DGAP-News: curasan AG

curasan Inc. announces Orthopedic Private Label Distribution Agreement

- Expands market penetration of advanced bone graft material in the United States
- First significant sales from partnership expected in 2018

Kleinostheim, Germany / Research Triangle Park, NC, USA, November 2, 2017 - curasan Inc., the US-subsidiary of curasan AG (ISIN DE0005494538), a leading medical supplier specializing in dental and orthopedic biomaterials, announced a private label distribution agreement with Xtant Medical (NYSE:XTNT Belgrade, Montana USA), a leader in the development and distribution of regenerative and orthopedic fixation medicine products.

Xtant Medical will distribute several key orthopedic curasan products in the USA and Canada utilizing curasan's flagship CERASORB foam technology using Xtant's brand Matriform. With the addition of Matriform foam to Xtant's portfolio, Xtant will now offer an innovative synthetic platform with demonstrated clinical results and excellent handling characteristics complementing their current allograft and hardware portfolio ultimately providing surgeons with a choice in grafting materials.

"We are excited to be enhancing our biologic portfolio offering with a line of synthetic scaffolds, which will make us a comprehensive biologic supplier for our customers and their patients," said Carl O'Connell, CEO of Xtant Medical. "Our team has been very strategic in finding a partner with a product that meets our expectations for superior handling and clinical efficacy with proven mechanisms of action."

"Thanks to the cooperation with such a forward-thinking company as Xtant Medical we will expand our distribution footprint within North America substantially," said Michael Schlenk, CEO of curasan AG. "Xtant has a great reputation for providing innovative and relevant products to orthopedic surgeons." Therefore, curasan expects the first significant sales from the cooperation in 2018.

Contact at curasan AG:
Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications
+49 6027 40 900-51
ir@curasan.com

About curasan AG:
curasan develops, manufactures and markets biomaterials and medical devices in the field of bone and tissue regeneration, wound healing and osteoarthritis therapy. As a pioneer and global technology leader in the growing field of regenerative medicine, curasan is specialized primarily on biomimetic bone grafting materials for dental, oral/maxillofacial, orthopedic and spinal applications, i.e. materials mimicking biological structures. Numerous patents and a broad record of scientific publications demonstrate the clinical success of the products and the highly innovative strength of curasan. Dental and orthopaedic clinicians worldwide benefit from the broad range of the premium quality and easy to use portfolio offered by the technology leader curasan. curasan maintains its own high-tech facilities for research, development and manufacturing of biomaterials in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. In addition to its headquarters, the company has a subsidiary, curasan, Inc., in the Research Triangle Park area, near Raleigh, N.C., USA. curasan's innovative products are cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and many other international authorities and available in almost 50 countries worldwide. curasan AG is a public company listed in the General Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

About Xtant Medical:
Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American:XTNT) develops, manufactures and markets class-leading regenerative medicine products and medical devices for domestic and international markets. Xtant products serve the specialized needs of orthopedic and neurological surgeons, including orthobiologics for the promotion of bone healing, implants and instrumentation for the treatment of spinal disease, tissue grafts for the treatment of orthopedic disorders, and biologics to promote healing following cranial, and foot and ankle surgeries. With core competencies in both biologic and non-biologic surgical technologies, Xtant can leverage its resources to successfully compete in global neurological and orthopedic surgery markets. For further information, please visit www.xtantmedical.com.