.  The
first principal  payment,  including accrued  interest,  was paid on January 16,
2001. The final payment is due in January 2002.

     In the short-term, we believe that we have sufficient resources to fund our
operations.  However, in the longer-term, there can be no assurance that we will
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sustain  positive  operating cash flows or  profitability  or to find acceptable
alternatives to finance future acquisitions.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

     We are exposed to market risks  arising from an increase in interest  rates
payable on the variable rate Fleet Credit  Facility.  For example,  based on the
remaining term loan and revolving credit facility outstanding at March 31, 2001,
an annual  interest  rate increase of 100 basis points would  increase  interest
expense by approximately $110,000.

OTHER MATTERS

REDEMPTION OF SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

     On May 4, 2001,  the Company  notified the holders of the 100,000 shares of
Series B Preferred of its  intention to redeem these shares on June 29, 2001 for
$12.3  million.  The holders of the Series B Preferred have the right to convert
their shares into common stock prior to this redemption.  Because the conversion
price of $3.82 per share is substantially  below the current market value of the
Company's  common  stock,  we expect  that the holders of the Series B Preferred
will convert their shares into common stock,  although there can be no assurance
in this regard.  The Series B Preferred  shares are  convertible  into 2,617,801
shares of common stock.

NET OPERATING LOSSES

     At December 31, 2000, we had net operating loss carryforwards  ("NOL's") of
approximately  $41.6  million and $18.2 million for federal and state income tax
purposes, respectively, to offset future taxable income, if any. The federal and
state NOL's expire through 2020 and 2007, respectively.

     At December 31, 2000,  several of our  subsidiaries  had unused NOL and tax
credit carryforwards arising from periods prior to our ownership.  Excluding our
Telios Pharmaceuticals,  Inc. subsidiary ("Telios"), approximately $9 million of
these NOL's for federal  income tax purposes  expire  between 2001 and 2005. Our
Telios subsidiary has  approximately $84 million of net operating losses,  which
expire  between 2002 and 2010.  The amount of Telios' net operating loss that is
available  and our ability to utilize such loss is  dependent on the  determined
value of Telios at the date of acquisition. We have a valuation allowance of $45
million  recorded  against all deferred tax assets,  including the net operating
losses,  due to the uncertainty of  realization.  The timing and manner in which
these  acquired  net  operating  losses  may be  utilized  in any year by us are
severely limited by the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  Section 382
and  other   provisions  of  the  Internal   Revenue  Code  and  its  applicable
regulations.

     As of December 31, 2000, the Company had provided a $44.8 million valuation
allowance against its consolidated  deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of
its realization.  Because the Company has generated taxable income during recent
quarters,  management is continuing to reassess the potential  realizability  of
this asset through the generation of future taxable  income.  The recognition of
the deferred tax asset could affect the  Company's  income tax  provision in the
near term.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

     In December  1999 (as amended in March 2000 and June 2000) the staff of the
Securities and Exchange  Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting  Bulletin 101,
Revenue  Recognition (the "SAB").  As the result of the adoption of the SAB, the
Company recorded a $470,000 cumulative effect of an accounting change to defer a
portion of a non-refundable, up-front fee received and recorded in other

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revenue in 1998. The cumulative  effect of this  accounting  change was measured
and recorded as of January 1, 2000.

     In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities."  Statement
No. 133, as amended by Statement  No. 138,  "Accounting  for Certain  Derivative
Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities," requires companies to recognize all
derivatives  as either  assets or  liabilities  in the balance sheet and measure
such instruments at fair value.  The Company's  adoption of Statement No. 133 as
of January 1, 2001 did not have a material  effect on the  Company's  results of
operations or financial position during the first quarter of 2001.

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                                    BUSINESS

OVERVIEW

     Integra  develops,  manufactures and markets medical devices,  implants and
biomaterials.  Our operations consist of (1) Integra  NeuroSciences,  which is a
leading  provider of  implants,  devices,  and  monitors  used in  neurosurgery,
neurotrauma,  and  related  critical  care and (2) Integra  LifeSciences,  which
develops and manufactures a variety of medical  products and devices,  including
products based on our proprietary tissue regeneration  technology which are used
to treat soft tissue and  orthopedic  conditions.  Integra  NeuroSciences  sells
primarily through a direct sales  organization,  and Integra  LifeSciences sells
primarily through strategic alliances and distributors.

     Integra  was  founded  in 1989 and over the  next  decade  built a  product
portfolio based on resorbable collagen and a product development  platform based
on technologies  directed toward tissue  regeneration.  During 1999 and 2000, we
expanded  into  the  neurosurgical   market,   an  attractive   niche,   through
acquisitions and introductions of new products.  Our 2000 revenues  increased to
$71.6  million,  compared  to $42.9  million in 1999 and $17.6  million in 1998.
Revenues for the first quarter of 2001 increased $7.2 million,  or 49%, over the
first quarter of 2000 to $21.7 million.

     In 2000, we sold over 1,000 different  products to over 2,000 hospitals and
other  customers in more than 80  countries.  We generate  revenues from product
sales,  strategic  alliances and royalties and invested $7.5 million in research
and   development   relating  to  new  products,   including   those  using  our
biomaterials, peptide chemistry and collagen engineering technologies.

     Integra  NeuroSciences  accounted for 64% of total revenues in 2000 and 68%
of total  revenues  during  the  first  three  months of 2001.  We market  these
products to  neurosurgeons  and critical  care units,  which  comprise a focused
group of  hospital-based  practitioners.  As a result, we believe we are able to
access this market through a cost-effective sales and marketing infrastructure.

     For the majority of the products we manufacture under Integra LifeSciences,
we partner with market leaders, which we believe allows us to achieve our growth
objectives cost effectively while enabling us to focus our management efforts on
developing new products. These non-neurosurgical products address large, diverse
markets,  and we believe that they can be more cost effectively promoted through
leveraging  marketing  partners than through  developing a sales  infrastructure
ourselves.  Our strategic alliances include Ethicon, Inc., a division of Johnson
& Johnson,  Sulzer  Dental,  a division  of Sulzer  Medica  Ltd.,  the  Genetics
Institute division of American Home Products Corporation,  and Medtronic Sofamor
Danek.

STRATEGY

     Our  goal  is to  become  a  leader  in the  development,  manufacture  and
marketing of medical devices,  implants and biomaterials in the markets in which
we compete.  Our products are principally used in the diagnosis and treatment of
neurosurgical, soft-tissue and orthopedic conditions and we intend to expand our
presence in those markets. Key elements of our strategy include the following:

EXPAND OUR  NEUROSURGERY  MARKET  PRESENCE.  Through  acquisitions  and internal
growth, we have rapidly grown Integra  NeuroSciences  into a leading provider of
products for the neurosurgery  market. We believe there exists additional growth
potential in this market through:


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     o    increasing market share of existing product lines;

     o    expanding our product portfolio through acquisitions; and

     o    continuing  development and promotion of innovative products,  such as
          the DuraGen(R)Dural Graft Matrix.

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW AND  INNOVATIVE  MEDICAL  PRODUCTS.  As evidenced by our
development of INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template,  Biomend(R),  Biomend(R)
Extend  and  DuraGen(R),  we  have  a  leading  proprietary  resorbable  implant
franchise.  INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template is a proprietary  resorbable
matrix used to enable the human body to regenerate  functional dermal tissue. In
1999, we introduced our  DuraGen(R)  Dural Graft matrix to close brain and spine
membranes. We are currently developing a variety of innovative neurosurgical and
other medical products as well as seeking expanded applications for our existing
products.

CONTINUE TO FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCES FOR INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES  PRODUCTS. We have
collaborated  with  leading  companies to develop and market the majority of our
non-neurosurgical  product  lines.  These  products  address  large and  diverse
markets which we believe can be more cost effectively accessed through marketing
partners than through developing our own sales infrastructure. We have partnered
with Ethicon to market our INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template and intend to
pursue additional strategic alliances selectively.

ADDITIONAL  STRATEGIC  ACQUISITIONS.  Since  March 1999 we have  completed  five
acquisitions  in  the  neurosurgical   market.  We  intend  to  seek  additional
acquisitions  in this  market  and in other  niche  medical  technology  markets
characterized  by  high  margins,  fragmented  competition  and  focused  target
customers.

PRODUCTS

     We  manufacture  and  market a broad  range  of  medical  products  for the
diagnosis and treatment of spinal and cranial disorders,  soft tissue repair and
orthopedic conditions. We are also actively engaged in a variety of research and
development programs relating to new products or product enhancements  utilizing
our tissue regeneration technology. Our principal products and product lines are
summarized in the following table.


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INTEGRA NEUROSCIENCES





PRODUCT LINES                                 APPLICATION                                   STATUS
-------------                                 -----------                                   ------
                                                                                      
NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
Camino(R) and Ventrix(R) fiber                Access, drainage and continuous               Marketed
   optic-based intracranial monitoring        monitoring of intracranial pressure,
   systems, LICOX(R)(1) oxygen monitoring     oxygen and temperature following
   systems, Clinical Neuro Systems(TM),       injury or neurosurgical procedures
   Camino(R) and Heyer-Schulte(R)
   drainage systems & cranial access kits

NEURO OPERATING ROOM
Heyer--Schulte(R)neurosurgical shunts         Specifically designed for the                 Marketed
                                              management of hydrocephalus, a
                                              chronic condition involving excess
                                              cerebrospinal fluid in the brain

DuraGen(R)Dural Graft Matrix (absorbable      Graft to close brain and spine                Marketed
   collagen-based)                            membrane

Selector(R)Integra Ultrasonic Aspirator/      Use ultrasound to ablate cancer tumors        Marketed
   Dissectron(R) Ultrasonic Surgical
   Aspirator

Integra Coblation(R)(1) Neurosurgical System  Uses bipolar electrosurgery to ablate         Marketed
                                              cancer tumors for neurosurgical
                                              applications

Redmond(TM)-Ruggles(TM)neurosurgical and
   spinal instruments                         Specialized surgical instruments for          Marketed
                                              use in brain or spinal surgery

Neuro Navigational(R)flexible endoscopes for  For minimally invasive surgical               Marketed
   neurosurgery                               access to the brain

Peripheral nerve conduit                      Repair of peripheral nerves                  In clinical trials



INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES




PRODUCT LINES                         APPLICATION                        STATUS           MARKETING/DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
-------------                        ------------                        ------          ------------------------------
                                                                                
PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS

INTEGRA(R)Dermal Regeneration         Regenerate dermis and repair       Marketed         Ethicon, Inc., a division of
   Template                           skin defects                                        Johnson & Johnson, and Century
                                                                                          Medical, Inc. (Japan)


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(1) Coblation is a registered trademark of Arthrocare Corporation.


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DENTAL SURGERY PRODUCTS:

BioMend(R)and Biomend(R)Extend        Used in guided tissue              Marketed         Sulzer Dental, a division of
   Absorbable Collagen Membrane       regeneration in periodontal                         Sulzer Medica Ltd.
                                      surgery

CollaCote(R), CollaTape(R)and         Used to control bleeding in        Marketed         Sulzer Dental
   CollaPlug(R)absorbable wound       dental surgery
   dressings

INFECTION CONTROL PRODUCTS

VitaCuff(R)                           Provides protection against        Marketed         Bard Access Systems, Inc., Arrow
                                      infection arising from long-term                    International, Inc., Tyco
                                      catheters                                           International

BioPatch(R)(1)                        Anti-microbial wound dressing      Marketed         Ethicon, Inc.

ORTHOPEDICS

Absorbable Collagen Sponge for use    Fracture management/enabling       Development      Genetics Institute division of
   with bone morphogenetic protein    spinal fusion                                       American Home Products,
   (rhBMP-2)                                                                              Medtronic Sofamor Danek

Tyrosine polycarbonates for           Fixation or alignment of           Development      Bionx Implants, Inc.
   fixation devices such as           fractures
   resorbable screws, plates, pins,
   wedges and nails

Articular cartilage repair            Regeneration of joint cartilage    Development      None

DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTS

Helitene(R)and Helistat(R)absorbable  Control of bleeding                Marketed         Various distributors
   collagen hemostatic agents

Sundt(TM) and other hemodynamic       Carotid endarterectomy shunts      Marketed         Various distributors
   shunts                             for shunting blood during
                                      surgical procedures involving
                                      blood vessels

Spembly Medical Cryosurgery products  Allow surgeon to use low           Marketed         Various distributors
                                      temperature to more easily
                                      extract diseased tissue




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(1) Biopatch is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson.


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INTEGRA NEUROSCIENCES

IN GENERAL

     We manufacture and market a multi-line offering of innovative neurosurgical
devices used for brain and spine  injuries.  We intend to be the  neurosurgeon's
and  neuro-intensive  care unit's  "one-stop shop" for these  products.  For the
intensive  care unit, we sell the  Camino(R),  Ventrix(R)  and LICOX(R) lines of
intracranial  pressure,  temperature and oxygen monitoring  systems and external
drainage systems manufactured under the Camino(R), Heyer-Schulte(R) and Clinical
Neuro  Systems(TM)  brand names. For the operating room, we sell a wide range of
products,  including Heyer-Schulte  hydrocephalus  management shunting products,
the DuraGen(R) Dural Graft Matrix, the Selector(R) Integra Ultrasonic  Aspirator
and  Dissectron(R)   Ultrasonic   Surgical   Aspirator,   Integra   Coblation(R)
Neurosurgical  Systems,  Redmond(TM)-Ruggles(TM)  neurosurgical  instruments and
Neuro Navigational(R) endoscopes.

     We sell our  neurosurgical  products in the United States  through a direct
sales  force  organized  into five  regions,  each with a manager.  We employ 44
direct sales personnel called neurospecialists covering 44 territories.  We also
employ seven clinical  development  specialists  who directly  educate and train
both the  neurospecialists  and our customers in the use of our products,  and a
scientific  director with a Ph.D in  neurosciences.  The sales  organization has
more than  doubled  in size  since the  acquisition  of the first  neurosciences
business in early 1999.  We believe  this  expansion  allows for  smaller,  more
focused  territories,  greater  participation  in trade shows and more extensive
marketing efforts.  We also sell directly in the United Kingdom and plan to sell
through a direct sales force in Germany and France. In the rest of the world, we
sell  our  products   through   approximately   80   specialized   neurosurgical
distributors and dealers.

INDUSTRY

     The neurosurgical device market consists of medical products,  implants and
instruments used for the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of chronic diseases
and acute  injuries  involving  the brain and spinal chord.  These  products are
primarily used in the operating  room and intensive  care unit by  neurosurgeons
and  nurses.  According  to  industry  sources,  the size of the  market for our
products is approximately $400 million and is expected to grow at annual rate of
6-8%.

     Integra  NeuroSciences  addresses  the market need created by trauma cases,
cancer,  hydrocephalus  and other  conditions of the brain and spine through its
established market positions in intracranial monitoring, neurosurgical shunting,
dural repair, tumor ablation and specialty neurosurgical instrumentation.

     Intracranial  monitors are used by neurosurgeons in diagnosing and treating
cases of severe head trauma and other diseases.  Integra NeuroSciences currently
has more  than  3,000  intracranial  monitors  installed  worldwide.  There  are
approximately  400,000  cases of head trauma each year in the United  State,  of
which the portion that requires monitoring and intervention  represents a market
of approximately $40 million.

     Hydrocephalus is an incurable condition resulting from an imbalance between
the amount of  cerebrospinal  fluid ("CSF") produced by the body and the rate at
which CSF is absorbed by the brain.  This condition causes the ventricles of the
brain to enlarge and the  pressure  inside the head to  increase.  Hydrocephalus
often is present at birth,  but may also result from head trauma,  spina bifida,
intraventricular  hemorrhage,  intracranial  tumors and cysts.  The most  common
method of  treatment  of  hydrocephalus  is the  insertion  of a shunt  into the
ventricular  system of the brain to divert the flow of CSF out of the  brain.  A
pressure  valve then  maintains the CSF at normal levels within the  ventricles.

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According to the Hydrocephalus Association,  hydrocephalus affects approximately
one in 500 children born in the United  States.  Approximately  80% of total CSF
shunt  sales  address   birth-related   hydrocephalus  with  the  remaining  20%
addressing surgical procedures involving excess CSF due to head trauma.

