WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. , a leading manufacturer and marketer of rapid diagnostic products for the consumer and professional markets, announced today that it will attend SG Cowen & Co.'s upcoming 26th Annual Health Care Conference scheduled for March 6th through 9th, 2006 at The Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, Massachusetts. Ron Zwanziger, Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Lindop, Chief Financial Officer, will attend. Their presentation is scheduled for Monday, March 6, 2006 at 4:50 p.m., and will be made available to the public through a webcast accessible through the company’s website at http://www.invernessmedical.com/investorrelations.cfm and through SG Cowen’s website at http://www.cowen.com. A webcast replay will be available via the links above until June 6th, 2006.
During their presentation, Mr. Zwanziger or Mr. Lindop may discuss and answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends. Their responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the webcast, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.
An updated investor presentation to be distributed at the conference will be made available to the public in advance of the webcast on the company’s website via the link provided above.
Inverness Medical Innovations is a leading global developer of advanced diagnostic devices and is presently exploring new opportunities for its proprietary electrochemical and other technologies in a variety of professional diagnostic and consumer-oriented applications including immuno-diagnostics with a focus on women’s health, cardiology and infectious disease. The company’s new product development efforts, as well as its position as a leading supplier of consumer pregnancy and fertility/ovulation tests and rapid point-of-care diagnostics, are supported by the strength of its intellectual property portfolio. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
CONTACT: Doug Guarino, Director of Corporate Relations at InvernessMedical Innovations, +1-781-647-3900
