HERCULES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 19, 2006 -- Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO) (AMEX: BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, will report financial results for the third quarter 2006 on Thursday, November 2, 2006, after the close of the market. The company will discuss these results in a conference call scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) that day.