Invitation to the Innovation Day Webcast

Männedorf, November 13, 2006

On Tuesday, November 14th 2006, 2:30 PM CET, Thomas Bachmann, Chief Executive Officer of Tecan will present the company’s innovation activites & -priorities in the course of Tecan’s annual „Innovation Day“.
In addition, he will discuss the company’s perspective on the pertinent industry trends affecting the business and the areas where the company intends to further expand and focus it’s activities.

You are cordially invited to participate in Thomas Bachmann’s presentation through the company’s webcast. You will also have the opportunity to submit questions following the presentation. The presentation will take place in English.
A link will be available on Tecan’s website at www.tecan.com.

We look forward to your participation. Further details regarding participation in the webcast will be available with the link 30 minutes before it starts.

Sincerely,

Christopher C. Hanan
Senior Vice President
Head, Business Development & Corporate Communications