Ink Dry on 3D Signatures Partnership with Knight

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Sept. 9, 2016) - Knight Therapeutics Inc. ("Knight")(TSX:GUD), a leading Canadian specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has closed on its previously disclosed $1 million equity investment in 3D Signatures Inc. ("3D Signatures"), a biotechnology company with a mature technology platform for personalized medical diagnostics and prognostics, following the completion of a business combination and public listing transaction between 3D Signatures and Plicit Capital Corp.

Earlier this year, Knight entered into both an exclusive license and distribution agreement for the territories of Canada, Israel, Russia and CIS, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, and an advisory services agreement with 3D Signatures. Knight CEO Jonathan Ross Goodman will join 3D Signatures' advisory board.

"Knight is excited to be working alongside 3D Signatures, whose portfolio adds a new dimension to Knight's product pipeline and stands to a leave a mark in the fight against cancer," said Mr. Goodman.

Trading in the common shares of 3D Signatures on the TSX Venture Exchange is expected to begin on or about September 13, 2016 under the symbol "DXD".

About 3D Signatures Inc.

3D Signatures Inc. is a personalized medicine company with a proprietary software platform based on the three-dimensional analysis of telomere organization. The technology is well developed and supported by 16 clinical studies on over 1,500 patients on 13 different cancers and Alzheimer's disease. Depending on the application, the technology can measure the stage of disease, rate of progression of disease, drug efficacy, and drug toxicity. The technology is designed to predict the course of disease and to personalize treatment for the individual patient.

About Knight Therapeutics Inc.

Knight Therapeutics Inc., headquartered in Montreal, Canada, is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring or in-licensing innovative pharmaceutical products for the Canadian and select international markets. Knight Therapeutics Inc.'s shares trade on TSX under the symbol GUD. For more information about Knight Therapeutics Inc., please visit the company's web site at www.gud-knight.com or www.sedar.com.

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