Critical Outcome Provides Update on COTI-2 IND Filing

LONDON, ON--(Marketwired - March 02, 2015) - Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (TSX VENTURE: COT) (OTCQB: COTQF) ("COTI" or the "Corporation") provides an update with respect to the status of its planned IND filing with the United States Food and Drug Administration that supports a Phase 1 clinical study for its lead oncology drug candidate, COTI-2, in gynecological cancers.

"I am pleased to advise that the issues that delayed our filing of the IND have been resolved," said Dr. Wayne Danter, President and CEO. "We encountered two unanticipated chemistry issues related to scale up and preparation of the Phase 1 material. With the resolution of both of these issues, our revised target for filing the IND is by the end of March 2015. We thank our investors for their patience, as we move forward to the filing of this important application and milestone for COTI-2."

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About Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI) 

COTI is a biopharmaceutical company using machine learning to rapidly develop targeted therapies. COTI's proprietary artificial intelligence platform, CHEMSAS®, utilizes a series of predictive computer models to identify compounds with a high probability of being successfully developed from disease specific drug discovery through chemical optimization and preclinical testing. These compounds are targeted for a variety of diseases, particularly those for which current treatments are either lacking or ineffective.

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