AREV NANOTEC BRANDS INC. (CSE:AREV) (CNSX:AREV.CN) (OTC:AREVF) (“AREV Nanotec” or “AREV”) is pleased to announce that the Company has appointed Chad S. Johnson, Esq., as Special Counsel for Corporate Development.

Complementing AREV’s announced corporate and development activities, Mr. Johnson and his staff will serve AREV in a variety of capacities, including media strategy development, government affairs and legislative advocacy, facilitation of scientific advisory appointments, coordination of trade organization memberships, organization of global scientific conference operations, and management of relationships with clinical societies and academies.  Mr. Johnson will also assist in developing collaborations with academic research institutions and private sector partners to accelerate AREV’s pre-clinical drug discovery platform.

Mike Withrow, CEO of AREV Nanotec, stated, “Mr. Johnson has extensive experience working within the early-stage life sciences industry and has created significant value for multiple biotechnology start-ups in his career.  Chad’s broad advocacy experience with non-profit organizations addressing HIV and other pandemic infectious diseases positions him to advance AREV in its corporate pivot as a life science entity, following the initiation of the Company’s clinical human nutrition development program and preclinical phytomedicinal anti-viral discovery program.”

Mr. Johnson, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is an active member of the District of Columbia Bar and the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Johnson has served as an executive officer, board member, or counsel for several for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in North America and Europe.  He is a member of the International AIDS Society (IAS), NMAC, and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA).  Mr. Johnson has attended numerous scientific conferences internationally, including the IAS, the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (EECMID), the U.S Conference on AIDS, the IAS Conference on HIV Science, the International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ISHEID), and the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), among others.  Mr. Johnson participates in AIDSWatch, the largest national advocacy effort in the United States for AIDS treatment and research.

Chad Johnson stated, “AREV is well positioned to advance its research and product development over the next three quarters through the establishment of several strategic collaborations and partnerships, and I greatly look forward to working with the growing team of life science experts at AREV to further progress the Company’s life-saving innovations.”

For further information, contact Mike Withrow, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 778-929-6536. For more information visit arevnanotec.com.

On behalf of the Board,

Mike Withrow
CEO & Director

About AREV NanoTec Brands Inc.  
AREV NanoTec Brands Inc. (CSE: AREV) (OTC: AREVF) produces phytomedicinal extracts via its proprietary state-of-the-art extraction methodologies for the life science industry. These premium ingredients are utilized in SUS-TAINN™, a Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to impact global malnutrition on Severe / Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and the Enteral Formula markets. The AREV model is to advance extraction technologies that provide opportunities for next generation phytomedicine.  AREV Nanotec is a member of BIO, the world’s largest trade association representing biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers, and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other countries.

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