TUCSON, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 01, 2006 -- Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: VMSI) today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Gleeson will present at the following conferences: Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 6th at 4:25 pm Eastern at the Four Seasons in Boston; Kaufman Brothers Ninth Annual Investor Conference on Thursday, September 7th at 9:45 am Eastern at the W Hotel in New York; Bear Stearns 19th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 12th at 3:30 pm Eastern at the Grand Hyatt in New York.
