Micromem: Revenue from Joint Development Contract

TORONTO and NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micromem Technologies Inc. (“Micromem”) (“the Company”) (CSE:MRM) (OTCQX:MMTIF) through its wholly owned subsidiary Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc. (MAST), is pleased to announce that it has received $100,000 USD as payment for work successfully completed per our joint product development agreement with our major oil and gas company partner. This phase will be completed in January 2017 upon which the commercialization phase will start. Micromem anticipates routine deliveries of the commercial product to our clients in the second half of 2017.

Further information and specific deliverables will be subject to a subsequent release.

About Micromem and MASTInc  MASTInc is a wholly owned U.S.-based subsidiary of Micromem Technologies Inc., a publicly traded (OTC QX:MMTIF) (CSE:MRM) company. MASTInc analyzes specific industry sectors to create intelligent game-changing applications that address unmet market needs. By leveraging its expertise and experience with sophisticated magnetic sensor applications, MASTInc successfully powers the development and implementation of innovative solutions for oil & gas, utilities, automotive, healthcare, government, information technology, manufacturing, and other industries. Visit www.micromeminc.com www.mastinc.com .

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