Bioventix Announces License Agreement

Bioventix plc ("Bioventix" or the "Company") Bioventix Announces License Agreement The Company has signed a license agreement with DIAsource ImmunoAssays S.A. of Belgium ("DIAsource") in relation to certain intellectual property owned by DIAsource. In April 2014, the Company announced that it was taking action to oppose DIAsource's European patent in the field of anti-vitamin D antibodies and their use in assays (i.e. tests) for vitamin D sufficiency and deficiency. This patent is within the scope of the license which DIAsource has granted to the Company and hence it will cease potentially to restrict Bioventix's business. The license features reasonable commercial terms and Bioventix will withdraw the opposition to the European patent. Peter Harrison, CEO of Bioventix plc said "We considered the costs of a potential dispute together with the impact of on-going uncertainty on customers and shareholders and concluded that a license agreement with DIAsource was the preferred outcome. With the license agreement now signed, Bioventix's business is no longer potentially restricted by DIAsource's European patent." For further information please contact: Bioventix plc Chief Executive Officer Tel: 01252 728 001 Peter Harrison finnCap Ltd Corporate Finance Tel: 020 7220 0500 Geoff Nash/Simon Hicks Corporate Broking Steve Norcross About Bioventix plc: Bioventix (www.bioventix.com) specialises in the development and commercial supply of high-affinity monoclonal antibodies with a primary focus on their application in clinical diagnostics, such as in automated immunoassays used in blood testing. The antibodies created at Bioventix are generated in sheep and are of particular benefit where the target is present at low concentration and where conventional monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies have failed to produce a suitable reagent. Bioventix currently offers a portfolio of antibodies to customers for both commercial use and R&D purposes, for the diagnosis or monitoring of a broad range of conditions, including heart disease, cancer, fertility, thyroid function and drug abuse. Bioventix currently supplies antibody products and services to the majority of multinational clinical diagnostics companies. Bioventix is based in Farnham, UK and its shares are traded on AIM under the symbol BVXP.

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