Avacta (AVCT): Wake-up call for the market

Hardman & Co Research Hardman & Co Research: Avacta (AVCT): Wake-up call for the market 10-Dec-2018 / 07:30 GMT/BST Hardman & Co: Wake-up call for the market Avacta (AVCT) is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company and the proprietary owner of Affimer technology. Affimers represent a radical alternative to the established antibody technology. The significant technical and commercial benefits of Affimers are being recognised increasingly through corporate and academic interest, ongoing evaluations, and deal flow. AVCT has just concluded an Affimer therapeutics development and commercial agreement with the global pharma company, LG Chem, worth up to $310m in upfront and milestone payments. This represents a huge endorsement of the Affimer platform. Please click here for the full report: https://www.hardmanandco.com/research/corporate-research/wake-up-call-for-the-market/   To contact us: Hardman & Co 35 New Broad Street London EC2M 1NH www.hardmanandco.com Follow us on Twitter @HardmanandCo Contacts: Dr Martin Hall Dr Dorothea Hill Dr Gregoire Pave [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]   Hardman & Co Research can still be accessed for free after MiFID II. Please click here to read the statement. About Hardman & Co: For the past 21 years Hardman has been producing specialist research designed to improve investors' understanding of companies, sectors, industries and investment securities. Our analysts are highly experienced in their sectors, and have often been highly rated by professional investors for their knowledge. Our focus is to raise companies' profiles across the world with high-quality research, investor engagement programmes and advisory services. Hardman Research Ltd, trading as Hardman & Co, is an appointed representative of Capital Markets Strategy Ltd and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority; our FCA registration number is 600843. Hardman Research Ltd is registered at Companies House with number 8256259. Our research is provided for the use of the professional investment community, market counterparties and sophisticated and high net worth investors as defined in the rules of the regulatory bodies. It is not intended to be made available to unsophisticated retail investors. Anyone who is unsure of their categorisation should consult their professional advisors. This research is neither an offer, nor a solicitation, to buy or sell any security. Please read the note for the full disclaimer. Dissemination of a CORPORATE NEWS, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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