SQI Diagnostics Announces Stock Option Grant
TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - SQI Diagnostics Inc. ("SQI Diagnostics" or the "Company") (TSX-V: SQD; OTCQX: SQIDF), a life sciences company that develops and commercializes proprietary technologies and products for advanced microarray diagnostics, today announced that effective October 16, 2017, it granted 350,000 stock options to the Company's recently appointed Chief Scientific Officer.
The options were granted in accordance with the Company's stock option plan and have an exercise price of $0.16 per share, with a five year term and vest over a 36 month period.
For more information, please contact:
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Morris
416.674.9500 ext. 229
amorris@sqidiagnostics.com
Vice President of Finance
Patricia Lie
416.674.9500 ext. 277
plie@sqidiagnostics.com
About SQI Diagnostics
SQI Diagnostics is a life sciences and diagnostics company that develops clinical grade multiplexed microarray and molecular assays run on its automated instrumentation for the pharmaceutical research, animal health, and clinical diagnostics markets. SQI develops custom research and diagnostic assays that are multiplexed; meaning the simplification, consolidation and automation of many individual tests into one. This increases sample throughput, reduces time, cost and chance for human error, and provides excellent data quality. For more information, please visit sqidiagnostics.com.
Forward-looking Statements
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SOURCE SQI Diagnostics Inc.
