EXHIBIT 24
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and Appoints each of Paul Hempel, Duane James,
Jay McNamara and Lisa Tam, signing singly, the undersigned's
only true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or stockholder
of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (the "Company"), Form 3,
Form 4, and Form 5 and amendments thereto in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, Form 4, or Form 5 and any amendments
thereto and timely file such forms with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or
similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion
of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection
with the foregoing authority, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, Form 4, and Form 5
with Respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC
as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 3rd day of September, 2002.

                                       /s/ A.J. Bernardo
                                       Name  Anthony Bernardo