DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2006--Dade Behring Inc.(NASDAQ:DADE - News) today announced that it has been awarded the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance 2006 Pinnacle Award for supplier performance that meets and exceeds the expectations of Premier and its members. Dade Behring accepted the award at the 2006 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida on June 21.