Diagnocure Grants Stock Options To Senior Advisor

Vesting Linked To Improvement of Shareholder Value

QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - DiagnoCure Inc. (TSX: CUR)(TCQX: DGCRF) (the "Corporation") reports the granting, as of today, of 500,000 options to Richard Bordeleau who was appointed Senior Advisor to the Board on September 1^st, 2013. The vesting of these options is tied to the delivery of measurable milestones of which twenty percent can be vested during Mr. Bordeleau's mandate as Senior Advisor. The options granted will vest in several installments which are all linked to strong value-creating milestones. The other options reported on SEDI are tied to several stringent vesting conditions, which include the possibility that Mr. Bordeleau be entrusted with other significant responsibilities. If any of the milestones do not materialize, then the options related to this condition will not vest.

"We are granting these options to Mr. Bordeleau because we strongly believe that his contribution to DiagnoCure will create value for our shareholders. The vesting will occur as Mr. Bordeleau fulfills his critical mandates, notably by implementing short-term initiatives and developing mid- to long-term opportunities" stated Dr. Yves Fradet, Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Medical Officer.

About DiagnoCure

DiagnoCure (TSX: CUR; OTCQX: DGCRF) is a life sciences corporation that develops and commercializes high-value cancer diagnostic tests that increase clinician and patient confidence in making critical treatment decisions. In 2008, the Corporation launched a colorectal cancer staging test through its U.S. CLIA laboratory. Previstage^TM GCC is currently available for licensing. The Corporation has granted a worldwide exclusive license on the diagnostic applications of its proprietary molecular biomarker PCA3 to Gen-Probe, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hologic Inc. Hologic Gen-Probe's PROGENSA® PCA3 prostate cancer test is commercialized in Europe under CE mark and is approved for commercialization in Canada and the United States. For more information, please visit www.diagnocure.com.

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SOURCE: DiagnoCure inc.

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