Presents at Dementia Challenge seminar in Beijing

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IXICO plc

13 January 2014

 



IXICO announces that CEO Derek Hill today presented at a seminar on the Dementia Challenge being held in Beijing, China

13 January 2014 - IXCO plc ("IXICO" or the "Company"), the brain health company, announces that Derek Hill, IXICO's CEO, today presented at 'Facing the Dementia Challenge: UK and China perspectives on diagnosis, treatment and care,' a seminar sponsored by the British Government and held in Beijing, China.  The seminar is being attended by UK Cabinet Minister Ken Clarke (the Prime Minister's Trade Envoy focusing on health) and Li Bin, China's Minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission who both gave opening remarks.  Professor Hill gave a presentation entitled 'Dementia diagnosis - the UK perspective.'

Enquiries

IXICO plc

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Derek Hill, CEO

Charles Spicer, VP Corporate Development

Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and broker)

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James Steel

FTI Consulting Limited (U.K. Investor Relations)

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John Dineen

Simon Conway

About IXICO

IXICO, the brain health company, was founded in 2004 with a mission to translate image acquisition, management and analysis technology and know-how, which the founders had developed together, into commercial products targeting the expanding area of imaging to inform decision-making during drug development. This has resulted in commercially successful products being launched in the clinical trials (Phase 0-III) and experimental medicine markets and being readied for launch into the wider clinical diagnostic market. Since incorporation, IXICO has been contracted by eight of the top 15 global pharmaceutical companies as well as leading biotechnology companies. In October 2013, IXICO plc was admitted to trading on AIM. More information is available on www.ixico.com

 

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