Zecotek to Exhibit At Photonics West in San Jose, California


VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V:ZMS) (Frankfurt:W1I) today announced it will be exhibiting select imaging and laser products during the SPIE Photonics West 2008 Conference and Exhibition, January 22-24, 2008 at the McHenry Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Zecotek will be demonstrating its breakthrough Green Fiber Laser which operates in wavelengths throughout the green spectral range, together with its next generation RFO vanadate laser cavity crystals. Zecotek will also display other cutting-edge products including its patented LFS scintillation crystals and proprietary MAPD solid-state photo detectors used in medical and diverse other imaging applications. Zecotek will be displaying its products with its North American laser distributor MarketTech, Inc., in booth 1733.

Photonics West is the most important North American exhibition on optics, lasers, biomedical optics, optoelectronic components, and imaging technologies. The exhibition and related conference is held annually in San Jose, in California's Silicon Valley, the world's pre-eminent center of technology. Photonics West is organized by SPIE, an international society advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light. Photonics West is attended by over 1,000 companies from around the globe and provides the photonics industry the opportunity to network with over 17,000 innovators and product developers, the most highly qualified audience of any technical exhibition in the industry.

About Zecotek

Zecotek Photonics Inc. (TSX-V:ZMS) (Frankfurt:W1I) is a photonics technology company developing high-performance crystals, photo detectors, lasers, optical imaging and 3D display technologies for commercial applications in the medical diagnostics and high-tech industries. Founded in 2003, the company operates three distinct divisions: imaging, lasers and 3D display, with labs located in Canada, Singapore and Russia. Zecotek commercializes its novel, patented and patent-pending photonic technologies directly and through strategic alliances and joint ventures with multinational OEMs, distributors and other industry leaders. For more information, please visit www.zecotek.com.

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