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IMAGION BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
(ASX: IBX)
17 December 2020
Imagion Biosystems December 2020 Investor Newsletter
MELBOURNE — Imagion Biosystems Limited (ASX: IBX), a company dedicated to improving healthcare
through the earlier detection of cancer, is pleased to provide its investors with its December 2020 Investor
Newsletter.
The newsletter details recent new company developments and activities including:
Message from the CEO, Mr Robert Proulx
IBX Phase I study featured in Market Herald special report
Q&A with Mr Geoff Hollis, recently appointed CFO & Company Secretary
Imagion presents at VBIC network event
MagSense technology animation video
CM Medical podcast interview
How to exercise options
The investor newsletter can be viewed below. Imagion Biosystems normally distributes this update as an enewsletter. Investors can sign up to receive email updates at this link: http://ems.gs/3FuT0frcGxD
-ENDS
About Imagion Biosystems
Imagion Biosystems is developing a new non-radioactive and safe diagnostic imaging technology.
Combining biotechnology and nanotechnology, the Company aims to detect cancer and other diseases
earlier and with higher specificity than is currently possible. Imagion Biosystems listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange (ASX) in June 2017.
For further information please visit www.imagionbiosystems.com
Authorisation & Additional information
This announcement was authorised by the Disclosure Committee of Imagion Biosystems Limited
U.S. Media Contact:
Matthew Wygant
matthew@biotechwriting.com
+1-408-905-7630
Australian Media & Investor Relations:
Kyahn Williamson, WE Communications
We-AUImagionBiosystems@we-worldwide.com
+61 (0) 401018828
Imagion Biosystems Limited
ACN 616 305 027
Level 25, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
www.imagionbiosystems.com
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was heavily oversubscribed and provides us
with funds that will help accelerate our next
phase of product development and scale up
manufacturing. This additional capital gives
us the resources to begin these plans in
parallel with the first-in-human study, which
ultimately will help to shorten our timelines
to commercial launch.
In this issue:
Message from the CEO
Q&A with recently appointed
CFO, Geoff Hollis
Imagion presents at VBIC
network event
MagSense technology
animation video
CM Medical podcast interview
IBX Phase I study featured in
Market Herald special report
How to exercise options
Message from the CEO
Dear Shareholders,
As we near the conclusion of 2020, I wanted
to take this opportunity to connect with
shareholders and reflect on the important
progress Imagion has made this calendar
year. I am very proud to say that despite
the widespread impact of the COVID-19
pandemic this year, our goal of initiating a
first-in-human study for our MagSense™
HER2 breast cancer product has remained
on track and, as recently announced, we are
now at the very exciting point where our
study is open for patient enrolment.
Monash Health has been contracted as our
first clinical site, with Dr Jane Fox as Principal
Investigator. Dr Fox is a highly regarded
clinician currently serving as Director of
Breast Services at Monash Health, with
additional senior roles at Monash University
Department of Surgery and Monash Cancer
Centre. Dr Fox is highly supportive of our trial
and we are delighted to be working with her.
Over the past year, we have raised a
total of $13.5M via both rights issue and
placements, increasing the quantum of funds
and issue price with each round. We’ve also
brought in additional capital via the exercise
of options and the R&D tax credit, always
improving our cash runway. This is important
for de-risking the business and enables us
to execute faster, therefore contributing to
appreciation of our share price and market
capitalisation. The most recent raise of $6M
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We have been able to transform our
register with the entry and ongoing support
of several institutional investors. The
confidence of these new investors, alongside
the support of our existing shareholder base,
is greatly appreciated. We are gratified with
the high level of interest in Imagion and the
market’s recognition of the potential for our
technology to transform clinical practice,
enable early cancer diagnosis and save lives.
I expect 2021 will be one of the most exciting
and important years of our history and we
look forward to sharing the Company’s
progress with you throughout the year. On
behalf of Imagion’s Board and management I
want to thank you for supporting Imagion in
2020, and I wish you a safe holiday season.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Proulx,
President & CEO
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Imagion presents at the
Victorian Biomedical
Imaging Capability
(VBIC) network event
Imagion recently attended and presented
at the 2020 Victorian Biomedical Imaging
Capability (VBIC) network event, held
virtually on Friday 27th November and
attended by Australia’s leading bioimaging
experts, scientists and Victorian decision
makers.
Q&A with recently appointed Chief Financial
Officer Geoff Hollis
We are pleased to welcome Mr Geoff Hollis, who took up his role on 1 December as Imagion’s
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Geoff brings excellent financial management
and investor relations expertise to Imagion and throughout his career has served as CFO and
CoSec with multiple ASX-listed companies. Based in Australia, Geoff will be a significant
contributor to Imagion’s leadership team as we move through our next growth phase. In this
Q&A, Geoff tells us about his career highlights to-date and why he joined Imagion.
At the event, IBX President and CEO Bob
Proulx gave a presentation on our MagSense™
technology and its revolutionary potential to
transform today’s medical imaging practice.
The event also featured a Q&A and panel
discussion with Non-Executive Director
Dianne Angus and Business Development
Manager Leanne Daly.
You can view Bob’s presentation here
Watch our latest
MagSense technology
1. Your financial management career began with 10 years at Pitcher Partners. How did
animation video
this prepare you as a CFO?
