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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ZWANZIGER RON   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALERE INC. [ALR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, CEO & President (Last) (First) (Middle) 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/21/2011 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02453 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/21/2011   M   65,000 A $ 17.15 525,859 (8) D   Common Stock 11/21/2011   M   9,200 A $ 13.54 1,779,109 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 11/21/2011   M   27,594 A $ 18.12 1,806,696 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock               2,600 (3) I See Footnote (4) Common Stock               9,450 (3) I See Footnote (5) Common Stock               191,830 (3) I See Footnote (6) Common Stock               488,991 (11) (12) I See Footnote (7) Common Stock               273,500 (8) (11) I See Footnote (9) Common Stock               224,276 (12) I See Footnote (10)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 17.15

11/21/2011

M

65,000

12/20/2001

12/19/2011

Common Stock

65,000

(1)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 13.54

11/21/2011

M

9,200

09/20/2002

09/20/2012

Common Stock

9,200

(1)

0

I

See Footnote (2)

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 18.12

11/21/2011

M

27,594

12/20/2001

12/20/2011

Common Stock

27,594

(1)

0

I

See Footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ZWANZIGER RON 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200 WALTHAM, MA 02453	X		Chairman, CEO & President

Signatures

/s/ Ron Zwanziger		11/22/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This derivative security does not have a price.
(2)	These securities are owned by Zwanziger Family Ventures, LLC, an LLC managed by the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse.
(3)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 for any purpose.
(4)	These securities are owned by the reporting person's spouse.
(5)	These securities are owned by a private charitable foundation where the reporting person and the reporting person's spouse along with three others serve as directors on the board. The reporting person and his spouse have recused themselves from any discussion or consideration of the charitable foundation's disposition of these securities.
(6)	These securities are owned by the Zwanziger Family Trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's sister is the trustee.
(7)	These securities are owned by the Zwanziger 2009 Annuity Trust for which the reporting person is a trustee.
(8)	Reflects distribution of 82,939 shares to the Ron Zwanziger 2004 Revocable Trust for which the reporting person is the trustee.
(9)	These securities are owned by The Ron Zwanziger 2004 Revocable Trust for which the reporting person is the trustee.
(10)	These securities are owned by The Zwanziger Family 2004 Irrevocable Trust. The reporting person's sister is the trustee.
(11)	Reflects distribution of 190,561 shares from the Zwanziger 2009 Annuity Trust.
(12)	Reflects distribution of 224,276 shares from the Zwanziger 2009 Annuity Trust.

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