IDEXX Laboratories to Present at UBS Warburg Global Life Sciences Conference

Individuals can access the live audio webcast of the IDEXX Laboratories presentation through a link on the Company's Web site, www.idexx.com or by going directly to the UBS Warburg home page at www.ubswarburg.com and clicking on "UBS Warburg Conferences" in the lower right hand corner. Then follow the link for Webcast under the "Global Life Sciences Conference" heading. Audio replay will be available until November 10, 2002.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a worldwide leader in the development and commercialization of innovative, technology-based products and services for animal health. The Company's largest business is focused on companion animal health, combining biotechnology, medical device technology and information technology to aid veterinarians in providing better medicine while building successful practices. IDEXX Laboratories is also focused on employing innovative technologies to monitor production animal health and the safety and quality of drinking water and milk. Headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, IDEXX Laboratories employs more than 2,100 people and offers products to customers in more than 50 countries.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, in the section captioned "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." You may view these factors in detail in the most recent 10K. The information is located in the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition" under the Future Operations Results section.