4basebio AG (Frankfurt: 4BSB; ISIN: DE000A2YN801; Prime Standard) today announced that the Company has completed the name change from Expedeon AG to 4basebio AG
Heidelberg, Germany and Cambridge, UK, 21 January 2020 – 4basebio AG (Frankfurt: 4BSB; ISIN: DE000A2YN801; Prime Standard) today announced that the Company has completed the name change from Expedeon AG to 4basebio AG. The Company’s shares continue to be listed on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Prime Standard but will change ticker symbol to 4BSB effective as of today. The German securities identification code (WKN) and ISIN will remain unchanged (ISIN: DE000A2YN801, WKN: A2YN80).
The new name 4basebio reflects the new strategic focus of the Company on the manufacturing of DNA products. The name change was part of the 120 million Euro deal with Abcam plc for the sale of the proteomic and immunology business of Expedeon AG, which was approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 19 December 2019. The entry of the name change in the Mannheim commercial register is effective.
About 4basebio AG: investors.4basebio.com
4basebio AG, formerly operating under the name of Expedeon AG, is an enabler of exciting advances in medical science and patient care. After divestment of its immunology and proteomics products portfolio on January 1 2020, the Company changed its name to 4basebio AG reflecting the enhanced focus on technologies and products centered around DNA. The Company will focus on DNA manufacturing to supply DNA products for therapeutic and other uses requiring large amounts of high-purity DNA, such as the fast-growing market of novel gene therapies and gene vaccines. Besides DNA manufacturing, 4basebio aims at providing research and diagnostic products based on its RNA reverse transcriptase, DNA polymerase and DNA primase enzymes, addressing the research tools and diagnostic products markets.
4basebio AG has offices in Germany, Spain, UK, and the US. The Company is listed on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Ticker: 4BSB; ISIN: DE000A2YN801).
For further information, please contact:
4basebio AG
Dr. Heikki Lanckriet
CEO/CSO
Phone: +44 1223 873 364
Email: heikki.lanckriet@4basebio.com
Investors’ information: investors.4basebio.com
MC Services AG (Investor Relations and International Media Relations)
Raimund Gabriel
Phone: +49 89 210228 0
Email: 4basebio@mc-services.eu
