TULSA, OK --(Marketwired - August 02, 2017) - The Coretec Group, Inc., having acquired Coretec Industries, LLC, as a wholly owned subsidiary, has announced it has changed its name from 3DIcon Corporation to The Coretec Group, Inc. and changed the company's trading symbol from TDCP to CRTG (OTC:CRTG).

"Effective July 27, 2017, the symbol for The Coretec Group, Inc. is now CRTG," said Michael Kraft, CEO. "The company's former trading symbol will no longer be used."

The Coretec Group has a 2017 focus on market evaluation and validation for Coretec HexaSilane™ (CHS), a patent-pending, silicon-based technology. In addition to CHS, The Coretec Group has patented 3D display technology, known as Coretec CSpace^®.

"We are working hard this year to build market validation for our Coretec HexaSilane™ (CHS) technology," said Kraft. "The unique structure of CHS has been validated in lab scale to improve efficiency and performance in several commercial applications, including Li-ion battery, printable electronics, and solar. We are working with customers now to validate the same efficiencies in customer full-scale prototypes and then follow with volume production. With our new trading symbol, CRTG, we invite new stockholders to come on board as we progress in commercializing these innovative technologies."

About The Coretec Group, Inc.
The Coretec Group, Inc. (the "Company") utilizes a portfolio of silicon-based materials to pursue commercial development in energy-focused verticals such as energy storage, solar, and solid-state lighting, as well as printable electronics and 3D displays.

For more information, visit www.thecoretecgroup.com.