Dr. A.F. Zerrouk reports

ZECOTEK GRANTED CHINESE CERTIFICATE OF INVENTION FOR SOLID-STATE MAPD/T PHOTO DETECTOR

The Chinese State Intellectual Property Office Patent Office has issued a certificate of invention for Chinese patent No. ZL2014800563565 for Zecotek Photonics Inc.'s solid-state microchannel avalanche photodiode/transistor (MAPD/T) photodetector. The company continues to strengthen its patent portfolio specific to imaging technology and associated components of positron emission tomography (PET) medical scanners in important jurisdictions like China.

"As we work with Chinese companies and authorities to modernize the Chinese medical imaging sector, protecting our intellectual property related to our LFS crystals, MAPD/T photodetectors, and ASIC and data processing technologies used in PET medical scanners, high-energy physics and other important applications, is of the utmost importance," said Dr. A.F. Zerrouk, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Zecotek Photonics. "The solid-state MAPD/T photodetector and transistor is a key component for the development of new generation of high-resolution PET medical scanners, and we plan to be in commercial production in early 2018. There is significant value gained by combining our patented LFS crystals with our MAPD photo detector in integrated detector modules (IDM). The maintenance cost and related downtime of PET scanners can be significantly reduced using plug-and-play IDM modules. The LFS and MAPD/T are now patented in the United States, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and China, and patents are pending in other countries. We will continue to be vigilant with respect to the security of our technologies patent portfolio."

Zecotek's proprietary MAPD/T offers significant performance-cost advantages over competing photomultiplier tubes (PMT) and other solid-state, silicon-based photodetectors known as SiPM. It is worth noting that the early designs of SiPMs were originally invented by scientists within Zecotek.

Zecotek's new generation MAPD/T's low manufacturing cost, excellent timing resolution and photon detection efficiency are key characteristics for the new configurations of high-resolution PET medical scanners. Solid-state MAPD/T also offer superior recovery time, unique radiation hardness and display of the highest possible linearity making them prime components for the improved detector designs required in high-energy experiments at the Chinese Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) and CERN.

The MAPD/T is supplied to customers through Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte. Ltd., Singapore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zecotek Photonics.

About Zecotek Photonics Inc.

Zecotek is a photonics technology company developing high performance scintillation crystals, photodetectors, positron emission tomography scanning technologies, 3-D autostereoscopic displays, 3-D metal printing and lasers for applications in the medical, high-tech and industrial sectors. Founded in 2004, Zecotek operates three divisions: imaging systems, optronics systems and 3-D display systems, with labs located in Canada, Korea, Russia, Singapore and the United States. The management team is focused on building shareholder value by commercializing over 50 patented and patent-pending novel photonic technologies directly and through partnerships.

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