Exhibit 32.1


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT

I, John G. Baust, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Biolife
Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     1.  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of the Company for the quarterly
         period ended June 30, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
         of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

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

Dated:   August 14, 2003
                                                        /s/ John G. Baust
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                                                              John G. Baust, PhD
                                                     Chief Executive Officer and
                                                         Chief Financial Officer


         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.