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Flurotech Ltd
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Close 2018-10-22 C$ 0.46
Market Cap C$ 23,210,030
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Flurotech designs cocaine test for roadside testing

2018-10-23 11:00 ET - News Release

Mr. Danny Dalla-Longa reports

FLUROTECH DESIGNS A COCAINE TEST FOR ROADSIDE IMPAIRMENT TESTING

Flurotech Ltd. has achieved the proof of concept to specifically detect cocaine below the 50-nanogram-per-millilitre cut-off, as required for roadside testing by the Canadian Society of Forensic Science Drugs and Driving Committee for Drug Screening Equipment. The development team will continue to validate the cocaine test and prove concept for tetrahydrocannabinol and methamphetamines prior to commercialization of the drug test kits. Once the drug test kits are complete, they can be modified for employee testing with the CompleTest devices that are currently in production.

"With recreational cannabis legalized, law enforcement agencies and drug recognition experts will be under the microscope to correctly identify drivers who are under the influence of any drug that impacts their ability to drive in a safe and responsible manner," said Flurotech chief executive officer Danny Della-Longa. "Having a device to definitively, quickly and accurately measure various drug levels in saliva to assist the drug recognition experts is a benefit to all members of society. Adding the ability to detect methamphetamines and cocaine to the ability to detect THC on a parts-per-billion (ppb) basis will help keep the streets safe."

The design of the roadside testing device for the drugs required by the DDC is complete and prototyping is under way. The device was designed with the following goals:

  • Accurate testing in a wide range of ambient temperatures;
  • Effectively suppresses background substrates;
  • Limited wait time before commencing the testing process;
  • Saliva swabs to be completed in under two minutes;
  • Entire test to be completed in under 10 minutes;
  • Ease of training of law enforcement personnel.

The company anticipates submitting an application in response to current requests for submissions of testing devices for consideration to the DDC in the fourth quarter of 2018.

About Flurotech Ltd.

Flurotech is a technology and marketing company whose core business is focused on the commercialization of new technologies in the cannabis industry. Flurotech's proprietary spectroscopy-based technology allows for the testing and identification of organic and inorganic compounds contained within biological samples. Using the technology that was developed at the University of Calgary in conjunction with the University of Alberta, Flurotech has developed a two-part solution comprising an instrument called the CompleTest and consumable testing kits.

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