VolitionRx Appoints Dr. Habib Skaff to Board of Directors
NAMUR, BELGIUM--(Marketwired - Jun 3, 2014) - VolitionRx Limited (OTCQB: VNRX), a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for different types of cancer, announces the appointment of Dr. Habib Skaff to its Board of Directors, effective June 1, 2014. Dr. Skaff assumes the role of a non-executive director, providing independent expertise to the Board. Dr. Skaff will represent the interests of VolitionRx's shareholders alongside Dr. Martin (Dill) Faulkes (Executive Chairman), Cameron Reynolds (President and Chief Executive Officer) and non-executive directors Guy Innes and Dr. Alan Colman. Dr. Skaff has served on VolitionRx's Scientific Advisory Board since 2011, and has a background in synthetic chemistry. Dr. Skaff received his PhD from the University of Massachusetts in 2004. He has co-authored 13 peer-reviewed scientific papers and is a co-inventor of 13 issued patents in the fields of chemistry, nanotechnology and biotechnology. Dr. Skaff co-founded Intezyne Technologies and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.