Exhibit 99.1


NEWS RELEASE

Contacts:

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation

Maureen B. Bellantoni                     John Bostjancic
Executive Vice President                  Vice President, Corporate Development
and Chief Financial Officer               and Investor Relations
(609) 936-6822                            (609) 936-2239
maureen.bellantoni@Integra-LS.com         jbostjancic@Integra-LS.com


        INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2006 FINANCIAL RESULTS

                    REVENUES FOR QUARTER EXCEED $116 MILLION

Plainsboro,  New  Jersey,  November  2,  2006 -  Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings
Corporation  (NASDAQ:  IART) today reported its third quarter financial results.
Total revenues in the third quarter of 2006 were $116.6  million,  reflecting an
increase of $47.3 million, or 68%, over the third quarter of 2005. Revenues from
products acquired in 2006 totaled $35.7 million for the quarter.

We reported  net income of $2.6  million,  or $0.09 per diluted  share,  for the
third  quarter of 2006,  compared to net income of $10.5  million,  or $0.33 per
diluted  share in the third  quarter of 2005.  Reported  earnings  for the third
quarter of 2006 include $3.8 million of share-based compensation expense related
to the implementation of SFAS 123R Share-Based Payment in January 2006. Reported
earnings for the third quarter of 2005 do not reflect the impact of  share-based
compensation expense.

In addition to GAAP results,  Integra  reports  adjusted net income and adjusted
diluted  earnings per share. A further  discussion of these  non-GAAP  financial
measures can be found below, and  reconciliations of GAAP net income to adjusted
net income and GAAP diluted  earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per
share for the three  months  ended  September  30,  2006 and 2005  appear in the
financial statements attached to this release.

Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2006, computed with the adjustments
to GAAP reporting set forth in the attached  reconciliation,  was $13.7 million,
or $0.43 per diluted share. In the third quarter of 2005 adjusted net income was
$11.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share.

"We  achieved  record  revenues  in the third  quarter,"  said  Stuart M. Essig,
Integra's  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer.  "During  the  quarter,  we
acquired  Kinetikos  Medical  (KMI) and  launched a direct sales force in Canada
through  the  acquisition  of our  longstanding  Canadian  distributor.  We have
integrated   Radionics  and  Miltex  and  are  now   integrating  KMI  into  our
Reconstructive Surgery sales channel."

We present our  revenues in two  categories:  a)  Neurosurgical  and  Orthopedic
Implants and b) Medical Surgical Equipment.



Our revenues for the period were as follows:

                                         Three Months
                                      Ended September 30,          % Increase/
                                     2006            2005          (Decrease)
                                     ----            ----          ----------
                                       ($ in thousands)
    Revenue:
    Neuro/Ortho Implants            $43,136        $33,516             29%
    MedSurg Equipment                73,511         35,818            105%
                                     ------        -------            ----
       Total Revenue               $116,647        $69,334             68%

In the  Neuro/Ortho  Implants  category,  sales  of our  reconstructive  surgery
implant  products  continued to grow strongly.  Rapid growth in nerve and dermal
repair products and sales of products for the hand, foot and ankle accounted for
much of the increase in implant  product  revenues.  INTEGRA(TM)  dermal  repair
product  revenues  increased  32% over the third  quarter of 2005,  nerve repair
product  revenues  increased by 44%, and our hand,  foot and ankle products more
than doubled. Revenues from bone graft and collagen dental products increased by
57% over the third  quarter of 2005.  KMI products  contributed  $1.9 million of
sales to the quarter.

In the MedSurg Equipment category, acquired products, surgical instruments,  and
monitoring  products  provided  most of the  year-over-year  growth  in  product
revenues for the third quarter.  Radionics,  Miltex and non-Integra  distributed
products  sold through our former  Canadian  distributor  (all acquired in 2006)
contributed $33.8 million of sales to the quarter.

Gross margin on total  revenues in the third quarter of 2006 was 59%. In cost of
product  revenues,  we recognized  $1.4 million in inventory fair value purchase
accounting adjustments from recent acquisitions. These charges reduced our gross
margin by approximately 1%.

Research and development  expense increased $7.9 million in the third quarter of
2006 to $11.0  million.  In the third quarter of 2006, we recorded an in-process
research and  development  charge of $5.6 million related to the KMI acquisition
and a $0.5  million  charge  related to an  upfront  payment  pursuant  to a new
product development alliance.

