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SOURCE Covalon Technologies Ltd.
MISSISSAUGA, ON, March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the
"Company" or "Covalon") (TSXV: COV), an advanced medical technologies
company, today announced financial results for its first quarter ended
December 31, 2012. Revenue for the quarter was $572,006, down 17%,
operating expenses were $1,018,752, down 8% and the net loss for the
first quarter was $794,481 or $0.01 per share compared to $800,054 or
$0.01 per share in the first quarter of the previous year.
During the quarter, the Company continued to invest in the launch of its
two new products cleared by the United States FDA - IV Clear™ and
SurgiClear™ - which resulted in additional investment in sales and
marketing expenses to launch the products. In the previous fiscal
year, the Company invested in research and development for outside
testing to provide data for FDA and other regulatory filings for the
two new products.
During the quarter, Covalon consumed $690,752 of cash in operations,
spend $122,924 financing working capital and invested $75,704 in
patents, trademarks and other assets, mainly associated with IV Clear
and SurgiClear.
About Covalon
Covalon Technologies Ltd. researches, develops and commercializes new
healthcare technologies that help save lives around the world.
Covalon's patented technologies, products and services address the
advanced healthcare needs of medical device companies, healthcare
providers and individual consumers. Covalon's technologies are used to
prevent, detect and manage medical conditions in specialty areas such
as wound care, tissue repair, infection control, disease management,
medical device coatings and biocompatibility. To learn more about
Covalon, visit our website at www.covalon.com
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