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Arix Bioscience plc

Board changes

LONDON, 17 December 2019: Arix Bioscience plc ("Arix") (LSE: ARIX), a global
venture capital company focused on investing in and building breakthrough
biotech companies, today announced that Dr Naseem Amin has been appointed to
the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 17(th) December 2019.
Upon appointment, Naseem will become a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Dr Franz Humer will be retiring from the Board on the same date.

Jonathan Peacock, Chairman of Arix, commented: “We are very pleased to have
Naseem join the Board. His broad experience in life sciences, corporate
development and venture capital, coupled with his strong industry network,
will be invaluable in guiding Arix’s vision of building a broad portfolio of
innovative young biotech companies to deliver important new therapies for
patients and substantial value to our investors.

“On behalf of the Board, I would also like to thank Franz for the important
role he has played in guiding the early development of Arix. We wish him the
very best and look forward to staying in touch.”

Dr Naseem Amin added: “I’m very pleased to join the Board of Arix. The
company has built an impressive portfolio of innovative young companies and I
look forward to working with the Executive team and Board to continue this
development and deliver substantial value for patients and investors."

Dr Naseem Amin brings over 25 years of broad life sciences experience, having
held senior positions in major healthcare businesses. Previous roles include
Chief Scientific Officer of Smith and Nephew Plc, Senior Vice President of
Business Development at Biogen and Vice President of Business Development and
Clinical Research at Genzyme. He is currently CEO of GMP-Orphan and a Venture
Partner at Advent Life Sciences. Naseem is a qualified medical doctor, from
the University College Medical School, London, and an MBA from the Kellogg
Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

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Enquiries

For more information on Arix, please contact:

Arix Bioscience plc

Charlotte Parry, Head of Investor Relations

+44 (0)20 7290 1072

charlotte@arixbioscience.com

Optimum Strategic Communications

Mary Clark, Supriya Mathur

T: +44 (0) 203 950 9144

optimum.arix@optimumcomms.com

About Arix Bioscience plc

Arix Bioscience plc is a global venture capital company focused on investing
in and building breakthrough biotech companies around cutting edge advances in
life sciences.

We collaborate with exceptional entrepreneurs and provide the capital,
expertise and global networks to help accelerate their ideas into important
new treatments for patients. As a listed company, we are able to bring this
exciting growth phase of our industry to a broader range of investors.

www.arixbioscience.com



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