Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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EXHIBIT 99.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Ventana Medical Systems Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Nicholas Malden, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


By:		/s/ NICHOLAS MALDEN
		Nicholas Malden Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary August 9, 2002

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.