Renovaro Completes First Milestone Payment to Finalize Definitive Agreement with Predictive Oncology
March 03 2025 - 9:15AM
Renovaro Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: RENB), a TechBio leader focused
on next-generation diagnostics, drug discovery, and genetically
enhanced cancer therapies, today announced that it has advanced the
first tranche of financing to Predictive Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ:
POAI) to initiate the previously announced integration of AI/ML
platform technologies, core laboratory capabilities and business
development efforts in Europe and the United States.
By adding Predictive’s AI-driven drug discovery
platform, vast biobank of more than 150,000 patient tumor samples,
200,000 pathology slides and decades of longitudinal drug response
data to Renovaro’s multi-disciplinary artificial intelligence,
multi-omic and multi-modal data expertise, the combined company
will be positioned to commercialize its drug discovery and
diagnostic platforms.
“Since we first announced our intentions to
merge with Predictive Oncology in January, we have worked
diligently to thoroughly evaluate the expanded market opportunities
created by this merger and the recent merger agreement with
BioSymetrics,” said David Weinstein, CEO of Renovaro. “We are
committed to building a world class diagnostics and discovery
company, underscored by our recent $15 million in additional equity
committed to accelerate our focus on revolutionizing healthcare.
This first tranche of financing represents diligent progress toward
a definitive agreement. By combining the capabilities of Predictive
Oncology, BioSymetrics and RenovaroCube we will have a solid AI
stack and an end-to-end solution for biomarker discovery and
validation for precision medicine.”
Raymond Vennare, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Predictive Oncology added, “The recent acquisition of
BioSymetrics, and our ability to launch ChemoFx in Europe,
represent a significant step forward in our efforts. Although we
have been working well together over the past two months, the
complicated logistics of combining these technologies and
international teams still requires a bit more effort, but we fully
expect to be signing a definitive agreement within the next few
weeks.”
The current transaction involves issuing each
Predictive Oncology shareholder an 18-month $3 Redeemable Preferred
share. Predictive Oncology does not intend to discuss or disclose
further developments regarding these discussions unless and until
its Board of Directors has approved a transaction or otherwise
determined that further disclosure is appropriate or required by
law.
About Predictive Oncology
Predictive Oncology is on the cutting edge of
the rapidly growing use of artificial intelligence and machine
learning to expedite early biomarker and drug discovery and enable
drug development for the benefit of cancer patients worldwide. The
company’s proprietary AI/ML platform has been scientifically
validated to predict with 92% accuracy if a tumor sample will
respond to a certain drug compound, allowing for a more informed
selection of drug/tumor type combinations for subsequent in-vitro
testing. Together with the company’s vast biobank of more than
150,000 assay-capable heterogenous human tumor samples, Predictive
Oncology offers its academic and industry partners one of the
industry’s broadest AI-based drug discovery solutions, further
complimented by its wholly owned CLIA lab and GMP facilities.
Predictive Oncology is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
About Renovaro
Renovaro https://renovarogroup.com/ aims to accelerate
precision and personalized medicine for longevity powered by
mutually reinforcing AI and biotechnology platforms for early
diagnosis, better-targeted treatments, and drug discovery. Renovaro
Inc. includes RenovaroBio with its advanced cell-gene immunotherapy
company and RenovaroCube that is leveraging AI for multi-omic
diagnostics and drug development. For more information, visit
www.renovarogroup.com.
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statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All
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cautionary statement, and Renovaro Inc. undertakes no obligation to
revise or update this press release to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof.
Investor RelationsChris TysonExecutive Vice
PresidentMZ Group - MZ North
America949-491-8235RENB@mzgroup.uswww.mzgroup.us
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