9 September 2024
N4 Pharma
plc
("N4 Pharma" or the
"Company")
Director
Appointment
N4 Pharma Plc (AIM: N4P), the
specialist pharmaceutical company developing Nuvec®, a novel
delivery system for cancer treatments, gene therapy and vaccines,
is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Michael Palfreyman as
an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate
effect.
Dr Palfreyman has more than four
decades of successful drug discovery and development experience in
several therapeutic areas with two major pharmaceutical companies
(Marrion Meryl Dow, now Sanofi, and Beecham Pharmaceuticals, now
GSK) and has co-founded and developed several biotechnology
companies including, among others, Co-Founder of Scriptgen (Anadys) Pharmaceuticals which was sold to Roche in
2011 for US$230 million and Co-Founder and CSO of Amorsa
Therapeutics, Inc. developing novel treatments for depression and
pain where he oversaw a successful US$180 million
exit.
Dr Palfreyman currently advises
Cybin Inc. listed on the New York Exchange (NYSE: CYBN) and was
Chairman and COO to Adelia Therapeutics Inc. that merged in 2020 to
form the current Cybin Inc. Dr Palfreyman has served on various
scientific advisory boards and has been an adviser to The Forsyth
Institute, Stanford Research Institute, NeuroNascent, MAK
Scientific and Jasco Pharmaceuticals.
Dr Palfreyman is an Emeritus Fellow of the American College of
Neuropsychopharmacology. He is co-inventor on 55 issued US and
European patents, multiple pending patents, and has co-authored
over 150 scientific articles and book chapters.
Dr Palfreyman joins the Company's
remuneration and audit committees.
Nigel Theobald, Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
commented: "We are delighted to
welcome someone of Mike's calibre to the board of N4 Pharma.
His successful career in drug discovery and development is sure to
be a great asset to the Company, as will his industry connections
and contacts across the US which we are confident will help in our
drive to commercialise Nuvec.®"
Mike Palfreyman,
commented: "As a scientist and
entrepreneur who works at the cutting edge of therapeutic
development, N4 Pharma's unique delivery technologies clearly show
the potential to advance the clinical applications of several
promising therapeutics, and I am excited by the opportunity to join
the board of this exceptional company."
The following information is
disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the
AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Dr Michael Gavin Palfreyman,
aged 78 :
Current Directorships/Partnerships
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Past
Directorships/Partnerships (within 5 years)
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Palfreyman BioPharm Advisors,
LLC
AlNivo Therapeutics,
Inc.
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Adelia Therapeutics, Inc.
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For
more information please contact:
N4
Pharma plc
Nigel Theobald, CEO
Luke Cairns, Executive
Director
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LLP
Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Matthew Johnson/Caroline Rowe
(Corporate Finance)
Vadim Alexandre/Abigail Wayne/Rob
Rees (Corporate Broking)
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Tel: +44(0)20 3470 0470
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Turner Pope Investments (TPI) Limited
Joint Broker
Andy Thacker
James Pope
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Tel: +44(0)20 3657 0050
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About N4 Pharma
N4 Pharma is a specialist
pharmaceutical company developing a novel delivery system for
oncology, gene therapy and vaccines using its unique silica
nanoparticle delivery system called Nuvec® and Liptide, a unique
peptide/lipid delivery system via its subsidiary
Nanogenics.
N4 Pharma's business model is to
partner with companies developing products in these fields to use
Nuvec® or Liptide® as the delivery vehicle for these products. As
these products progress through pre‐clinical and clinical programs,
N4 Pharma will seek to receive upfront payments, milestone payments
and ultimately royalty payments once products reach the
market.
For further information on the Company
visit www.n4pharma.com or sign up at investors.n4pharma.com.