Gen-Probe Incorporated Announces Webcast of Second Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference Call

SAN DIEGO, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated announced today that the Company will release its second quarter 2007 financial results on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The announcement will be followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET hosted by Henry L. Nordhoff, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Herm Rosenman, senior vice president, finance, and chief financial officer.

The conference call will be webcast live and may be accessed on the investment information section of the Company's web site at www.gen-probe.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the same web site for at least 90 days. A telephone replay also will be available for 24 hours after the call ends. To access the replay, please call 866-414-6073 (U.S.) or 203-369-0677 (international).

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 24 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.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement. For information about risks and uncertainties we face and a discussion of our financial statements and footnotes, see documents we have filed with the SEC, including the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and all subsequent periodic filings made with the SEC. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Contact: Paula Izidoro Investor Relations 858-410-8904 paulai@gen-probe.com

Gen-Probe Incorporated

CONTACT: Paula Izidoro, Investor Relations, Gen-Probe Incorporated,+1-858-410-8904, paulai@gen-probe.com

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