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Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. Stockholder Meeting to be Held on June 18, 2009

Under new Securities and Exchange Commission rules, you are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for the annual stockholders’ meeting are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side. Your vote is important!

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The proxy statement and annual report to stockholders is/are available at:

www.envisionreports.com/IMA2009

When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future materials.

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Stockholder Meeting Notice

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on June 18, 2009 at 51 Sawyer Road, Suite 200, Waltham, MA 02453, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations.

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:

	1.		Election of Class II Directors to serve until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders:
			01 - Carol R. Goldberg, 02 - James Roosevelt, Jr., 03 - Ron Zwanziger
	2.		Approval of an increase to the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plan by 1,000,000, from 11,074,081 to 12,074,081.
	3.		Approval of an increase to the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by 1,000,000, from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000.
	4.		Ratification of the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as our independent registered public accountants for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.