Selling,  general and administrative expense increased by $20.8 million to $43.4
million in the third quarter of 2006,  or 37% of revenue,  as compared to 33% in
the third  quarter  of 2005.  Included  in this  increase  was $3.5  million  of
share-based  compensation  expense  attributable  to the impact of adopting  FAS
123R.

Operating income for the third quarter of 2006 was $11.8 million.

We reported net interest  expense of $4.0 million in the third  quarter of 2006,
which  includes $1.4 million of interest  expense  under our  revolving  line of
credit.

In September  2006,  Integra  completed an exchange of $115.2  million (out of a
total  of  $120.0  million)  of its old  contingent  convertible  notes  for the
equivalent  amount  of new  notes  with a "net  share  settlement"  feature  and
takeover  protection.  In connection with the exchange offer, Integra recorded a
$1.8 million charge in the third quarter of 2006 related to $0.6 million of fees
paid in  connection  with  the  exchange  and a $1.2  million  write-off  of the
unamortized debt issuance costs  associated with the old contingent  convertible
notes that were  exchanged.  We  reported  $1.5  million  of this  charge in net
interest expense.

In October  2006,  Integra  issued an  additional  $4.3  million of new notes in
exchange for an equal amount of old notes.

We  reported  $1.8  million of other  expense in the third  quarter of 2006.  In
September 2006,  Integra  terminated its $50.0 million  notional amount interest
rate  swap,  which  was  used to  hedge  the  risk  of  changes  in  fair  value
attributable  to interest  rate risk with respect to a portion of Integra's  old



contingent  convertible  notes. The interest rate swap qualified as a fair value
hedge under  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standard No. 133, as amended,
"Accounting for Derivative  Instruments  and Hedging  Activities." In connection
with the  termination  of the interest  rate swap,  Integra  discontinued  hedge
accounting  and  recorded a $1.4  million  charge to other  expense in the third
quarter  of  2006  to  write-off  the  unamortized   mark-to-market  fair  value
adjustment recorded against the contingent convertible notes.

Our  effective  income tax rate was 57% for the third  quarter of 2006, or a 37%
effective  rate for the  year-to-date  period.  In the  first  half of 2006,  we
recorded  income tax expense at an expected full year effective rate of 31%. The
increase in the expected year-to-date effective rate was primarily driven by the
nondeductible  nature of the $5.6 million  in-process  research and  development
charge  recorded in connection  with the KMI acquisition in the third quarter of
2006. We expect an effective income tax rate for 2007 of approximately 31%.

We generated  $24.2 million in cash flow from operations in the third quarter of
2006.  We  repurchased  456,750  shares of our common stock in the quarter at an
average  price  of  $36.46  per  share  for  an  aggregate   purchase  price  of
approximately  $16.7  million.  On  October  30,  2006 our  Board  of  Directors
authorized us to repurchase up to an additional  $75 million of our common stock
through December 31, 2007.

At September 30, 2006,  our cash totaled  $24.2  million and we had  outstanding
borrowings of $87.0 million under our credit facility.

We are  updating  our  guidance  for total  revenues for the full years 2006 and
2007. We are also updating our expectations for earnings per share and providing
guidance for the fourth quarter of 2006. In accordance  with our usual practice,
our  expectations  for 2006 and 2007  financial  performance  do not include the
impact of acquisitions or other strategic  corporate  transactions that have not
yet closed.

For the fourth  quarter of 2006, we expect total  revenues to be in the range of
$116  million to $121  million and  earnings  per diluted  share in the range of
$0.37 to $0.43. Accordingly, we expect total revenues in 2006 to be between $410
million and $415 million and earnings per diluted  share to be between $1.00 and
$1.05.  We  expect  adjusted  earnings  per  diluted  share,  computed  with the
adjustments to GAAP reporting set forth in the attached reconciliation, to be in
the range of $0.47 and $0.52 for the fourth  quarter of 2006 and $1.68 and $1.73
for the full year 2006.

For 2007,  we expect total  revenues to be between $500 million and $520 million
and earnings per diluted share to be between $1.76 and $1.85. We expect adjusted
earnings per diluted share,  computed with the adjustments to GAAP reporting set
forth in the attached reconciliation, to be in the range of $2.08 and $2.17.

