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): FEBRUARY 14, 2007

                              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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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS;  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

(e)      On February 14, 2007,  the Board of Directors of Alpha  Innotech  Corp.
(the  "Company")  approved a broad  based  grant of  restricted  stock and stock
options to its  employees,  including a grant to Ron  Bissinger,  the  Company's
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

         Mr.  Bissinger  received a restricted  stock award of 180,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock, such award to vest over a three-year period with 1/3
of the shares  vesting one year from February 14, 2007,  and at a rate of 1/36th
of the  shares  per  month  for  the  remaining  24  months,  for so long as Mr.
Bissinger continues to be employed by the Company.  Additionally,  Mr. Bissinger
received an option to purchase  45,000  shares of Common Stock with the exercise
price of $0.90 per share,  such option to vest over a four-year  period with 25%
of the shares  vesting one year from February 14, 2007,  and at a rate of 1/48th
of the  shares  per  month  for  the  remaining  36  months,  for so long as Mr.
Bissinger continues to be employed by the Company.


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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:    February 15, 2007           By: /S/ RON BISSINGER
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                                         Ron Bissinger
                                         Chief Executive Officer and Chief
                                         Financial Officer


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