MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - January 17, 2008) - ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. ("ART") (TSX: ARA), a Canadian medical device company and a leader in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, is pleased to announce that Mr. Matthew Smith, Ph.D., and Mr. Sean Pitts have joined the Company as Senior Area Sales Manager and Area Sales Manager respectively, for the North American preclinical imaging market segment.