Gen-Probe to Webcast Presentation at Seventh Annual Needham Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference

Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ:GPRO) announced today that the Company will present at the seventh annual Needham & Company, LLC, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Conference on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at approximately 11 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Pacific Time). The presentation is scheduled to be webcast live and may be accessed through a link on the investor information section of Gen-Probe's website at http://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 25 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 http://www.gen-probe.com/.