Tomophase Corporation accepts invitation to present at Connecticut Angel Guild meeting

BURLINGTON, MA – December 9, 2009 / PRNewswire-First Call via COMTEX News Network – Tomophase Corporation today announced that has accepted an invitation to present its Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging Systems (OCTIS?) at the December 9, 2009 meeting of the Connecticut Angel Guild (CAG) meeting to be held in New Haven, CT. This is as follow up to an earlier CAG presentation last year by Tomophase where the most promising technologies are invited to return for a development update. Tomophase will showcase its second generation OCTIS technology with significantly improved speed and performance.

“This invitation by the Connecticut Angel Group is another endorsement of our patented approach to opto-medical devices and our business direction. Investors who are part of the CAG routinely review many new technologies and we are delighted that Tomophase has been invited to return,” said Dr. Norris, CEO.

Tomophase OCTIS™ systems address the needs in oncology and pulmonary medicine where early and minimally invasive diagnosis is key to successful treatments. The company?s initial focus will be applying its technology to the early stage diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, the worlds leading cause of cancer death. If detected in an early stage, the 5 year survival rate of the lung cancer patients is over 85%. However, the early stage is asymptomatic and detection is primarily by chance. After the patients present with symptoms, the 5 year survival rate drops to 10-15%. Screening via CT scan may soon be accepted for high risk groups to reveal the presence of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs). Currently there is no means to differentiate between malignant and benign SPNs other than pulmonary biopsy, itself a risky procedure. Tomophase has patented technology which will, in conjunction with existing tools, enable the early-stage diagnosis in a non-invasive and reliable way.

About the Connecticut Angel Guild

The Connecticut Angel Guild is a group of high net worth investors located in Connecticut who are interested in investing a portion of their assets in high growth, early stage companies. Members have backgrounds as successful entrepreneurs and professional investors. Members invest in start-up and early stage companies. While their focus is Connecticut, members also invest in companies in New England and New York. We believe we contribute more than money to the companies we fund and welcome the opportunity to work with entrepreneurs open to take advice, yet having the smarts and determination to make their business successful.