     Based on industry  sources,  we believe that the total United States market
for hydrocephalus  management,  including monitoring,  shunting and drainage, is
approximately  $70 million.  Of that amount,  it is estimated that a little more
than half constitutes sales of monitoring products,  and the balance constitutes
sales of shunts and drains for the management of hydrocephalus.

     Our Selector(R)  Integra  Ultrasonic  Aspirator,  Dissectron(R)  Ultrasonic
Surgical Aspirator and Integra Coblation(R)  products address the market for the
surgical destruction and removal of malignant and non-malignant tumors and other
tissue.  More than 110,000 metastatic brain tumors are diagnosed annually in the
United States.  According to the American Cancer  Society,  brain tumors are the
second fastest  growing cause of cancer death among people over 65 and are among
the most common types of cancer found in children.

     Our  DuraGen(R)  Dural Graft Matrix  product line  addresses the market for
dural substitutes, including cranial and spinal procedures.

     Integra  NeuroSciences' Redmond(TM)-Ruggles(TM)  line of  neurosurgery  and
spinal  instrumentation  products,  including  hand-held spinal and neurosurgery
instruments such as retractors,  kerrisons,  dissectors and curettes,  addresses
the market for neurosurgical instruments.

     Integra  NeuroSciences' line of minimally invasive neuroendoscopy  products
addresses  a  market  growing,  in  part,  because  of the  introduction  of new
procedures called third  ventriculostomies  which are increasingly  substituting
for shunt placement for patients who meet the criteria.

PRODUCTS

NEURO INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

     THE  MONITORING  OF  BRAIN  PARAMETERS.  Integra  NeuroSciences  sells  the
Camino(R)  and  Ventrix(R)  lines  of  intracranial   pressure  and  temperature
monitoring systems,  and the LICOX(R) Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring System. The
Camino(R)  and  Ventrix(R)   systems  measure  the  intracranial   pressure  and
temperature  in the brain and  ventricles,  and the LICOX(R)  system  allows for
continuous  qualitative  regional  monitoring  of  dissolved  oxygen in cerebral
tissues.  Core  technologies  in the brain  parameter  monitoring  product  line
include  the design and  manufacture  of the  disposable  catheters  used in the
monitoring systems,  pressure  transducer  technology,  optical  detection/fiber
optic  transmission   technology,   sensor   characterization   and  calibration
technology and monitor design and manufacture.

     EXTERNAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM PRODUCT LINE. Integra  NeuroSciences'  ventricular
and lumbar  external  drainage  systems are  manufactured  under the  Camino(R),
Heyer-Shulte(R)  and Clinical Neuro  Systems(TM) brand names. We manufacture the
drainage  systems in both Anasco,  Puerto Rico (for sale under the Camino(R) and
Heyer-Schulte(R)  brand  names) and in Exton,  Pennsylvania  (for sale under the
Clinical Neuro Systems(TM) brand name).

NEURO OPERATING ROOM

     SHUNTS FOR  HYDROCEPHALUS  MANAGEMENT.  Our line of shunting  products  for
hydrocephalus  management  includes the Novus(R),  LPV(R) and Pudenz(TM) shunts,
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catheters,  physician-specified  hydrocephalus  management shunt kits, Ommaya(R)
CSF reservoirs and Spetzler(R) lumbar and syringo-peritoneal  shunts. Shunts are
medical devices implanted in the patient to drain excess CSF from the ventricles
of the brain into the peritoneal cavity or externally.

     DURAGEN(R)  PRODUCT LINE. The DuraGen(R) Dural Graft Matrix is a resorbable
collagen  matrix  indicated for the repair of the dura mater.  The dura mater is
the thick  membrane  that  contains the CSF within the brain and the spine.  The
dura mater must be penetrated  during brain surgery and is often damaged  during
spinal  surgery.  In either case,  surgeons often close or repair the dura mater
with a graft.  The graft may consist of other tissue taken from elsewhere in the
patient's body, or it may be one of the dural substitute  products  currently on
the market which are made of synthetic  materials,  processed human cadaver,  or
bovine  pericardium.  We believe that the other  methods for  repairing the dura
mater suffer from shortcomings addressed by the DuraGen(R) Dural Graft Matrix.

     Our DuraGen(R) product has been shown in clinical trials to be an effective
means for closing the dura mater without the need for suturing, which allows the
neurosurgeon to conclude the operation more  efficiently.  In addition,  because
the DuraGen(R) product is ultimately  resorbed by the body and replaced with new
natural tissue, the patient avoids some of the risks associated with a permanent
implant inside the cranium.

     SELECTOR(R)   INTEGRA  ULTRASONIC   ASPIRATOR.   The  Selector(R)   Integra
Ultrasonic  Aspirator uses very high frequency  sound waves to pulverize  cancer
tumors, and allows the surgeon to remove the damaged tumor tissue by aspiration.
Unlike other surgical  techniques,  ultrasonic surgery selectively  dissects and
fragments soft tissue leaving  fibrous  tissues such as nerves and blood vessels
intact.  Ultrasonic  aspiration  facilitates  the  ablation of  unwanted  tissue
adjacent or attached to vital structures.

     DISSECTRON(R)  ULTRASONIC SURGICAL ASPIRATOR.  The Dissectron(R) Ultrasonic
Surgical Aspirator system,  acquired in April 2001, applies ultrasonic energy to
precisely  fragment and emulsify soft tissue,  which is subsequently  aspirated,
while preserving major blood vessels,  nerves and elastic fibers. The system has
been used  internationally  in a variety  of  surgical  applications,  including
neurosurgery.  The  Dissectron(R)  system has United States FDA 510(k) clearance
for neurosurgical  applications and CE Mark Certification in the European Union.
However, we have no plans to sell the Dissectron(R) system in the United States.

     INTEGRA  COBLATION(R).  Integra  NeuroSciences  is the exclusive  sales and
distribution  partner for ArthroCare  Corporation's  Coblation(R) based surgical
system for  neurosurgery  in North  American  and  certain  other  international
markets.  ArthroCare's  Coblation(R)  products  allow surgeons to operate with a
high  level of  control,  limiting  damage to  surrounding  tissue  and  thereby
potentially  reducing pain and speeding  recovery for the patient.  Coblation(R)
products, including the neurosurgery system that we distribute, operate at lower
temperatures than traditional  electrosurgical or laser surgery tools and enable
surgeons to remove,  shrink or sculpt soft tissue and to seal bleeding  vessels.
ArthroCare's  soft-tissue  surgery  systems  consist of a controller unit and an
assortment  of disposable  devices that are  specialized  for specific  types of
surgery.  We are  working  with  ArthroCare  to  develop  handpieces  and  other
accessories particularly for the neurosurgical application.

     REDMOND(TM)-RUGGLES(TM)  PRODUCT LINE. We provide  neurosurgeons  and spine
surgeons  with a full  line of  specialty  hand-held  spinal  and  neurosurgical
instruments  sold under the  Redmond(TM)  and  Ruggles(TM)  brand  names.  These
products include retractors,  kerrisons,  dissectors and curettes. Major product
segments  include  spinal  instruments,  microsurgical  neuro  instruments,  and
products  customized by Integra  NeuroSciences  and sold through other companies
and  distributors.   Most  of  these  products  are  manufactured  to  Integra's
specifications by specialty surgical steel fabricators in Germany.


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     NEURO  NAVIGATIONAL(R)  ENDOSCOPE  PRODUCT  LINE. We  manufacture  and sell
disposable   minimally   invasive   neuroendoscopy   products  under  the  Neuro
Navigational(R) brand name. These fiber optic instruments are used to facilitate
minimally invasive neurosurgery.

     PERIPHERAL NERVE CONDUIT.  Peripheral  nerves are one of the few tissues of
the body  that  spontaneously  regenerate.  However,  in the  majority  of cases
regenerating  peripheral  nerves fail to make  useful,  functional  connections.
Consequently,  peripheral  nerve  injuries  often  result in  permanent  loss of
sensation and motor control.  The conventional method of treatment for a severed
peripheral nerve is microsurgical  repair or nerve grafts.  Our peripheral nerve
regeneration  device is a collagen tube designed to facilitate  regeneration  of
the severed  nerve and to act as a bridge  between the severed  nerve ends.  The
collagen conduit supports nerve regeneration and is then absorbed into the body.
Our  pre-clinical  studies  have  demonstrated  the  closure  of  5-cm  gaps  in
peripheral  nerves in non-human  primates  with  restored  nerve  function.  Our
proprietary  resorbable  conduit for regenerating  and  reconnecting  peripheral
nerves has entered clinical trials in Europe.

INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES

IN GENERAL

     The  Integra   LifeSciences   Division  develops  and  manufactures  tissue
regeneration  products and surgical  products that are primarily sold outside of
neurosurgery  and   neurotrauma.   Many  of  the  current  products  of  Integra
LifeSciences are built on our expertise in resorbable collagen products. Integra
LifeSciences's  research  and  development  programs are  generally  constructed
around strategic alliances with leading medical device companies.

PRODUCTS

PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS

     INTEGRA(R) DERMAL  REGENERATION  TEMPLATE.  INTEGRA(R) Dermal  Regeneration
Template is designed to enable the human body to  regenerate  functional  dermal
tissue.  Human skin consists of the  epidermis and the dermis.  The epidermis is
the thin,  outer layer that serves as a  protective  seal for the body,  and the
dermis is the thicker layer  underneath  that provides  structural  strength and
flexibility  and supports  the  viability  of the  epidermis  through a vascular
network.  The body normally responds to severe damage to the dermis by producing
scar tissue in the wound area.  This scar tissue is  accompanied  by contraction
that pulls the edges of the wound closer which,  while closing the wound,  often
permanently  reduces  flexibility.  In severe cases, this contraction leads to a
reduction  in the range of motion for the  patient,  who  subsequently  requires
extensive physical rehabilitation or reconstructive surgery. Physicians treating
severe  wounds,  such as  full-thickness  burns,  seek to minimize  scarring and
contraction.

     INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  was  designed to minimize  scar
formation and wound  contracture  in full  thickness  skin  defects.  INTEGRA(R)
Dermal    Regeneration    Template    consists   of   two    layers,    a   thin
collagen-glycosaminoglycan  sponge  and a  silicone  membrane.  The  product  is
applied  with the sponge  layer in contact  with the excised  wound.  The sponge
material  serves as a template for the growth of new  functional  dermal tissue.
The outer  membrane  layer acts as a temporary  substitute  for the epidermis to
control  water vapor  transmission,  prevent  re-injury  and minimize  bacterial
contamination.

     INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  was approved by the FDA under a
premarket  approval  application  ("PMA") for the  post-excisional  treatment of
life-threatening  full-thickness or deep partial-thickness  thermal injury where
sufficient  autograft is not  available at the time of excision or not desirable
due to the physiological condition of the patient.


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     We estimate that the worldwide market for use of skin replacement  products
(such as  INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template) in the treatment of severe
burns is approximately $75 million. However, the potential market for the use of
INTEGRA(R) Regeneration Template for reconstructive surgery and the treatment of
chronic wounds is much larger,  which we estimate to be in excess of $1 billion.
In June 1999,  Integra  LifeSciences  entered  into a  strategic  alliance  with
Ethicon to distribute  INTEGRA(R) Dermal  Regeneration  Template  throughout the
world, except Japan. As part of that strategic  alliance,  Ethicon has agreed to
pay for clinical  trials to support  applications  to the FDA for these  broader
indications.  We cannot be certain that such clinical  trials will be completed,
or that  INTEGRA(R)  Dermal  Regeneration  Template  will receive the  approvals
necessary to permit Ethicon to promote it for such indications.

     BIOMEND(R) ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN MEMBRANE. Our BioMend(R) Absorbable Collagen
Membrane is used for guided tissue  regeneration  in  periodontal  surgery.  The
BioMend(R)  membrane  is inserted  between the gum and the tooth after  surgical
treatment of periodontal  disease,  preventing  the gum tissue from  interfering
with the regeneration of the periodontal ligament that holds the tooth in place.
The BioMend(R)  product is intended to be absorbed after  approximately  four to
seven weeks,  avoiding the  requirement  for additional  surgical  procedures to
remove a non-absorbable membrane.  BioMend(R) Extend has the same indication for
use as  BioMend(R),  except  that it  absorbs  in  approximately  16 weeks.  The
BioMend(R) and BioMend(R)  Extend  Absorbable  Collagen Membrane is sold through
the Sulzer Dental division of Sulzer Medica.

     COLLAGEN MATRICES FOR USE WITH BONE GROWTH FACTORS.  We supply the Genetics
Institute  division of American Home Products with absorbable  collagen  sponges
for use in developing bone regeneration  implants.  Since 1994, we have supplied
absorbable collagen sponges for use with Genetics Institute's  recombinant human
bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2).  Recombinant human BMP-2 is a manufactured
version of human protein naturally present in very small quantities in the body.
Genetics  Institute is  developing  rhBMP-2 for clinical  evaluation  in several
areas of bone repair and  augmentation  and, in February 2001,  filed a PMA with
the United States Food and Drug  Administration  seeking approval for the use of
its  rhBMP-2  in  conjunction  with our  Absorbable  Collagen  Sponge for use in
treatment of acute long-bone fractures requiring open surgical management. Spine
applications are being developed through a related  collaboration with Medtronic
Sofamor Danek in North America.

     CARTILAGE REPAIR PROGRAM.  Damaged articular cartilage,  which connects the
skeletal joints, is associated with the onset of progressive pain,  degeneration
and, ultimately,  long-term osteoarthritis.  Normal articular cartilage does not
effectively  heal. The conventional  procedure for treating  traumatic damage to
cartilage  involves  smoothing  damaged  portions  of the  tissue  and  removing
free-floating  material  from the  joint  using  arthroscopic  surgery  with the
objective of reducing pain and restoring  mobility.  However,  this therapy does
not stop joint surface  degeneration,  often  requires two or more surgeries and
results  in the  formation  of  fibrocartilage,  which is rough  and  non-weight
bearing over prolonged periods. Moreover, the long-term result of this procedure
often  is  permanent  reduction  of  joint  mobility  and an  increased  risk of
developing osteoarthritis.

     We are developing our  proprietary  technology base toward an approach that
will support in vivo regeneration of the patient's own articular cartilage. This
technology will allow the patient's body to regenerate a smooth,  weight-bearing
surface.  Our objective in developing this  cartilage-specific  technology is to
produce a product that  provides the proper  matrix  system to allow the natural
regeneration of the patient's  cartilage,  with full restoration of function and
diminished risk of osteoarthritis.

     TYROSINE  POLYCARBONATES  FOR  ORTHOPEDIC  IMPLANTS.  We are  continuing to
develop additional biomaterial technologies that enhance the rate and quality of
healing and tissue  regeneration  with  synthetic  biodegradable  scaffolds that
support cell attachment and growth.  We are developing a new class of resorbable
polycarbonates  created  through the  polymerization  of  tyrosine,  a naturally
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acid. A well-defined and commercially  scaleable  manufacturing process prepares
these  materials.   Device   fabrication  by  traditional   techniques  such  as
compression molding and extrusion is readily achieved.  We believe that this new
biomaterial  will be useful in promoting  full bone  healing  when  implanted in
damaged  sites.  This material is currently  being  developed for orthopedic and
tissue  engineering  applications  where  strength  and bone  compatibility  are
critical  issues for success of healing.  We have  entered  into  agreements  to
supply the material to Bionx Implants,  Inc. for specified  orthopedic implants.
No medical device containing the material has yet been approved for sale.

     OTHER SURGICAL  PRODUCTS.  Other current  products of Integra  LifeSciences
include the  VitaCuff(R)catheter  access infection  control device (sold to Bard
Access Systems,  Inc., Arrow  International,  Inc. and Tyco International Ltd.),
the  BioPatch(R)  anti-microbial  wound dressing  (sold to Ethicon),  and a wide
range of resorbable  collagen products for hemostasis (sold to Sulzer Dental for
use in  periodontal  surgery  and other  distributors  under the  Helistat(R)and
Helitene(R)Absorbable Collagen Hemostatic Agent names).

