TPTH Tripath Imaging

BURLINGTON, N.C., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TriPath Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:TPTH) today announced that Paul R. Sohmer, M.D., its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the Eighth Annual Needham & Company, LLC Growth Conference in New York City at the New York Palace Hotel on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. ET about the Company's financial performance, business and development highlights and future expectations. An audio web cast of the presentation will be available live online via TriPath Imaging's website at http://www.tripathimaging.com/ and will be archived for at least two weeks. TriPath Imaging, Inc., headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, develops, manufactures, markets and sells innovative solutions to improve the clinical management of cancer, including detection, diagnosis, staging and treatment. TriPath Oncology, a wholly owned subsidiary of TriPath Imaging, develops and manages the market introduction of molecular diagnostic and pharmacogenomic products and services for malignant melanoma and cancers of the cervix, breast, ovary and prostate. Contact: Stephen P. Hall Chief Financial Officer 336-290-8721 DATASOURCE: TriPath Imaging, Inc. CONTACT: Stephen P. Hall, Chief Financial Officer of TriPath Imaging, Inc., +1-336-290-8721 Web site: http://www.tripathimaging.com/

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