NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets
Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the financial information and technology
services company that provides the world's largest electronic
marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted stocks, announced
that Spectral Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQX: DIAGF; TSX: SDI), a Phase
III company seeking U.S. FDA approval of its product for treating
severe sepsis and septic shock, is now trading on the highest tier
of the OTC market, OTCQX®.
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Spectral Diagnostics began trading today on the OTC market's
prestigious tier, OTCQX International. Investors can find
current financial disclosures and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the
Company on www.otcmarkets.com.
"The OTCQX platform offers investor-focused companies a winning
combination of quality control, transparency, and broader
visibility to U.S. investors," said R.
Cromwell Coulson, President and Chief Executive Officer of
OTC Markets Group. "We are pleased to welcome Spectral Diagnostics
to OTCQX."
Brean Murray, Carret & Co.
will serve as Spectral Diagnostic's Principal American Liaison
("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing guidance on OTCQX
requirements.
About Spectral Diagnostics, Inc.
Spectral Diagnostics, Inc. (OTCQX: DIAGF; TSX: SDI) trades in
the United States on OTCQX under
the symbol "DIAGF," and in Canada
on the TSX under the symbol "SDI." Spectral is a Phase III company
seeking U.S. FDA approval of its lead theranostics product for
treating severe sepsis and septic shock. Patients with elevated
endotoxin are first identified by the Company's FDA cleared EAA™
diagnostic. Endotoxin is then removed from the bloodstream using
the Toraymyxin hemoperfusion device.
About OTC Markets Group Inc.
OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) operates the world's
largest electronic marketplace for broker-dealers to trade unlisted
stocks. Our OTC Link™ platform supports an open network of
competing broker-dealers that provide investors with the best
prices in over 10,000 OTC securities. We categorize the wide
spectrum of OTC-traded companies into three tiers - OTCQX (the
intelligent marketplace), OTCQB® (the venture marketplace), and OTC
Pink™ (the open marketplace) - so investors can identify the level
and quality of information companies provide. To learn more
about how OTC Markets Group makes the unlisted markets more
transparent, informed, and efficient, visit www.otcmarkets.com.
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