     Our Sundt(TM) and other  carotid  endarterectomy  shunts are used to divert
blood to vital  organs  (such  as the  brain)  during  carotid  artery  surgical
procedures.

     Finally, our Spembly Medical cryosurgery products allow surgeons to use low
temperatures to more easily extract diseased tissue.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

     We use  distribution  alliances  to  market  the  majority  of our  Integra
LifeSciences  products.  We have  also  entered  into  collaborative  agreements
relating to research and development  programs  involving our technology.  These
arrangements are described below.

     ETHICON. In June 1999, we entered into a strategic alliance with Ethicon to
distribute  INTEGRA(R) Dermal Regeneration Template throughout the world, except
in Japan.  Ethicon is  responsible  for marketing  and selling the product,  has
agreed to make  significant  minimum  product  purchases,  and will  provide  $2
million annual funding for research, development and certain clinical trials for
the first five years of the alliance and thereafter based on a percentage of net
sales. In addition,  Ethicon is obligated to make contingent payments to Integra
LifeSciences in the event of certain clinical  developments and to assist in the
expansion of our  manufacturing  capacity as we achieve  certain sales  targets.
Under the  agreement,  we are  obligated  to  manufacture  the  product  and are
responsible  for  continued  research and  development.  The initial term of the
agreement is ten years,  and Ethicon may at its option  extend the agreement for
an additional  ten years.  Ethicon may terminate the agreement with notice prior
to the end of the  initial  term.  Depending  upon  the  reasons  for  any  such
termination, Ethicon may be obligated to make significant payments to us.

     CENTURY MEDICAL, INC. In 1997, we signed an exclusive importation and sales
agreement  for  INTEGRA(R)Dermal  Regeneration  Template  in Japan with  Century
Medical Inc., a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation.  Under this agreement, Century
Medical,  Inc.  is  conducting  a clinical  trial in Japan at its own expense to
obtain  Japanese   regulatory   approvals  for  the  sale  of   INTEGRA(R)Dermal
Regeneration Template in Japan.

     OTHER  ORTHOPEDICS.   In  addition  to  the  cartilage   program,   Integra
LifeSciences has several other programs  oriented toward the orthopedic  market.
These programs  include an alliance with Genetics  Institute for the development
of  collagen  matrices  to be  used in  conjunction  with  Genetics  Institute's
recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 ("rhBMP-2"). If approved, rhBMP-2
is expected to be used in  conjunction  with our  matrices to  regenerate  bone.
Genetics  Institute is developing  products based on rhBMP-2 for applications in
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applications are being developed through a related  collaboration with Medtronic
Sofamor Danek in North America.

     In September  1998, we announced a strategic  alliance with Bionx Implants,
Inc.   ("Bionx")  for  developing   fixation  devices  using  Integra's  polymer
technology.  Under  the  agreement  with  Bionx,  Bionx has  responsibility  for
clinical trials and any necessary regulatory filings. Products covered under the
agreement with Bionx include a resorbable line of screws,  plates,  pins, wedges
and nails used for the fixation and/or  alignment of fractures or osteotomies in
all areas of the musculoskeletal system except in the spine and cranium.

     SULZER DENTAL.  Sulzer Medica Ltd.'s dental  division,  Sulzer Dental,  has
marketed  and sold  BioMend(R)  since  1995,  BioMend(R)  Extend  since 1999 and
CollaCote(R), CollaPlug(R) and CollaTape(R) since 1992.

RESEARCH STRATEGY

     We have  either  acquired  or  secured  the  proprietary  rights to several
important  technological  and scientific  platforms,  including  collagen matrix
technology, peptide technology,  biomaterials technology, and expertise in fiber
optics.  These  technologies  provide  support for our critical  applications in
neurosciences  and  tissue  regeneration,   and  additional   opportunities  for
generating near-term and long-term revenues from medical  applications.  We have
been able to identify and bring together critical platform technology components
from  which we work to  develop  solutions  for  both  tissue  regeneration  and
neurosciences.  These  efforts  have led to the  successful  development  of new
products, such as the DuraGen(R) product.

     We spent  approximately  $2.1  million for the three months ended March 31,
2001 and $7.5 million,  $8.9 million, and $8.4 million during fiscal years 2000,
1999, and 1998, respectively,  on research and development activities.  Research
and development  activities funded by government grants and contract development
revenues amounted to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2001, and
$2.8 million,  $1.6 million and $1.8 million during fiscal years 2000, 1999, and
1998, respectively.

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

     As  a  manufacturer  of  medical  devices,  we  are  subject  to  extensive
regulation  by the  FDA  and,  in  some  jurisdictions,  by  state  and  foreign
governmental  authorities.  These  regulations  govern the  introduction  of new
medical devices, the observance of certain standards with respect to the design,
manufacture, testing, labeling and promotion of such devices, the maintenance of
certain  records,  the ability to track  devices,  the  reporting  of  potential
product defects, the export of devices and other matters. We believe that we are
in substantial compliance with these governmental regulations.

     From time to time,  we have recalled  certain of our products.  To date, no
such  recall has had a material  adverse  effect on the  company,  but we cannot
assure that a future recall would not have such an effect.

     Our medical devices  introduced in the United States market are required by
the FDA,  as a  condition  of  marketing,  to  secure a  Premarket  Notification
clearance pursuant to Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act,
an approved  Premarket  Approval  ("PMA")  application  or a  supplemental  PMA.
Alternatively,  we may seek United  States  market  clearance  through a Product
Development Protocol approved by the FDA.  Establishing and completing a Product
Development  Protocol,  or obtaining a PMA or  supplemental  PMA, can take up to
several years and can involve preclinical studies and clinical testing. In order
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unapproved  product,  we are also required to obtain an  Investigational  Device
Exemption  (IDE)  from the FDA.  In  addition  to  requiring  clearance  for new
products, FDA rules may require a filing and FDA approval, usually through a PMA
supplement  or a 510(k)  Premarket  Notification  clearance,  prior to marketing
products that are  modifications  of existing  products or new  indications  for
existing  products.  While  the  FDA  Modernization  Act  of  1997,  when  fully
implemented,  is expected to inject more  predictability into the product review
process,   streamline   post-market   surveillance,   and   promote  the  global
harmonization of regulatory procedures, the process of obtaining such clearances
can be onerous and costly.

     We cannot assure that all the necessary  approvals,  including approval for
product improvements and new products,  will be granted on a timely basis, if at
all.  Delays in receipt of, or failure to receive,  such approvals  could have a
material adverse effect on our business.  Moreover, after clearance is given, if
the  product  is  shown  to be  hazardous  or  defective,  the FDA  and  foreign
regulatory  agencies  have the power to withdraw the  clearance or require us to
change  the  device,  its  manufacturing  process  or its  labeling,  to  supply
additional proof of its safety and effectiveness or to recall,  repair,  replace
or refund  the cost of the  medical  device.  In  addition,  federal,  state and
foreign  regulations  regarding the  manufacture and sale of medical devices are
subject to future changes.  We cannot predict what impact, if any, these changes
might have on its business. However, the changes could have a material impact on
our business.

     We are also required to register with the FDA as a device manufacturer.  As
such, we are subject to periodic  inspection by the FDA for compliance  with the
FDA's QSR requirements and other regulations.  These regulations require that we
manufacture our products and maintain our documents in a prescribed  manner with
respect to design,  manufacturing,  testing and control activities.  Further, we
are required to comply with various FDA requirements for labeling and promotion.
The Medical Device Reporting  regulations require that we provide information to
the FDA whenever there is evidence to reasonably suggest that one of our devices
may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury or, if a malfunction
were to recur,  could  cause or  contribute  to a death or  serious  injury.  In
addition,  the FDA prohibits us from promoting a medical device before marketing
clearance  has been  received or  promoting  an approved  device for  unapproved
indications.  If the FDA  believes  that a  company  is not in  compliance  with
applicable  regulations,  it  can  institute  proceedings  to  detain  or  seize
products,  issue a  warning  letter,  issue a  recall  order,  impose  operating
restrictions,  enjoin future  violations and assess civil penalties  against the
company, its officers or its employees and can recommend criminal prosecution to
the  Department  of Justice.  Such actions  could have a material  impact on our
business. Other regulatory agencies may have similar powers.

     Medical device laws are also in effect in many of the countries outside the
United  States in which we do  business.  These laws  range  from  comprehensive
device  approval  and  Quality  System  requirements  for some or all of the our
medical device products to simpler requests for product data or  certifications.
The number and scope of these  requirements  are  increasing.  In June 1998, the
European  Union  Medical  Device  Directive  became  effective,  and all medical
devices must meet the Medical  Device  Directive  standards  and receive CE mark
certification.  CE Mark  certification  involves a comprehensive  Quality System
program, and submission of data on a product to the Notified Body in Europe. The
Medical  Device  Directive,  the ISO 9000 series of  standards,  and EN46001 are
recognized  international  quality  standards  that are  designed  to  ensure we
develop and  manufacture  quality  medical  devices.  Each of our  facilities is
audited  on an  annual  basis  by a  recognized  Notified  Body  to  verify  our
compliance with these standards. In 2000, each of our facilities was audited and
we have maintained our certification to these standards.

     In  addition,  we are  required  to notify  the FDA if we export to certain
countries  medical devices  manufactured in the United States that have not been
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States. We are also required to maintain certain records relating to exports and
make the records available to the FDA for inspection, if required.

OTHER UNITED STATES REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

     In addition to the regulatory  framework for product approvals,  we are and
may  be  subject  to  regulation   under  federal  and  state  laws,   including
requirements regarding occupational health and safety; laboratory practices; and
the use, handling and disposal of toxic or hazardous substances.  We may also be
subject to other present and possible future local,  state,  federal and foreign
regulations.

     Our  research,   development  and   manufacturing   processes  involve  the
controlled use of certain hazardous materials.  We are subject to federal, state
and local laws and regulations governing the use, manufacture, storage, handling
and disposal of such materials and certain waste  products.  Although we believe
that our safety  procedures for handling and disposing of such materials  comply
with  the  standards  prescribed  by such  laws  and  regulations,  the  risk of
accidental  contamination  or injury from these  materials  cannot be completely
eliminated.  In the event of such an  accident,  we could be held liable for any
damages that result and any such liability could exceed our resources.  Although
we believe that we are in  compliance in all material  respects with  applicable
environmental  laws and regulations,  there can be no assurance that we will not
incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws and regulations in the
future,  nor that our  operations,  business  or assets  will not be  materially
adversely affected by current or future environmental laws or regulations.

PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

     We pursue a policy of seeking patent protection of our technology, products
and  product  improvements  both in the United  States and in  selected  foreign
countries. When determined appropriate, we have enforced and plan to continue to
enforce and defend our patent rights. In general, however, we do not rely on our
patent estate to provide us with any significant competitive advantages. We rely
upon trade  secrets  and  continuing  technological  innovations  to develop and
maintain our competitive position. In an effort to protect our trade secrets, we
have a policy of requiring our  employees,  consultants  and advisors to execute
proprietary information and invention assignment agreements upon commencement of
employment or consulting  relationships  with us. These agreements  provide that
all confidential  information  developed or made known to the individual  during
the course of their  relationship with us must be kept  confidential,  except in
specified circumstances.

     BioMend(R)    Camino(R)   Clinical   Neuro    Systems(TM),    CollaCote(R),
CollaPlug(R),    CollaStat(TM),    CollaTape(R),    Dissectron(R),   DuraGen(R),
Helistat(R),  Extend(TM),  Helitene(R),   Heyer-Schulte(R),   INTEGRA(R)  Dermal
Regeneration  Template,  LICOX(R),  Neuro  Navigational(R),   Novus(R),  LPV(R),
Ommaya(R),  Pudenz(TM),  Redmond(TM),   Ruggles(TM),  Selector(R),  Spetzler(R),
Sundt(TM), Ventrix(R), VitaCuff(R) are some of the trademarks of Integra and its
Subsidiaries.  All other brand names,  trademarks and service marks appearing in
this prospectus are the property of their respective holders.

COMPETITION

     The  largest  competitors  of  Integra  NeuroSciences  in the  neurosurgery
markets are the PS Medical  division of Medtronic,  Inc., the Codman division of
Johnson & Johnson,  the Valleylab and Radionics  divisions of Tyco International
Ltd.,  and NMT  Neurosciences,  a division of NMT  Medical,  Inc.  In  addition,
various  of  the  Integra  NeuroSciences  product  lines  compete  with  smaller
specialized  companies  or  larger  companies  that do not  otherwise  focus  on
neurosurgery.  The  products  of Integra  LifeSciences  face  diverse  and broad
competition,  depending on the market  addressed  by the  product.  In addition,
certain  companies  are known to be competing  particularly  in the area of skin
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including Organogenesis and Advanced Tissue Sciences.  Finally, in certain cases
competition  consists  primarily of current  medical  practice,  rather than any
particular   product   (such  as   autograft   tissue   as  a   substitute   for
INTEGRA(R)-Dermal  Regeneration  Template).  Depending on the product  line,  we
compete  on  the  basis  of  our  products'  features,  strength  of  our  sales
organization or marketing  partner,  sophistication of our technology,  and cost
effectiveness of our solution to the customer's medical requirements.

FACILITIES

     Our  principal  executive  offices are located in  Plainsboro,  New Jersey.
Principal  manufacturing and research facilities are located in Plainsboro,  New
Jersey,  San Diego,  California,  Anasco,  Puerto  Rico,  Andover,  England  and
Mielkendorf,  Germany,  and we have a National  Distribution  Center  ("NDC") in
Cranbury,  New Jersey.  In addition,  we lease  several  smaller  facilities  to
support additional  administrative,  assembly, and storage operations. Our total
office  manufacturing and research space  approximates  180,000 square feet. Our
Integra LifeSciences products are manufactured in Plainsboro, Anasco and Andover
and  distributed  through  the  NDC  and  the  Andover  facility.   Our  Integra
NeuroSciences  products are manufactured in the Plainsboro,  San Diego, Andover,
Mielkendorf,  and Anasco facilities and are distributed  through the NDC and the
Andover facility. All of our facilities are leased.

     All of our  manufacturing  and distribution  facilities are registered with
the  FDA.  Our  facilities  are  subject  to  inspection  by the  FDA to  assure
compliance with QSR requirements.  We believe that our manufacturing  facilities
are in substantial compliance with QSR, suitable for their intended purposes and
have capacities  adequate for current and projected needs for existing products.
Some capacity of the plants is being converted, with any needed modification, to
meet the current and projected requirements of existing and future products.

EMPLOYEES

     At May 15, 2001, we had  approximately  550 permanent  employees engaged in
production  and  production  support  (including  warehouse,   engineering,  and
facilities  personnel),   quality   assurance/quality   control,   research  and
development, regulatory and clinical affairs, sales/marketing and administration
and  finance.  None  of  our  current  employees  are  subject  to a  collective
bargaining agreement.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     In July 1996, we filed a patent  infringement  lawsuit in the United States
District  Court for the Southern  District of  California  against Merck KGaA, a
German  corporation,   Scripps  Research  Institute,   a  California   nonprofit
corporation,  and David A. Cheresh,  Ph.D.,  a research  scientist with Scripps,
seeking  damages and  injunctive  relief.  The  complaint  charged,  among other
things,  that the defendant Merck KGaA willfully and deliberately  induced,  and
continues to willfully and  deliberately  induce,  defendants  Scripps  Research
Institute  and Dr.  David A. Cheresh to infringe  certain of our patents.  These
patents  are part of a group of patents  granted to The  Burnham  Institute  and
licensed  by us that  are  based on the  interaction  between  a family  of cell
surface proteins called integrins and the arginine-glycine-aspartic  acid (known
as "RGD") peptide  sequence found in many  extracellular  matrix  proteins.  The
defendants  filed a countersuit  asking for an award of  defendants'  reasonable
attorney fees.  This case went to trial in February 2000, and on March 17, 2000,
a jury returned a unanimous verdict for us finding that Merck KGaA had infringed
and induced the infringement of our patents, and awarded $15,000,000 in damages.
On  September  29,  2000,  the United  States  District  Court for the  Southern
District of California  entered  judgment in our favor and against Merck KGaA in
the case.  In entering  the  judgment,  the court also  granted us  pre-judgment
interest of approximately $1,350,000, bringing the total amount to approximately
$16,350,000,   plus  post-judgment  interest.  Various  post-trial  motions  are
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Merck KGaA for a judgment as a matter of law notwithstanding the verdict,  which
could have the effect of reducing the  judgment or reversing  the verdict of the
jury. In addition,  if we win these post-trial  motions, we expect Merck KGaA to
appeal various  decisions of the Court.  No amounts for this  favorable  verdict
have been reflected in our financial statements.

