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Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Scientific Team by Adding Dr. Brian Mueller as Director of Chemistry and Secures Exclusive Ownership of Iodine Extraction Technology
CALGARY, AB - January 12, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSXV:VM) (OTC Pink:VYYRF) ("Voyageur" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine for medical imaging contrast media, is excited to a...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CALGARY, AB - January 12, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Voyageur Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSXV:VM) (OTC Pink:VYYRF) ("Voyageur" or the "Company"), a Canadian developer of pharmaceutical-grade barium and iodine for medical imaging contrast media, is excited to announce a strategic advancement in its vertical integration strategy. The Company has secured 100% ownership to an innovative iodine extraction technology developed by Dr. Brian Mueller, PhD, who has been appointed as the Company's Director of Chemistry, effective immediately.","length":551,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"On January 11, 2026, Voyageur acquired (the "Acquisition") the intellectual property rights to Dr. Mueller's proprietary iodine-extraction technology, known as the "Mueller Process", granting the Company control over the intellectual property supporting its iodine strategy. Voyageur expects this will enable it to advance its iodine extraction projects with enhanced cost efficiency, operational flexibility, and long-term supply-chain security. As consideration for the Acquisition, the Company made a lump sum initial cCalgaryash payment and will pay Dr. Mueller a running royalty on net sales of iodine products. The acquisition is an arm's length transaction.","length":692,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Brine water from the Anadarko and West Texas Basins have been tested using the Mueller Process. Highlights from initial bench scale testing conducted by Dr. Mueller are as follows*:","length":181,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- greater than 90% yield from incoming brine to technical grade iodine (greater than 85% pure)","length":94,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- Conversion to 99.5% pure iodine*.","length":35,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- Environmentally Friendly: Closed process, no volatile organic compounds or hazardous emissions.","length":97,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"- Output brine is a "clean brine" useful for industrial use, hydraulic fracturing, desalination or further mineral extraction.","length":136,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"*Laboratory Iodometric (redox titration) using standard thiosulfate titrant test was used. All testing was completed by Dr. Brian Mueller, with third party evaluation of the process expected to o...