Volition Forms Texas-Based Veterinary Subsidiary and Appoints its Chief Executive Officer

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced the recent formation of a subsidiary, Volition Veterinary Diagnostics Development LLC ("Volition Veterinary"), and the appointment of animal health expert Nathan Dewsbury as its Chief Executive Officer.  A video regarding this announcement can be viewed here.

"It was important to form a U.S. based Volition Veterinary subsidiary to enable dedicated focus on the development and commercialization of our Nu.Q^TM Vet products and help drive product development and early revenue for the company," commented Cameron Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volition. "I am delighted to welcome Nathan, a highly experienced business development executive and Texas A&M University alumni to our expanding Volition team."

Mr. Dewsbury has global expertise in the animal health industry having direct involvement in national testing programs, current health diagnostics platforms and commercializing next generation diagnostics. He has a strong background in forming new commercial teams as well as launching and growing successful animal focused startups, all to achieve a global impact on the lives of animals. Mr. Dewsbury was educated at Texas A&M University where he received both his science and business degrees.

Volition has previously announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Texas A&M University with the intention to collaborate on the research and development of veterinary diagnostic products.

"There are currently no accurate, simple, affordable cancer screening tests available in veterinary medicine and yet 25% of dogs will develop cancer at some stage of their life.  As with the human diagnostics, early diagnosis of cancer can dramatically improve outcomes," said Nathan Dewsbury. " I am delighted to be joining Volition Veterinary at this exciting time and look forward to further developing our relationship with Texas A&M University and to launching our first Nu.Q^TM Vet product in the U.S. that we expect to occur in 2020."

The U.S. is currently the largest veterinary market in the world with more than 55 million dogs and approximately 4.2 million cancer diagnoses each year. It has a clearly defined regulatory pathway via the USDA, requiring fewer and smaller clinical studies than the FDA process for human diagnostics which generally allows a much faster route to revenue for veterinary products as compared to human products.

Volition's recent proof of concept studies demonstrated that nucleosomes can be detected in dogs and, therefore, the potential to differentiate cancer from other conditions. Larger trials in veterinary medicine to test the Nu.Q platform are currently underway with results expected in the coming quarters.

"Volition's extensive intellectual property portfolio includes coverage of veterinary applications and we believe that not only could Nu.Q^TM Vet potentially provide significant revenue for Volition, it may also provide further technical validation of our platform in human diagnostics," commented Cameron Reynolds. "We are delighted to form our new subsidiary and look forward to further developing our relationship with Texas A&M."

About Volition

Volition is a multi-national life sciences 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 Nucleosomics^TM, 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 currently 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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