     We are also subject to other claims and lawsuits in the ordinary  course of
our business, including claims by employees and with respect to our products. In
the opinion of management,  such other claims are either  adequately  covered by
insurance or otherwise indemnified, and are not expected, individually or in the
aggregate,  to result in a material  adverse effect on our financial  condition.
Our financial statements do not reflect any material amounts related to possible
unfavorable  outcomes of the matters  above or others.  However,  it is possible
that  our  results  of  operations,  financial  position  and  cash  flows  in a
particular period could be materially affected by these contingencies.

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                                   MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

         The following table sets forth information with respect to our
executive officers and directors as of the date of this prospectus.





NAME                                                            AGE  POSITION
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Stuart M. Essig, Ph.D...................................         39  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
George W. McKinney, III, Ph.D...........................         57  Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
                                                                     Director
John B. Henneman, III...................................         39  Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
                                                                     and Secretary
Judith E. O'Grady.......................................         50  Senior Vice President, Regulatory, Quality Assurance
                                                                     and Clinical Affairs
Michael D. Pierschbacher, Ph.D..........................         49  Senior Vice President Research and Development,
                                                                     Director of the Corporate Research Center
David B. Holtz..........................................         34  Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
Richard E. Caruso, Ph.D.................................         57  Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
James M. Sullivan.......................................         57  Director
Keith Bradley, Ph.D.....................................         56  Director
Neal Moszkowski.........................................         35  Director



     STUART M. ESSIG,  PH.D. has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
and a director of Integra since December 1997. Before joining Integra, Mr. Essig
supervised the medical technology practice at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a managing
director.  Mr.  Essig had ten years of broad health care  experience  at Goldman
Sachs  serving as a senior merger and  acquisitions  advisor to a broad range of
domestic and international medical technology,  pharmaceutical and biotechnology
clients.  Mr. Essig  received an A.B.  degree from the Woodrow  Wilson School of
Public and International  Affairs at Princeton University and an MBA and a Ph.D.
degree in Financial Economics from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of
Business.  Mr.  Essig  also  serves on the  Board of  Directors  of Vital  Signs
Incorporated and St. Jude Medical Corporation.

     GEORGE W.  MCKINNEY,  III,  PH.D.  has  served  Integra as  Executive  Vice
President  and  Chief  Operating  Officer  since May 1997 and as a member of the
Board of Directors since December 1992.  Between 1997 and 1999 Dr. McKinney also
served as Vice  Chairman.  Between  1990 and 1997,  Dr.  McKinney  was  Managing
Director of Beacon  Venture  Management  Corporation,  a venture  capital  firm.
Between 1992 and 1997, Dr. McKinney also served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Gel  Sciences,  Inc.  and GelMed,  Inc., a privately  held  specialty
materials  firm with  development  programs in both the  industrial  and medical
products  fields.  Before 1990, Dr. McKinney held other positions in the venture
capital  industry,  was  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  American
Superconductor,  Inc.,  and served in  various  manufacturing,  engineering  and
financial  positions at Corning,  Inc. Dr.  McKinney  holds a B.S. in Management
from MIT and a Ph.D. in Strategic  Planning from Stanford  University  School of
Business.  Dr.  McKinney  announced  that he will  step down as  Executive  Vice
President and Chief Operating  Officer when his employment  agreement expires on
December 31, 2001.  Dr.  McKinney  plans to be available as a consultant  to the
Company through June 30, 2002.

     JOHN  B.  HENNEMAN,   III  is  Integra's   Senior  Vice  President,   Chief
Administrative Officer and Secretary, and is responsible for the law department,
business development,  human resources and investor relations.  Mr. Henneman was
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joining Integra in August 1998, Mr. Henneman served Neuromedical Systems,  Inc.,
a public company developer and manufacturer of in vitro diagnostic equipment, in
various  capacities  for more than four  years.  From 1994 until June 1997,  Mr.
Henneman  was Vice  President  of  Corporate  Development,  General  Counsel and
Secretary.  From June 1997 through  November  1997, he served in the  additional
capacity of interim Co-Chief  Executive Officer and from December 1997 to August
1998 Mr. Henneman was Executive Vice President,  US Operations,  and Chief Legal
Officer.  In March  1999,  Neuromedical  Systems,  Inc.  filed a petition  under
Chapter 11 of the federal  bankruptcy  laws. Mr.  Henneman  practiced law in the
Corporate Department of Latham & Watkins (Chicago,  Illinois) from 1986 to 1994.
Mr. Henneman received his A.B. (Politics) from Princeton University in 1983, and
his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1986.

     JUDITH E. O'GRADY,  Senior Vice  President of Regulatory  Affairs,  Quality
Assurance and Clinical Research,  has served Integra since 1985. Ms. O'Grady has
worked in the areas of  medical  devices  and  collagen  technology  for over 20
years.  Prior to joining  Integra,  Ms. O'Grady  worked for  Colla-Tec,  Inc., a
Marion  Merrell  Dow  Company.  During her career  she has held  positions  with
Surgikos,  a  Johnson  &  Johnson  company,  and was on the  faculty  of  Boston
University  College of Nursing and Medical School. Ms. O'Grady led the team that
obtained the FDA approval for INTEGRA(R)Dermal  Regeneration Template, the first
regenerative product approved by the FDA, and has led teams responsible for more
than 100 510(K) clearances. She received her BS degree from Marquette University
and MSN in Nursing from Boston University.

     MICHAEL D.  PIERSCHBACHER,  PH.D.  joined Integra in October 1995 as Senior
Vice President,  Research and Development.  In May 1998 he was named Senior Vice
President  and  Director of the  Corporate  Research  Center.  From June 1987 to
September 1995, Dr. Pierschbacher served as Senior Vice President and Scientific
Director of Telios Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ("Telios") which was acquired by us in
connection  with the  reorganization  of Telios under  Chapter 11 of the federal
bankruptcy  code.  He  was a  co-founder  of  Telios  in  May  1987  and  is the
co-discoverer and developer of Telios' matrix peptide technology. Before joining
Telios as a full-time  employee in October 1988, he was a staff scientist at the
Burnham  Institute  for five  years and  remained  on staff  there in an adjunct
capacity  until the end of 1997.  He  received  his  post-doctoral  training  at
Scripps  Clinical  and Research  Foundation  and at the Burnham  Institute.  Dr.
Pierschbacher  received  his  Ph.D.  in  Biochemistry  from  the  University  of
Missouri.

     DAVID B. HOLTZ joined  Integra as Controller in 1993 and has served as Vice
President,  Finance and  Treasurer  since March 1997 and was  promoted to Senior
Vice  President,  Finance and Treasurer in February 2001.  His  responsibilities
include  managing all  accounting  and  information  systems  functions.  Before
joining  Integra,  Mr. Holtz was an associate with Coopers & Lybrand,  L.L.P. in
Philadelphia  and Cono  Leasing  Corporation,  a  private  leasing  company.  He
received a BS degree in Business  Administration from Susquehanna  University in
1989 and has been certified as a public accountant.

     RICHARD E. CARUSO, PH.D. has served as Integra's Chairman since March 1992.
Prior to December 1997, Dr. Caruso served as Integra's Chief  Executive  Officer
since March 1992 and as President  since  September 1995. From 1969 to 1992, Dr.
Caruso was a principal of LFC Financial Corporation,  a project finance company,
where he was also a  director  and  Executive  Vice  President.  He has 25 years
experience in finance and entrepreneurial  ventures.  Dr. Caruso is on the Board
of Susquehanna  University,  The Baum School of Art and The Uncommon  Individual
Foundation (Founder). He received a B.S. degree from Susquehanna University, and
M.S.B.A.  degree  from  Bucknell  University  and a Ph.D  degree from the London
School of Economics, University of London (United Kingdom).

     JAMES M. SULLIVAN has been a director  since 1992.  Since 1986, he has held
several  positions  with  Marriott  International,  Inc.  (and its  predecessor,
Marriott Corp.),  including Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions,  and his
current  position of Executive  Vice  President of  Development  for the Lodging
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of Marriott.  From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Sullivan was Chairman,  President and Chief
Executive Officer of Tenly Enterprises, Inc., a privately held company operating
105  restaurants.  Prior to  1983,  he held  senior  management  positions  with
Marriott Corp., Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Holiday Inns, Inc., Kentucky Fried
Chicken Corp.  and Heublein,  Inc. He also was employed as a senior auditor with
Arthur  Andersen & Co. and  currently  serves as a director  of Global  Vacation
Group,  Inc.  Mr.  Sullivan  received a B.S.  degree in  Accounting  from Boston
College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Connecticut.

     KEITH BRADLEY, PH.D. has been a director since 1992. He is the Professor of
Management  at The City  University  Business  School,  London,  England,  and a
Director  of Ockham  Holdings  plc, a London  Stock  Exchange  corporation.  Dr.
Bradley was the founder and formerly  Executive Director of the London School of
Business  Performance  Group,  an  interdisciplinary  research  institute  which
specializes  in  organizational  performance.  He has extensive  experience as a
consultant to a variety of business,  government and international organizations
and has published  widely on management and industrial  policy.  Dr. Bradley has
served as Visiting  Professor  at Harvard  Business  School,  the UCLA  Graduate
School of Management and the Wharton  School of the University of  Pennsylvania.
Dr.  Bradley  received a Diploma in  Education  from Culham  College and a Ph.D.
degree in Economics from the University of Essex.

     NEAL  MOSZKOWSKI  has  been a  director  since  March  29,  1999 and is the
designee  of the  holders  of our  Series B and Series C  Preferred  Stock.  Mr.
Moszkowski has been a partner of Soros Private Equity  Partners LLC since August
1998 and is currently an employee of Soros Private Funds  Management  LLC. Prior
thereto, Mr. Moszkowski was an Executive Director of Goldman Sachs International
and a Vice President of Goldman,  Sachs & Co. in its Principal  Investment Area,
which he joined in August 1993. He received a B.A.  degree from Amherst  College
and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford  University.  Mr. Moszkowski also serves as a
director of Bluefly, Inc. and MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc.

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     Our executive  officers  serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
The only family relationship between any of our executive officers and directors
is that Mr. Holtz is the nephew of Dr. Caruso.

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                             PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

     The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership  of Common Stock and  Preferred  Stock as of May 18, 2001 by: (a) each
person or entity  known to Integra to own  beneficially  five percent or more of
the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock or  Preferred  Stock,  based  upon our
records or Commission records; (b) each of our directors;  (c) each of the Named
Officers;  and (d) all  executive  officers and directors of Integra as a group.
Each  share  of  Series  B  Preferred  Stock  is  currently  convertible  at the
discretion of the holder into 26.178  shares of Common Stock,  and each share of
Series C Preferred  Stock is  currently  convertible  at the  discretion  of the
holder  into  11.111  shares of Common  Stock in each case  subject  to  certain
adjustments.  Except as otherwise  indicated,  each person has sole voting power
and sole investment power with respect to all shares  beneficially owned by such
person.  On May 4,  2001,  the  Company  notified  the  holders  of the Series B
Preferred  of its  intention  to redeem  these shares on June 29, 2001 for $12.3
million.  The holders of the Series B Preferred  have the right to convert their
shares into common stock prior to this redemption.  Because the conversion price
of $3.82  per  share is  substantially  below the  current  market  value of the
Company's  common  stock,  we expect  that the holders of the Series B Preferred
will convert their shares into common stock,  although there can be no assurance
in this regard.




                                      COMMON STOCK             SERIES B PREFERRED            SERIES C PREFERRED
                              ---------------------------  ---------------------------   --------------------------
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER          SHARES (1)    PERCENT       SHARES         PERCENT        SHARES        PERCENT
-----------------------       ---------------  ----------  ------------   ------------   ----------    ------------
                                                                                      
Richard E. Caruso, Ph.D......   7,219,418 (2)     40.1%
Trust Partnership............   7,179,205 (3)     39.9%
Frances C. Holtz.............   7,179,205 (4)     39.9%
Quantum Industrial Partners
   LDC.......................   2,955,000 (5)     14.2%    75,000            75.0%        48,699         90.2%
The Dow Chemical Company.....   1,575,280 (6)      8.8%
State of Wisconsin
   Investment Board..........   1,338,979 (7)      7.4%
Elan Corporation, plc........   1,100,000 (8)      6.1%
SFM Domestic Investments
   LLC.......................     802,800 (9)      4.3%    25,000            25.0%         5,301          9.8%
Stuart M. Essig, Ph.D........     535,221 (10)     2.9%
John B. Henneman, III........     119,741 (11)     *
George W. McKinney, III,
   Ph.D......................     100,367 (12)     *
Judith O'Grady...............      59,453 (13)     *
Michael D. Pierschbacher,
   Ph.D......................      57,884 (14)     *
James M. Sullivan............      29,041 (15)     *
Neal Moszkowski..............      20,000 (16)     *
Keith Bradley, Ph.D..........         500 (17)     *
All directors and executive
   officers as a group
   (10 persons)..............   8,175,489(18)     43.3%

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*        Less than one percent (1%).


(1)  Shares not outstanding but deemed beneficially owned by virtue of the right
     of an  individual  to acquire  them within 60 days upon the  exercise of an
     option  or other  convertible  security  are  treated  as  outstanding  for
     purposes  of   determining   beneficial   ownership   and  the   percentage
     beneficially owned by such individual.


(2)  Includes the 7,179,205  shares held by Trust  Partnership,  a  Pennsylvania
     general  partnership  of which Dr.  Caruso is a partner  and the  President
     (also see Note 3 below). Also includes 23,338 shares held by Provco Leasing
     Corporation  ("Provco")  of which  Dr.  Caruso  is  President.  Provco is a
     wholly-owned   subsidiary  of  Cono   Industries,   a   corporation   whose
     stockholders are trusts whose beneficiaries  include Dr. Caruso's children.
     Also includes 16,875 shares issuable upon


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     exercise of the vested portion of options held by Dr. Caruso.  Dr. Caruso's
     address is 919 Conestoga Road, Building 2, Suite 106 Rosemont, Pennsylvania
     19010.

(3)  The partners of Trust  Partnership are Pagliacci  Trust,  Rigoletto  Trust,
     Trust  for  Jonathan  Henry  Caruso,  Trust  for Peter  James  Caruso  (the
     beneficiaries  of  all  such  trusts  (the  "Trusts")  being  Dr.  Caruso's
     children),  Dr.  Caruso  and  Provco,  each  of  which  may  be  deemed  to
     beneficially  own the  shares  held by  Trust  Partnership;  however,  such
     partners of Trust  Partnership  disclaim  beneficial  ownership of all such
     shares  except to the extent  represented  by their  respective  equity and
     profit   participation   interests   in  Trust   Partnership.   The   Trust
     Partnership's  address is c/o Richard E. Caruso, Ph.D., 919 Conestoga Road,
     Building 2, Suite 106 Rosemont, Pennsylvania 19010.

(4)  Frances C.  Holtz is a trustee of the  Trusts,  which  collectively  have a
     controlling interest in Trust Partnership. As such, Ms. Holtz may be deemed
     to  beneficially  own the shares held by Trust  Partnership;  however,  Ms.
     Holtz  disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of all such  shares.  Ms.  Holtz's
     address is 8111 Marshall Avenue, Margate, New Jersey 08402.

