MiMedx CEO Replies to Fraudulent Information About The Company

MARIETTA, Ga., Oct. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing regenerative and therapeutic biologics utilizing human placental tissue allografts with patent-protected processes for multiple sectors of healthcare, announced today that the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Parker H. "Pete" Petit,  has replied directly to shortseller Marc Cohodes' letter to Mr. Petit dated October 27, 2017. In his letter, Mr. Petit further exposes the fraudulent information discussed in Mr. Cohodes' letter. Mr. Petit's letter to Mr. Cohodes can be found at the following link:

https://mimedx.box.com/s/ycvo2h5nee57ud7b5ijtmg17n58max4l

About MiMedx
MiMedx® is the leading biopharmaceutical company developing and marketing regenerative and therapeutic biologics utilizing human placental tissue allografts with patent-protected processes for multiple sectors of healthcare. "Innovations in Regenerative Medicine" is the framework behind our mission to give physicians products and tissues to help the body heal itself.  We process the human placental tissue utilizing our proprietary PURION® Process among other processes, to produce safe and effective allografts.   MiMedx proprietary processing methodology employs aseptic processing techniques in addition to terminal sterilization.  MiMedx is the leading supplier of placental tissue, having supplied over 1,000,000 allografts to date for application in the Wound Care, Burn, Surgical, Orthopedic, Spine, Sports Medicine, Ophthalmic and Dental sectors of healthcare. For additional information, please visit www.mimedx.com.

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