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Integra's headquarters are in Plainsboro, NewJersey, and it has research and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.Please visit our website at ().This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of thePrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 . Forward-looking statementsinclude, but are not limited to, statements concerning expectations for thestrategic benefits that this acquisition will provide to Integra tangerine lips . Suchforward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could causeactual results to differ materially from predicted or expected results the flaminglips . Amongother things, Integra's ability to successfully integrate the MinnesotaScientific business into its own operations could affect the extent of thestrategic benefits that Integra generates from this acquisition . In addition,the economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factorsidentified under the heading "Risk Factors" included in Item 1A of Integra'sAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and informationcontained in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commissioncould affect actual results.IART-A-0-CONTACT:Integra LifeSciences Holdings CorporationJohn B. Henneman, III, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer(609) Karen Mroz-Bremner, Senior Manager, Corporate Developmentand Investor Relations(609) . So its that time of the year again ? the time when we?ve new Formula1 champions ? driver and team.