Guelph, ON
Zentek Ltd. (“ZEN” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:ZEN and OTC:ZENYF), a Canadian, IP development and commercialization company focused on next-gen healthcare solutions, today announces it has been issued a Medical Device Establishment License (“MDEL”) from Health Canada (license number 18823) for the manufacture and distribution of class one medical devices. This will allow the Company to begin working with other manufacturers and distributors – in addition to Trebor Rx Corp. – to bring surgical masks and potentially other personal protective equipment (“PPE”) enhanced with the Company’s proprietary ZENGuardTM antimicrobial coating to the Canadian market.
The MDEL allows the Company to begin producing and selling its own PPE products coated with ZENGuardTM antimicrobial coating. The Company intends to engage third party manufacturers that will manufacture PPE, made with ZENGuardTM-coated material, for the Company to sell, rather than developing its own PPE manufacturing capability.
“This is a foundational milestone that paves the way for us to partner with manufacturers and distributors around the world to produce and sell medical devices in Canada, beginning with PPE. Importantly, our MDEL is a catalyst that allows us to immediately work with PPE manufacturers and distributors to produce and sell any class one medical device in Canada, including ZENGuard™-enhanced surgical masks, disposable gowns, shoe coverings, hair caps and other products that will benefit from our antimicrobial technology. Infection control is paramount for our healthcare industry and society as whole – and we will continue to explore all options and work diligently with our partners to bring ZENGuard™-enhanced PPE to those in our highest risk environments in Canada and around the world as quickly as possible,” commented Greg Fenton, Zentek CEO.
The MDEL gives the Company the potential to work with many medical device partners both within and outside Canada. Also, with the current MDEL, Health Canada has authorized ZEN to manufacture and distribute the ZenGuard™ antimicrobial surgical masks even after Interim Order No. 2 - # 329587 expires.
About Zentek Ltd.
Zentek is a graphene technology company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of graphene-based novel products to give our commercial partners a competitive advantage by making their products better, safer and greener.
Zentek’s patented ZenGUARD™ coating is shown to have 99% antimicrobial activity and significantly increase the bacterial and viral filtration efficiency for surgical masks and aims to do the same for HVAC filters. Zentek's ZenGUARD™ production facility is located in Guelph, Ontario.
Our second technology platform is ZenARMOR™, which is patent-pending and focused on corrosion protection applications
To find out more about Zentek Ltd., please visit our website at www.zentek.com. A copy of this news release and all material documents in respect of the Company may be obtained on Zentek's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
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