Vancouver, British Columbia – September 28, 2015 – Sirona Biochem Corp. (TSX-V: SBM) (Frankfurt/Xetra®: ZSB), (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has generated a total of $1,024,328 as a result of share purchase warrant exercises of 6,120,800 shares and the share purchase option exercise of 300,000 shares over the past week. The warrants had an expiry date of September 19, 2015.
“This cash injection provides the necessary funding for the Company until completion of a licensing deal with SBM-TFC-1067,” said Dr. Howard Verrico, CEO and Chairman of Sirona.
Net proceeds from the warrants exercised will be used to finance Sirona’s cosmeceutical and therapeutic programs utilizing the Company’s innovative platform technology, as well as for general corporate purposes.
About Sirona Biochem
Sirona Biochem is a cosmetic ingredient and drug discovery company with a proprietary technology platform developed at its laboratory facility in France. The Company specializes in the stabilization of carbohydrate molecules, with the goal of improving compounds’ efficacy and safety. Sirona Biochem’s compounds are patented as new chemical entities for maximum commercial protection and revenue potential. Newly developed compounds are licensed to leading companies around the world in return for licensing and milestone fees and ongoing royalty payments. TFChem, Sirona Biochem’s wholly-owned French laboratory, is a recipient of multiple French national scientific awards and a European Union and French government grant. For more information visit www.sironabiochem.com.
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For more information regarding this press release, contact:
Christopher Hopton, CFO
Sirona Biochem Corp.
Phone: 1.604.282.6064
Email: chopton@sironabiochem.com
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