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Exhibit 10.3




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with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Under 17 C.F.R. Sections 200.80(b)(4)

and 230.406




AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

FOR PANTHER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM



This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) is entered into effective as of January 2, 2009, pursuant
to and amending the “Development Agreement for Panther Instrument System” (the “Agreement”) between
Gen-Probe Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Gen-Probe”) and STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG
(“STRATEC”).




Agreement




     For their mutual benefit, the parties agree as follows:



     1. Unless otherwise stated herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meaning set forth in
the Agreement.



     2. In order to establish and clarify the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to
software and firmware for the Panther Instrument pursuant to the Agreement, including Sections
1.19, 4.2, and 4.3, the parties agree that Attachment A to this Amendment No. 2 accurately sets
forth their understanding as to software and firmware development.



     3. Except as is expressly set forth in this Amendment No. 2, all other terms and conditions of
the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.



     4. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment No. 2 to be executed and the
persons signing below warrant that they are duly authorized to sign for and on behalf of the
respective parties.



	 	 	 
	Gen-Probe Incorporated	 	STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG
	 	 	 
	By /s/ Brad Blake

	 	By /s/ Marcus Wolfinger
	      Brad Blake

	 	      Marcus Wolfinger
	Vice President, Instrument Systems

	 	CFO






 









 





ATTACHMENT A

TO AMENDMENT NO. 2



This document lists the various elements of the software and firmware developed or to be
developed for the Panther Instrument System.



The purpose of the included table is to set forth the following information for each software and
firmware module:





	 	1.	 	The software module name.
	 
	 	2.	 	A description of the module software components.
	 
	 	3.	 	The identity of the party providing the design document for the module.
	 
	 	4.	 	The identity of the party implementing the design document for the module.
	 
	 	5.	 	The intellectual property classification of the module under the Agreement.
	 
	 	6.	 	Each party’s rights to use the module [...***...].






	 	A.	 	In Stratec’s case, the right will be to [...***...].
	 
	 	B.	 	In Gen-Probe’s case, the rights will be, as set forth in the included Table: 1) the
right to use the module [...***...]; and/or 2) the right to [...***...].






     1. Stratec shall [...***...]. Gen-Probe shall inform Stratec in writing as
to [...***...].




     2. In the case where [...***...], Gen-Probe shall indemnify and hold harmless
Stratec, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and
agents (the “Stratec Indemnities”) from and against any and all claims, losses,
damages, liabilities and expenses including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs
(collectively, the “Damages”) paid or payable by a Stratec Indemnity to a third
party that relate to or arise in connection with a claim, suit or proceeding made
or brought by a third party (“Claims”) brought against a Stratec Indemnity to the
extent resulting from or arising out of Gen-Probe`s acts or omissions [...***...].




     3. All firmware and software [...***...], which will be maintained by Stratec
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     to Gen-Probe [...***...]. For all such modules, Stratec will make the source code
available for Gen-Probe’s audit [...***...].




     4. Released versions of [...***...].




     5. All firmware modules and [...***...]are based on templates owned by
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Note: [...***...] as used in the table include the following:





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