Inverness Medical Innovations to participate in J. P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: IMA), 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 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference being held January 11 through 14, 2010 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 12, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET), and will be made available to the public through a webcast accessible vias website at http://www.invmed.com/investors.cfm.

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 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/investors.cfm .