ValiRx PLC - Inaphaea Evaluation and Commercial Use Agreement
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ValiRx PLC
18 September 2024
ValiRx plc
("ValiRx" or the "Company")
Inaphaea Evaluation and Commercial Use Agreement
London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer
therapeutics and women's health, provides the following update from its wholly owned subsidiary
Inaphaea BioLabs Limited ("Inaphaea").
Inaphaea is pleased to confirm the execution of an Evaluation and Commercial Use Agreement
(the "Agreement") with Spanish contract research organisation Xenopat S.L. ("Xenopat") to provide
Inaphaea's Patient Derived Cells ("PDC") for evaluation and commercial use in Xenopat's in-vivo
Xenograft platform. The contract provides access Inaphaea's 470+ PDCs which can be added at
any time.
Inaphaea will be entitled to an upfront fee and a percentage of service royalties on
commercialisation of the models. Both companies have also agreed to co-market their respective
services and target non-dilutive funding to expand the development through European grant
schemes. The Agreement is for an initial period of 12 months and may be extended in writing by
mutual agreement.
Andrew
Carnegie,
Head
of
Strategic
Commercial
Development
at
Inaphaea,
commented "We continue to expand our market reach and capabilities through great partnerships.
This win-win approach should accelerate commercialisation of our biobank assets and expand our invitro service to Xenopat's clients."
Mark Eccleston, CEO of ValiRx commented"This deal marks another milestone in the
commercialisation of Inaphaea's PDC bank expanding the range of in-vivo models available for
commercial use.Xenopat's expertise in Xeonograft models makes them an ideal partner to further
deploy our biobank of over 470 PDCs to their clients whilst broadening our commercial reach for invitro service contracts."
Anna Portela, CEO of Xenopat, commented"Our new partnership with Inaphaea is an important
step forward for the growth of both companies. We look forward to developing new Xenograft models
for our clients using the Inaphaea PDCs whilst offering our client baseearlier stage, high throughput
in-vitro capabilities through Inaphaea translational Research capabilities."
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute
inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 as it
forms part of UK Domestic Law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK
MAR"). The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
*** ENDS ***
For more information, please contact:
ValiRx plc
Dr Mark Eccleston, CEO
V Formation (Public Relations)
Lucy Wharton - Senior PR Executive
Sue Carr - Director
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated
Adviser)
Tel: +44 (0) 115 784 0026
www.valirx.com
info@valirx.com
+44 (0) 115 787 0206
www.vformation.biz
lucy@vformation.biz
sue@vformation.biz
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213 0880
Liam Murray/Jo Turner/Ludovico Lazzaretti
Shard Capital Partners LLP (Sole Broker)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7186 9000
Damon Heath
Notes for Editors
About ValiRx
ValiRx is a life science company focused on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health,
accelerating the translation of innovative science into impactful medicines to improve patient
lives.
ValiRx provides the scientific, financial, and commercial framework for enabling rapid translation
of innovative science into clinical development.
Using its extensive and proven experience in research and drug development, the team at ValiRx
selects and incubates promising novel drug candidates and guides them through an optimised
process of development, from pre-clinical studies to clinic and investor-ready assets.
ValiRx connects diverse disciplines across scientific, technical, and commercial domains, with the
aim of achieving a more streamlined, less costly, drug development process. The team works
closely with carefully selected collaborators and leverages the combined expertise required for
science to advance.
Lead candidates from ValiRx's portfolio are outlicensed or partnered with investors through ValiRx
subsidiary companies for further clinical development and commercialisation.
ValiRx listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange in October 2006 and trades under
the ticker symbol: VAL.
For further information, visit: www.valirx.com
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