CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 2006--More than 2,000 employees from Invitrogen Corporation's (Nasdaq:IVGN) 25 global offices will head into their communities on Thursday, July 13 to take part in an effort to improve the areas where they live and work in the company's 3rd Annual Global Volunteer Day. This year's theme is "Invitrogen Goes Green."

Invitrogen's Annual Global Volunteer Day provides employees worldwide with a half day of company time to participate in employee-organized volunteer activities. This has enabled the company to impart thousands of volunteer hours to dozens of organizations, moving its passion for philanthropy out of the office and into action.

Last year employees logged more than 5,000 volunteer hours directly benefiting their local communities. In 2006, Invitrogen bolstered its commitment to a robust environmental policy and dedicated its worldwide Global Volunteer Day efforts to ecological stewardship. Adding these volunteer efforts to the company's onsite recycling programs, waste management and resource conservation efforts, the company and its employees are proactively taking steps to protect and preserve the environment.

"We have a tremendous amount of momentum leading into this year's Global Volunteer Day," said Gregory T. Lucier, Chairman and CEO of Invitrogen. "Over the past two years our employees have experienced firsthand what can be accomplished in their communities and many have developed a year-round dedication to service. I am excited by the anticipation and energy I feel from our team."

Employees will participate in the following projects:

Asia-Pacific Region:

-- Japan - Aluminum can drive

-- Shanghai, China - Community environmental protection seminar

-- Taiwan - Working at a recycling station

-- Beijing, China - Local beautification project

-- Guangzhou, China - Battery collection and disposal

-- India - Reforestation project in conjunction with the
Karnataka Forest Department

-- Auckland, New Zealand - Tree planting project for the Auckland
Regional Council

Americas Region:

-- Branford, Connecticut - Invasive plant life removal

-- Browndeer, Wisconsin - Beautification project in conjunction
with the Audubon Center

-- Camarillo, California - Two projects including a reforestation
of Arroyo Verde Park

-- Carlsbad, California - Seven projects including an
Environmental Education Day at the Boys and Girls Club of
Carlsbad, including representatives from Aquatic Adventures
and the World Famous San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo's Wild
Animal Park

-- Canada - Guided education hike and marsh planting project with
Mentoring True North

-- Eugene, Oregon - Four projects including the building of a
seed collection with the Eugene Stream Team, BLM and the
Nature Conservancy

-- Grand Island, New York - Seven projects including clean-up
projects of two local creek areas with Quality Quest

-- Madison, Wisconsin - Five projects including a local building
project with Habitat for Humanity

-- Rockville, Maryland - Five projects including a trail
restoration project in Catoctin National Park

-- South San Francisco, California - Enhancing rare native plant
habitat in conjunction with the Presidio Trust, the National
Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

Europe Region:

-- England - Beautification project at Eastham County Park

-- Israel - "Green Day" event for local children of the town of
Kiryat Shmona including environmental sculpturing

-- Scotland - Beautification project at Mushiel County Park

-- Spain - Educational trip to the Barcelona Aquarium for local
children

For more information, visit www.invitrogen.com and click "Corporate."

About Invitrogen

Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) provides products and services that support academic and government research institutions and pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide in their efforts to improve the human condition. The company provides essential life science technologies for disease research, drug discovery, and commercial bioproduction. Invitrogen's own research and development efforts are focused on breakthrough innovation in all major areas of biological discovery including functional genomics, proteomics and cell biology -- placing Invitrogen's products in nearly every major laboratory in the world. Founded in 1987, Invitrogen is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and conducts business in more than 70 countries around the world. Global Volunteer Day is part of Invitrogen's Global Citizenship program. The program is dedicated to supporting the communities in which its employees work and live through science education, environmental sustainability, volunteerism and donations to outstanding non-profit organizations. The company globally employs approximately 4,800 professionals and had revenues of more than $1.2 billion in 2005. For more information, visit www.invitrogen.com.

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