Proposed Director Appointment

London, UK - ValiRx Plc (AIM: VAL), a life science company focusing on early-stage cancer therapeutics and women's health, announces the proposed appointment of Cathy Tralau-Stewart as an Executive Director of the Company, subject to standard regulatory due diligence. Cathy is currently the Chief Scientific Officer of the Company.

Cathy is a highly experienced drug discovery pharmacologist who has led many successful projects which have resulted in a number of marketed products and many other clinical candidate molecules. She has led discovery projects, and due diligence on over 500 early drug discovery projects in a wide range of therapeutic areas.

Following her PhD in Clinical Sciences (Cancer therapeutics) at University College London, Cathy worked in pre-clinical & early clinical drug discovery at GSK. In 2007 she founded the Imperial College London Drug Discovery Centre. In 2013 Cathy moved to the West Coast USA where she led The UCSF catalyst translational program and was an Associate Professor of Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences. Subsequently she joined Takeda Pharmaceuticals in External Innovation (2018-2021), leading an extensive network of academic alliances along the West Coast (UC San Diego, Stanford University, The University of Washington & The Fred Hutch Cancer Centre, Seattle). In 2021, Cathy returned to the UK and held Chief Scientific Officer positions at C4X Discovery. Cathy is also Executive Director of The Milner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

The Directors of the Company take responsibility for this announcement.