Integra has incurred  significant costs in 2006 in connection with restructuring
and integration  activities,  including  inventory purchase  accounting charges,
in-process  research and  development  charges,  and  discontinued  research and
development  projects  related to the acquisitions we have closed this year, and
charges  related to the  contingent  convertible  notes  exchange  offer and the
termination  of our interest  rate swap.  We currently  expect these  charges to
total  approximately  $16.2 million in 2006, of which $15.6 million have already
been incurred through the end of the third quarter.

We have scheduled a conference call for 9:00 am EST today,  November 2, 2006, to
discuss the financial results for the third quarter of 2006 and  forward-looking
financial guidance.  The call is open to all listeners and will be followed by a
question  and answer  session.  Access to the live call is  available by dialing
(913) 981-5560 or through a listen-only  webcast via a link provided on the home
page of Integra's website at www.Integra-LS.com. A replay of the conference call
will be accessible  starting one hour  following  the live event.  Access to the
replay is available  through November 16, 2006 by dialing (719) 457-0820 (access
code 5413428) or through the webcast accessible on our home page.



Integra  LifeSciences  Holdings  Corporation is a diversified medical technology
company.  We  develop,  manufacture,  and market  medical  devices  for use in a
variety  of  applications.   The  primary  applications  for  our  products  are
neurosurgery, reconstructive surgery and general surgery. Integra is a leader in
applying  the  principles  of  biotechnology  to medical  devices  that  improve
patients'  quality of life. Our corporate  headquarters  are in Plainsboro,  New
Jersey. We have research,  manufacturing and distribution  facilities throughout
the world. Please visit our website at (http://www.Integra-LS.com).

This news release contains forward-looking  statements within the meaning of the
Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking  statements
include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  statements  concerning  future  financial
performance,  including projections for revenues, GAAP and adjusted earnings per
diluted share,  and costs to be incurred in connection  with  restructuring  and
integration  activities.  Such  forward-looking  statements  involve  risks  and
uncertainties  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from
predicted  or  expected  results.  Among other  things,  our ability to maintain
relationships  with customers of acquired entities,  physicians'  willingness to
adopt  our  recently   launched  and  planned  products,   third-party   payors'
willingness  to provide  reimbursement  for these  products  and our  ability to
secure regulatory  approval for products in development may adversely affect our
future product revenues; our ability to integrate acquired businesses,  increase
product sales and gross margins,  and control  non-product  costs may affect our
GAAP  and  adjusted   earnings  per  share;   and  the  ultimate  scope  of  our
restructuring  and  integration  activities  and our ability to  complete  these
activities  may affect the total costs to be incurred in  connection  with these
activities. In addition, the economic, competitive, governmental,  technological
and other  factors  identified  under the heading  "Factors  That May Affect Our
Future Performance"  included in the Business section of Integra's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and  information  contained in
subsequent  filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  could affect
actual results.

Discussion of Adjusted Financial Measures

Adjusted net income consists of net income excluding  equity-based  compensation
charges,  acquisition-related  charges,  charges incurred in connection with the
exchange  offer of  convertible  notes and the  termination of the interest rate
swap  agreement,  facility  consolidation,  manufacturing  transfer  and  system
integration  charges,  and  certain  employee  termination  and  related  costs.
Adjusted  earnings per diluted  share are  calculated  by dividing  adjusted net
income for diluted  earnings  per share by  adjusted  diluted  weighted  average
shares outstanding.  Because all equity-based compensation expense is added back
in the calculation of adjusted net income,  the calculation of diluted  weighted
average  shares  outstanding  is adjusted  to exclude  the  benefits of unearned
equity-based  compensation  costs  attributable  to future  services and not yet
recognized in the financial statements. These unearned equity-based compensation
costs are treated as proceeds assumed to be used to repurchase shares,  based on
the average trading price of Integra common stock during the period reported, in
the calculation of GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

Integra  believes  that the  presentation  of adjusted  net income and  adjusted
earnings  per diluted  share  provides  important  supplemental  information  to
management and investors  regarding non-cash expenses and financial and business
trends relating to the Company's  financial condition and results of operations.
For further  information  regarding  why Integra  believes  that these  non-GAAP
financial measures provide useful information to investors,  the specific manner
in which management uses these measures,  and some of the limitations associated
with the use of these measures,  please refer to the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K regarding  this earnings  press release filed today with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The section of the Company's report is available on the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov or on our website at www.Integra-LS.com.



