Gen-Probe to Webcast Presentation at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe Incorporated (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the Company will present at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time (6:30 p.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 nucleic acid tests (NATs) that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. Gen-Probe has approximately 27 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 1,200 people. For more information, go to www.gen-probe.com.

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    Paula Izidoro
    Investor Relations
    858-410-8904

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