Digene to Present at 25th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 3  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Digene Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGE) today announced that Daryl Faulkner, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph Slattery, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 25th Annual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. (PST).  This conference will be held at The Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

A link to JPMorgan's live webcast and recording of Digene's presentation will be available on the Company's website, http://www.digene.com/.  The recording of Digene's presentation will be available beginning on the evening of January 9, 2007 until approximately April 9, 2007.

About Digene

A leader in molecular diagnostics, Digene develops, manufactures and markets proprietary DNA and RNA tests, with a focus on women's health. The company's flagship product, the Digene(R) HPV Test, is the only FDA-approved and CE-marked test for the human papillomavirus, the cause of essentially all cervical cancers. Digene's product portfolio also includes tests for the detection of other sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia and gonorrhea. Digene tests are marketed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, Digene is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol DIGE. For more information, visit http://www.digene.com/ and http://www.thehpvtest.com/. 

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CONTACT:  Albert Fleury, Investor Relations, Digene Corporation,

[phone]; or Media: Pam Rasmussen, Digene, [phone], or Sean

Leous, Financial Dynamics, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.digene.com/ 

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