MONTREAL, March 13, 2019 /CNW/ - Mondias Naturals
Inc. ("Mondias" or the "Company") (TSXV: NHP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jamil Samsatly as Chief Scientific
Officer. Mr. Samsatly has been conducting research for the past two years as a consultant on the Company's CELEXT07, a
bio-defense stimulant that has the potential of becoming a superior eco-friendly alternative to synthetic fungicides, as part of
a collaboration project with McGill University.
Mr. Samsatly is currently completing his Ph.D. at McGill University and has broad experience in
sustainable agriculture, healthy agri-food systems and molecular biotechnology. He previously received an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in
biology and plant pathology from the American University of Beirut. Working as a researcher for
almost 10 years at well-recognized international institutions such as the International Center for Agricultural Research in the
Dry Areas (ICARDA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Avignon, the American University of
Beirut and McGill University has allowed him to fully understand the challenges faced by
agriculture globally, and to develop a deep understanding of applied research and the types of products that are needed in
sustainable agriculture. Mr. Samsatly is well recognized in his field of expertise, having published in leading scientific
journals and contributed to building a broader picture of plant pathology and host-pathogen interactions, with a special focus on
the role of antioxidants and vitamins.
"We are very pleased that Mr. Samsatly has agreed to play a bigger role with Mondias as our Chief Scientific Officer," said
Jean-Philippe Gravel, Chief Executive Officer of Mondias. "His dedicated research on our CELEXT07
bio-defense stimulant has been promising in bringing this product even closer to market. We strongly believe that his knowledge
and research expertise in the development of bio-controls and bio-fertilizers for cannabis and other organic agriculture
production systems will greatly assist Mondias in fulfilling its growth potential and achieve commercial success."
About Mondias Natural Products Inc.
Mondias specializes in the commercialization and development of evidence-based botanical products for the health care,
bio-agriculture and organic markets. The company sells both oral and topical botanical agents to help manage unmet medical needs
through its Holizen Laboratories division. Mondias is also developing botanical-based specialty fertilizers for use on household
plants, lawns and golf courses and in urban gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, in collaboration with McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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materially from current expectations include, among other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain
sufficient financing to execute the Company's business plan; competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and
delays, the success of the Company's research and development strategies, the success of this joint venture, the ability to
obtain orphan drug status, the applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely completion and
uncertainties related to the regulatory process, the timing of clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or
intellectual property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company's public disclosure record on file with the relevant
securities regulatory authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause
results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. While no definitive documentation has yet been signed by the parties and there is no certainty that such
documentation will be signed. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date of this news
release and the Company does not undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect new
information, subsequent events or otherwise unless required by applicable securities legislation.
SOURCE Mondias Natural Products Inc.
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