UNION CITY, Calif., Oct 3, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- ABAXIS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, and the University of Pennsylvania, announced today that they have established the ABAXIS Term Chair for Special Species at the School of Veterinary Medicine. This Term Chair will support advanced research in diagnostics and treatment of special species.