HENDERSON, Nev., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition"), a multi-national epigenetics company, today announces it will host a virtual investor event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, featuring Volition's Gael Forterre, Chief Commercial Officer, Dr. Andrew Retter, Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Jake Micallef, Chief Scientific Officer. To register, click here.
This webinar will provide an overview following the completion of a number of large independent studies supporting the value of our Nu.Q® platform in cancer.
Mr. Forterre will provide an update on Volition's progress to commercialization through both licensing and direct and indirect sales.
Dr. Retter will focus on the potential role of Volition's Nu.Q® assays in the management of lung cancer: from screening to aiding treatment selection at diagnosis and monitoring treatment response, minimal residual disease and disease progression.
The Total Annual Accessible Market for lung cancer (screening, prognostication and identification of minimal residual disease) is estimated to be approximately $4 billion, representing a significant revenue opportunity for Volition1.
Dr Micallef will discuss findings published in a paper currently undergoing peer review and accessible on MedRXIV, which reported that the Nu.Q® Cancer test detected common cancer diseases, including cancers of the lung, breast, prostate, colon and liver (overall AUC=86%) with very low false positive rates.
We are excited to publish this further validation of our Nu.Q® platform; it represents a potential opportunity to disrupt the $20 billion Total Annual Accessible Market for liquid biopsy for multi-cancer early detection in the U.S.1.
A live question and answer session will follow the formal presentations.
1.Data on file, Volition Total Addressable Market model.
About Gael Forterre
Gael Forterre is the Chief Commercial Officer of Volition, joining the team in 2021. He is focused on building a strong commercialization plan and team to drive the extensive range of assays developed using the Nu.Q® platform. Gael has extensive experience investing in and scaling fast growing companies, most recently as CEO of Pathify. He is currently the non-executive chairman of Vahau.
Gael started his career as a hedge fund analyst in Paris and worked in a number of investment banking and more recently executive roles for over fifteen plus years. Gael received a master's in finance from Sorbonne Paris I and a double MBA from Columbia Business School and the London Business School.
About Dr. Andrew Retter
Andrew Retter, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCP, FRCPath (Haem), DICM is Consultant in Critical Care, ECMO & Thrombosis and also the Clinical Lead for Critical Care at one of the UK's largest hospitals in London, where he has worked as a Consultant since 2014. He is also the Chief Medical Officer at Volition. Dr Retter has been involved in clinical trials and research studies and has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals.
About Dr. Jake Micallef
Jake Micallef PhD, MBA is the Chief Scientific Officer and one of the founding scientists of Volition. He is an experienced scientist with expertise in research and development in diagnostics, both commercially and for the UK National Health Service and World Health Organization. Jake is the co-inventor and author of the patents surrounding Volition's Nucleosomics™ technology.
Jake received both his BSc in Biology and Chemistry and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from King's College London. In addition, he received his MSc in Chemical Pathology from St Thomas' Hospital Medical School and his MBA from Imperial College Management School.
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national company focused on advancing the science of epigenetics. Volition is dedicated to saving lives and improving outcomes for people and animals with life-altering diseases through earlier detection, as well as disease and treatment monitoring.
Through its subsidiaries, Volition is developing and commercializing simple, easy to use, cost-effective blood tests to help detect and monitor a range of diseases, including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis, such as sepsis. Early detection and monitoring have the potential not only to prolong the life of patients but also to improve their quality of life.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in Belgium, with an innovation laboratory and office in the U.S. and an office in London.
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