Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / November 18, 2016 - INVICTUS MD STRATEGIES CORP. ("Invictus MD" or the "Company") (CSE: IMH; OTC: IVITF; FRA: 8IS) is pleased to announce that it has finalized and closed the option agreement (the “Option”) to acquire 49% of Zenalytic Laboratories Inc. (“Zen Labs”), located in Kelowna, BC, and a subsidiary of the GreenTec Bio-Pharmaceuticals Corp Group.

 

The transaction will require Invictus MD to pay Zen Labs $300,000 CDN by way of issuance of common shares of Invictus MD based on the volume weighted average price of Invictus MD three (3) days prior to closing the definitive agreement (“3 day VWAP”).   The Option may be exercised by Invictus MD by delivering a notice of exercise (the “Option Exercise Notice”) to Zen Labs on or before the date that is 45 days after Zen Labs has notified Invictus MD that it has obtained a Section 56 Class Exemption Dealer’s license (the “License”) from Health Canada under the Narcotic Control Regulations (the “License Approval”).  $45,000 CDN will be paid to Zen Labs by way of issuance of common shares of Invictus MD based on the 3 day VWAP as consideration for the Option.

Zen Labs’ Dealers License application #6-939 was confirmed in writing for acceptance on July 27th, 2016 by The Office of Controlled Substances - Controlled Drugs Section Authorizations Division, based on a 1500 square foot laboratory that has been fully built with an operating business license issued by the City of Kelowna. While awaiting its Section 56 Class Exemption Dealer’s license from Health Canada, Zen Labs is revenue-generating as a fully functioning microbial and environmental analytical testing laboratory (more information about Zen Labs’ various testing capabilities can be found on www.zenlabs.ca).

 

The Office of Controlled Substances has confirmed in writing that Zen Labs will receive a decision within 180 days of acceptance. If there are no deficiencies within the application, Zen Labs expects to be licensed by February 2017.

 

Zen Labs has spent over $500,000 CDN to date on construction and laboratory equipment including (but not limited to):

 

• -HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)

  -GC-FID (Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detector)

  -GC-MS (Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer)

  -ICP-MS (Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer)

  -ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer)

  -IC (Ion Chromatography)

  -Pathogen and Toxin license (Risk Group 2: human and animal pathogens)

  -TheraCanSYSTEM Enterprise Relational Process (ERP) ISO 17025(2005) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) compliant Web-based software that provides the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) required by Health Canada for traceability and auditability of Zen Labs’ sample handling.

  -A secure and encrypted off-site private server to store data and information for auditability by Health Canada and the Zen Labs’ QPICs.

  -A state-of-the-art and compliant security system with a Level 7 vault (currently in construction) designed and installed by Paladin / BMS.

 

As per the Letter Of Intent announced on October 24th, 2016, Invictus MD’s diligence team has reviewed all of the due diligence items provided by Zen Labs, which include (but are not limited to) Health Canada communication, full application, corporate structure, ISO / GLP compliance, current capital expenditures, future capital requirements and equipment audit, with which our team felt satisfied in all aspects and confident that Zen Labs will receive its Section 56 Class Exemption Dealer’s license from Health Canada by Q1 of 2017.

 

Dan Kriznic, CEO of Invictus MD, commented, “We have been very pleased in working with Zen Labs in conducting diligence and finalizing the Option. This partnership will open doors for Invictus MD, Zen Labs and Future Harvest Development. The GreenTec / Zen Labs Group has been a knowledgeable and trusted associate of ours and has many assets within the emerging legal cannabis and ancillary sector. Our vision for the team at Zen Labs is to increase market share within the cannabis laboratory and testing segment of the industry by way of acquiring additional laboratories in Canada and the United States as well as by increasing our expanding footprint by applying for licenses in various Provinces and States. The laboratory/testing industry is currently fragmented in terms of a standardized approach to testing cannabis and providing consistent and accurate results.”

About Invictus MD Strategies Corp.

Invictus MD targets companies with proven brands, strong customer focus, and significant growth potential.  We provide not only capital to meet these objectives but also years of management experience from a team that has been successful in all facets of business, from establishing start-ups to running large international organizations.  The fundamental core of our operations centres on the vast opportunities within fragmented industries.  

Invictus MD works in partnership with management teams to increase shareholder value through business planning and process integration, developing and executing growth strategies, leveraging our experience and relationships, and structuring and deploying the proper capital to support long-term growth.  Our prudent approach to both investing in and developing successful companies ensures successful execution of the business plan in both times of economic expansion and contraction.

For more information, please visit www.invictus-md.com.

On Behalf of the Board,

Dan Kriznic

Chairman & CEO

604-368-6437

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