Gen-Probe Incorporated to Webcast Presentation at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Europe Conference

SAN DIEGO, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the Company will present at the Fifth Annual Piper Jaffray Europe Conference in London on June 22 at approximately 11 a.m. British Summer Time (6 a.m. Eastern Time). The presentation is 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 webcast will be available for 30 days following the event.

About Gen-Probe

Gen-Probe Incorporated is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cost-effective molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. Gen-Probe has approximately 27 years of expertise in nucleic acid testing, 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 1,300 people. For more information, go to www.gen-probe.com.

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