RXi Pharmaceuticals Expands Collaboration with Norwegian Cancer Firm; Gears Up for 2017 Milestones

Disclosures from Van Leeuwenhoeck Research, RXi Pharmaceuticals Inc., May 22, 2017

Marcel Wijma, Chief Research Officer and managing partner, has a longstanding history in financial biotech research. After selling Van Leeuwenhoeck Research (VLR) to SNS Securities in 2006, he established an award winning analyst team in biotech/life sciences at SNS Securities. In 2009, Marcel was awarded by Financial Times/Starmine as being one of the Top-3 biotech analysts in Europe. Later that year, Marcel purchased VLR from SNS Securities after which the company was reconstituted. At VLR, he leads the professional VLR research organisation, which is augmented by selected external financial researchers with a specialisation in Life Sciences. Mr. Wijma has a Masters degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.

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Disclosures from Griffin Securities, RXi Pharmaceuticals Inc., May 4, 2017

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