ValiRx Plc announced that, subject to normal regulatory due diligence, it intends to appoint Martin Gouldstone as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Martin is currently CEO of Oncimmune Holdings plc and has 30 years of corporate finance and business development experience in contract research organisations, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Previously, Martin was a Global Senior Vice President of Business Development at Owkin Inc., where he managed the commercial teams in the USA and Europe and led new strategic research partnerships.

More recently, Martin was Chief Business Officer at Sensyne Health; Global Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Solutions for Syneos Health; Chief Business Officer at BenevolentAI. Martin was previously a Partner at Results Healthcare (now CG Results Healthcare), where he co-led the healthcare practice; Head of Lifesciences in the UK for BDO, M&A Lead for Europe at Quintiles (now IQVIA Inc), and held business development and licensing lead roles at Confirmant Ltd. and Sareum Holdings PLC. Martin has extensive experience buying and selling deals across Europe and the US, and in negotiating multi-year research partnerships.

Currently, Martin is also a Non-Executive Director of hVIVO plc (formerly Open Orphan plc) and sits on the Board of Trustees of Orthopaedic Research UK. Martin holds a BSc in Genetics and has completed a range of postgraduate management courses.