                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                            September 30,
                                                     --------------------------
                                                       2006              2005
                                                     ---------        ---------
TOTAL REVENUE                                        $ 116,647        $  69,334

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of product revenues                                47,559           26,394
Research and development                                10,991            3,110
Selling, general and
     administrative                                     43,431           22,653
Intangible asset amortization                            2,852            1,085
                                                     ---------        ---------

     Total costs and expenses                          104,833           53,242

Operating income                                        11,814           16,092

Interest income                                            375              952
Interest expense                                        (4,362)          (1,345)
Other income (expense), net                             (1,765)              (4)
                                                     ---------        ---------

Income before income taxes                               6,062           15,695

Income tax expense                                       3,468            5,213
                                                     ---------        ---------

Net income                                           $   2,594        $  10,482

Add back of after tax interest
expense                                                     --              800

Net income for diluted earnings
per share                                            $   2,594        $  11,281

Diluted net income per share                         $    0.09        $    0.33


Weighted average common shares
outstanding for diluted net
income per share                                        29,863           34,297



Listed below are the items  included in net income that  management  excludes in
computing the adjusted  financial measures referred to in the text of this press
release and further described under Discussion of Adjusted Financial Measures.

                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                              September 30,
                                                        -----------------------
                                                          2006            2005
                                                        -------         -------

Equity-based compensation                               $ 3,809         $    --

Acquisition-related charges                               6,999             500

Facility consolidation,
manufacturing transfer and
system integration charges                                   --             365

Employee termination and
related costs                                                --             794

Charges associated with
convertible debt exchange
offer                                                     1,792

Charges associated with
termination of interest rate
swap                                                      1,425

Income tax expense (benefit)
related to above adjustments                             (2,969)           (623)



                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
               RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS - HISTORICAL
                                   (UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                              September 30,
                                                         ----------------------
                                                           2006          2005
                                                         --------      --------
GAAP net income                                          $  2,594      $ 10,481

Non-GAAP adjustments:
     Equity-based compensation                              3,809            --

     Acquisition-related charges                            6,999           500

     Facility consolidation, manufacturing
     transfer and system integration charges                   --           365

     Employee termination and related costs                    --           794

     Charges associated with convertible debt
     exchange offer                                         1,792            --

     Charges associated with termination of
     interest rate swap                                     1,425            --

     Income tax expense (benefit) related to
     above adjustments                                     (2,969)         (623)
                                                         --------      --------

     Total of non-GAAP adjustments                         11,056         1,036

Adjusted net income                                      $ 13,650      $ 11,517

Add back of after tax interest expense (1)                    755           800
                                                         --------      --------

Adjusted net income for diluted earnings
   per share                                             $ 14,405      $ 12,317

Weighted average common shares
   outstanding for diluted net income per share            29,863        34,297
     Shares issuable upon conversion of
        convertible notes (1)                               3,381            --
     Non-GAAP adjustment                                      106            --
                                                         --------      --------
Adjusted weighted average common shares
   outstanding for adjusted diluted net income
   per share                                               33,350        34,297

GAAP diluted net income per share                        $   0.09      $   0.33
     Non-GAAP adjustments detailed
        above (per share)                                $   0.34      $   0.03
                                                         --------      --------
Adjusted diluted net income per share                    $   0.43      $   0.36

     (1)  The "as if  converted"  method  related  to the  convertible  notes is
          applied in the  calculation  of adjusted  diluted net income per share
          for the three months ended  September 30, 2006 because its effects are
          more dilutive.



