Gen-Probe to Webcast Presentation at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2008

Gen-Probe Incorporated (NASDAQ:GPRO) announced today that the Company will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2008 on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at approximately 8 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 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/.