Alere To Attend The Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global Health Care Conference On June 6, 2012

WALTHAM, Mass., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in enabling individuals to take charge of their health at home through the merger of rapid diagnostics and health management, announced today that it will attend the Goldman Sachs 33rd Annual Global Health Care Conference being held June 5 to 7, 2012 at the Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Ron Zwanziger, Chief Executive Officer, and Jon Russell, Vice President, Finance, will attend.  Mr. Zwanziger's presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 8:40 a.m. PDT, and will be made available to the public through a webcast accessible via http://cc.talkpoint.com/gold006/060512a_lr/?entity=63_LKHOEIH  as well as through the company's website at http://investor.alere.com/investor-center/events--presentations.aspx.  A replay of the webcast will be available via the links above for approximately 30 days from the date of the webcast.  During his presentation, Mr. Zwanziger may discuss and answer questions concerning business and financial developments and trends.  His responses to questions, as well as other matters discussed during the webcast, may contain or constitute information that has not been disclosed previously.



By developing new capabilities in near-patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management, Alere enables individuals to take charge of improving their health and quality of life at home.  Alere's global leading products and services, as well as its new product development efforts, focus on cardiology, infectious disease, toxicology, diabetes, oncology and women's health.  Alere is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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