Sixth Wave Innovations Inc. announced that the Patent Office of the Uzbekistan has granted the Company a patent for its unique method of metal extraction and purification using molecularly imprinted polymers. ("MIPS"). This patent extends the Company's existing patent portfolio to include methodologies relating to the molecularly imprinted polymers, which selectively bind to target metals ions, achieving more efficient metal extraction.

With the latest patent issuance, Sixth Wave has advanced its intellectual property ("IP") stack for molecular detection and extraction using MIPS and other molecular separation techniques. Sixth Wave believes there are significant opportunities to monetize the Company's metals purification MIPs being sold under the IXOS® brand name. This technology enables the delivery of efficient, scalable, environmentally friendly, and lower cost solutions to mining customers.