Tecan Announces Change in Management Team

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* Matthias Düchting, regional head of sales and member of the
Group Executive Committee is leaving Tecan

Männedorf, Switzerland, November 18, 2009 - The Tecan Group (SIX
Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced a change in its Management
Team. Matthias Düchting, Head of the European sales organization and
member of the Group Executive Committee, will leave Tecan by mutual
agreement. Jürg Dübendorfer, Head of Business Unit Services &
Consumables, takes over the responsibility for the Sales Region
Europe on an interim basis with immediate effect until a successor is
found. Jürg Dübendorfer has been with Tecan since 2001 and has been a
member of the Group Executive Committee since 2006.

Matthias Düchting joined Tecan in October 2008 and was subsequently
appointed as Head of sales for the "Europe & NEMEA" region, which
covers the markets in Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Africa and
India.

About Tecan
Tecan (www.tecan.com) is a leading global provider of laboratory
instruments and solutions for the biopharma, forensic and diagnostic
industries. The company specializes in the development, production
and distribution of automation solutions for laboratories in the life
sciences sector. With its subsidiary REMP (www.remp.com), Tecan is
the market leader in automated laboratory storage and logistics
systems. Its clients include pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies, university research departments and diagnostic
laboratories. Founded in Switzerland in 1980, the company has
manufacturing, research and development sites in both North America
and Europe and maintains a sales and service network in 52 countries.
In 2008, Tecan generated sales of CHF 396 million (USD 366.7 million;
EUR 250.7 million). Registered shares of Tecan Group are traded on
the SWX Swiss Exchange (TK: TECN/Reuters: TECZn.S/Swiss security
number: 1210019). TECZn.S / Valor: 1210019).

For further information:

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| Tecan Group | |
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| Dr. Rudolf Eugster | Martin Brändle |
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| Chief Financial Officer | Head of Corporate Communications & |
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| | Investor Relations |
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| investor@tecan.com | Tel. +41 (0) 44 922 84 30 |
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| www.tecan.com | Fax +41 (0) 44 922 88 89 |
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