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PRODUCTS ON MARKET: Coatings:
Chemseal® (talc based coating for canola)
Chemgard (seed treatment with precise chemical application and
dispersion)
Rhizoseal® and Rhizoseal® Premium (talc based coatings for alfalfa and
other legumes)
Prill-On® (lime/phosphate coat for legumes and turf grasses)
Nutriprill® (lime/phosphate coat for forage and native grasses)
PRODUCTS IN DEVELOPMENT: Name Status
Chemseal Plus in field trials
Cantest Ltd.
Burnaby Life Sciences Centre, 4606 Canada Way
Burnaby V5G 1K5, Canada
Phone: (604) 734-7276; Fax: (604) 731-2386
Toll-free phone: (800) 665-8566
Web: www.cantest.com; E-mail: cantest@cantest.com
KEY PERSONNEL: Donald B. Rix, M.D.; Chairman
Don Enns; CEO and President
Barbara Morrissey; Director, Forensic Equine Drug Testing Services
Simon Mortimer-Lamb; Director, Finance
Adrien Musuku, Ph.D.; Director, Research
Steve Timuss; Director, Business Development
David Gray, Ph.D.; Director, BioPharma Services
EMPLOYEES: 300+ employees
HISTORY: Founded in 1969
Member of the CANAM Laboratories Group
Acquired JB Laboratories Ltd. (6/04)
Acquired SOILCON Laboratories Ltd. (4/04)
Acquired Elemental Research Inc. (4/06)
Acquired Vizon SciTec Inc. (8/06)
STOCK-FINANCIAL HISTORY: Privately held
SUBSIDIARIES/DIVISIONS: Offices in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario, and affiliates in Canada,
the U.S. and southeast Asia
BUSINESS STRATEGY: Operates as a full service laboratory that provides professional analysis and
consultation for companies, governments and individuals in environmental,
biotechnology, pharmaceutical, food safety and industrial hygiene related
fields
AGREEMENTS: Name Products Content of Agreement Date
Cantest Ltd. has
partnerships with
Entech, Consolab
and Prime Trials
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: Analytical services
PRODUCTS ON MARKET: BioPharma services:
GLP bioanalysis (including clinical bioanalysis and toxicokinetic bioanalysis)
Drug discovery support
Method development and validation
Pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence studies
Environmental services:
Soil and water contamination
Drinking water analysis
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