UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): MARCH 20, 2006

                              ALPHA INNOTECH CORP.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                     1-14257                   58-1729436
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


          2401 MERCED STREET, SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA              94577
            (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 483-9620

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On March 20, 2006,  Alpha Innotech Corp. (the "Company")  issued a press release
announcing its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005, the text
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The  information in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including the exhibit,  is
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise
subject to the liabilities under that Section.  Furthermore,  the information in
the Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be
incorporated  by reference  into the filings of the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c)      EXHIBITS

                  99.1     Press  Release   dated  March  20,  2006   announcing
                           earnings for the fiscal  quarter  ended  December 31,
                           2005


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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.


                                                ALPHA INNOTECH CORP.



Date:    March 20, 2006                By:      /S/ RONALD BISSINGER
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                Ronald Bissinger
                                                Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1           Press  Release dated March 20, 2006  announcing  earnings for the
               fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005


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