8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 12, 2013

Echo Therapeutics, Inc.

 (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-23017	41-1649949
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8 Penn Center 1628 JFK Blvd., Suite 300 Philadelphia, PA	19103
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 717-4100

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Robert F. Doman to fill a vacancy on the Board.  Mr. Doman will serve as a Class III director of the Company.  Mr. Doman will serve on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.  Mr. Doman was granted 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, one-quarter of which shall vest each year for the next four years on the anniversary date of his appointment to the Board.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 On March 13, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Doman to the Board.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

SIGNATURES

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ECHO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Dated: March 15, 2013	By:  /s/  Patrick T. Mooney
	Patrick T. Mooney
	President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release issued by the Company on March 13, 2013.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Echo Therapeutics Appoints Robert Doman to Board of Directors

Philadelphia, PA – March 13, 2013 – Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony® CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced the appointment of Robert F. Doman to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Doman brings to Echo Therapeutics over 30 years of executive level, international and domestic management, business development, sales and marketing, product development and strategic planning experience with specific concentrations in medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

“With the anticipated near-term commercialization of our Symphony CGM System and our continued positive momentum setting the pace for an exciting future, we are very pleased to have Bob join our Board of Directors. Bob brings to the Board valuable hands-on experience and innovative ideas,” commented Patrick T. Mooney, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Echo Therapeutics. “Bob’s extensive strategic business planning and execution experience will enable him to make a significant contribution to the future success of Echo.”

Most recently, Mr. Doman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of publicly-traded DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which he joined in 2005.  Under his leadership, the company strengthened its IP position, expanded its sales and marketing capabilities and repositioned its products in the marketplace.  In 2012, Mr. Doman completed the successful sale of the company to Sun Pharmaceuticals in a $230 million transaction.  From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Doman served as President of Leach Technology Group, the medical electronic device, design, product development and contract manufacturing services division of Leach Holding Corporation, which was sold to Esterline Technologies in 2004.  He served as President of Device Product Development of West Pharmaceutical Services from 1999 to 2000.  Prior to that, Mr. Doman held marketing and business development positions at the Convatec division of Bristol-Myers Squibb and Critikon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company.  He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University.

About Echo Therapeutics

Echo Therapeutics is developing the Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system.  Our target is patients who could benefit from glucose monitoring in the hospital setting, including critical care.  Significant opportunity also exists for patients with diabetes to use Symphony in the outpatient setting.  Echo is also developing its needle-free skin preparation component of Symphony, the Prelude® SkinPrep System, as a platform technology to enhance drug delivery of topical pharmaceuticals.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks related to regulatory approvals and the success of Echo's ongoing studies, including the safety and efficacy of Echo's Symphony CGM System, the failure of future development and preliminary marketing efforts related to Echo's Symphony CGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems, Echo’s ability to secure additional commercial partnering arrangements, risks and uncertainties relating to Echo's and its partners’ ability to develop, market and sell diagnostic and transdermal drug delivery products based on its skin permeation platform technologies, including the Symphony CGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems, the availability of substantial additional equity or debt capital to support its research, development and product commercialization activities, and the success of its research, development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies, including those plans and strategies related to its Symphony CGM and Prelude SkinPrep Systems. These and other risks and uncertainties are identified and described in more detail in Echo's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Echo undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

For More Information:

Christine H. Olimpio

Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

(215) 717-4104

colimpio@echotx.com

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