AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced financial results and a business update for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. Volition management will host a conference call tomorrow, May 8 at 8:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time to discuss these results. Conference call details may be found below.
Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition, upon releasing these results commented, "During the first quarter, we, together with our collaborators, have made very strong progress, particularly in assay and platform development, with our Nu.QTM Capture program and epigenetic toolkit, Nu.QTM Vet in collaboration with Texas A&M University and, at the start of the year with the acquisition of the epigenetics reagents company, Octamer GmbH. Our team has done an amazing job completing all these milestones in these difficult times."
https://youtu.be/3AdkLzbRdeA
An interview with Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Reynolds added, "We have responded quickly to the COVID-19 pandemic and have a number of clinical trials underway to investigate how Nu.QTM might be clinically useful as either a diagnostic or prognostic tool for COVID-19. I am delighted to announce exciting preliminary results from our first study today and look forward to providing more details throughout this quarter. This work yet again shows the diverse potential of our Nu.QTM platform."
Company Highlights
Clinical – COVID-19
Clinical- Veterinary
Abstract Publications
Assay Development
Epigenetic Toolbox
Organization
Financial
Upcoming Milestones
Volition expects to achieve the following milestones during 2020 and beyond:
Mr. Reynolds concluded, "We are extremely proud of the accomplishments we have achieved thus far. I thank the dedicated Volition team for their tireless efforts especially given the challenging circumstances we all face during the COVID-19 pandemic. I, along with the rest of the Board and indeed the whole company, look forward to sharing the results of key studies over the coming year."
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, Volition implemented contingency planning to protect the health and well-being of its employees, with most employees working remotely where possible. Its laboratory in Belgium has remained open with the attendance of its dedicated laboratory technicians who have kept its research and development work on track with Volition's expectations. Many of its small and medium sized studies have already been collected and their samples stored at its onsite biobank so the trial work underway and planned for the first half of 2020 is still tracking expectations. Regarding its large-scale studies, both the colorectal cancer and lung cancer studies underway in Taiwan are still ongoing with collection, however the study collection in the U.S. with the EDRN has been paused during the pandemic. The overall timing impact of the EDRN collection pause on the study is unknown at this stage, however, Volition will provide an update once the study re-commences.
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VolitionRx Limited First Quarter 2020 Earnings
and Business Update Conference Call
Date: Friday, May 8, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. Eastern time
U.S. & Canada Dial-in: 1-877-407-9716 (toll free)
U.K. Dial-in: 0 800 756 3429 (toll free)
Toll/International: 1-201-493-6779
Conference ID: 13703451
Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition, will host the call along with David Vanston, Chief Financial Officer and Scott Powell, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of Volition's corporate website at http://ir.volition.com. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available until May 22, 2020. The replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 (toll-free) in the U.S. and Canada and 1-412-317-6671 (toll) internationally. Please use replay pin number 13703451.
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national epigenetics company developing simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose a range of cancers and other diseases. Early diagnosis has the potential to not only prolong the life of patients, but also to improve their quality of life. The tests are based on the science of NucleosomicsTM, which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream or other bodily fluid - an indication that disease is present. Volition is primarily focused on human diagnostics but also has a subsidiary focused on animal diagnostics.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with additional offices in Texas, London and Singapore, as the company focuses on bringing its diagnostic products to market.
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Media / Investor Contacts
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