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) November 2, 2005

                          Third Wave Technologies, Inc.

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware                            000-31745                39-1791034

(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission              (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                   File Number)             Identification No.)

502 South Rosa Road
Madison, Wisconsin                                           53719
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)

                                 (608) 273-8933
              (Registrant's Telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A

          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On  November 2, 2005,  the Company  issued a news  release  reporting  its
quarterly financial results, a copy of which is filed Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits:

99.1 News Release issued by the Company.


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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                      THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Date: November 2, 2005                By: /s/ Kevin T. Conroy
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                                      Name: Kevin T. Conroy
                                      Title: Vice President, General Counsel and
                                      Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

      The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       News Release issued by the Company


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