Upcoming Investor Events

06 February 2020

RNS REACH

Open Orphan plc

("Open Orphan" or the "Company")

Upcoming Investor Events

Open Orphan (ORPH), the rapidly growing specialist CRO pharmaceutical services company which has a focus on orphan drugs and is a world leader in the provision of virology and vaccine challenge study services, is  pleased to announce that the Company will be attending and presenting at a series of investor events from the 11^th February to 26^th March 2020.

Cathal Friel, Open Orphan's Executive Chairman, or Trevor Phillips, CEO, will be in attendance for all the events and will be presenting an update to existing and potential investors on the Company's acquisition of hVIVO and business plans for 2020. hVIVO, is a world leader in the provision of viral challenge studies, vaccine and viral laboratory services, supporting product development for customers developing antivirals, vaccines and respiratory therapeutics, all particularly relevant and topical in the environment of heightened awareness of the Coronavirus in 2020. It also has Europe's only commercial 24 bed quarantine clinic and on-site virology laboratory at Queen Mary's Hospital in London.

A link to our investor presentation is available on our website  at https://www.openorphan.com/sites/openorphan/files/Open%20Orphan%20Investor%20Deck_0.pdf

No new material information will be disclosed at any event.

A full schedule of the upcoming events is as follows:

Enquiries:

Open Orphan plc                                                                                                            

Cathal Friel, Executive Chairman                                                                        +353 (0)1 644 0007

Trevor Phillips, Chief Executive Officer                                                              +44 (0)20 7347 5350

Arden Partners plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)                          +44 (0)20 7614 5900

John Llewellyn-Lloyd / Benjamin Cryer

Davy (Euronext Growth Adviser and Joint Broker)                                          +353 (0)1 679 6363

Anthony Farrell

Camarco (Financial PR)                                                                                           +44 (0)20 3757 4980

Tom Huddart / Daniel Sherwen

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 Notes to Editors:

Open Orphan is a rapidly growing European full pharmaceutical services company with a focus on orphan drug and specialist services, comprising two commercial specialist CRO services businesses (Venn and hVIVO) and a developing early stage orphan drug genomics data platform business capturing valuable genetic data from patient populations with specific diseases with designated orphan drug status and incorporating AI tools.  In June 2019, Open Orphan acquired AIM-listed Venn Life Sciences Holdings plc in a reverse take-over and in January 2020 it completed the Merger with hVIVO plc. Venn, as an integrated drug development consultancy, offers CMC (chemistry, manufacturing and controls), preclinical, phase I & II clinical trials design and execution.  hVIVO, as an industry leading services provider in viral challenge studies and vaccine and viral laboratory services, supports product development for customers developing antivirals, vaccines and respiratory therapeutics , all particularly relevant and topical in the environment of heightened awareness of the Coronavirus in 2020. The Merger with hVIVO created a European full pharma services company broadening the Company's customer base and with complementary specialist CRO services, widening the range of the Company's service offerings.