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): MAY 3, 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

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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 May 3, 2006,  Alpha Innotech  Corp.  (the  "Company")  issued a press release
announcing its earnings for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006, 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 May 3, 2006  announcing  earnings
                           for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2006


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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:    May 5, 2006                 By:      /S/ RON BISSINGER
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                                              Ron Bissinger
                                              Chief Financial Officer and Chief
                                              Operating Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1        Press Release dated May 3, 2006  announcing  earnings for the fiscal
            quarter ended March 31, 2006


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