REG - Fusion Antibodies - Posting of Annual Report & Notice of AGM

Fusion AntibodiesAnnouncement

21/08/2019 07:05

RNS Number : 6805J
Fusion Antibodies PLC
21 August 2019
 


 
 
Fusion Antibodies plc 
("Fusion" or the "Company")
 
Posting of Annual Report and Notice of AGM
 
Fusion Antibodies plc (AIM: FAB), specialists in pre-clinical antibody discovery, engineering and supply for both therapeutic drug and diagnostic applications, confirms that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 ('2019 Annual Report and Accounts'), the Notice of Annual General Meeting ('AGM') and a Form of Proxy will be posted to shareholders later today.
 
The AGM will be held on 20 September 2019 at 11.00 a.m. at Riddel Hall, Queens University, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5EE United Kingdom.
 
A copy of the 2019 Annual Report and Accounts will be available to download from the Company website shortly.
 
Enquiries:
 



Fusion Antibodies plc


www.fusionantibodies.com




Dr Paul Kerr, Chief Executive Officer


Via Walbrook PR




James Fair, Chief Financial Officer








 








Allenby Capital Limited


Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656 




James Reeve / Asha Chotai








 








Walbrook PR


Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or fusion@walbrookpr.com




Anna Dunphy


Mob: +44 (0)7876 741 001




Paul McManus


Mob: +44 (0)7980 541 893








 
About Fusion Antibodies plc
 
Fusion is a Belfast based contract research organisation ("CRO") providing a range of antibody engineering services for the development of antibodies for both therapeutic drug and diagnostic applications.
 
The Company's ordinary shares were admitted to trading on AIM on 18 December 2017. Fusion provides a broad range of services in antibody generation, development, production, characterisation and optimisation. These services include antigen expression, antibody production, purification and sequencing, antibody humanisation using Fusion's proprietary CDRxTM platform and the production of antibody generating stable cell lines to provide material for use in clinical trials. Since 2012, the Company has successfully sequenced and expressed over 250 antibodies and successfully completed over 150 humanisation projects for its international, blue-chip client base, which has included eight of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies by revenue.
 
The Company was established in 2001 as a spin out from Queen's University Belfast. The Company's mission is to enable pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies to develop innovative products in a timely and cost-effective manner for the benefit of the global healthcare industry. Fusion Antibodies provides a broad range of services in antibody generation, development, production, characterisation and optimisation.
Fusion Antibodies growth strategy is based on combining the latest technological advances with cutting edge science to deliver new platforms that will enable Pharma and Biotechs get to the clinic faster and ultimately speed up the drug development process. 
 
The global monoclonal antibody therapeutics market was valued at $95.5 billion in 2017 and is forecast to surpass $174.2 billion in 2026, an increase at a CAGR of between 6.9 per cent. for the period 2018 to 2026. In 2018, seven of the world's ten top selling drugs were antibody-based therapeutics with the combined annual sales of these drugs exceeding $62 billion.  
 




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