I was fortunate to commence my career at Pitcher Partners, working with some great people
and servicing some great clients. Pitcher Partners’ core focus was always to service the
middle market, so I had a wide range of clients ranging from family engineering businesses
to large woodchip exporters to ASX listed financial services companies. I was able to leave
Pitcher Partners with a wide-ranging skill set which has set me up to handle the complexities
of a role at an ASX listed organisation.
2. What has been a highlight of your career to-date?
I joined a company called Lifestyle Communities in 2010. At that time it was a fledgling
company with a market capitalisation of $40 million and revenues of ~$20 million. When I left
eight years later, the business had grown to a market capitalisation of over $600 million and
revenues of ~$120 million. Lifestyle Communities is an affordable housing provider within
the retirement sector. It was fantastic meeting the homeowners and seeing the overriding
happiness they had with the offering. This was a wonderful experience made possible by a
great product and more importantly, a great team of people all working in the same direction,
and led by an innovative CEO.
3. What attracted you to joining Imagion Biosystems?
I drew some parallels with Lifestyle Communities in that I quickly ascertained that Imagion
has a product with incredible potential that could be a game changer in the detection of
cancer. The Company also has a tremendously dedicated team of people and a skilled and
balanced board of directors all working in the same direction. Importantly, I wanted to
perform a role with some purpose about it. There are many roles that are purely focused on
the ‘up arrows’ in their investor presentation and are very much financial plays. As Imagion
continues to grow and its technology is validated with clinical use, I am sure all those that
have played a part will get far more than just financial satisfaction.
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Our new video shows how early detection
is critical to improving cancer survival rates,
and how Imagion Biosystems seeks to
accelerate the trend toward earlier detection
with MagSense™ technology.
Too often, the limitations of today’s medical
imaging technologies result in cancer being
detected at late stages, once the cancer has
spread. Our new medical imaging technology
aims to detect cancer earlier, with higher
specificity and sensitivity than conventional
methods, and without harmful ionising
radiation.
Watch the new video here
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Listen to the recent interview of Bob Proulx on
the CM Medical podcast
In October, our President and CEO Bob Proulx was interviewed by Cameron Ramsden,
Medical Imaging Business Manager for CM Medical’s CM Conversations podcast.
In this 40-minute interview, they discussed MagSense™ technology as a novel and exciting
sixth form of imaging compared to MRI, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, X-ray, and
positron emission tomography (PET), in that it specifically identifies cancer.
They also discussed the sensitivity of MagSense™ technology, the use of MagSense™
nanoparticles in MRI, and what it means now that FDA has designated the MagSense HER2
Test a Breakthrough Device.
Cont. Q&A with CFO
Geoff Hollis
4. What skills and expertise do you bring
to Imagion’s management team?
As the first full-time CFO for the
Company, and being an Australian based
in Melbourne, I think my experience with
Australian and US accounting as well as
the corporate statutory requirements will
be important as the company grows. As
Imagion continues to grow and evolve,
I am hopeful that my prior experiences
and knowledge will be able to bring a
calm influence and focus to assist the
management team and the Board in
navigating the appropriate path forward.
I have also taken on the Company
Secretarial role and will be responsible for
all ASX listed compliance and obligations,
for which I have over ten years’ experience.
It feels like an exciting time to be joining
Imagion and I look forward to what lies
ahead.
You can read more about Geoff’s
appointment here
Listen to the interview here
How to exercise your
Imagion’s Phase I Study featured in the Market
Herald’s special report on Australian clinical trials options
A special report by The Market Herald on Australia’s clinical trial landscape has recognised
Imagion Biosystems’ Phase I Study as one of several “lucrative opportunities” for investors.
The report, published in November 2020, notes the strong growth of the Australian clinical
trial market in recent years, outpacing global clinical trial growth by 5 percent per-year.
It states Australia is attracting interest from global technology manufacturers and drug
developers alike, and mentions some of the world-class research organisations contributing
to Australia’s appeal, including CSIRO, Monash University and the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Imagion’s Phase I study is mentioned in the article as an opportunity that investors should
watch. It notes several advantages of Imagion conducting our Phase I study in Australia,
such as being able to expand the study to include MRI as well as a lower overall cost.
Imagion frequently receives enquiries from
option holders on how to exercise IBXO,
IBXOA and other options. If you are an
option holder and you wish to exercise your
options and convert them into IBX shares,
please contact our CFO, Geoff Hollis, who
will manage requests.
Please send your request via email to
corpsecretary@imagionbio.com
You can read the article here
About Imagion Biosystems
Contact:
Imagion Biosystems is developing a new non-radioactive and safe diagnostic imaging technology. Combining
Australian Media & Investor Relations
biotechnology and nanotechnology the Company aims to detect cancer and other diseases earlier and with higher
Kyahn Williamson, WE Communications
specificity than is currently possible.
We-AUImagionBiosystems@we-worldwide.com
+61-3-9866-4722
Imagion Biosystems listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in June 2017. For further information please
U.S Media Contact:
visit www.imagionbiosystems.com
Matthew Wygant
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matthew@biotechwriting.com
+1-408-905-7630
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