Echo Therapeutics to Present at the LifeTech Capital 1st Annual Miami Medical Investors Conference

FRANKLIN, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and its Prelude SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that Patrick T. Mooney, M.D., CEO, President and Chairman of the Board of Echo Therapeutics will present at the LifeTech Capital 1st Annual Miami Medical Investors Conference being held November 12, 2010 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, Fl. The Company’s presentation is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET. Management will be available during the day on November 12 for one-on-one meetings.

In addition, Dr. Mooney has been selected to appear on the “Innovations in Science & Industry” panel with the leading medical researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The panel discussion will take place at 8:30 a.m. on November 12.

The LifeTech Capital Miami Medical Investors Conference brings together promising biotechnology companies, medical and scientific key opinion leaders with institutional and accredited investors from across the country. More information can be found at http://www.LifeTechCapital.com/conference

About Echo Therapeutics

Echo is developing the Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system for patients with diabetes and for use in hospital critical care units. Echo is also developing its needle-free Prelude SkinPrep System as a platform technology for enhanced skin permeation for delivery of topical pharmaceuticals.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to regulatory approvals and the success of Echo’s and its partners’ ongoing studies, including the efficacy of Echo’s Symphony tCGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems, the failure of future development and preliminary marketing efforts related to Echo’s Symphony tCGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems, Echo’s ability to secure additional commercial partnering arrangements, risks and uncertainties relating to Echo’s and its partners’ ability to develop, market and sell diagnostic and transdermal drug delivery products based on its skin permeation platform technologies, including the Symphony tCGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems, the availability of substantial additional equity or debt capital to support its research, development and product commercialization activities, and the success of its research, development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies, including those plans and strategies related to its Symphony tCGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems. These and other risks and uncertainties are identified and described in more detail in Echo’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K. Echo undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Echo Therapeutics, Inc.