CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/12/16 -- QuikFlo Health Inc. ("QuikFlo" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: QF)(FRANKFURT: 1QF) is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement to enter into a worldwide non-exclusive license agreement with the University of Western Ontario ("Western") to use certain CT perfusion intellectual property that has been developed by Dr. Ting Lee, the Company's Chief Technology Officer. This technology was assigned to Western by Dr. Lee, who is a professor at Western, in accordance with that university's policies. This same technology has been an integral part of General Electric's CT scanner programs for several years.
The Company will issue to Western 100,000 common shares, subject to regulatory approval.
Vinny Jindal, the Company's President and CEO stated: "Dr. Lee is one of the pioneers of CT Perfusion analysis, and our ability to use his algorithms in the development of our stroke diagnostic and triage tool will advance our time table significantly. Combined with proprietary work being done at QuikFlo, these algorithms position QuikFlo to deliver the world's most advanced software for the analysis and triage of ischemic stroke."
About QuikFlo
QuikFlo Health is a medical software company developing innovative solutions for the analysis of medical images. Our primary focus is on improving outcomes for stroke patients, where existing time delays are solvable through more efficient triage based on rapid, accurate analysis of medical images. Stroke, the third leading cause of death worldwide, represents a significant unmet medical need. QuikFlo's products will serve the more than 40,000 medical institutions that offer CT imaging worldwide.
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Contacts:
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President and CEO
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QuikFlo Health Inc.
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