Last checked at 4 May 2020 17:08
4 May 2020
Oncimmune Holdings plc
("Oncimmune" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
Oncimmune Holdings plc (AIM: ONC.L), a leader in the development, manufacture and commercialisation of personalised immunodiagnostics for the screening, detection and care of cancer, announces that Richard Sharp has stepped down as a non-executive Director of the Company, effective from 4 May 2020.
Mr Sharp has taken up a role as senior strategic adviser to the UK Government in connection with the COVID-19 crisis and in view of the demands of that role, has decided to step down from the Company's Board.
Mr Sharp continues to be a shareholder in the Company.
Meinhard Schmidt, Non-Executive Chairman of Oncimmune, commented: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Richard for his contribution and support to the Oncimmune group over the last 10 years. We wish him every success with this important new role and in his future endeavours."
Richard Sharp, Non-Executive Director of Oncimmune, commented: "Over the decade leading up to the date of my last Board meeting on 12 February 2020, I have valued being involved with the Oncimmune Board. During this time Oncimmune has grown to a business which has now performed over 158,000 tests to patients worldwide. I feel the business now has an experienced management team and is in a strong strategic position to deliver against future objectives."
For further information:
Oncimmune Holdings plc
Adam Hill, Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Hall, Chief Financial Officer
contact@oncimmune.co.uk
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Andrew Jones, Daniel Harris, Victoria Ayton
+44 (0)20 3829 5000
finnCap (Joint Broker)
Geoff Nash, Matthew Radley, Tim Redfern
+44 (0)20 7220 0500
Bryan, Garnier & Co Limited (Joint Broker)
Phil Walker, Dominic Wilson
+44 (0)20 7332 2500
Media enquiries:
FTI Consulting
Ben Atwell, Michael Trace, Alex Davis
Oncimmune@fticonsulting.com
+44 (0)20 3727 1000
About Oncimmune
Beating cancer, one test at a time
The battle against cancer hinges on early detection and then the delivery of effective treatment. Oncimmune is working to revolutionise both the detection of cancer and its treatment by harnessing the sophisticated disease detecting capabilities of the immune system to find cancer in its early stages. Our range of diagnostic tests assist clinicians to identify the presence of cancer four years or more before standard clinical diagnosis, whilst our technology platform and sample biobanks are helping healthcare companies to develop new cancer treatments.
Oncimmune was founded in 2002 and launched its platform technology in 2009, followed by its first commercial tests, EarlyCDT Lung and EarlyCDT Liver. To date, over 158,000 tests have been performed for patients worldwide. EarlyCDT Lung was also used in what is believed to be the largest randomised controlled trial for the early detection of lung cancer using biomarkers, the successful National Health Service (NHS) ECLS trial of 12,209 high-risk smokers in Scotland which demonstrated EarlyCDT Lung reduced the incidence of patients with late-stage lung cancer or unclassified presentation at diagnosis, compared to standard clinical practice.
Oncimmune, headquartered at its laboratory facility in Nottingham, UK, has a discovery research centre in Dortmund, Germany and in London, UK and a partner representative office in Shanghai, China. Oncimmune joined the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange in May 2016 under the ticker ONC.L.
What is EarlyCDT Lung?
A blood test using a panel of seven immunogenic proteins for the testing of tumour-related antibodies specific to lung cancer.
For more information, visit www.oncimmune.com