TSX Venture Exchange approves Advitech's issued and outstanding common shares

Advitech Inc. ("Advitech" or the "Corporation") (TSX Venture Exchange: AVI) announced today that the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. (the "TSX-V") approved the previously announced consolidation of its issued and outstanding common shares on the basis of a ratio of eight pre-Consolidation shares for every one post-Consolidation share (the "Consolidation") and that the common shares of Advitech will be traded on a post-Consolidation basis starting November 26, 2009.

The Consolidation has been completed as part of the previously announced acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Botaneco Specialty Ingredients Inc. ("Botaneco") held by Avrio Ventures Limited Partnership ("Avrio") and SemBioSys Genetics Inc. ("SemBioSys"), the $2,515,000 equity financing with, among others, Agechem L.P Venture ("Agechem") and Avrio, and the redemption of the 58,083,334 pre-Consolidation common share purchase warrants held by AgeChem.