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RNS Number : 3585V Genedrive PLC 14 August 2025
genedrive plc
("genedrive" or the "Company")
Comment re: Share Price Movement
genedrive plc (AIM: GDR), the point of care pharmacogenetic testing company,
notes the fall in the Company's share price on 13 August 2025 which it
believes was connected to postings on the London South East Chat GDR Chat
(https://www.lse.co.uk/ShareChat.html?ShareTicker=GDR
(https://www.lse.co.uk/ShareChat.html?ShareTicker=GDR) ) noting apparent
communications from a member of staff at NICE with a member of the public.
The Company wishes to highlight that the apparent communication refers to
services provided by NHS Genomic Services overseeing laboratory genomic
testing and not point of care technologies. The funding position is being kept
under active review as noted in the apparent communication.
Furthermore, whilst the Company is aware of the completion of the NHSE CYP2C19
pilot assessing logistics of deploying as a service at scale via laboratory or
point of care, and what, based on interim assessment it anticipates to be a
positive outcome supporting the role and impact of rapid CYP2C19 genetic
testing in stroke patients, it has not yet been made aware of a publication
date by NHSE and cannot confirm the dates reportedly conveyed in the
communication.
Details of the interim assessment can be found:
https://www.nw-gmsa.nhs.uk/about-us/our-projects/genomic-networks-excellence/pharmacogenomics-and-medicines-optimisation-genomic-network-excellence/clopidogrel-pilot-project-cyp2c19-genetic-testing-stroke-and-tia-patients
(https://www.nw-gmsa.nhs.uk/about-us/our-projects/genomic-networks-excellence/pharmacogenomics-and-medicines-optimisation-genomic-network-excellence/clopidogrel-pilot-project-cyp2c19-genetic-testing-stroke-and-tia-patients)
For further details please contact:
genedrive plc +44 (0)161 989 0245
Gino Miele: CEO / Russ Shaw: CFO
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 7418 8900
James Steel
Walbrook PR Ltd (Media & Investor Relations) +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or genedrive@walbrookpr.com
(mailto:genedrive@walbrookpr.com)
Anna Dunphy +44 (0)7876 741 001
About genedrive plc (http://www.genedriveplc.com (http://www.genedriveplc.com)
)
genedrive plc is a pharmacogenetic testing company developing and
commercialising a low cost, rapid, versatile and simple to use point of need
pharmacogenetic platform for the diagnosis of genetic variants. This helps
clinicians to quickly access key genetic information that will aid them make
the right choices over the right medicine or dosage to use for an effective
treatment, particularly important in time-critical emergency care healthcare
paradigms. Based in the UK, the Company is at the forefront of Point of Care
pharmacogenetic testing in emergency healthcare. Pharmacogenetics informs on
how your individual genetics impact a medicines ability to work for you.
Therefore, by using pharmacogenetics, medicine choices can be personalised,
made safer and more effective. The Company has launched its two flagship
products, the Genedrive® MT-RNR1 ID Kit and the Genedrive® CYP2C19 ID Kit,
both developed and validated in collaboration with NHS partners and deployed
on its point of care thermocycler platform. Both tests are single-use
disposable cartridges which are ambient temperature stable, circumventing the
requirement for cold chain logistics. The Directors believe the Genedrive®
MT-RNR1 ID Kit is a worlds-first and allows clinicians to make a decision on
antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care units within 26 minutes, ensuring
vital care is delivered, avoiding adverse effects potentially otherwise
encountered and with no negative impact on the patient care pathway. Its
CYP2C19 ID Kit which has no comparably positioned competitor currently allows
clinicians to make a decision on the use of Clopidogrel in stroke patients in
70 minutes, ensuring that patients who are unlikely to benefit from or suffer
adverse effects from Clopidogrel receive an alternative antiplatelet
therapeutic in a timely manner, ultimately improving outcomes. Both tests have
undergone review by the National Institute for Health and Care Clinical
Excellence ("NICE") and have been recommended for use in the UK NHS. The
Company has a clear commercial strategy focused on accelerating growth through
maximising in-market sales, geographic and portfolio expansion and strategic
M&A, and operates out of its facilities in Manchester.
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