WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Amex: IMA), a leading provider of near-patient diagnostics, monitoring and health management solutions, announced today that it will attend the upcoming JP Morgan Healthcare Conference being held January 12 through 15, 2009 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Ron Zwanziger, Chief Executive Officer, and Jon Russell, Vice President, Finance, will attend. Mr. Zwanziger's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. PT, and will be made available to the public through a webcast accessible via http://metameetings.com/webcasts/jpmorgan/healthcare09/directlink?ticker=IMA, as well as through the company's website at http://www.invmed.com/investors.cfm. A replay of the webcast will be available via the links above for approximately 3 months from the date of the webcast. During his presentation, Mr. Zwanziger or Mr. Russell 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.

Prior to the conference the Company will also be posting an updated investor presentation on its website at www.invmed.com/presentations.cfm.

By developing new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management, Inverness Medical Innovations enables individuals to take charge of improving their health and quality of life. A global leader in rapid point-of-care diagnostic
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