SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2005
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                           Strategic Diagnostics Inc.
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                 (Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)


      Delaware                   000-68440                    56-1581761
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  (State or Other            (Commission File              (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                 Number)                 Identification No.)
  Incorporation)



            111 Pencader Drive
                Newark, DE                                           19702
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (302) 456-6789
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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On November 3, 2005, Strategic Diagnostics Inc. issued a press release
announcing its results for the third quarter and nine month period ended
September 30, 2005. A copy of that press release is being furnished as Exhibit
99.1 to this report.

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         A copy of the press release issued on November 3, 2005 is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


















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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTICS INC.


                                             By:    /s/ Anthony J. Simonetta
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                                                    Anthony J. Simonetta
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


Dated: November 10, 2005














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