RE: Adam Hargreaves, what happened to him?27 Feb 2025 22:41
Indeed Lucky Adam now 100% focussed on APTA so bound by the rules as a AIM listed director but a big fan of 201 and CLX
In addition from those days, VAL are now much more advanced and now have:
1. New BoD with significant skin in the game, proactively cutting costs and focussing resources on monetising the closest assets to license, plus freezing products that’s are not advanced enough to progress early such as 301 and BC201.
2. IP evaluations in deals with Stingray with a high pedigree of medicinal chemistry behind it , Dundee Uni and Pro-senescence promoting ageing of cancer cells to cease growth in tumours, with the company shortly announcing the next evaluation awaiting fast tracking in to an SPV: not to mention returning back those evaluation projects that don’t ‘cut the mustard’ at this juncture (but not forgotten) in search of new opportunities to replace the pipeline via its pro-active strategy of alliances with research centres and Uni’s worldwide. Only targeting the cream of the crop, predominantly financed via research grants freeing up cash resources for other development.
3. Cytolitix which has overtaken 201 as VAL’s crown Jewel being developed to be market ready towards the end of 2025 to fully commercialise its Triple Negative Brest Cancer potential in a $1.5Bn market which we understand from oncology research to have potentially a mean upfront payment of £40mn plus milestones fees and final licensing.
4. Two deals ongoing for VALs pre-women’s health strategy to sell on it legacy assets of 201 worth £2.2mn upfront, £67mn first full potential with milestones payments, back fee payments and £33mn for each additional indication, plus 401 worth £16mn total deal.
5. Purchase of Inaphea Lab to develop and fast track its SPVs to be commercialised at early stage in JB with medium and large pharmas (as opposed to the past wasteful squandering of cash to progress through phases I, ll etc), scrutinise the evaluation projects to see if they are commercial plus doubling up as a head office to cut significant rents paid previously in London with the icing on the cake being the acquisition of 4000 vials worth £10k each and worth up to £37.5k per unit plus the multitude of early third party deals witnessed over the last 6 months to provide a growing income stream which is unprecedented for VAL.
Don’t get me wrong, we have had an awful time waiting for THX which has caused the companies share price ill-health, but hopefully we are now back on track on a level playing field with a new CEO who has the right mix of scientific and commercial skills (and BoD) to turn VAL around to meet investor expectations of where it should rightly be.
It is easy to fall into the habit of reflecting on the past mistakes but we have a new fresh strategy started by SD, 12 months cash, great IP and potential deals matched with a new BoD and CEO with large stakes.
The past is no guide to the future!
GLA, NAI, DYOR.