SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid today announced that it will report financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended June 30, 2008, on Thursday, July 24, 2008 after the close of the market.
The company will host a management presentation at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, July 24, 2008 to discuss the results. To access the live webcast, please visit Cepheid’s website at http://www.cepheid.com/investors at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start time to download any necessary audio or plug-in software. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly following the call and will remain available for at least 90 days.
Interested participants and investors may also listen to the live teleconference call by dialing 866-825-1692 (domestic) or 617-213-8059 (international), and entering participant code 92219619. A replay will be available for seven days beginning at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Access numbers for this replay are 888-286-8010 (domestic) and 617-801-6888 (international), with participant code 37466812.
About Cepheid
Cepheid , based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is an on-demand molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets fully-integrated systems and tests for genetic analysis in the clinical, industrial and biothreat markets. The Company’s systems enable rapid, sophisticated genetic testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. Cepheid’s easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology capabilities, the Company is focusing on those applications where rapid molecular testing is particularly important, such as identifying infectious disease and cancer in the clinical market; food, agricultural, and environmental testing in the industrial market; and identifying bio-terrorism agents in the biothreat market.
CONTACT: Media, Jared Tipton, Corporate Communications, +1-408-400-8377,
jared.tipton@cepheid.com, or Investors, Jacquie Ross, Investor Relations,
+1-408-400-8329, jacquie.ross@cepheid.com, both of Cepheid
Web site: http://www.cepheid.com/