Alere to Attend the 2011 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference on September 13, 2011

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 7, 2011 /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 2011 Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference being held September 13, 2011 at the Grand Hyatt New York.  Jon Russell, Vice President, Finance, will attend.  Mr. Russell's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 3:55 p.m.

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 infectious disease, cardiology, oncology, drugs of abuse and women's health.  Alere is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

SOURCE Alere Inc.