diff --git a/test_entry_point.py b/test_entry_point.py
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+from biosimulators_test_suite.data_model import OutputMedium
+from biosimulators_test_suite.results.data_model import TestCaseResultType
+from biosimulators_utils.config import Colors
+import biosimulators_test_suite.exec_core
+import termcolor
+
+try:
+    # execute tests
+    validator = biosimulators_test_suite.exec_core.SimulatorValidator(
+        "/Biosimulators/BSTS/specs/vcell.specs",
+        case_ids=None,
+        verbose=False,
+        # synthetic_archives_dir=args.synthetic_archives_dir,
+        output_medium=OutputMedium.console,
+        log_std_out_err=True)
+    results = validator.run()
+
+    # print summary
+    summary, failure_details, warning_details, skipped_details = validator.summarize_results(results, True)
+    print('')
+    print('=============== SUMMARY ===============')
+    print('')
+    print(summary + '\n\n')
+    if failure_details:
+        color = Colors.failure.value
+        print(termcolor.colored('=============== FAILURES ===============', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('* ' + '\n\n* '.join(failure_details), color))
+        print('')
+    if warning_details:
+        color = Colors.warning.value
+        print(termcolor.colored('=============== WARNINGS ===============', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('* ' + '\n\n* '.join(warning_details), color))
+        print('')
+    if skipped_details:
+        color = Colors.skipped.value
+        print(termcolor.colored('================ SKIPS =================', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('', color))
+        print(termcolor.colored('* ' + '\n\n* '.join(skipped_details), color))
+        print('')
+
+    # optionally, save report of results to a JSON file
+    # if args.report:
+    #     write_test_results(results, args.report)
+except Exception as exception:
+    raise SystemExit(str(exception))
+
+any_passed = False
+failed = False
+for result in results:
+    if result.type == TestCaseResultType.passed:
+        any_passed = True
+    elif result.type == TestCaseResultType.failed:
+        failed = True
+
+if failed:
+    exit(1)
+if not any_passed:
+    exit(3)