                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS - GUIDANCE

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                  Projected Three Months Ended           Projected Year Ended
                                                       December 31, 2006                   December 31, 2006
                                                  ----------------------------         --------------------------
                                                     Low                High             Low              High
                                                                                             
GAAP net income                                   $ 11,150            $ 12,800         $ 30,426          $ 32,076
Add back of after tax interest expense                  --                  --            2,252             2,252
                                                  --------            --------         --------          --------
GAAP net income for diluted earnings
     per share                                      11,150              12,800           32,678            34,328

Non-GAAP adjustments:
     Equity-based compensation                       3,600               3,600           13,882            13,882
     Acquisition-related charges                       600                 600           11,790            11,790
     Facility consolidation,
          manufacturing transfer and
          system integration charges                    --                  --              717               717
     Employee termination and related
          costs                                         --                  --              421               421
     Charges associated with
          convertible debt exchange offer               --                  --            1,879             1,879
     Charges associated with
          termination of interest rate                  --                  --            1,425             1,425
          swap
     Income tax expense (benefit) related
          to above adjustments                      (1,325)             (1,325)          (7,814)           (7,814)
                                                  --------            --------         --------          --------

     Total of non-GAAP adjustments                   2,875               2,875           22,300            22,300
                                                  --------            --------         --------          --------

Adjusted net income                               $ 14,025            $ 15,675         $ 54,978          $ 56,628

Weighted average common shares
outstanding for diluted net income per
share                                               29,875              29,875           32,688            32,688
     Non-GAAP adjustment (1)                           106                 106              126               126
                                                  --------            --------         --------          --------
Adjusted weighted average common shares
outstanding for adjusted diluted net
income per share                                    29,981              29,981           32,814            32,814

GAAP diluted net income per share                 $   0.37            $   0.43         $   1.00          $   1.05
     Non-GAAP adjustments detailed above
     (per share)                                      0.10                0.09             0.68              0.68
                                                  --------            --------         --------          --------
Adjusted diluted net income per share             $   0.47            $   0.52         $   1.68          $   1.73


     (1)  For  ease of  computation,  the  Company  has  assumed  that  the same
          adjustment  that applied for the three months ended September 30, 2006
          (106 shares) is the  applicable  adjustment  for the  projected  three
          months ended December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007.



                    INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES HOLDINGS CORPORATION
                RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS - GUIDANCE

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                     Projected Year Ended
                                                       December 31, 2007
                                                    ------------------------
                                                       Low             High
GAAP net income                                     $ 52,000        $ 54,500
Add back of after tax interest expense                    --              --
                                                    --------        --------
GAAP net income for diluted earnings
     per share                                        52,000          54,500

Non-GAAP adjustments:
     Equity-based compensation                        14,000          14,000
     Income tax expense (benefit)
          related to above adjustments                (4,300)         (4,300)
                                                    --------        --------

     Total of non-GAAP adjustments                     9,700           9,700
                                                    --------        --------

Adjusted net income                                 $ 61,700          64,200

Weighted average common shares
outstanding for diluted net income per
share                                                 29,500          29,500
     Non-GAAP adjustment (1)                             106             106
                                                    --------        --------
Adjusted weighted average common shares
outstanding for adjusted diluted net
income per share                                      29,606          29,606

GAAP diluted net income per share                   $   1.76            1.85
     Non-GAAP adjustments detailed above
     (per share)                                        0.32            0.32
                                                    --------        --------
Adjusted diluted net income per share               $   2.08        $   2.17

     (1)  For  ease of  computation,  the  Company  has  assumed  that  the same
          adjustment  that applied for the three months ended September 30, 2006
          (106 shares) is the  applicable  adjustment  for the  projected  three
          months ended December 31, 2006 and the year ended December 31, 2007.




     Condensed Balance Sheet Data:
                                          September 30,        December 31,
                                              2006                 2005
                                              ----                 ----
 Cash and marketable securities,
    including non-current portion           $ 24,322             $143,384
 Accounts receivable, net                     76,715               49,007
 Inventory, net                               93,773               67,476
 Total current assets                        219,115              265,952
 Total assets                                593,667              448,432

 Bank line of credit                          87,000                   --
 Demand notes (1)                            115,205                   --
 Total current liabilities                   255,456               31,287
 Long term debt (1)                            4,889              118,378
 Total liabilities                           288,186              158,614

 Stockholders' equity                        305,481              289,818


(1)    The closing  price of Integra's  common stock on the issuance date of the
       new convertible notes was higher than the market price trigger of the new
       notes.  Therefore,  the new  notes  are  considered  demand  debt and are
       classified as current  liabilities on the balance sheet since the holders
       have the option to call this debt at any time.


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