Echo Therapeutics to Unveil Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring System

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony^® CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced the unveiling and demonstration of its Symphony CGM System to be used in its regulatory trials. The demonstration will take place during a live webcast following the annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday, May 22 at 10:30am EDT.

A demonstration of the features and functionality of the Symphony CGM System in the critical care setting will follow a corporate presentation from Patrick T. Mooney, M.D., Echo's Chairman and CEO. The demonstration coincides with the final steps in the preparation for the upcoming multi-center CE Mark pivotal trial.

"We are very excited to illustrate the ease of using Symphony. We believe that Symphony will be an important and differentiated candidate for hospital-based glucose monitoring that has the potential to change the paradigm of invasive, episodic glucose monitoring. We also believe that the needle-free, wireless and continuous features and benefits will lead to better long-term patient outcomes," commented Dr. Mooney. "More than ever, we are enthusiastic about the potential of Symphony and we look forward to the commencement of the upcoming pivotal trial."

The webcast will start at approximately 10:30am EDT on Wednesday, May 22. The link to the webcast will be available on the Echo Therapeutics, Inc. website at www.echotx.com under Events in the Investors section, and will be archived for future reference.