VANCOUVER , Jan. 14, 2013 /CNW/ - Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. (the "Company" or "Abattis") (OTC PINK: ATTBF) (CNSX:FLU), announces the engagement of Andrew Riseman Ph.D. effective January 11, 2013 . Dr. Riseman will be assisting the Company in Applied Biology and Plant Sciences.

Mr. Mike Withrow , Chief Executive Officer on behalf of the Company, stated, "We are pleased to have Dr. Riseman join our Abattis team. His expertise in tissue and plant breeding sciences will be a tremendous asset to Abattis; we will apply his knowledge to produce proprietary intellectual property for the company. "

Andrew Riseman Ph.D., Associate Professor, Plant Biology and Plant Breeding at UBC stated, I am very excited about this opportunity to work with such a great company to advance botanical sciences in the Medical Marijuana and other medicinal plant breeding sciences, I see Abattis a company with the ability to engineer, grow and extract advanced Pharmaceutical Grade Compounds "PGC's" that ensure traceability, consistency in dosing and safety with a target to produce the purest compounds from chosen cultivars."

About Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. is a specialty biotechnology company with capabilities through its wholly owned subsidiaries of producing, licensing and marketing proprietary ingredients and bio-similar compounds for use in Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceutical, Cosmetic and Animal Nutrition markets. The company also has a deep pipeline of proprietary products ready for sale in high growth areas of Functional Foods and Supplements business. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.abattis.com.

About Dr. Riseman http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/directory/faculty/professors-and-instructors/andrew-riseman

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SOURCE: Abattis Bioceuticals Corp.

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