ValiRx PLC - Conclusion of Evaluation with Stingray
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ValiRx PLC
02 June 2026
2 June 2026
ValiRx PLC
("ValiRx" or the "Company")
Conclusion of Evaluation with Stingray
London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health
provides the following update at the conclusion of the Evaluation Agreement with Stingray Bio Limited ("Stingray")
announced on 5 August 2025.
Under the terms of the Evaluation Agreement with Stingray, ValiRx carried out in-silico lead optimisation of potency and
target selectivity. Despite some interesting in-silico results, it was concluded the technology had not met the strict criteria for
the Company to exercise its option to license the technology on pre-agreed terms.
Under the terms of the Evaluation Agreement, the jointly owned results will return to Stingray and, if Stingray secures
alternative investment within 12 months of the Evaluation Agreement's completion, ValiRx will be entitled to a cash payment
of 1.5x its total investment (estimated at approximately £50,000, including outsourced work and internal resources).
Mark Eccleston, CEO of ValiRx commented "We have completed this second evaluation phase of the Stingray assets ahead of
schedule and well within budget. This phase focussed on in-silico lead optimisation following the initial evaluations of lead
assets by Inaphaea and would require significant further lead optimisation and development to get to the candidate stage so
we have elected not to proceed as we focus our resources on later stage assets.
This was the first of our new style, hybrid approach to evaluation and development programmes and so, whilst we are not
progressing with the asset ourselves, the evaluation results will be assigned back to Stingray and we will retain some upside if
it is commercialised in the next 12 months."
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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
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
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