Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 30, 2008, Gen-Probe Incorporated ("Gen-Probe") issued a news release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, unless Gen-Probe expressly sets forth in such filing that such information is to be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report:
99.1 News release dated October 30, 2008

Forward-Looking Statements
Any statements in this Current Report about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance, including those under the heading "Updated 2008 Financial Guidance," are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as believe, will, expect, anticipate, estimate, intend, plan and would. For example, statements concerning Gen-Probe's financial condition, possible or expected results of operations, updated financial guidance, regulatory approvals, future milestone payments, growth opportunities, and plans and objectives of management are all forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Some of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions include but are not limited to: (i) the risk that we may not achieve our expected 2008 growth, revenue, earnings or other financial targets, (ii) the possibility that the market for the sale of our new products, such as our TIGRIS system, APTIMA Combo 2 assay, PROCLEIX ULTRIO assay and PROGENSA PCA3 assay, may not develop as expected, (iii) the enhancement of existing products and the development of new products, including products, if any, to be developed under our recent industrial collaborations, may not proceed as planned, (iv) the risk that new products or indications may not be approved by regulatory authorities or become commercially available in the time frame we anticipate, or at all, (v) we may not be able to compete effectively, (vi) we may not be able to maintain our current corporate collaborations and enter into new corporate collaborations or customer contracts, (vii) we are dependent on Novartis, Siemens (as assignee of Bayer) and other third parties for the distribution of some of our products, (viii) we are dependent on a small number of customers, contract manufacturers and single source suppliers of raw materials, (ix) changes in third-party reimbursement policies regarding our products could adversely affect sales of our products, (x) changes in government regulation affecting our diagnostic products could harm our sales and increase our development costs, (xi) the risk that our intellectual property may be infringed by third parties or invalidated, and (xii) our involvement in patent and other intellectual property and commercial litigation could be expensive, could divert management's attention, and could interfere with our ability to develop and distribute products. The foregoing list sets forth some, but not all, of the factors that could affect our ability to achieve results described in any forward-looking statements. For additional information about risks and uncertainties we face and a discussion of our financial statements and footnotes, see documents we file with the SEC, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent periodic reports. We assume no obligation and expressly disclaim any duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current Report or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent events.

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