Echometrix LLC, a Madison-based functional ultrasound systems developer, was one of three companies selected to present their innovations, during the LifeScience Alley™ Conference & Expo. This year’s conference attracted more than 1,500 life science industry professionals from more than 27 states and 9 countries. An expert industry panel selected this year’s presenters based on the novelty of their technology and the impact it represents to the life sciences and healthcare.

About the LifeScience Alley™ Conference & Expo

The LifeScience Alley™ Conference & Expo is the largest convocation of life science industry professionals in the upper Midwest. The goal of the conference is to convene the life science industry to share new insights on emerging trends, technologies and practices. The conference and expo was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in downtown Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 10, 2008, and featured four general sessions, seven educational seminar tracks, a new technology showcase, a state legislative hearing, a graduate student poster session and an exhibit hall featuring more than 160 exhibitors. For more information, visit www.lifesciencealley.org.

Professors Dr. Ray Vanderby and Dr. Kobayashi of The University of Wisconsin-Madison invented Echometrix’s proprietary technology to address growing problems in the $23 billion orthopedic industry, including rising musculoskeletal imaging and surgical costs and high re-injury rates. Dr. Barbara Israel, co-Founder and former CEO of Platypus Technologies, serves as CEO of Echometrix.

The company will move into a new office at 5525 Nobel Dr., Ste. 116, Madison, WI 53711 in January.

For more information, please contact Barbara Israel at bisrael@echometix.com.