Third Wave to Present at Leerink Swann Molecular Diagnostics Roundtable Conference

MADISON, Wis.--(Business Wire)--
Third Wave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TWTI) today announced that it
will present at the Leerink Swann Molecular Diagnostics Roundtable
Conference, which is being held April 3, 2008, at the Sofitel New
York. Kevin T. Conroy, Third Wave's president and chief executive,
will make the company's presentation at 10:30 a.m. EDT.

A live webcast of Mr. Conroy's presentation will be available
through the company's website at www.twt.com and at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/leerink14/twti/. An archive of the webcast
will be available following the conclusion of the conference.

About Third Wave Technologies

Third Wave develops and markets molecular diagnostic reagents for
a variety of DNA and RNA analysis applications to meet the needs of
our customers. The company offers a number of products based on its
Invader(R) chemistry for clinical testing. Third Wave offers in vitro
diagnostic kits, and analyte specific, general purpose, and research
use only reagents for nucleic acid analysis. For more information
about Third Wave and its products, please visit the company's website
at www.twt.com.

All statements in this news release that are not historical are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially for Third Wave from those projected. Those factors include
risks and uncertainties relating to the company's ability to bring new
products to market as anticipated, the current regulatory environment
in which the company sells its products, the market acceptance of
those products, dependence on partners and customers, successful
performance under collaborative and commercial agreements,
competition, the strength of the Third Wave intellectual property, the
intellectual property of others and other risk factors identified in
the documents Third Wave has filed, or will file, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Copies of the Third Wave filings with the SEC
may be obtained from the SEC Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.
Third Wave expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward- looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in Third Wave's
expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions,
or circumstances on which any such statements are based. Third Wave
Technologies, Invader and the Third Wave logo are trademarks of Third
Wave Technologies, Inc.

The Luminis Group, Ltd.
for Third Wave Technologies Inc.
Rod Hise, +1 608-807-4607

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