OraSure (OSUR) 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification

In connection with the Quarterly Report of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael J. Gausling, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    Michael J. Gausling        

Michael J. Gausling

President and Chief Executive Officer

October 31, 2003