Bio-Rad Announces the Appointment of New Board Member

HERCULES, CA - March 25, 2010 - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, announced today that Ted W. Love, M.D. has been appointed to its Board of Directors and will serve as a member of the Board's Audit Committee. As a result of this appointment, Bio-Rad has regained compliance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standard which requires a listed company to have three independent directors on its audit committee.

Dr. Love will stand for election to the Board along with Bio-Rad's other directors at the Company's annual meeting on April 27, 2010.

Dr. Love is currently Executive Vice President, Research and Development at Onyx Pharmaceuticals. From 2001 to 2009, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Nuvelo, Inc. He served as chairman of Nuvelo's Board of Directors from 2005 to 2009. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Love was Senior Vice President of Development at Theravance, Inc. From 1992 to 1998, he spent six years at Genentech, Inc. in a number of senior management positions in Medical Affairs and Product Development.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Santarus, Inc., ARCA biopharma Inc., and Affymax, Inc. He also serves on the 29-member California Independent Citizen's Oversight Commission, which oversees the $3 billion dollars allocated to stem cell research authorized by California Proposition 71. Dr. Love holds an M.D. from Yale Medical School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College.

About Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), has remained at the center of scientific discovery for more than 50 years, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of products for the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. The Company is renowned worldwide among hospitals, universities, major research institutions, as well as biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for its commitment to quality and customer service. Founded in 1952, Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California, and serves more than 85,000 research and industry customers worldwide through its global network of operations. The Company employs over 6,800 people globally and had revenues of nearly $1.8 billion in 2009. For more information, visit www.bio-rad.com.

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