Synairgen plc
('Synairgen' or the 'Company')
Results of Annual General Meeting and Appointment of New Chairman
The full results of the proxy voting and text of the resolutions can be viewed by visiting the Company's website at www.synairgen.com/investors/aim-rule-26.
Following the announcement on 18 September, Dr. Mark Parry-Billings has now succeeded Simon Shaw as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective immediately post today's AGM. Dr. Parry-Billings is an accomplished international biotech and pharmaceutical executive with a successful track record of more than 30 years heading R&D and leading businesses. Most recently, he served as Global Head of Drug Development at Chiesi. Prior to this, he served as CEO of Topigen Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Pharmaxis in 2010. Mark has deep expertise in respiratory therapeutics and drug delivery to the lungs, notably having led multiple novel respiratory assets from early stage through clinical development and to market approvals, with a primary focus on inhaled drug delivery.
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Synairgen plc
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About Synairgen
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Millions of people globally are hospitalised every year due to viral lung infections and there are currently no approved antiviral therapies for the majority of these patients. Synairgen is developing SNG001 to address this need.
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