Heatwurx, Inc. Closes Asset Purchase Transaction with Promet Therapeutics, LLC

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Heatwurx, Inc. (OTC: HUWX) ("Heatwurx") today announced that it has closed on an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Acquisition") with Promet Therapeutics, LLC ("Promet"), a clinical stage biotechnology company that develops innovative drug products.

Following close Heatwurx intends to change its name to Processa Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Processa) and to apply for an appropriate new trading symbol to reflect the new Processa business focus of developing drug products that are intended to improve the survival and/or quality of life for patients who have a high unmet medical need or who have no alternative treatment.  Until changed, the common stock will continue to trade on otcmarkets.com under the "HUWX" symbol.

David Young, Pharm.D., Ph.D., has been appointed CEO and interim CFO of Processa.  The existing Promet Executive and Development teams have also joined HUWX.  The Processa team includes well-seasoned professionals who have worked closely with Dr. Young at Promet, Questcor and other companies and have obtained over 30 FDA approvals. 

After closing, as previously reported, the Promet equity holders as a group beneficially own 90% and Heatwurx shareholders as a group beneficially own 10% of the equity of the Company. 

Dr. David Young added, "In our continued efforts to develop treatments for patients with high unmet medical needs, the closure of our agreement with Heatwurx is the first big event in many.  We have put together an established team, experienced in adding value to companies as they develop the drugs to help patients who have no treatment options, patients who need better treatment options, and/or patients that are not of interest to or discussed by the general public.  Since we believe it is important that we work toward helping each patient find appropriate drugs (or treatments) to improve their quality of life and add value for our investors, I am pleased to announce that we have signed an Option License Agreement with CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals for CTP-499, a drug having multiple pharmacological properties that is allowing us to develop it in two conditions where there are no approved treatments at this time." 

Boustead Securities, a FINRA registered broker-dealer assisting middle market private and public companies in all areas of capital markets formation, is acting as adviser to the parties in connection with the Acquisition. The parties have raised $2.25 million to support operations and general working capital and will seek to raise a total of at least $8 million in a private equity placement solely to accredited investors, as that term is defined under federal securities laws. 

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy the foregoing securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The securities referenced in this release have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act and applicable state laws.

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Forward Looking Statements

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