Melbourne, Australia; 3 March 2023: Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Justin Cahill as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary, following an extensive executive search process. Justin will commence in the role in early April 2023.

Melbourne, Australia; 28 February 2023: Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) today releases its interim report and half-year financial results for the period ended 31 December 2022 (H1 FY23).

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) advises, in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.16.1, that Ms Tracy Weimar from Vistra Australia has been appointed as interim Company Secretary, effective today.

The Board of Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Russell Basser as an independent non-executive director, effective from 20 February 2023.

Dr Basser is a medical oncologist and former corporate executive with over 30 years of international medical and biopharmaceutical experience, including 21 years at CSL.

Dr Basser has substantial expertise in international drug and vaccine development, having held multiple senior executive roles whilst at CSL, including Senior Vice President (SVP) of Research and Development at CSL Seqirus; Chief Medical Officer at CSL Limited / CSL Behring; and SVP of Global Clinical Research and Development at CSL Behring / CSL Limited.

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) today releases its Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 4C for the period ended 31 December 2022 (Q2 FY23).

Starpharma’s cash balance as at 31 December 2022 was $44.0 million, with a positive net operating cash flow of $2.2 million for the quarter. Total receipts of $8.1 million in the quarter include $7.1 million received from the Australian Government under its R&D tax incentive scheme and receipts from customers of $1.0 million. Customer receipts, including from sales of VIRALEZE™ and VivaGel^® BV, were up 59% from the previous quarter (Q1 FY23: $0.6 million).

Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) today announces it has received a $7.1M research and development (R&D) tax incentive refund under the Australian Federal Government’s R&D Tax Incentive scheme.

Starpharma today announces that after nearly 17 years with the Company, including 14 years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr Nigel Baade, has advised of his intention to leave Starpharma in early 2023 to pursue new professional opportunities. 

Starpharma today announces preliminary AZD0466 clinical trial results from the ongoing Phase 1/2 trial in patients with advanced relapsed/refractory leukemia (NCT04865419), presented by Starpharma’s partner AstraZeneca at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting today.

Starpharma announces additional results from the mCRPC cohort of its Phase 2 DEP^® cabazitaxel trial, following completion of dosing in this cohort. Treatment with DEP^® cabazitaxel showed a number of key advantages compared to published data for conventional cabazitaxel, including superior efficacy, as measured by longer PFS, and a lower incidence of key side effects, despite this patient cohort being relatively more heavily pre-treated.

"As it works to expand its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) capabilities, Merck has strengthened its links to Starpharma by signing a second partnership that will allow it to assess potential candidates using a dendrimer drug delivery technology", reports World Pharma Today.