Skyline Medical Inc. Expands International Presence by Signing Distribution Agreements in Canada and Switzerland

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyline Medical Inc. (NASDAQ:SKLN) (“Skyline” or “the Company”), producer of the FDA-approved STREAMWAY® System for automated, direct-to-drain medical fluid disposal, today announced it has partnered with two independent distributors to support sales of Skyline’s FDA approved STREAMWAY System to medical centers in Canada and Switzerland.

Securing the extensive sales and marketing capabilities of these distributors will allow Skyline to penetrate the Switzerland market for the first time and expand its presence in Canada. Skyline’s distributors are selected based on stringent requirements, including a demonstrable track record selling medical equipment, strong industry contacts and deep technical knowledge of the STREAMWAY System. The Company continues to work toward developing more partnerships with independent distributors in other territories.

“These distribution agreements significantly expand our potential addressable market,” commented Dr. Carl Schwartz, chief executive officer of Skyline Medical. “After years of nurses’ frustration trying to deal with mountains of surgical waste, hospitals are increasingly embracing ways to dispose of biohazardous waste while keeping costs under control. This pattern is repeated across operating rooms globally, and presents an opportunity for us to penetrate a larger customer base. We are excited to have signed these new partnerships with reputable distributors and looking forward to bringing our STREAMWAY to new markets.”

Skyline Medical has Health Canada Approval and a CE Mark, allowing the STREAMWAY System to be marketed in Canada and Europe.

About the STREAMWAY System

Skyline's revolutionary, FDA-cleared STREAMWAY System is the first true direct-to-drain fluid disposal system designed specifically for medical applications, such as radiology, endoscopy, urology and cystoscopy procedures. It connects directly to a facility's plumbing system to automate the collection, measurement and disposal of waste fluids.  As of June 30, 2017, Skyline Medical customers have installed 101 STREAMWAY Systems in 52 facilities across 20 states, and in Canada.

The STREAMWAY minimizes human intervention for better safety and improves compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other regulatory agency safety guidelines. It also provides unlimited capacity for increased efficiency in the operating room, which leads to greater profitability. Furthermore, the STREAMWAY eliminates canisters to reduce overhead costs and provides greater environmental stewardship by helping to eliminate the approximately 50 million potentially disease-infected canisters that go into landfills annually in the U.S.  For a demonstration please visit www.skylinemedical.com or call 855-785-8855.

About Skyline Medical

Skyline Medical produces a fully automated, patented, FDA-cleared waste fluid disposal system that virtually eliminates staff exposure to blood, irrigation fluid and other potentially infectious fluids found in the healthcare environment. Antiquated manual fluid handling methods that require hand carrying and emptying filled fluid canisters present an exposure risk and potential liability. Skyline Medical's STREAMWAY System fully automates the collection, measurement and disposal of waste fluids and is designed to: 1) reduce overhead costs to hospitals and surgical centers; 2) improve compliance with OSHA and other regulatory agency safety guidelines; 3) improve efficiency in the operating room, and radiology and endoscopy departments, thereby leading to greater profitability; and 4) provide greater environmental stewardship by helping to eliminate the approximately 50 million potentially disease-infected canisters that go into landfills each year in the U.S.  For additional information, please visit www.skylinemedical.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Certain of the matters discussed in this announcement contain forward-looking statements that involve material risks to and uncertainties in the Company's business that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein. Such risks and uncertainties include  risks related to our proposed merger with CytoBioscience, including the fact that we may not complete the merger; we do not have complete information about CytoBioscience, including audited financial statements; the combined company will not be able to continue operating without additional financing; possible failure to realize anticipated benefits of the merger; costs associated with the merger may be higher than expected; the merger may result in disruption of the Company’s and CytoBioscience’s existing businesses, distraction of management and diversion of resources; delay in completion of the merger may significantly reduce the expected benefits; and the market price of the Company’s common stock may decline as a result of the merger. Other risks and uncertainties relating to the Company include, among other things, current negative operating cash flows and a need for additional funding to finance our operating plan; the terms of any further financing, which may be highly dilutive and may include onerous terms; unexpected costs and operating deficits, and lower than expected sales and revenues; uncertain willingness and ability of customers to adopt new technologies and other factors that may affect further market acceptance, if our product is not accepted by our potential customers, it is unlikely that we will ever become profitable; adverse economic conditions; adverse results of any legal proceedings; the volatility of our operating results and financial condition; inability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel, including sales and marketing personnel; our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our ability to possibly license from others patents and patent applications necessary to develop products; the Company's ability to implement its long range business plan for various applications of its technology; the Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary marketing and/or distribution partners and with any strategic or joint venture partners; the impact of competition, the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology; and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.  This is not a solicitation to buy or sell securities and does not purport to be an analysis of the Company's financial position. See the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and subsequent reports and other filings at www.sec.gov.

Contacts:
Skyline Medical
Carl Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer
(651) 389-4800
cschwartz@skylinemedical.com

Investors
KCSA Strategic Communications
Elizabeth Barker
(212) 896-1203
skln@kcsa.com