Exhibit 3.5 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, INC. PURSUANT TO SECTION 103 OF THE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies: 1. That a First Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was filed by the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 15, 2006 (the "Amendment") and that said Amendment requires correction as permitted by Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 2. That due to a scrivener's error, the Amendment erroneously indicated that the Amendment was executed on behalf of the Corporation by its Assistant Secretary, Jay McNamara, as of the 14th of December, 2006. 3. The final sentence of the Amendment is hereby corrected to read as follows: "IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this First Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on its behalf by its Assistant Secretary, Jay McNamara, as of this 15th day of December, 2006." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Correction to be executed on its behalf by its Assistant Secretary, Jay McNamara, as of this 18th day of December, 2006 Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. By: /s/ Jay McNamara ------------------------------------ Name: Jay McNamara Title: Assistant Secretary