VolitionRx Limited Announces First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Business Update
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VolitionRx (NYSE: VNRX), a multi-national epigenetics company, reported its Q1 2025 financial results and business updates. The company recorded $0.25 million in revenue, up 44% year-over-year, while reducing monthly net cash burn to $1.4 million, a 50% reduction from Q1 2024.
Key highlights include ongoing confidential discussions with over ten companies for Nu.Q® platform commercialization in human diagnostics, with seven potential partners having a combined market value exceeding $600 billion. The company achieved its first revenue from CE-marked Nu.Q® NETs automated product sales in Europe during Q1 2025.
Financial position shows cash and equivalents of $2.6 million as of March 31, 2025, with additional funding of $4.3 million received in Q1 and a subsequent $6.25 million convertible loan note. VolitionRx aims to achieve cash neutrality for full-year 2025.
Positive
- Revenue increased 44% year-over-year to $0.25 million in Q1 2025
- First revenue generated from CE-marked Nu.Q® NETs automated product in Europe
- 50% reduction in monthly cash burn compared to Q1 2024
- Secured $4.3 million in funding during Q1, including $1.8 million non-dilutive
- Additional $6.25 million secured through convertible loan note post-quarter
Negative
- Cash position decreased to $2.6 million from $3.3 million in December 2024
- Still operating at a significant monthly cash burn of $1.4 million
- Potential dilution risk from convertible loan note repayable in shares
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, VNRX declined 5.22%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Conference call to discuss financial and operational results scheduled for Friday, May 16 at 8:30 a.m.
Cameron Reynolds, President and Group Chief Executive Officer, said:
"2025 is a pivotal year for Volition as we focus on commercializing our ground breaking Nu.Q® platform in the human diagnostics market. I am delighted to report we are in confidential discussions with more than ten companies.
"Notably, the combined market value of seven of these companies exceeds
"Our goal is to secure multiple licensing agreements in the human diagnostics space this year, mirroring our successful strategy in the veterinary market, with diverse deal structures, all with ongoing revenue and some to include milestone payments.
"The second prong of our Nu.Q® NETs commercial strategy is to leverage our granted CE mark, approved in the EU for any NETs related diseases. I am delighted to report that we have reached a significant commercial milestone, in that we recorded our first revenue from sales of our CE-marked Nu.Q® NETs automated product in
Financial Highlights
- Recorded approximately
revenue in Q1 2025, up$0.25million 44% over the first quarter prior year. - Net cash used in operating activities averaged
a month, almost$1.4 million 50% lower than the first quarter of 2024. - Funding receipts during the first quarter of
; approximately$4.3 million from non-dilutive funding and the remainder from capital markets.$1.8 million - Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025 totaled approximately
compared to$2.6 million as of December 31, 2024.$3.3 million - Subsequent to quarter end finalized a convertible loan note to provide
in gross proceeds, repayable in cash or shares over 24 months with an initial 6-month repayment holiday.$6.25 million - Goal to be cash neutral on a Full Year basis in 2025, meaning income, including licensing receipts, matches expenditure on a cash basis.
Event: VolitionRx Limited First Quarter 2025 Earnings and Business Update Conference Call
Date: Friday, May 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Toll/International: 1-201-493-6779
Conference ID: 13753885
Louise Batchelor, Group Chief Marketing & Communications Officer will host the call along with Cameron Reynolds, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Volition and Terig Hughes, Group Chief Financial Officer. The call will provide an update on important events that have taken place in the first quarter of 2025 and upcoming milestones.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on this link. In addition, a telephone replay of the call will be available until May 30, 2025. The replay dial-in numbers are 1-844-512-2921 (toll-free) in the
About Volition
Volition is a multi-national company focused on advancing the science of epigenetics. Volition is dedicated to saving lives and improving outcomes for people and animals with life-altering diseases through earlier detection, as well as disease and treatment monitoring.
Through its subsidiaries, Volition is developing and commercializing simple, easy to use, cost-effective blood tests to help detect and monitor a range of diseases, including some cancers and diseases associated with NETosis, such as sepsis. Early detection and monitoring have the potential not only to prolong the life of patients, but also to improve their quality of life.
Volition's research and development activities are centered in
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Media Enquiries:
Louise Batchelor, Volition, mediarelations@volition.com +44 (0)7557 774620
Investor Relations:
Jeremy Feffer, LifeSci Advisors, jfeffer@lifesciadvisors.com +1-212-915-2568
Safe Harbor Statement
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Nucleosomics™, Capture-PCR™, Capture-Seq™ and Nu.Q® and their respective logos are trademarks and/or service marks of VolitionRx Limited and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this press release are the property of their respective owners. Additionally, unless otherwise specified, all references to "$" refer to the legal currency of
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