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Subsidiary Signs Letters of Intent with Two Laser Manufactures
February 27, 2007
Zecotek Subsidiary Signs Letters of Intent to Acquire Product and Intellectual Property Assets of Two Laser Manufacturers
Vancouver, BC – February 27, 2007 – Zecotek Medical Systems Inc. (TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I.F) today announced that Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore Pte Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed two separate letters of intent (LOI) with two Russian-based laser manufacturers to acquire exclusive rights to certain assets and expertise in consideration for minority interests in Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore.
Zecotek Laser Systems Singapore has signed LOI’s with Inversion Fiber Co Ltd (Inversion) and Tekhnoscan JS Company (Tekhnoscan), both of the prestigious academic city of Novosibirsk, Russia.
The closing of the proposed transactions is expected to occur within 45 days, pending satisfactory completion of due diligence and completion of definitive agreements with each party.
“The acquisition of these leading laser manufacturers will bring together a critical mass of world-class laser scientists, product development expertise, innovative technologies and proven product and production facilities under a single management team,” said Dr. Faouzi Zerrouk, Zecotek’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The combined assets of our three companies will form the core of a truly world-class laser enterprise and significantly accelerate the time to market of our pipeline of new laser technologies and products.”
The acquisitions mark an important milestone is Zecotek’s objective of becoming a leading bio-photonic company. The combined entity brings together significant production, manufacturing and marketing expertise in the laser industry and will contribute immediately by adding unique product lines and global distribution. The addition of production and manufacturing expertise will also accelerate market entry of Zecotek’s line of laser crystal and laser system products which are in the final stages of commercial development including: diode-pumped solid state lasers and fiber lasers for use in the bio-instrumentation, dentistry, and ophthalmology industries. Moving forward, Zecotek expects that the combined portfolio of products will be assembled and tested at Zecotek’s new
This transaction is subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.
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