Shineco, Inc. Enters into a Letter of Intent to Acquire Controlling Interest in Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
July 27 2020 - 9:00AM
Shineco, Inc. ("Shineco" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: TYHT), a
producer and distributor of Chinese herbal medicines, organic
agricultural and hemp products, as well as various health and
well-being-focused plant-based products in China, announced
today that the Company has entered into a non-binding letter of
intent (the “Letter of Intent”) to acquire controlling interest in
Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (“CBP”), a Chinese
biotechnology company focusing on on-site diagnostic product R
& D and high-tech biomedical products manufacturing, to step
into the market of COVID-19 nucleic acid detection.
Shineco signed the non-binding Letter of Intent
with Beijing Kanghuayuan Technology Development Co., Ltd and
Changzhou Kelinbo Venture Capital Partnership (limited partnership)
on July 21, 2020. Pursuant to the non-binding Letter of Intent,
Shineco proposed to acquire 73.7% ownership of CBP by issuing
common shares worth no more than USD25 million.
CBP’s R&D team successfully developed “novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) IgG/IgM antibody test kit (colloidal gold)”,
“novel coronavirus (COVID-19) nucleic acid test kit (fluorescence
RT-PCR)” and “novel coronavirus (COVID-19) nucleic acid test kit
(RT-LAMP)”. To address the challenges the world faces amid efforts
to contain COVID-19, the CBP developed a combination of the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) nucleic acid test kit (RT-LAMP) with an
easy-taken sampling technology. Through this combination,
individuals can take the nucleic acid testing at home by themselves
and get the accurate result. This allows people to take the test
without risking going to hospitals or nucleic acid sampling station
where there is a chance of getting in contact with the novel
coronavirus. Through the introduction and promotion of the
technology, it is expected to help governments to discover COVID-19
patients and asymptomatic carriers quickly, thus saving medical
resources. It makes rapid group testing possible, and is especially
suitable for screening in communities, construction sites,
supermarkets, shopping malls, theaters, schools, and companies. It
is expected to take only two hours to get accurate testing results
of a group people using the specific sampling products that CBP
produced and would only cost RMB 1,000 at most Currently CBP has
developed 3 nucleic acid testing products, novel coronavirus
(COVID-19)IgG/IgM antibody test kit (colloidal gold) has already
received the CE certification, and novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
nucleic acid test kit (fluorescence RT-PCR),“novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) nucleic acid test kit (RT-LAMP) are applying for this
process.
Mr. Yuying Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Shineco, commented, “We view this potential acquisition
of CBP as a great opportunity and a key growth driver for Shineco.
Currently, one of the best ways to detect COVID-19 infection is by
taking nucleic acid test and CBP’s technology can achieve rapid
nucleic acid testing, allowing customers to complete all procedures
at home from collecting sample to having result. We believe this
acquisition can expand our business, increase our revenue and
profits, and create long-term value for our shareholders.”
Completion of the transaction is subject to,
among other matters, the completion of due diligence, the
negotiation of a definitive agreement providing for the
transaction, satisfaction of the conditions negotiated therein and
approval of the transaction by the Company's board of directors.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that a definitive agreement
will be entered into or that the proposed transaction will be
consummated.
About Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical
Co., Ltd
Established in Changzhou, China in 2012,
Changzhou Biowin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd is focusing on the
R&D, manufacture and distribution of point-of-care diagnostic
test kits (POCT). The Company currently has 33 products with
marketing approval in vitro diagnostic, 12 Chinese patents, and 28
Chinese patent applications, covering a variety of diseases
including heart disease, infectious diseases, stroke, kidney
function, diabetes, cancer and bone metabolism disorders, etc. The
Company has the well-established in vitro diagnostic research and
development laboratory and five technology platforms, and a rapid
response system for the development of emergency-use diagnostic
product. For more information, please
visit http://www.czbiowin.com/.
About Shineco, Inc.
Incorporated in Delaware in August
1997 and headquartered in Beijing, China, Shineco is
a holding company. Through its subsidiaries and variable
interest entities, Shineco undertakes vertically- and
horizontally-integrated production, distribution, and sales
channels to provide health and well-being focused plant-based
products in China. Utilizing modern engineering technologies
and biotechnologies, Shineco produces, among other products,
Chinese herbal medicines, organic agricultural produce, and
specialized textiles. For more information about Shineco, please
visit http://tianyiluobuma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains information about
Shineco's view of its future expectations, plans and prospects that
constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ
materially from historical results or those indicated by these
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors
including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated
with its ability to raise additional funding, its ability to
maintain and grow its business, variability of operating results,
its ability to maintain and enhance its brand, its development and
introduction of new products and services, the successful
integration of acquired companies, technologies and assets into its
portfolio of products and services, marketing and other business
development initiatives, competition in the industry, general
government regulation, economic conditions, dependence on key
personnel, the ability to attract, hire and retain personnel who
possess the technical skills and experience necessary to meet the
requirements of its clients, and its ability to protect its
intellectual property. Shineco encourages you to review other
factors that may affect its future results in Shineco's
registration statement and in its other filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
For more information, please
contact:
Tina Xiao Ascent Investor Relations LLC Phone: +1-917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com
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