(5)  Includes  (i)  1,963,350  shares of common  stock  that are  issuable  upon
     conversion  of 75,000  shares of Series B  Preferred  Stock held by Quantum
     Industrial  Partners  LDC  ("QIP");  (ii)  541,100  shares of Common  Stock
     issuable upon  conversion of 48,699 shares of Series C Preferred Stock held
     by QIP; and (iii) 270,550  shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
     warrants held by QIP. The principal  address of QIP is at Kaya Flamboyan 9,
     Willemsted,  Curacao,  Netherlands Antilles. QIH Management Investor,  L.P.
     ("QIHMI")  is  vested  (pursuant  to  constituent  documents  of QIP)  with
     investment  discretion  with respect to the  portfolio  assets held for the
     account of QIP.  Pursuant to an  agreement  between  George Soros and Soros
     Fund  Management LLC ("SFM"),  Mr. Soros has agreed to use his best efforts
     to cause QIH Management, Inc., as the sole general partner of QIHMI, to act
     at the  discretion of SFM. Mr. Soros is the Chairman of SFM. Each of QIHMI,
     QIH Management,  Inc., SFM and Mr. Soros may be deemed the beneficial owner
     of the QIP Shares.  Each has their principal business office at 888 Seventh
     Avenue, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10106.

(6)  The address of The Dow  Chemical  Company is 2030 Dow Center  Office  E115,
     Midland, Michigan 48674.

(7)  The address of the State of Wisconsin  Investment  Board is 121 East Wilson
     Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53702.

(8)  Consists  of  1,100,000   shares  held  by  Carnrick   Laboratories,   Inc.
     ("Carnrick")  (collectively,  the "Carnrick Shares"). Carnrick is a wholly-
     owned  subsidiary of Athena  Neurosciences,  Inc.,  which is a wholly-owned
     subsidiary  of Elan  Corporation,  plc,  each of which  may be  deemed  the
     beneficial  owner  of the  Carnrick  Shares.  The  address  for each of the
     foregoing  companies is c/o Elan Corporation,  plc, Lincoln House,  Lincoln
     Place, Eighty Pine Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

(9)  Includes  654,450 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 25,000
     shares of Series B Preferred  Stock held by SFM  Domestic  Investments  LLC
     ("SFMDI");  (ii) 58,900 shares of Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of
     5,301  shares of Series C Preferred  Stock held by SFMDI;  and (iii) 29,450
     shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  exercise of warrants held by SFMDI.
     The  principal  business  office of SFMDI is at 888  Seventh  Avenue,  33rd
     Floor, New York, New York 10106. George Soros is a managing member of SFMDI
     and may be deemed beneficial owner of the SFMDI Shares.


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(10) Includes  517,084  shares  issuable upon exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Mr. Essig.  The  Restricted  Units held by Mr. Essig do not
     give him the right to acquire any shares within 60 days of May 18, 2001.

(11) Includes  106,481  shares  issuable upon exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Mr. Henneman.

(12) Includes  88,867 shares  issuable  upon  exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Dr. McKinney.

(13) Includes  43,288 shares  issuable  upon  exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Ms. O'Grady.

(14) Includes 2,554 shares held by revocable  trusts of which Dr.  Pierschbacher
     is co-trustee.  Also includes  42,861 shares  issuable upon exercise of the
     vested portion of options held by Dr. Pierschbacher.

(15) Includes  25,500 shares  issuable  upon  exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Mr. Sullivan.

(16) Consists of 20,000 shares  issuable upon exercise of the vested  portion of
     options held by Mr. Moszkowski.


(17) Includes 500 shares issuable upon exercise of the vested portion of options
     held by Dr. Bradley.


(18) See Notes 2 and 10 through 17 above.  Also,  includes 7,046 shares, as well
     as 26,818 shares  issuable upon exercise of the vested  portion of options,
     held by one executive officer of the Company and/or its subsidiaries who is
     not listed in the table.

                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

     We  lease  our  manufacturing  facility  in  Plainsboro,  New  Jersey  from
Plainsboro  Associates,  a New  Jersey  general  partnership.  Ocirne,  Inc.,  a
subsidiary  of Cono  Industries  ("Cono"),  owns a 50%  interest  in  Plainsboro
Associates.   Cono  is  a  corporation  whose   stockholders  are  trusts  whose
beneficiaries  include the children of Dr. Richard E. Caruso, our Chairman and a
principal  stockholder  of the Company.  Dr. Caruso is the President of Cono. We
paid $209,848 in rent for this facility during 2000.

     During  2000,  the  Company  signed a five year  lease  related  to certain
production equipment, from Medicus Corporation.  The sole stockholder of Medicus
is Trust Partnership,  a Pennsylvania general partnership,  for which Dr. Caruso
is a partner and the President.  Under the terms of the lease,  the Company paid
$45,000 to Medicus Corporation during 2000.


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                         DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     The following  description  sets forth general terms and  provisions of the
debt securities to which any prospectus  supplement may relate. We will describe
the particular terms and provisions of the series of debt securities  offered by
a  prospectus  supplement,  and the  extent  to which  such  general  terms  and
provisions  described  below may apply  thereto,  in the  prospectus  supplement
relating to such series of debt securities.

     The senior debt securities,  if any, are to be issued in one or more series
under an indenture, as supplemented or amended from time to time between Integra
and an institution that we will name in the related  prospectus  supplement,  as
trustee.  For ease of  reference,  we will refer to the  indenture  relating  to
senior debt securities as the senior  indenture and we will refer to the trustee
under that indenture as the senior trustee. The subordinated debt securities, if
any, are to be issued in one or more series under an indenture,  as supplemented
or amended from time to time,  between  Integra and an institution  that we will
name in the related prospectus supplement, as trustee. For ease of reference, we
will refer to the  indenture  relating to  subordinated  debt  securities as the
subordinated  indenture and we will refer to the trustee under that indenture as
the  subordinated  trustee.  This summary of certain terms and provisions of the
debt securities and the indentures is not necessarily complete, and we refer you
to the copy of the form of the  indentures  which are filed as an exhibit to the
registration  statement of which this prospectus  forms a part, and to the Trust
Indenture Act.  Whenever we refer to particular  defined terms of the indentures
in this  Section  or in a  prospectus  supplement,  we are  incorporating  these
definitions into this prospectus or the prospectus supplement.

GENERAL

     The debt  securities  will be issuable in one or more series pursuant to an
indenture  supplemental to the applicable indenture or a resolution of Integra's
board of directors or a committee of the board.  Unless otherwise specified in a
prospectus  supplement,  each  series of senior debt  securities  will rank pari
passu in right of payment with any of Integra  Parent  Company's  future  senior
unsecured  obligations.  Each series of  subordinated  debt  securities  will be
subordinated  and junior in right of payment to the extent and in the manner set
forth in the subordinated  indenture and the supplemental  indenture relating to
that  debt.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in a  prospectus  supplement,  the
indentures  will not  limit the  incurrence  or  issuance  of other  secured  or
unsecured debt of Integra,  whether under the  indentures,  any other  indenture
that Integra may enter into in the future or  otherwise.  For more  information,
you should read the prospectus  supplement  relating to a particular offering of
securities.

     The  applicable  prospectus  supplement  or  prospectus   supplements  will
describe the following terms of each series of debt securities:

o    the title of the debt securities and whether such series constitutes senior
     debt securities or subordinated debt securities;

o    any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;

o    the date or dates on which the principal of the debt  securities is payable
     or the method of that  determination  or the right,  if any,  of Integra to
     defer payment of principal;

o    the rate or rates,  if any, at which the debt securities will bear interest
     (including  reset rates, if any, and the method by which any such rate will
     be  determined),  the  interest  payment  dates on which  interest  will be
     payable and the right, if any, of Integra to defer any interest payment;

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o    the  place or  places  where,  subject  to the  terms of the  indenture  as
     described  below  under the  caption  "--Payment  and Paying  Agents,"  the
     principal  of and  premium,  if any,  and  interest,  if any,  on the  debt
     securities will be payable and where, subject to the terms of the indenture
     as described  below under the caption  "--Denominations,  Registration  and
     Transfer,"  Integra will maintain an office or agency where debt securities
     may be presented for  registration of transfer or exchange and the place or
     places where  notices and demands to or upon Integra in respect of the debt
     securities and the indenture may be made;

o    any  period or  periods  within,  or date or dates on  which,  the price or
     prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which debt securities may
     be redeemed,  in whole or in part, at the option of Integra pursuant to any
     sinking fund or otherwise;

o    the  obligation,  if any,  of  Integra  to  redeem  or  purchase  the  debt
     securities  pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous  provisions or at the
     option of a holder  and the period or periods  within  which,  the price or
     prices at which,  the currency or  currencies  including  currency  unit or
     units,  in which and the other  terms and  conditions  upon  which the debt
     securities will be redeemed or purchased,  in whole or in part, pursuant to
     such obligation;

o    the  denominations  in which any debt  securities will be issuable if other
     than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

o    if other  than in U.S.  Dollars,  the  currency  or  currencies,  including
     currency unit or units, in which the principal of, and premium, if any, and
     interest,  if any, on the debt securities will be payable,  or in which the
     debt securities shall be denominated;

o    any  additions,  modifications  or  deletions  in the  events of default or
     covenants of Integra  specified in the  indenture  with respect to the debt
     securities;

o    if other than the principal amount,  the portion of the principal amount of
     debt  securities  that will be payable upon  declaration of acceleration of
     the maturity thereof;

o    any additions or changes to the indenture  with respect to a series of debt
     securities  that will be necessary to permit or facilitate  the issuance of
     the series in bearer form,  registrable or not registrable as to principal,
     and with or without interest coupons;

o    any index or indices used to determine  the amount of payments of principal
     of and premium, if any, on the debt securities and the manner in which such
     amounts will be determined;

o    subject to the terms described under  "--Global Debt  Securities,"  whether
     the debt securities of the series will be issued in whole or in part in the
     form of one or more global securities and, in such case, the depositary for
     the global securities;

o    the appointment of any trustee, registrar, paying agent or agents;

o    the terms and  conditions of any obligation or right of Integra or a holder
     to convert or exchange debt securities  into preferred  securities or other
     securities;

o    whether the defeasance and covenant defeasance  provisions  described under
     the caption "--Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance" will be inapplicable
     or modified


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o    any  applicable  subordination  provisions  in  addition to those set forth
     herein with respect to subordinated debt securities; and

o    any other terms of the debt securities not inconsistent with the provisions
     of the applicable indenture.

     We may sell debt  securities at a substantial  discount  below their stated
principal amount, bearing no interest or interest at a rate which at the time of
issuance is below market rates.  We will describe  material U.S.  federal income
tax consequences and special considerations applicable to the debt securities in
the applicable prospectus supplement.

     If the purchase  price of any of the debt  securities  is payable in one or
more  foreign  currencies  or  currency  units  or if any  debt  securities  are
denominated  in one or more  foreign  currencies  or  currency  units  or if the
principal of,  premium,  if any, or interest,  if any, on any debt securities is
payable in one or more foreign  currencies or currency  units, we will set forth
the restrictions,  elections,  material U.S. federal income tax  considerations,
specific  terms  and  other  information  with  respect  to such  issue  of debt
securities  and such  foreign  currency  or  currency  units  in the  applicable
prospectus supplement.

     If any index is used to  determine  the amount of  payments  of  principal,
premium, if any, or interest on any series of debt securities,  we will describe
the  material  U.S.  federal  income tax,  accounting  and other  considerations
applicable thereto in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DENOMINATIONS, REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER

     Unless otherwise  specified in the applicable  prospectus  supplement,  the
debt securities will be issuable only in registered form,  without  coupons,  in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral  multiple  thereof.  Debt securities of
any series will be exchangeable  for other debt securities of the same issue and
series,  of any authorized  denominations of a like aggregate  principal amount,
the same  original  issue date,  stated  maturity and bearing the same  interest
rate.

     Holders may present each series of debt securities for exchange as provided
above,  and for  registration  of transfer,  with the form of transfer  endorsed
thereon, or with a satisfactory  written instrument of transfer,  duly executed,
at the office of the  appropriate  securities  registrar or at the office of any
transfer  agent  designated  by Integra for such  purpose and referred to in the
applicable prospectus supplement, without service charge and upon payment of any
taxes and other governmental charges as described in the indenture. Integra will
appoint the trustee of each series of debt  securities as  securities  registrar
for such series under the  indenture.  If the applicable  prospectus  supplement
refers to any transfer agents, in addition to the securities registrar initially
designated  by Integra  with  respect  to any  series,  Integra  may at any time
rescind the  designation  of any such transfer  agent or approve a change in the
location  through  which any such  transfer  agent acts,  provided  that Integra
maintains a transfer agent in each place of payment for the series.  Integra may
at any time designate  additional  transfer agents with respect to any series of
debt securities.

     In the event of any  redemption,  neither  Integra nor the trustee  will be
required to:

     o    issue,  register the transfer of or exchange  debt  securities  of any
          series  during a period  beginning  at the opening of business 15 days
          before  the  day  of  mailing  of a  notice  for  redemption  of  debt
          securities of that series,  and ending at the close of business on the
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     o    transfer or exchange any debt  securities so selected for  redemption,
          except, in the case of any debt securities being redeemed in part, any
          portion not being redeemed.

GLOBAL DEBT SECURITIES

     Unless otherwise  specified in the applicable  prospectus  supplement,  the
debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one
or more  global  securities  that we will  deposit  with,  or on  behalf  of,  a
depositary  identified  in the  prospectus  supplement  relating to such series.
Global debt securities may be issued only in fully registered form and in either
temporary  or  permanent  form.  Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in
part for the  individual  debt  securities  represented  by it,  a  global  debt
security  may not be  transferred  except as a whole by the  depositary  for the
global  debt  security  to a nominee  of the  depositary  or by a nominee of the
depositary  to the  depositary  or another  nominee of the  depositary or by the
depositary  or any  nominee  to a  successor  depositary  or any  nominee of the
successor.

     The specific terms of the depositary  arrangement  with respect to a series
of debt  securities will be described in the prospectus  supplement  relating to
the series.  Integra  anticipates  that the following  provisions will generally
apply to depositary arrangements.

     Upon the issuance of a global debt security,  and the deposit of the global
debt security with or on behalf of the applicable depositary, the depositary for
the  global  debt  security  or  its  nominee  will  credit  on  its  book-entry
registration  and  transfer  system,  the  respective  principal  amounts of the
individual  debt  securities  represented  by the global  debt  security  to the
accounts of persons,  more commonly  known as  participants,  that have accounts
with  the  depositary.  These  accounts  will  be  designated  by  the  dealers,
underwriters  or agents with respect to the debt securities or by Integra if the
debt  securities  are  offered  and  sold  directly  by  Integra.  Ownership  of
beneficial  interests in a global debt security will be limited to  participants
or persons that may hold interests through participants. Ownership of beneficial
interests in the global debt security will be shown on, and the transfer of that
ownership  will be effected only through,  records  maintained by the applicable
depositary  or its nominee with respect to  interests  of  participants  and the
records of  participants  with  respect to interests of persons who hold through
participants.  The  laws of some  states  require  that  certain  purchasers  of
securities take physical  delivery of the securities in definitive  form.  These
limits and laws may impair the ability to  transfer  beneficial  interests  in a
global debt security.

     So long as the depositary for a global debt  security,  or its nominee,  is
the registered owner of the global debt security, the depositary or its nominee,
as the case may be,  will be  considered  the sole  owner or  holder of the debt
securities  represented  by the global debt security for all purposes  under the
indenture.  Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global
debt security will not be entitled to have any of the individual debt securities
of the series represented by the global debt security registered in their names,
will not  receive  or be  entitled  to  receive  physical  delivery  of any debt
securities  of the  series in  definitive  form and will not be  considered  the
owners or holders of them under the indenture.

     Payments of principal  of, and premium,  if any, and interest on individual
debt securities  represented by a global debt security registered in the name of
a depositary or its nominee will be made to the  depositary  or its nominee,  as
the  case  may  be,  as  the  registered  owner  of  the  global  debt  security
representing the debt securities.  None of Integra,  or the trustee,  any paying
agent,  or the  securities  registrar  for the  debt  securities  will  have any
responsibility  or  liability  for any  aspect  of the  records  relating  to or
payments  made on account of  beneficial  ownership  interest of the global debt
security for the debt  securities or for  maintaining,  supervising or reviewing
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     Integra  expects that the depositary for a series of debt securities or its
nominee,  upon  receipt of any  payment of  principal,  premium or  interest  in
respect  of a  permanent  global  debt  security  representing  any of the  debt
securities,  immediately  will credit  participants'  accounts  with payments in
amounts  proportionate to their respective  beneficial interest in the principal
amount of the  global  debt  security  for the debt  securities  as shown on the
records of the depositary or its nominee.  Integra also expects that payments by
participants to owners of beneficial  interests in the global debt security held
through the participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary
practices, as is now the case with securities held for the accounts of customers
in bearer  form or  registered  in "street  name."  These  payments  will be the
responsibility of these participants.

     Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement,  if the
depositary for a series of debt securities is at any time  unwilling,  unable or
ineligible to continue as depositary and a successor depositary is not appointed
by Integra within 90 days,  Integra will issue individual debt securities of the
series in exchange for the global debt security  representing the series of debt
securities. In addition, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement,  Integra may at any time and in its sole discretion,  subject to any
limitations  described  in  the  prospectus  supplement  relating  to  the  debt
securities,  determine not to have any debt securities of the series represented
by one or more global debt securities and, in such event,  will issue individual
debt  securities  of the series in exchange  for such  global  debt  securities.
Further,  if Integra so  specifies  with  respect  to the debt  securities  of a
series, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global debt security representing
debt securities of the series may, on terms  acceptable to Integra,  the trustee
and the  depositary  for the  global  debt  security,  receive  individual  debt
securities of the series in exchange for such beneficial  interests,  subject to
any  limitations  described in the  prospectus  supplement  relating to the debt
securities.  In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global
debt  security  will  be  entitled  to  physical  delivery  of  individual  debt
securities  of the series  represented  by the  global  debt  security  equal in
principal  amount to its  beneficial  interest  and to have the debt  securities
registered in its name.  Individual debt securities of the series so issued will
be issued in denominations, unless otherwise specified by Integra, of $1,000 and
integral multiples  thereof.  The applicable  prospectus  supplement may specify
other  circumstances  under which  individual  debt  securities may be issued in
exchange for the global debt security representing any debt securities.

PAYMENT AND PAYING AGENTS

     Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment
of principal of, and premium,  if any, and any interest on debt  securities will
be made at the office of the trustee in New York or at the office of such paying
agent or  paying  agents  as  Integra  may  designate  from  time to time in the
applicable prospectus  supplement,  except that at the option of Integra payment
of any interest may be made:

     o    except in the case of global debt  securities,  by check mailed to the
          address of the person or entity entitled thereto as such address shall
          appear in the securities register; or

     o    by transfer to an account  maintained by the person or entity entitled
          thereto as specified in the securities register,  provided that proper
          transfer  instructions  have been received by the regular record date.
          Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we
          will make payment of any interest on debt  securities to the person or
          entity in whose name the debt  security is  registered at the close of
          business on the regular record date for the interest  payment,  except
          in the case of defaulted  interest.  Integra may at any time designate
          additional  paying  agents or rescind  the  designation  of any paying
          agent;  however,  Integra  will at all times be required to maintain a
          paying  agent  in each  place  of  payment  for  each  series  of debt
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     Any moneys  deposited  with the  trustee or any  paying  agent,  or held by
Integra in trust,  for the payment of the principal of, and premium,  if any, or
interest on any debt security and  remaining  unclaimed for two years after such
principal,  and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable will, at
the request of Integra,  be repaid to Integra or  released  from such trust,  as
applicable,  and the holder of the debt  security  will  thereafter  look,  as a
general unsecured creditor, only to Integra for payment.

OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS OR TO PAY-IN-KIND

     If provided in the applicable prospectus supplement,  Integra will have the
right,  at any time and from time to time  during the term of any series of debt
securities,  to defer the  payment of interest  for such  number of  consecutive
interest  payment  periods  as may be  specified  in the  applicable  prospectus
supplement, subject to the terms, conditions and covenants, if any, specified in
such  prospectus  supplement,  provided that an extension  period may not extend
beyond the stated  maturity of the final  installment of principal of the series
of debt securities. If provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, Integra
will have the  right,  at any time and from time to time  during the term of any
series of debt securities, to make payments of interest by delivering additional
debt  securities of the same series.  Certain  material U.S.  federal income tax
consequences and special  considerations  applicable to the debt securities will
be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

SUBORDINATION

     Except  as  set  forth  in  the  applicable  prospectus   supplement,   the
subordinated  indenture will provide that the  subordinated  debt securities are
subordinated  and  junior in right of  payment  to all  senior  indebtedness  of
Integra. If:

     o    Integra defaults in the payment of any principal,  or premium, if any,
          or interest on any senior  indebtedness  when the same becomes due and
          payable,  whether at  maturity  or at a date fixed for  prepayment  or
          declaration or otherwise; or

     o    an event of default  occurs  with  respect to any senior  indebtedness
          permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity  thereof and
          written notice of such event of default,  requesting  that payments on
          subordinated debt securities cease, is given to Integra by the holders
          of senior indebtedness,

then unless and until the default in payment or event of default shall have been
cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, no direct or indirect payment, in
cash, property or securities, by set-off or otherwise, will be made or agreed to
be made on account of the subordinated debt securities or interest thereon or in
respect of any repayment, redemption,  retirement, purchase or other acquisition
of subordinated debt securities.

     Except  as  set  forth  in  the  applicable  prospectus   supplement,   the
subordinated indenture will provide that in the event of:

     o    any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization,
          readjustment,  composition  or other  similar  proceeding  relating to
          Integra, its creditors or its property;

     o    any proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding-up of
          Integra, voluntary or involuntary, whether or not involving insolvency
          or bankruptcy proceedings;

     o    any assignment by Integra for the benefit of creditors; or

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     o    any other marshaling of the assets of Integra;

all present  and future  senior  indebtedness,  including,  without  limitation,
interest  accruing  after the  commencement  of the  proceeding,  assignment  or
marshaling  of  assets,  will  first  be paid  in full  before  any  payment  or
distribution,  whether in cash,  securities or other  property,  will be made by
Integra on account of subordinated  debt securities.  In that event, any payment
or  distribution,  whether in cash,  securities  or other  property,  other than
securities  of  Integra  or any  other  corporation  provided  for by a plan  of
reorganization or a readjustment,  the payment of which is subordinate, at least
to the extent provided in the subordination  provisions of the indenture, to the
payment of all senior indebtedness at the time outstanding and to any securities
issued in respect thereof under any such plan of  reorganization or readjustment
and other than payments made from any trust described in the  "Satisfaction  and
Discharge;  Defeasance"  below,  which would otherwise but for the subordination
provisions be payable or deliverable in respect of subordinated debt securities,
including any such payment or  distribution  which may be payable or deliverable
by reason of the payment of any other indebtedness of Integra being subordinated
to the  payment  of  subordinated  debt  securities  will be  paid or  delivered
directly to the holders of senior  indebtedness,  or to their  representative or
trustee,  in accordance  with the  priorities  then existing  among such holders
until all senior indebtedness shall have been paid in full. No present or future
holder of any senior  indebtedness  will be  prejudiced  in the right to enforce
subordination of the indebtedness  evidenced by subordinated  debt securities by
any act or failure to act on the part of Integra.

     The term "senior  indebtedness"  is defined as the principal,  premium,  if
any, and interest on:

     o    all  indebtedness of Integra,  whether  outstanding on the date of the
          issuance  of  subordinated  debt  securities  or  thereafter  created,
          incurred  or  assumed,  which  is for  money  borrowed,  or  which  is
          evidenced by a note or similar instrument given in connection with the
          acquisition   of  any  business,   properties  or  assets,   including
          securities;

     o    any  indebtedness of others of the kinds described in the first bullet
          point above for the payment of which Integra is  responsible or liable
          as guarantor or otherwise; and

     o    amendments,   renewals,   extensions   and   refundings  of  any  such
          indebtedness;

unless in any instrument or instruments evidencing or securing such indebtedness
or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, or in any such amendment, renewal,
extension or refunding,  it is expressly  provided that such indebtedness is not
superior  in right of  payment  to  subordinated  debt  securities.  The  senior
indebtedness  will  continue  to be  senior  indebtedness  and  entitled  to the
benefits  of  the  subordination   provisions  irrespective  of  any  amendment,
modification  or waiver of any term of the senior  indebtedness  or extension or
renewal of the senior indebtedness.

     Except  as  provided  in  the   applicable   prospectus   supplement,   the
subordinated  indenture  for a series  of  subordinated  debt does not limit the
aggregate  amount of senior  indebtedness  that may be issued by Integra.  As of
March 31, 2001, senior  indebtedness of Integra aggregated  approximately  $12.3
million  and there was no senior  indebtedness  of the  Integra  Parent  Company
outstanding. In addition, because Integra is a holding company, the subordinated
debt  securities  are  effectively  subordinated  to  all  existing  and  future
liabilities of Integra Parent Company's subsidiaries.

MODIFICATION OF INDENTURES

     From time to time,  Integra  and the  trustees  may modify  the  indentures
without the consent of any holders of any series of debt securities with respect
to some matters, including:

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     o    to cure any  ambiguity,  defect  or  inconsistency  or to  correct  or
          supplement  any  provision  which may be  inconsistent  with any other
          provision of the indenture;

     o    to qualify, or maintain the qualification of, the indentures under the
          Trust Indenture Act; and

     o    to make any  change  that does not  materially  adversely  affect  the
          interests of any holder of such series of debt securities.

     In addition, under the indentures,  Integra and the trustee may modify some
rights,  covenants and  obligations  of Integra and the rights of holders of any
series of debt  securities with the written consent of the holders of at least a
majority  in  aggregate  principal  amount  of the  series of  outstanding  debt
securities;  but no extension of the maturity of any series of debt  securities,
reduction in the interest rate or extension of the time for payment of interest,
change in the optional  redemption or repurchase  provisions in a manner adverse
to any holder of the series of debt securities,  other modification in the terms
of payment of the principal  of, or interest on, the series of debt  securities,
or reduction of the  percentage  required  for  modification,  will be effective
against  any holder of the series of  outstanding  debt  securities  without the
holder's consent.

     In addition,  Integra and the trustees may execute,  without the consent of
any holder of the debt securities, any supplemental indenture for the purpose of
creating any new series of debt securities.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     The indentures will provide that any one or more of the following described
events with  respect to a series of debt  securities  that has  occurred  and is
continuing constitutes an "event of default" with respect to that series of debt
securities:

     o    failure for 60 days to pay any interest or any sinking fund payment on
          the series of debt  securities  when due,  (subject to the deferral of
          any due date in the case of an extension period);

     o    failure to pay any principal or premium,  if any, on the series of the
          debt  securities  when due whether at maturity,  upon  redemption,  by
          declaration or otherwise;

     o    failure to observe or perform in any material  respect  certain  other
          covenants  contained in the indenture for 90 days after written notice
          has been given to Integra  from the trustee or the holders of at least
          25% in principal amount of the series of outstanding debt securities;

     o    default resulting in acceleration of other indebtedness of Integra for
          borrowed  money where the aggregate  principal  amount so  accelerated
          exceeds $25 million and the  acceleration is not rescinded or annulled
          within 30 days  after the  written  notice  thereof  to Integra by the
          trustee  or to  Integra  and  the  trustee  by the  holders  of 25% in
          aggregate  principal  amount of the debt securities of the series then
          outstanding,  provided  that the event of  default  will be  remedied,
          cured or waived if the default that  resulted in the  acceleration  of
          such other indebtedness is remedied, cured or waived; or

     o    certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of Integra.

     The holders of a majority in outstanding  principal amount of the series of
debt  securities  have  the  right to  direct  the  time,  method  and  place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee of the series.
The  trustee  or the  holders  of not  less  than 25% in  aggregate  outstanding
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amount of the series may declare the principal due and payable  immediately upon
an  event of  default.  The  holders  of a  majority  in  aggregate  outstanding
principal  amount of the series may annul the  declaration and waive the default
if the default (other than the  non-payment of the principal of the series which
has become due solely by the  acceleration)  has been cured and a sum sufficient
to pay all matured  installments of interest and principal due otherwise than by
acceleration has been deposited with the trustee of the series.

     The holders of a majority in  outstanding  principal  amount of a series of
debt  securities  affected  thereby  may,  on behalf of the  holders  of all the
holders  of the  series of debt  securities,  waive any past  default,  except a
default in the payment of  principal  or  interest,  unless the default has been
cured and a sum  sufficient  to pay all matured  installments  of  interest  and
principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the trustee
of the series,  or a default in respect of a covenant or  provision  which under
the related  indenture  cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the
holder of each outstanding  debt security of the series.  Integra is required to
file annually with the trustees a certificate as to whether or not Integra is in
compliance  with all the  conditions  and  covenants  applicable to it under the
indentures.

     In case an event of default shall occur and be continuing as to a series of
debt  securities,  the  trustee of the series will have the right to declare the
principal  of and the  interest on the debt  securities,  and any other  amounts
payable under the indenture,  to be forthwith due and payable and to enforce its
other rights as a creditor with respect to the debt securities.

     No holder of any debt  securities  will  have any  right to  institute  any
proceeding  with respect to the indenture or for any remedy  thereunder,  unless
the holder  shall  have  previously  given to the  trustee  written  notice of a
continuing  event of  default  and  unless  also the  holders of at least 25% in
aggregate  principal  amount of the  outstanding  debt  securities of the series
shall have made written request and offered reasonably  indemnity to the trustee
of the series to institute the  proceeding as a trustee,  and unless the trustee
shall not have  received  from the holders of a majority in aggregate  principal
amount of the outstanding debt securities of the class a direction  inconsistent
with the request and shall have failed to  institute  the  proceeding  within 60
days.  However,  these limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder
of a debt  security for  enforcement  of payment of the principal or interest on
the debt  security on or after the  respective  due dates  expressed in the debt
security.

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, SALE OF ASSETS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS

     Unless otherwise  indicated in the applicable  prospectus  supplement,  the
indentures will provide that Integra will not consolidate with or merge into any
other person or entity or sell, assign, convey, transfer or lease its properties
and assets substantially as an entirety to any person or entity unless:

     o    either  Integra is the  continuing  corporation,  or any  successor or
          purchaser  is a  corporation,  partnership,  or trust or other  entity
          organized  under the laws of the United  States of America,  any State
          thereof or the  District of Columbia,  and the  successor or purchaser
          expressly assumes Integra's obligations on the debt securities under a
          supplemental indenture; and

     o    immediately  before  and  after  giving  effect  thereto,  no event of
          default,  and no event  which,  after notice or lapse of time or both,
          would  become  an  event  of  default,  shall  have  happened  and  be
          continuing.

     Unless otherwise  indicated in the applicable  prospectus  supplement,  the
general  provisions  of the  indentures  will  not  afford  holders  of the debt
securities  protection in the event of a highly  leveraged or other  transaction
involving Integra that may adversely affect holders of the debt securities.

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SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; DEFEASANCE

     The  indentures  will  provide  that when,  among  other  things,  all debt
securities not previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation:

     o    have become due and payable, or

     o    will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year,

and Integra deposits or causes to be deposited with the trustee,  as trust funds
in trust for the purpose,  an amount in the currency or  currencies in which the
debt  securities  are  payable  sufficient  to  pay  and  discharge  the  entire
indebtedness on the debt securities not previously  delivered to the trustee for
cancellation,  for the principal,  and premium, if any, and interest to the date
of the deposit or to the stated maturity, as the case may be, then the indenture
will cease to be of further  effect  (except as to Integra's  obligations to pay
all other  sums due  pursuant  to the  indenture  and to provide  the  officers'
certificates  and opinions of counsel  described  therein),  and Integra will be
deemed to have satisfied and discharged the indenture.

     The indentures will provide that Integra may elect either:

     o    to terminate,  and be deemed to have  satisfied,  all its  obligations
          with  respect  to any  series  of  debt  securities,  except  for  the
          obligations  to  register  the  transfer  or  exchange  of  such  debt
          securities,  to  replace  mutilated,  destroyed,  lost or stolen  debt
          securities,  to  maintain  an office or agency in  respect of the debt
          securities and to compensate and indemnify the trustee ("defeasance");
          or

     o    to be released from its obligations with respect to certain covenants,
          ("covenant  defeasance")  upon the deposit with the trustee,  in trust
          for such  purpose,  of money and/or U.S.  Government  Obligations,  as
          defined in the  indenture,  which through the payment of principal and
          interest in accordance  with the term used will provide  money,  in an
          amount  sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally  recognized firm of
          independent  public  accountants) to pay the principal of, interest on
          and any other  amounts  payable  in respect  of the  outstanding  debt
          securities of the series.

