ValiRx PLC - Update on Ambrose Healthcare shareholding
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ValiRx PLC
21 October 2026
21 October 2026
ValiRx PLC
("ValiRx" or the "Company")
Update on Ambrose Healthcare shareholding
London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health,
notes the movement in the Company's share price on 20 October 2026 following the announcement by Ambrose Healthcare
Ltd ("Ambrose"), a private UK specialist pharmaceutical company, regarding its acquisition of AM-Pharma for up to €161
million.
On 20 June 2025, ValiRx announced that its 54.14% owned subsidiary, ValiSeek Ltd ("ValiSeek"), a joint venture alongside
Tangent Reprofiling, had entered into an intellectual property licence agreement with Ambrose in relation to VAL401. Under
the agreement, ValiSeek received 576,000 ordinary shares in Ambrose and is entitled to clinical and commercial milestone
payments of up to £16 million, together with royalties. In addition, ValiSeek received 75,000 ordinary shares in Ambrose in
connection with the original option agreement. These shareholdings represents approximately 5.55% of Ambrose's issued
share capital.
Mark Eccleston, CEO of ValiRx commented:
"As the third largest shareholder in Ambrose, we're delighted to see the acquisition of this additional clinical stage asset with
established positive safety in almost 700 patients. The asset, which has had over $250M invested into sepsis-associated
kidney injury including a Phase 3 trial that ultimately gave disappointing results, now has demonstrated dose-dependent
effect on disease biomarkers in a Phase 1b study in adult HPP patients and has received Orphan Drug Designation for HPP
from both the FDA and the EMA, with an agreed development plan built around a single pivotal study giving the programme
a new lease of life with an established early clinical package. The acquisition also gives Ambrose an EU regulatory, quality
and scientific infrastructure as a strong base for their pipeline which includes ValiSeek's VAL401 asset. Given the previous big
pharma interest in the asset and accelerated clinical pathway via the orphan disease route we think this could be a fast
tracked route to a significant value inflection for Ambrose and thus ValiRx through its shareholding."
The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.
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Dr Mark Eccleston, CEO
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Mark.Eccleston@valirx.com
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti
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Damon Heath
Tel: +44 (0) 20 4530 6926
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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.
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