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Results from Clinical Studies using MolecuLight i:X(R) Fluorescence Imaging System Featured Prominently at the Wounds Canada 2019 Annual Conference
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario and TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

- Point-of-Care Fluorescence Imaging for Chronic Wounds and its Significant 
Clinical Benefits are Featured at the Largest Canadian Wound Care Conference in 
5 Clinical Talks and Posters

MolecuLight Inc., the world's leader in handheld fluorescence imaging for 
real-time visualization of bacteria for chronic wounds, and its i:X 
point-of-care fluorescence imaging device are featured prominently at the 
Wounds Canada 2019 Annual Conference ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2600737-1&h=1181835920&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.woundscanada.ca%2Fhealth-care-professional%2Feducation-health-care-professional%2F2018-fall-conference-london&a=Wounds+Canada+2019+Annual+Conference 
). The conference, which is the largest Canadian wound care clinical 
conference, is being held in Niagara Falls, ON from Oct. 4 – 6, 2019. 

"We are thrilled to have the clinical results from so many of our global 
customers being presented at Wound Canada 2019, all of which share significant 
clinical benefit being derived using our MolecuLight i:X fluorescence imaging 
platform," said Anil Amlani, MolecuLight's CEO. "The successful results of our 
multiple clinical studies illustrate how fluorescence imaging, in a wide 
variety of clinical settings and with many different operators, is providing 
tangible real-time benefit towards the management of chronic wounds".

The five clinical presentations citing the MolecuLight i:X fluorescence imaging 
device are:

    -- "A prospective multi-site observational study incorporating bacterial 
       fluorescence information into the UPPER/LOWER infection checklists"
       Rosemary Hill and Kevin Woo (Abstract #0012, Oct. 4 @ 10:10 am – 
       11:40 am)
    
    -- "Bacterial fluorescence image guidance of antimicrobial decision-making 
       and stewardship: A 350-patient multi-site clinical trial"
       Thomas Serena et al. (Abstract #0030, Oct. 4 @ 2:40 pm – 4:10 pm)
     
    -- "In vivo and in vitro detection of porphyrin-producing wound pathogens, 
       planktonic and in biofilm, with real-time bacterial fluorescence 
       imaging" 
       Laura M. Jones, Allie C. Smith et al. (Abstract #0032, Oct. 5 @ 2:30 pm 
       – 4:00 pm)
      
    -- "Routine assessment of chronic wounds can efficiently incorporate wound 
       size and bacterial fluorescence information with a point-of-care imaging 
       device"
       Laura M. Jones, Ron Linden et al. (Abstract #0031, Oct. 5 @ 2:30 pm – 
       4:00 pm) 
     
    -- "Wound assessment paradigm shift: a 350-patient multi-site clinical 
       trial incorporating bacterial fluorescence imaging into standard of 
       care"
       Thomas Serena et al. (Abstract #0034, Oct. 5 @ 4:15 pm – 5:45 pm)

In addition to the presentations, hands-on demonstrations of the i:X device are 
being offered at the MolecuLight Booth # 905 in the Exhibit Hall (Grand Hall 
CDE, Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, ON).

About MolecuLight Inc.

MolecuLight Inc. (www.moleculight.com) is a privately owned Canadian medical 
imaging company that has developed and is commercializing its proprietary 
fluorescent imaging platform technology in multiple clinical and commercial 
markets. MolecuLight's initial product and accessories, the MolecuLight i:X(R), 
delivers a real-time handheld fluorescence imaging solution for the global 
wound care market. It provides clinicians with new information about the 
fluorescent characteristics of wounds to assist clinicians in making improved 
diagnostic and treatment decisions.  The company is also commercializing its 
unique fluorescence imaging platform technology for other markets with globally 
relevant unmet needs including food safety, consumer cosmetics and other key 
industrial markets.

For further information: Rob Sandler, Chief Marketing Officer, MolecuLight 
Inc., M. +1.416.274.8166, rsandler@moleculight.com, www.moleculight.com 

SOURCE  MolecuLight
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