     Such a trust may be  established  only if, among other things,  Integra has
delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel (as  specified in the  indenture)
with  regard to certain  matters,  including  an opinion to the effect  that the
holders  of the debt  securities  will not  recognize  income,  gain or loss for
Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and discharge and will be
subject to Federal  income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at
the same  times as would have been the case if the  deposit  and  defeasance  or
covenant defeasance, as the case may be, had not occurred.

REDEMPTION

     Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable  prospectus  supplement,  debt
securities will not be subject to any sinking fund requirements.

     Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Integra
may, at its  option,  redeem the debt  securities  of any series in whole at any
time or in part  from  time to time,  at the  redemption  price set forth in the
applicable  prospectus  supplement  plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date
fixed for redemption,  and debt securities in  denominations  larger than $1,000
may be redeemed in part but only in integral  multiples  of $1,000.  If the debt
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or after a specified date or upon the satisfaction of additional conditions, the
applicable   prospectus  supplement  will  specify  the  date  or  describe  the
conditions.

     Integra  will mail notice of any  redemption  at least 30 days but not more
than 60 days before the redemption  date to each holder of debt securities to be
redeemed at the holder's  registered  address.  Unless  Integra  defaults in the
payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest shall
cease  to  accrue  on  the  debt  securities  or  portions  thereof  called  for
redemption.

CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE

     If and to the extent indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the
debt  securities of any series may be  convertible  or  exchangeable  into other
securities.  The specific terms on which debt securities of any series may be so
converted  or  exchanged  will  be  set  forth  in  the  applicable   prospectus
supplement.  These terms may include  provisions  for  conversion  or  exchange,
either mandatory,  at the option of the holder, or at the option of Integra,  in
which  case the  number of  shares of other  securities  to be  received  by the
holders of debt  securities  would be  calculated as of a time and in the manner
stated in the applicable prospectus supplement.

CERTAIN COVENANTS

     The  indentures  will  contain  certain  covenants  regarding,  among other
matters,  corporate  existence,  payment of taxes and reports to holders of debt
securities.  If  and to  the  extent  indicated  in  the  applicable  prospectus
supplement,  these  covenants may be removed or additional  covenants added with
respect to any series of debt securities.

GOVERNING LAW

     The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRUSTEES

     Each   trustee   shall   have  and  be   subject  to  all  the  duties  and
responsibilities  specified with respect to an indenture trustee under the Trust
Indenture Act. Subject to these provisions,  each trustee is under no obligation
to exercise  any of the powers  vested in it by the  indenture at the request of
any holder of the debt securities,  unless offered  reasonable  indemnity by the
holder  against  the costs,  expenses  and  liabilities  which might be incurred
thereby.  Each  trustee  is not  required  to  expend  or risk its own  funds or
otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of its duties if
the trustee  reasonably  believes  that  repayment or adequate  indemnity is not
reasonably assured to it.

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                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

     Our  authorized  capital  stock  as  stated  in our  Amended  and  Restated
Certificate of Incorporation  (the "Certificate of  Incorporation")  consists of
60,000,000  shares of common  stock,  $.01 par value per share,  and  15,000,000
shares of preferred stock,  $.01 par value per share.  The following  summary of
our common stock and preferred stock is not complete and may not contain all the
information  you should  consider  before  investing in our common  stock.  This
description  is subject to and  qualified in its entirety by  provisions  of our
Certificate of Incorporation  and bylaws,  which are included as exhibits to the
registration  statement of which this prospectus is a part, and by provisions of
applicable Delaware law.

COMMON STOCK

     As of March  23,  2001,  there  were  20,874,955  shares  of  common  stock
outstanding  and held of  record by  approximately  825  stockholders,  assuming
conversion of all outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock
are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters  submitted to a vote
of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights.  Accordingly,  holders
of a majority of the outstanding  shares of common stock entitled to vote in any
election of directors may elect all the directors standing for election. Holders
of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such  dividends,  if any, as may
be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally  available  therefor.
If we are  liquidated,  dissolved  or  wound-up,  holders  of  common  stock are
entitled to receive ratably our net assets available for distribution  after the
payment of, or adequate  provision for, all of our debts and other  liabilities,
subject to prior and superior rights of the holders of Preferred Stock.  Holders
of common stock have no preemptive,  subscription,  redemption,  sinking fund or
conversion  rights.  Immediately upon consummation of this offering,  all of the
then-outstanding  shares of common stock will be validly issued,  fully paid and
nonassessable.

PREFERRED STOCK

     The board of  directors,  without  further  stockholder  authorization,  is
authorized to issue,  from time to time,  up to  15,000,000  shares of Preferred
Stock in one or more series, to establish the number of shares to be included in
any such series and to fix the designations,  powers,  preferences and rights of
the  shares  of  each  such  series  and  any  qualifications,   limitations  or
restrictions  thereof,  including dividend rights and preferences over dividends
on the Common Stock,  conversion rights,  voting rights,  redemption rights, the
terms of any sinking fund therefor and rights upon  liquidation.  The ability of
the board of directors to issue Preferred Stock, while providing  flexibility in
connection with financing, acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have
the effect of  discouraging,  deferring or  preventing a change in control or an
unsolicited acquisition proposal, since the issuance of Preferred Stock could be
used to dilute  the share  ownership  of a person  or entity  seeking  to obtain
control of us. In  addition,  because  the board of  directors  has the power to
establish the preferences, powers and rights of the shares of any such series of
Preferred  Stock, it may afford the holders of any Preferred Stock  preferences,
powers and rights  (including voting rights) senior to the rights of the holders
of Common Stock,  which could  adversely  affect the rights of holders of Common
Stock.

     As of March 23, 2001, we had  designated  three series of Preferred  Stock,
but only two were outstanding.

         SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK.

     Our  board of  directors  have  authorized  2,000,000  shares  of  Series A
Convertible  Preferred Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock"),  of which 500,000
were issued in connection with a series of agreements with Century Medical, Inc.
("CMI"),  a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of ITOCHU  Corporation,  under  which


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CMI distributes certain of our products in Japan. CMI has converted its Series A
Preferred  Stock  into  Common  Stock.  We do not  expect to issue new  Series A
Preferred Stock.

     SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK.

     Our  board  of  directors  has  authorized   120,000  shares  of  Series  B
Convertible  Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock"),  100,000 of which
were issued in connection  with the  acquisition of the NeuroCare Group in March
1999.  The purchase price for the  acquisition  was financed in part through the
sale of $10 million of the Series B Preferred Stock and related  warrants to SFM
Domestic  Investments  LLC and Quantum  Industrial  Partners LDC,  affiliates of
Soros Private  Equity  Partners LLC. The shares of Series B Preferred  Stock are
convertible  into 2,617,800  shares of our common stock.  The warrants issued at
the time of the sale of the Series B  Preferred  Stock were  exercised  in March
2001.

     On May 4, 2001, the Company  notified the holders of the Series B Preferred
of its intention to redeem these shares on June 29, 2001 for $12.3 million.  The
holders of the Series B Preferred  have the right to convert  their  shares into
common stock prior to this redemption. Because the conversion price of $3.82 per
share is  substantially  below the current market value of the Company's  common
stock,  we expect that the holders of the Series B Preferred  will convert their
shares into common stock, although there can be no assurance in this regard.

     We do not expect to issue new Series B Preferred Stock.

     SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK

     Our  board  of  directors  have  authorized   54,000  shares  of  Series  C
Convertible  Preferred Stock (the "Series C Preferred Stock"), all of which were
issued  on March 29,  2000 to  investment  affiliates  of Soros  Private  Equity
Partners LLC,  resulting in proceeds to Integra of $5.4  million.  In connection
with such  investment,  we also issued to  affiliates  of Soros  Private  Equity
Partners  LLC warrants to purchase  300,000  shares of common stock at $9.00 per
share.  The  warrants  expire  on  December  31,  2001.  The  shares of Series C
Preferred Stock are convertible into 600,000 shares of our common stock.

DESIGNATION/RANKING.  The  Series C  Preferred  Stock rank equal to our Series B
Preferred Stock and senior to our common stock and all of our Series A Preferred
Stock with respect to the payment of distributions  on liquidation,  dissolution
or winding up of Integra or with respect to the payment of dividends.

DIVIDENDS.  Holders  of the Series C  Preferred  Stock are  entitled  to receive
annual  cumulative  dividends  which shall  accrue at the rate of 10% per annum,
payable upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up Integra.


CONVERSION.  Holders  of the Series C  Preferred  Stock are  entitled,  at their
option at any time,  to convert the Series C  Preferred  Stock so held into such
number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock as obtained by (i)
multiplying  the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock so to be converted
by $100.00 and (ii) dividing the result by the conversion  price (which is $9.00
per share, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the certificate
of designation for the Series C Preferred Stock).

VOTING  RIGHTS.  Holders of the Series C  Preferred  Stock  shall be entitled to
notice of any stockholders  meeting.  Except as otherwise  required by law, each
outstanding share of Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to the number of votes
equal to the  number of full  shares of common  stock  into  which such share of
Series C Preferred  Stock is  convertible  on the record date for any meeting of
stockholders.  Except as otherwise required by law, the Series C Preferred Stock
and the common stock vote together as a single class on each matter submitted to
the stockholders, and not by separate class or series.

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OPTIONAL  REDEMPTION.  If, at any time after March 15, 2002, for a period of not
less than thirty (30) consecutive trading days, the average closing price of our
common stock on the Nasdaq National Market has been equal to or greater than the
Target  Market Price (as defined  below),  then we may redeem from any source of
funds legally available  therefor,  in whole or in part, any or all whole number
of shares of Series C Preferred Stock at any time  outstanding for a cash amount
per  share  equal to the  liquidation  preference  at such  date of  redemption.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  at any time and from time to time after March 1,
2004,  we may redeem from any source of funds  legally  available  therefor,  in
whole or in part, any or all whole number of shares of Series C Preferred  Stock
at any time  outstanding  for an amount  per share to be  redeemed  equal to the
liquidation  preference at such date of  redemption.  The "Target  Market Price"
shall mean an amount equal to 2.5 times the  conversion  price as last  adjusted
and then in effect.

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

     Under the terms of stockholder and registration  rights agreements  between
us and certain of our stockholders,  Holders of an aggregate of 7,883,081 shares
of our common  stock  (including  shares  issuable  upon the exercise of certain
warrants and stock options, upon conversion of certain preferred securities, and
shares underlying certain  "restricted  units"),  are entitled to demand that we
register those shares under the Securities Act.  Additionally,  if we propose to
register any of our  securities  under the  Securities  Act,  either for our own
account or for the account of any other  stockholder,  the parties to certain of
our stockholder and registration rights agreements are entitled to notice of the
registration  and to include  their shares of common stock in the  registration.
These registration  rights are subject to limitations and conditions,  including
the right of the  underwriters  of the  offering  to limit the  number of shares
included in any such registration.  In general, we are required to indemnify the
holders of such registrable securities under described circumstances and to bear
the  expense of  registrations,  except for the selling  stockholders'  pro rata
portion of the underwriting discounts and commissions.

DELAWARE ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW

     Section 203 of the  Delaware  General  Corporation  Law  prohibits  certain
"business  combination"  transactions  between a  Delaware  corporation  and any
"interested  stockholder"  owning 15% or more of the  corporation's  outstanding
voting  stock  for a  period  of  three  years  after  the  date on  which  such
stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

     o    the  board of  directors  approves,  prior to such  date,  either  the
          proposed  business  combination  or the proposed  acquisition of stock
          which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

     o    upon consummation of the transaction in which the stockholder  becomes
          an interested  stockholder,  the interested stockholder owned at least
          85% of those shares of the voting stock of the  corporation  which are
          not held by the directors,  officers or certain  employee stock plans;
          or

     o    on or  subsequent  to the date on which  such  stockholder  became  an
          interested  stockholder,  the business combination with the interested
          stockholder is approved by the board of directors and also approved at
          a stockholder's  meeting by the affirmative  vote of the holders of at
          least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the corporation's voting
          stock other than shares held by the interested stockholder.


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     Under Delaware law, a "business  combination" includes a merger, asset sale
or  other  transaction  resulting  in a  financial  benefit  to  the  interested
stockholder.  Section 203 does not apply, however, to those stockholders who own
15% or more of our voting stock prior to this offering.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     We sell our securities through agents, underwriters, dealers or directly to
purchasers.

     o    Unless we indicate otherwise in our prospectus supplement,  our agents
          will act on a best efforts basis for the period of their appointment.

     o    Our agents may be deemed to be  underwriters  under the Securities Act
          of any of our securities that they offer or sell.

     We may use an  underwriter  or  underwriters  in the  offer  or sale of our
securities.

     o    If  we  use  an  underwriter  or  underwriters,  we  will  execute  an
          underwriting  agreement with the  underwriter or  underwriters  at the
          time that we reach an agreement for the sale of our securities.

     o    We will  include the names of the  specific  managing  underwriter  or
          underwriters, as well as any other underwriters,  and the terms of the
          transactions,  including the compensation the underwriters and dealers
          will receive, in our prospectus supplement.

     o    The  underwriters  will  use our  prospectus  supplement  to sell  our
          securities.

     We may use a dealer to sell our securities.

     o    If we use a dealer, we, as principal,  will sell our securities to the
          dealer.

     o    The  dealer  will then sell our  securities  to the  public at varying
          prices  that the  dealer  will  determine  at the  time it  sells  our
          securities.

     o    We  will  include  the  name  of  the  dealer  and  the  terms  of our
          transactions with the dealer in our prospectus supplement.

     We may solicit  directly  offers to  purchase  our  securities,  and we may
directly  sell our  securities  to  institutional  or other  investors.  We will
describe the terms of our direct sales in our prospectus supplement.

     We  may  indemnify  agents,  underwriters,   and  dealers  against  certain
liabilities,  including  liabilities  under  the  Securities  Act.  Our  agents,
underwriters,  dealers,  or their  affiliates,  may be customers  of,  engage in
transactions  with  or  perform  services  for us,  in the  ordinary  course  of
business.

     We may authorize our agents and  underwriters  to solicit offers by certain
institutions  to purchase  our  securities  at the public  offering  price under
delayed delivery contracts.

     o    If we use delayed  delivery  contracts,  we will  disclose that we are
          using them in our prospectus supplement and will tell you when we will
          demand  payment  and  delivery  of the  securities  under the  delayed
          delivery contracts.


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     o    These  delayed  delivery   contracts  will  be  subject  only  to  the
          conditions that we set forth in our prospectus supplement.

     o    We will indicate in our  prospectus  supplement  the  commission  that
          underwriters and agents  soliciting  purchases of our securities under
          delayed contracts will be entitled to receive.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

     Latham & Watkins in New York,  New York will pass upon the  validity of the
shares of common stock  offered  under this  prospectus  and certain other legal
matters.

                                     EXPERTS

     The financial  statements  incorporated  in this Prospectus by reference to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation
for the year ended December 31, 2000,  have been so  incorporated in reliance on
the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants,  given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

                      WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     Integra is  subject to the  informational  requirements  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  and files annual,  quarterly and special  reports,  proxy
statements  and  other  information  with  the  SEC.  You may  read and copy any
reports,  proxy  statements  and other  information  we file at the SEC's public
reference  room at 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549 and at the
SEC's regional  offices at Seven World Trade Center,  13th Floor,  New York, New
York 10048 and Citicorp Center,  500 West Madison Street,  Suite 1400,  Chicago,
Illinois  60661-2511.   Please  call  the  SEC  at  1-800-SEC-0300  for  further
information on the public  reference  rooms. You may also access filed documents
at the SEC's Website at www.sec.gov.

