ADVANCED ONCOTHERAPY PLC
("Advanced Oncotherapy" or the
"Company")
Disposal of Oncotherapy Resources
Ltd
Advanced Oncotherapy (AIM: AVO), the
developer of next-generation proton therapy systems for cancer
treatment, announces that it has disposed of its subsidiary,
Oncotherapy Resources Ltd ("ORL"), for a total cash consideration
of £100,000. An initial cash payment of £75,000 has been received
with the remainder to be paid on the first anniversary of the
disposal.
ORL focuses on supplying a fully
mobile managed service delivering electronic brachytherapy throughout the UK and Ireland for a range of
clinical conditions, but most notably breast cancer and colorectal
cancer. The business has been purchased by Xstrahl, a designer and
manufacturer of X-Ray therapy systems for use in the treatment of
cancer and dermatological disorders, as well as a pioneer in the
development of X-Ray systems for pre-clinical radiation biology
research.
In 2014 Advanced Oncotherapy
announced that it would re-focus resources solely on the
development of its Proton Therapy technology, beginning a review of
strategic options for this subsidiary. For the year ended 31
December 2014 ORL recorded revenues of £106,378 and a loss on
ordinary activities before taxation of £599,883.
Sanjeev Pandya, CEO of Advanced Oncotherapy,
commented:
"Last year, we
made a decision to reorganise the business around our proton
therapy system. The disposal of ORL is an important part of this
refocussing and the disposal of the Folkestone property will mark
the final stage of this process.
"We have made considerable progress
in the development of the LIGHT system since this decision was
made: we have secured substantial financial support from our
investors, made additional commercial sales, signed an operational
agreement for our Harley Street site and made the extensive
technical advances needed to ensure the successful deployment of
our first LIGHT system. I am very pleased with the progress of the
business and look forward to providing further updates."
Advanced Oncotherapy Plc
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www.avoplc.com
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Sanjeev Pandya, CEO
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Nicolas Serandour, CFO
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About Advanced Oncotherapy
Plc www.avoplc.com
Advanced Oncotherapy is a provider
of particle therapy with protons that harnesses the best in modern
technology. As a result, Advanced Oncotherapy will offer healthcare
providers affordable systems that will enable them to treat cancer
with an innovative technology as well as better health outcomes and
lower treatment related side effects.
Advanced Oncotherapy's team "ADAM"
based in Geneva focuses on the development of a proprietary proton
accelerator called Linac Image Guided Hadron Technology (LIGHT).
LIGHT accelerates protons to the energy levels achieved in legacy
machines but in a unit that is a fraction of the size and
significantly lower in cost. This compact configuration delivers
proton beams in a way that facilitates a greater precision and
electronic control which is not achievable with older
technologies.
The Company has signed two purchase
agreements with Sinophi Healthcare Limited for the LIGHT proton
therapy systems to be installed in hospitals in China. There are
also four additional framework agreements
and further Letters of Intent from other
healthcare providers.
The Company has also signed a joint
venture agreement with CircleHealth, owned by AIM-listed Circle
Holdings plc to operate the Company's proton beam cancer therapy
centre in Harley Street.
Advanced Oncotherapy continually
monitors the market for any emerging improvements in delivering
proton therapy and actively seeks working relationships with
providers of these innovative technologies. Through these
relationships, the Company will remain the prime provider of an
innovative and cost-effective system for particle therapy with
protons.