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Aperio to Present at Medtech Insight's "Investment In Innovation" Conference

Aperio CEO Presents Value Proposition and Growth Strategy for Digital Pathology

Vista, CA – June 9, 2005 – Aperio CEO Dirk Soenksen will present Aperio's value proposition and growth strategy for digital pathology on June 14th at 4:20 p.m. at Medtech Insight's prestigious "Investment in Innovations (In3): A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies" Conference, taking place June 14-15, 2005 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

Aperio is the leading provider of scanners and related software in the field of digital microscope slide imaging, also known as "virtual microscopy." Aperio's ScanScope(R) scanners are based on a patented method that has enabled the Company to leap-frog the competition in performance and price. The ScanScope creates a digital image of an entire microscope slide at giga-pixel resolution in minutes. This digital slide has inherently superior image quality and is generated in a fraction of the time and at half the cost of competitive offerings. Aperio's products overcome the inefficiencies of today's (manual) pathology laboratory by enabling the creation, management, and analysis of diagnostic-quality digital slides.

Aperio has realized average annual revenue growth of over 200% for the last four years, with only modest investment. Soenksen will outline Aperio's plans to leverage the Company's product and technology leadership position in virtual microscopy into the soon-to-be $1 billion digital pathology market. The digitization of Pathology is following a similar path to Radiology, where imagery from X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound are now predominantly captured, stored and transferred in digital format. In Pathology, over 40 million biopsies are performed each year, generating an estimated 200 million microscope slides annually. Virtual microscopy is quickly gaining traction in the Pathology market as the number of biopsies and corresponding microscope slides is steadily climbing due to an aging population, greater incidence of cancer, increased screening methodologies, and as the chronic shortage of pathologists continues.

About Aperio

Aperio is a worldwide leader in virtual microscopy. Our award-winning ScanScope® scanners and Digital Slide Information Management Software deliver integrated digital slide creation, viewing, management, and analysis capabilities to pathologists. Applications include education, tissue microarrays, toxicology pathology, telepathology, image analysis and workflow systems (PACS). Our freely downloadable ImageScope™ viewer makes digital slides accessible anywhere, anytime. With headquarters in Vista, California, Aperio serves a global pathology market in clinical, research, and education. For more information or to view a gallery of digital slides created by ScanScope Systems, please visit www.aperio.com.

About Medtech Insight

Medtech Insight, a division of Windhover Information Inc., is the leading provider of business information and market intelligence for the medical technology marketplace. To register for the "Investment In Innovation" conference or for more information on Medtech Insight, please call Kristy Grimes at 480-985-9512, e-mail kristy@medtechinsight.com, or visit www.medtechinsight.com.

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