     We have filed a  registration  statement  on Form S-3 and related  exhibits
with the SEC  under  the  Securities  Act of 1933.  The  registration  statement
contains  additional  information  about  Integra  and the  securities.  You may
inspect the registration statement and exhibits without charge and obtain copies
from the SEC at prescribed rates at the locations above.

     The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the  information we file with
it, which means that we can disclose  important  information to you by referring
to those  documents.  The information  incorporated by reference is an important
part of this  prospectus,  and information  that we file later with the SEC will
automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference
the following documents we have filed, or may file, with the SEC:

     o    Our 2000 Annual  Report on Form  10-K/A  filed with the SEC on May 24,
          2001;

     o    Our Quarterly Report for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001, on
          Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2001;

     o    Our Proxy Statement for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Stockholders  filed
          with the SEC on April 20, 2001;

     o    Our Current  Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 8, 2001
          and May 25, 2001; and


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o             All documents filed by us with the SEC under Sections 13(a),
              13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after
              the date of this prospectus and before the termination of this
              offering.

     A statement contained in a document  incorporated by reference herein shall
be deemed to be modified or  superceded  for purposes of this  prospectus to the
extent  that a statement  contained  herein or in any other  subsequently  filed
document which is also incorporated  herein modifies or replaces such statement.
Any  statements  so modified  or  superceded  shall not be deemed,  except as so
modified or superceded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

     You  may  request  a free  copy  of any of the  documents  incorporated  by
reference  in this  prospectus  by writing or  telephoning  us at the  following
address:

                    Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
                             311-C Enterprise Drive
                              Plainsboro, NJ 08536
                                 (609) 275-0500
                            Attn: Director of Finance

     You  should  rely only on the  information  incorporated  by  reference  or
provided in this  prospectus and any supplement.  We have not authorized  anyone
else to provide you with different  information.  You should not assume that the
information in this  prospectus or any  prospectus  supplement is accurate as of
any date other than the dates on the front of these documents.

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                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION







                                   PROSPECTUS







                                     , 2001






                                     PART II
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF INTEGRA

         The following table sets forth the various expenses in connection with
the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, other than the
underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts shown are estimates except
for the SEC registration fee and the NASD filing fee. All of these fees are
being paid by Integra.


 Registration fee.............................................$18,750(1)
 NASD Filing Fee..............................................        --
 Blue Sky Fees and Expenses...................................     5,000
 Legal fees and expenses......................................   150,000
 Accounting fees and expenses.................................   150,000
 Printing and engraving expenses..............................   110,000
 Miscellaneous................................................    50,000
 Total........................................................  $483,750

(1)      Registration fee has been previously paid.

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

     Officers and directors of Integra are covered by certain  provisions of the
DGCL, the charter,  the bylaws and insurance policies which serve to limit, and,
in certain instances, to indemnify them against,  certain liabilities which they
may incur in such capacities. These various provisions are described below.

     ELIMINATION OF LIABILITY IN CERTAIN  CIRCUMSTANCES.  In June 1986, Delaware
enacted  legislation  which  authorizes  corporations  to limit or eliminate the
personal  liability of  directors to  corporations  and their  stockholders  for
monetary  damages for breach of directors'  fiduciary duty of care. This duty of
care requires  that,  when acting on behalf of the  corporation,  directors must
exercise an informed  business  judgment  based on all  significant  information
reasonably  available to them.  Absent the  limitations  now  authorized by such
legislation,  directors are accountable to corporations  and their  stockholders
for monetary damages for conduct constituting  negligence or gross negligence in
the  exercise  of their  duty of care.  Although  the  statute  does not  change
directors' duty of care, it enables  corporations  to limit available  relief to
equitable  remedies  such as injunction or  rescission.  The charter  limits the
liability  of  directors to Integra or its  stockholders  (in their  capacity as
directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the fullest extent permitted
by  such  legislation.  Specifically,  the  directors  of  Integra  will  not be
personally liable for monetary damages for breach of a director's fiduciary duty
as director,  except for liability: (1) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to Integra or its  stockholders;  (2) for acts or omissions  not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3)
for unlawful  payments of dividends or unlawful share repurchases or redemptions
as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL;  or (4) for any  transaction  from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit.

     INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE.  As a Delaware corporation,  Integra has the
power, under specified circumstances generally requiring the director or officer
to act in good  faith and in a manner  he  reasonably  believes  to be in or not
opposed to Integra's best interests,  to indemnify its directors and officers in
connection  with actions,  suits or proceedings  brought against them by a third
party or in the name of  Integra,  by  reason  of the fact that they were or are
such directors or officers, against expenses,


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judgments,  fines and amounts paid in  settlement  in  connection  with any such
action,  suit  or  proceeding.   The  bylaws  generally  provide  for  mandatory
indemnification of Integra's  directors and officers to the full extent provided
by Delaware corporate law. In addition, Integra has entered into indemnification
agreements with its directors and officers which generally provide for mandatory
indemnification under circumstances for which indemnification would otherwise be
discretionary under Delaware law.

     Integra intends to purchase and maintain  insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a  director  or  officer of  Integra,  or is or was a director  or
officer of Integra  serving at the  request of Integra as a  director,  officer,
employee or agent of another  corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against
him and  incurred by him in any such  capacity,  or arising out of his status as
such, whether or not Integra would have the power or obligation to indemnify him
against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS




EXHIBIT
NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
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1.1+      Form of Underwriting Agreement

2.1(1)    Asset Purchase  Agreement,  dated as of January 14, 2000, by and among Clinical Neuro Systems,  Inc.,  Surgical Sales
          Corporation (trading as CONNELL NEUROSURGICAL) and George J. Connell

2.2(2)    Purchase  Agreement,  dated January 5, 1999,  among Integra  LifeSciences  Corporation,  Rystan  Company,  Inc.,  and
          Healthpoint, Ltd.**

2.3(3)    Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  dated  as of  March  29,  1999,  by  and  among  Heyer-Schulte  Neurocare,  L.P.,  Neuro
          Navigational, L.L.C., Integra Neurocare LLC and Redmond Neurocare LLC**

2.4(6)    Purchase  Agreement,  dated March 20,  2000,  by and among NMT Medical,  Inc.,  NMT  Neurosciences  (US),  Inc.,  NMT
          Neurosciences  Holdings (UK) Ltd., NMT  Neurosciences  (UK) Ltd.,  Spembly Medical Ltd.,  Spembly  Cryosurgery  Ltd.,
          Swedemed AB, Integra NeuroSciences Holdings (UK) Ltd. and Integra Selector Corporation

2.5(6)    Asset Purchase  Agreement,  dated March 20, 2000, by and among NMT  Neurosciences  (US), Inc., NMT Medical,  Inc. and
          Integra Selector Corporation

4.1(4)    Certificate  of  Designation,  Preferences  and  Rights of Series A  Convertible  Preferred  Stock as filed  with the
          Delaware Secretary of State on April 14, 1998

4.2(5)    Certificate  of  Designation,  Preferences  and  Rights of Series B  Convertible  Preferred  Stock as filed  with the
          Delaware Secretary of State on March 12, 1999

4.3(3)    Warrant  to  Purchase  60,000  shares of Common  Stock of Integra  LifeSciences  Corporation  issued to SFM  Domestic
          Investments  LLC 4.4 (3) Warrant to  Purchase  180,000  shares of Common  Stock of Integra  LifeSciences  Corporation
          issued to Quantum Industrial Partners LDC.


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4.4(7)    Certificate of Designation,  Rights and Preferences of Series C Convertible  Preferred Stock of Integra  LifeSciences
          Holdings Corporation dated March 21, 2000.

4.5(7)    Certificate of Amendment of  Certificate of  Designation,  Rights and  Preferences of Series B Convertible  Preferred
          Stock of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation dated March 21, 2000.

4.6(7)    Warrant to Purchase 270,550 Shares of Common Stock of Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation  issued to Quantum
          Industrial Partners LDC.

4.7(7)    Warrant  to  Purchase  29,450  Shares of Common  Stock of Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation  issued to SFM
          Domestic Investments LLC.

4.8(8)    Stock Option Grant and Agreement  dated  December 22, 2000 between  Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation  and
          Stuart M. Essig (Exhibit A to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement).

4.9(8)    Stock Option Grant and Agreement  dated  December 22, 2000 between  Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation  and
          Stuart M. Essig (Exhibit A-2 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement).

4.10(8)   Restricted Units Agreement dated December 22, 2000 between Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation and Stuart M.
          Essig (Exhibit C to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement).

4.11(9)   Second Amendment to Certificate of Rights, Designations and Preferences of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

4.12(9)   First Amendment to Certificate of Rights, Designations and Preferences of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.

12.1*     Statement of the Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Statement of the Calculation of Ratio of Earnings
          to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

21.1      Subsidiaries of the Company

23.1+     Opinion of Latham & Watkins

23.2*     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants

24.1 *    Power of Attorney (included in signature page)



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*    Filed herewith

**   Schedules and other attachments to the indicated  exhibit were omitted.  We
     agree  to  furnish  supplementally  to the SEC upon  request  a copy of any
     omitted schedules or attachments.

+    To be filed by amendment

(1)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated January
     14, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's  Current  Report on Form 8-K dated January
     5, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29,
     1999, and incorporated herein by reference.

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(4)  Filed as an  exhibit  to  Integra's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the
     quarter  ended March 31, 1998,  as filed with the SEC on May 15, 1998,  and
     incorporated by reference herein.

(5)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
     year ended  December 31, 1998, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 1999, and
     incorporated herein by reference.

(6)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 20,
     2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(7)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29,
     2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(8)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's  Current Report on Form 8-K dated December
     22, 2000, and incorporated herein by reference.

(9)  Filed as an exhibit to Integra's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 15,
     2001, and incorporated herein by reference.


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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1) To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or sales are being
     made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
          Securities Act of 1933;

               (ii) to reflect  in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising
          after the effective  date of the  registration  statement (or the most
          recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
          aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
          in the  registration  statement.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  any
          increase  or decrease  in volume of  securities  offered (if the total
          dollar  value of  securities  offered  would not exceed that which was
          registered)  and  any  deviation  from  the  low  or  high  end of the
          estimated  maximum  offering  range  may be  reflected  in the form of
          prospectus  filed with the  Commission  pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in
          the aggregate,  the changes in volume and price represent no more than
          20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in
          the   "Calculation  of  Registration   Fee"  table  in  the  effective
          registration statement;

               (iii) to include any  material  information  with  respect to the
          plan of  distribution  not  previously  disclosed in the  registration
          statement  or  any  material   change  to  such   information  in  the
          registration statement.

          (2) That,  for the  purpose of  determining  any  liability  under the
     Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective  amendment shall be deemed
     to be a new  registration  statement  relating  to the  securities  offered
     therein,  and the offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed
     to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
     any  of  the  securities  being  registered  which  remain  unsold  at  the
     termination of the offering.

          (4)  If  the  registrant  is a  foreign  private  issuer,  to  file  a
     post-effective  amendment  to the  registration  statement  to include  any
     financial  statements required by Rule 3-19 of this chapter at the start of
     any  delayed  offering  or  throughout  a  continuous  offering.  Financial
     statements and information  otherwise  required by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Act need not be furnished,  provided,  that the registrant  includes in the
     prospectus,  by means of a post-effective  amendment,  financial statements
     required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information  necessary
     to  ensure  that all other  information  in the  prospectus  is at least as
     current  as the date of those  financial  statements.  Notwithstanding  the
     foregoing,   with  respect  to  registration  statements  on  Form  F-3,  a
     post-effective  amendment need not be filed to include financial statements
     and  information  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of
     this chapter if such financial  statements and information are contained in
     periodic  reports  filed  with  or  furnished  to  the  Commission  by  the
     registrant  pursuant  to  Section  13 or  Section  15(d) of the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.

          (a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
     determining  any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of
     the  Registrant's  annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable,  each filing
     of an

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     employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
     Securities  Exchange Act of 1934) that is  incorporated by reference in the
     registration  statement shall be deemed to be a new registration  statement
     relating  to the  securities  offered  therein,  and the  offering  of such
     securities  at that  time  shall be  deemed  to be the  initial  bona  fide
     offering thereof.

          (b)  Insofar as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising  under the
     Securities  Act of  1933  may  be  permitted  to  directors,  officers  and
     controlling persons of the registrant under provisions described in Item 14
     or otherwise,  the  registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the
     SEC such  indemnification  is against  public  policy as  expressed  in the
     Securities  Act of 1933 and is,  therefore,  unenforceable.  If a claim for
     indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other than the payment by the
     registrant  of  expenses  incurred  or  paid  by  a  director,  officer  or
     controlling  person of the  registrant  in the  successful  defense  of any
     action,  suit or  proceeding)  is  asserted  by such  director,  officer or
     controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,  the
     registrant  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
     settled  by  controlling  precedent,  submit  to  a  court  of  appropriate
     jurisdiction  the question  whether such  indemnification  by it is against
     public  policy  as  expressed  in the  Securities  Act of 1933  and will be
     governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

          (c) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

                    (1) For  purposes of  determining  any  liability  under the
               Securities  Act,  the  information   omitted  from  the  form  of
               prospectus  filed  as a part of this  Registration  Statement  in
               reliance  upon Rule 430A and  contained in the form of prospectus
               filed by the  Registrant  pursuant  to Rule  424(b)(1)  or (4) or
               497(h) under the  Securities  Act of 1933 shall be deemed part of
               this  Registration  Statement  as of the  time  it  was  declared
               effective.

                    (2) For the purpose of determining  any liability  under the
               Securities  Act  of  1933,  each  post-effective  amendment  that
               contains  a  form  of  prospectus  shall  be  deemed  to be a new
               Registration   Statement   relating  to  the  securities  offered
               therein,  and the offering of such  securities at such time shall
               be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Under the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of  the  requirements  for  filing  on  Form  S-3,  and  has  duly  caused  this
Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-3  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Plainsboro, State of New
Jersey, on June 1, 2001.

                                      INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION



                                      By: /s/ JOHN B. HENNEMAN, III
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                          John B. Henneman, III
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                          Chief Administrative Officer



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that each  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes and appoints Stuart M. Essig,  John B. Henneman,  III
and David Holtz and each of them, as his true and lawful  attorneys-in-fact  and
agents, with full power of substitution and  resubstitution,  for him and in his
name,  place,  and  stead,  in any  and  all  capacities,  to  sign  any and all
amendments  (including  post-effective  amendments,  exhibits  thereto and other
documents  in  connection  therewith)  to this  Registration  Statement  and any
subsequent  registration  statement  filed by the  registrant  pursuant  to Rule
462(b)  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended,  which  relates  to this
Registration  Statement,  and to file the same, with all exhibits  thereto,  and
other  documents  in  connection  therewith,  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission,  granting unto said  attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full  power  and  authority  to do and  perform  each and  every  act and  thing
requisite  and  necessary to be done in  connection  therewith,  as fully to all
intents and  purposes as he might or could do in person,  hereby  ratifying  and
confirming all that said  attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his substitute or substitutes,  may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.


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     Under the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  this
Registration  Statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.





SIGNATURE                                TITLE                                  DATE
---------                                -----                                  ----
                                                                          
/S/ STUART M. ESSIG                      President, Chief Executive Officer     June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
Stuart M. Essig, Ph.D                    and Director

/S/ GEORGE W. MCKINNEY, III              Executive Vice President, Chief        June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
George W. McKinney, III, Ph.D            Operating Officer and Director

/S/ DAVID B. HOLTZ                       Senior Vice President, Finance and     June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
David B. Holtz                           Treasurer

/S/ RICHARD E. CARUSO                    Chairman and Director                  June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
Richard E. Caruso, Ph.D

/S/ JAMES M. SULLIVAN                    Director                               June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
James M. Sullivan

/S/ KEITH BRADLEY                        Director                               June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
Keith Bradley, Ph.D

/S/ NEAL MOSZKOWSKI                      Director                               June 1, 2001
-----------------------------------
Neal Moszkowski


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX





EXHIBIT
NUMBER   DESCRIPTION
------   -----------
     
12.1    Statement of the Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Statement of the Calculation of Ratio of
        Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

21.1    Subsidiaries of the Company

23.2    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants

24.1    Power of Attorney (included in signature page)