Benzinga | Aug 27, 2021 08:33AM EDT

Lightwave Logic Announces Uplisting To Nasdaq Capital Market

Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTCQX:LWLG), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power, today announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC has approved the listing of the Company's common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq").

The Company expects to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 under the symbol "LWLG". The Company's common shares will continue to trade on the OTCQX until market close on August 31, 2021.

"We are thrilled to announce the listing of our shares on the Nasdaq, representing a monumental milestone for Lightwave Logic and its valued shareholders," said Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic. "I believe that a Nasdaq listing will help to expand our potential shareholder base, improve liquidity, elevate our public profile within the industry and ultimately enhance shareholder value."

"We continue to advance towards our goal of mass commercialization, furthering our efforts with tier-1 potential customers currently evaluating our technology under NDA. We look forward to continued innovation and further growing the prominence of the Lightwave Logic brand as we share our story with a wider audience of investors," concluded Lebby.