Press Release

HOLLISTON, Mass., Jan. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBIO), today announced that David Green, President, will be participating in a panel session at the Regenerative Medicine Insight Track at the Biotech Showcase.

The following are specific details regarding Harvard Bioscience's participation at the conference:

Regenerative Medicine Insight Track at the Biotech Showcase

To listen to the webcast, visit http://www.media-server.com/m/p/3o9435a6

About the Regenerative Medicine Insight Track:

This event was developed by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, and will be held as part of the Biotech Showcase 2012 conference. The meeting will start with the Second Annual State of the Industry Briefing, followed by a series of analyst-led panels focused on therapeutic areas where regenerative medicine holds great promise. The State of the Industry briefing is open to the public, but attendance at the disease panels will require registration for individuals without press or investor credentials. 

About Harvard Bioscience

Harvard Bioscience ("HBIO") is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialized products, primarily apparatus and scientific instruments, used to advance life science research and regenerative medicine. We sell our products to thousands of researchers in over 100 countries primarily through our 850 page catalog (and various other specialty catalogs), our website, through distributors, including GE Healthcare, Thermo Fisher Scientific and VWR, and via our field sales organization. HBIO has sales and manufacturing operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain with additional facilities in France and Canada. For more information, please visit www.harvardbioscience.com.

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CONTACT: Harvard Bioscience, Inc.

         David Green, President

         dgreen@harvardbioscience.com

         Chane Graziano, CEO

         cgraziano@harvardbioscience.com

         Tom McNaughton, CFO

         tmcnaughton@harvardbioscience.com

         Phone: 508 893 8999

         Fax: 508 892 6135