VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – July 31, 2017) – Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation (“APC” or the “Company“) (TSX VENTURE: APC) (FRANKFURT: 0E8) a biotechnology company focused on developing superior targeted protein therapeutics, today announced the election of its board of directors from its Annual General Meeting (the “AGM“) of shareholders, held on Wednesday July 26, 2017.
Shareholders elected Dr. Randal D. Chase (President and CEO of the Company), Dr. Alexander (Allen) Krantz (CSO, COO and Secretary of the Company), Thom Skinner and Paul Kirkconnell as directors of the Company.
Additionally, the shareholders of the Company passed the following resolutions:
- Re-Appointment of Dale Matheson Carr Hilton Labonte LLP, Chartered Accountants., as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year.
- Number of directors be fixed at 4 for the ensuring year.
- Approval of the Company’s 10% rolling stock option plan.
Operational Update
The Company’s management is pleased to provide its shareholders an overview of the progress of the Company during FY 2017.
The Company continues to drive towards the development of their own product suite as well as showing viability of their novel linker technology for licensing purposes. In FY 2017 major strategic and operational changes have taken place to set the stage for a future of rapid growth.
Milestones achieved during FY 2017 include:
- Signing of a Collaboration Agreement with a world class research institution: APC acquired an option from the University of Toronto, Center for Commercialization of Antibodies and Biologics (CCAB) to license associated intellectual property providing rights to certain prospective antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) as potential treatments for cancer.
- New additions to the board of directors: APC appointed Thom Skinner and Paul Kirkconnell, both experienced biotech and pharma executives to assist in the Company’s aggressive growth plans.
- Acceptance into JLABS @Toronto: APC was accepted into Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS @ Toronto, joining other select early stage companies at the state of the art facility starting May 1, 2017.
- Advancement of a collaboration with Heidelberg Pharma: Heidelberg Pharma features the toxin amanitin for attachment to antibodies to form antibody-drug conjugates, which is being pursued in a joint effort with APC. Results with APC’s proprietary linker technology have been encouraging and are advancing progressively.
- Collaboration with National Research Council of Canada: APC will be collaborating with NRC to further develop APC technology.
- Applying for variety of grants and non-dilutive financing opportunities
“We are very pleased to state that we have gathered substantial momentum in our programs during 2017 and we have been able to make key structural and operational changes within the organization,” stated Dr. Randal Chase, President and CEO of the Company. “We are now in a position to successfully execute on our growth strategy of partnering our proprietary linker technology with leading institutions around the world, and developing our product suite.”
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation is developing a proprietary technology to directly target cancerous tumors and avoid destroying normal cells. This type of agent is capable of greater potency, higher specificity, and lower toxicity than other therapies that can also attack healthy cells. Advanced Proteome is working to streamline the process by which these agents are prepared, which to date, has been extremely cumbersome, limiting their potential.
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Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation
Dr. Randal D. Chase
President and CEO
Tel: 905-252-3629
www.advancedproteome.com
Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation
Babak Pedram
Investor Relations
Virtus Advisory Group Inc.
Tel: 416-644-5081
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