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6 September 2022
ValiRx PLC ("ValiRx" or the "Company")
Proposed Appointment of Non-Executive Director
London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health is pleased to announce that, subject to standard regulatory due diligence, it intends to appoint Stella Panu as a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Stella has extensive experience as an investment management specialist with a particular interest in life sciences.
Dr Kevin Cox, Chair ValiRx PLC, commented "Stella will be an invaluable addition to the Board, providing help and advice on a number of fronts, especially in progressing our intended strategy. I am delighted that she shares our vision for ValiRx and look forward to working with her".
Dr Suzy Dilly, CEO of ValiRx PLC commented "I'm delighted to start working with Stella, drawing on her vast commercial experience in deal making, to support both our licencing and M&A activities. As the first in our intended series of appointments, I'm excited by the prospect of expanding the breadth and depth of commercial expertise within the Company".
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For more information, please contact:
ValiRx plc
Dr Suzanne Dilly, CEO
Dr Adam Hargreaves, Shareholder Representative
| Tel: +44 (0) 2476 796496 www.valirx.com Suzanne.Dilly@valirx.com
Adam.Hargreaves@pathcelerate.com |
V Formation (Public Relations)
Lucy Wharton - Senior PR Executive Sue Carr - Director
| +44 (0) 115 787 0206 www.vformation.biz
lucy@vformation.biz sue@vformation.biz |
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Liam Murray/Jo Turner/Ludovico Lazzaretti
| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880 |
Cenkos Securities Limited (Joint Broker)
Russell Kerr/Michael Johnson (Sales)
Callum Davidson/Giles Balleny (Corporate Finance) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900 |
Turner Pope Investments (Joint Broker) James Pope / Andy Thacker | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3657 0050
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Notes for Editors
About ValiRx
ValiRx accelerates the development of treatments in oncology and women's health to improve patient lives. We provide the scientific, financial and commercial framework towards enabling rapid translation of innovative science into clinical development.
With our extensive and proven experience in research and drug development, we select and incubate promising novel drug candidates and guide them through an optimised process of development, from pre-clinical studies to clinic and investor-ready assets.
Integrating science and business
We connect diverse disciplines across scientific, technical and commercial domains, with the aim of achieving a more streamlined, less costly, drug development process. We work closely with our selected collaborators and leverage the combined expertise required for science to advance.
Lead candidates from our portfolio are out-licensed or partnered with investors through ValiRx subsidiary companies for further clinical development and commercialisation. https://www.valirx.com/
The Company listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange in October 2006 and trades under the ticker symbol: VAL.
Cautionary statement
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from any expected future events or results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. Persons receiving this announcement should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, regulation or accounting standard, the Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.