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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Cramp Daniella   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALERE INC. [ALR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Global Pres., Cardiometabolic (Last) (First) (Middle) 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2017 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02453 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/31/2017   M   6,667 A (1) 30,552 D   Common Stock 08/31/2017   F   2,505 D $ 49.46 28,047 D   Common Stock 08/31/2017   M   8,308 A $ 48.14 36,355 D   Common Stock 08/31/2017   F   8,086 (6) D $ 49.46 28,269 D   Common Stock 08/31/2017   M   1,692 A $ 48.14 29,961 D   Common Stock 08/31/2017   F   1,663 (6) D $ 49.46 28,298 D   Common Stock               275 I See footnote 7. (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(1)

08/31/2017

M

6,667

(2)

(2)

Common Stock

6,667

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 48.14

08/31/2017

M

8,308

(3)

08/31/2017(4)

Common Stock

8,308

(5)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 48.14

08/31/2017

M

1,692

(3)

08/31/2017(4)

Common Stock

1,692

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Cramp Daniella 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200 WALTHAM, MA 02453			Global Pres., Cardiometabolic

Signatures

/s/ Douglas Barry, Attorney-in-Fact		09/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Alere common stock.
(2)	On August 31, 2014, the reporting person was granted 20,000 restricted stock units, which vest as follows: 6,666 on the first anniversary of the grant date (8/31/15); 6,667 on the second anniversary of the grant date (8/31/16); and 6,667 on the third anniversary of the grant date (8/31/17).
(3)	These options became exercisable in four equal annual installments beginning August 31, 2008.
(4)	The Options were scheduled to expire on August 31, 2017.
(5)	This derivative security does not have a price.
(6)	Represents withholding of shares of Company common stock to satisfy exercise price and tax liability associated with exercise of stock options shown above.
(7)	These securities are owned by the Cramp Family Trust for which the reporting person and her spouse are the trustees.

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