- Barclays Capital Global Healthcare Conference on March 10 -

- 29th Annual Cowen and Company Healthcare Conference on March 17 -

SAN DIEGO, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the Company will present at the Barclays Capital Global Healthcare Conference in Miami on March 10, 2009 at approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, and at the 29th Annual Cowen and Company Healthcare Conference in Boston on March 17, 2009 at approximately 11 a.m. Eastern time. The presentations are scheduled to be webcast live and may be accessed through a link on the investors section of Gen-Probe's website at www.gen-probe.com. The webcasts will be available for 30 days following the events.

About Gen-Probe

Gen-Probe Incorporated is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cost-effective nucleic acid tests (NATs) that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. Gen-Probe has more than 25 years of NAT expertise, and received the 2004 National Medal of Technology, America's highest honor for technological innovation, for developing NAT assays for blood screening. Gen-Probe is headquartered in San Diego and employs approximately 1,000 people. For more information, go to www.gen-probe.com.

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Contact:

Paula Izidoro
Investor Relations
858-410-8904

SOURCE Gen-Probe Incorporated
03/05/2009
CONTACT: Paula Izidoro, Investor Relations of Gen-Probe Incorporated, +1-858-410-8904
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