FluroTech Grants Options to the Board of Directors
CALGARY, Alberta, April 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FluroTech LTD. (TSXV: TEST) (OTCQB: FLURF) is pleased to announce that it has granted incentive stock options the Board of Directors to purchase 225,000 common shares of FluroTech at a price of $0.45 per share for a term of two years in accordance with FluroTech’s stock option plan. The options will vest monthly over a 24-month period and have a life of 4 years. The issuance of the options is subject to final approval by the TSXV.
About FluroTech (TSXV: TEST) (OTCQB: FLURF)
The goal of FluroTech’s research and technology is to develop detection methods which are sensitive, specific and easy-to-use. By combining FluroTech’s proprietary spectroscopy-based technology with laboratory robotics automation and cloud computing, FluroTech, through the application of its technology and investment in FluroTest, has created a unique solution addressing the current and future pandemics. Using technology that was first developed at the University of Calgary, the FluroTest SARS-CoV-2 test is designed to identify patients with active virus infection; this is not necessarily the case for most of the currently approved tests that are meant to identify patients with SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. FluroTech’s laboratory is led by Dr. Elmar Prenner, the original developer of the technology. Dr. Prenner serves as senior science advisor of FluroTech and brings over 28 years of expertise in fluorescence spectroscopy. To learn more, visit FluroTech.com
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FluroTech Ltd.
Danny Dalla-Longa, CEO
info@flurotest.com
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