NEW YORK, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announces that Opsens Inc. (TSX-V: OPS; OTCQX: OPSSF), a leading developer of fiber optic sensors for use in the interventional cardiology and oil and gas industries, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Marketplace.
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Opsens begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "OPSSF." U.S. investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company on www.otcmarkets.com.
"We are pleased to welcome Opsens to the family of established U.S. and international companies on OTCQX," said R. Cromwell Coulson, President and CEO of OTC Markets Group. "Trading on OTCQX will help Opsens increase its exposure to U.S. investors through transparent trading and convenient access to its news and financial disclosure. We look forward to supporting the company and its shareholders in the U.S. market."
"The trading of Opsens' shares in the U.S. will significantly increase our visibility among institutional and individual American investors. The size of the U.S. investor base specialized in medical instrumentation and Opsens' progress on the regulatory aspects leading to the commercialization of its FFR products in the United States are factors that motivate our decision to offer American investors the opportunity to invest in the company prior to a significant growth phase," said Louis Laflamme, President and CEO of Opsens.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP serves as Opsens' Principal American Liaison ("PAL") on OTCQX, responsible for providing professional guidance on OTCQX requirements and U.S. securities laws.
Opsens focuses mainly on two large and growing markets: interventional cardiology with a focus on Fractional Flow Reserve ("FFR") and the industrial, oil and gas segment. In interventional cardiology, Opsens offers an advanced optical-based pressure guidewire (OptoWire) that aims at improving the clinical outcome of patients with coronary artery disease. In the industrial, oil and gas segment, Opsens develops, manufactures and installs innovative fiber optic sensing solutions for critical applications such as the monitoring of oil wells and other demanding industrial applications.
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