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Financial Information for the Third Quarter of 2018

  • Sales of products and services for the first 9 months of 2018 down 41%at €655 thousand

  • Revenue from activity for the first 9 months of 2018 stable at2.1 million

    • Results of the HPV study expected by the end of October

Bagneux (France) - Genomic Vision (FR0011799907-GV), a company specialized in the development of in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests for the early detection of cancers and genetic diseases and applications for life sciences research (LSR), today announced its revenue and cash position1at September 30, 2018.

Revenue for the third quarter and first 9 months of 2018

9 months

3rdquarter

In thousands of euros-IFRS

2018

2017

2018

2017

Revenue from Quest Diagnostics R&D

356

225

+58%

206

75

+175%

Sales of products & services

655

1,104

-41%

194

437

-56%

of which: life sciences research (LSR)

of which: in-vitro diagnostics (IVD)

485 170

751 353

-35% -52%

166

28

161 276

+3% -90%

Total revenue from sales

1,011

1,329

-24%

400

512

-22%

Other revenue

1,130

885

+28%

258

189

+37%

Total revenue from activity

2,141

2,214

+0.03%

658

701

-6%

During the third quarter of 2018,sales of products and serviceswere down 56% at194 thousand, including:

  • 166 thousand generated on the LSR market (+3% compared to the third quarter of 2017), corresponding to sales of consumables and services, notably in the field of DNA replication and gene editing quality control;

1Unaudited data, reviewed by the Supervisory Board on October 23, 2018.

  • 28 thousand generated on the IVD market from sales of the FSHD test in France and China and from royalties paid by Quest Diagnostics, which markets this test in the United States. This 90% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2017 was due to the lack of FiberVision®platform sold over the quarter whereas one platform was sold during the same period of 2017.

Total revenue from activityfor the third quarter was658 thousand (-6%), given R&D revenue from Quest Diagnostics of206 thousand (+175%) with the achieving of the second milestone of the SMA project (see press release of September 10, 2018) and other revenue of258 thousand, corresponding to tax credits (research tax credit, innovation tax credit, competitiveness and employment tax credit) and R&D subsidies.

Over the first 9 months of 2018, sales of products and serviceswere down 41% at655 thousand as no platform was sold over the period.

Restated for the sale of 3 platforms during the first 9 months of 2017, sales of products and services were up 30% in the first 9 months of 2018, reflecting solid demand from existing clients, the development of sales of instruments and consumables on the LSR market and the strong appeal of the services offer deployed among industrial and academic clients.

Financial structure at September 30, 2018

Genomic Visionhad cash and cash equivalents of €1.7 million at September 30,2018, compared with€1.0 million atJune 30, 2018. This amount, which includes €2 million from the drawdown of twotranches (9thand 10th) of convertible notes with warrants during the third quarter, shows a net cash burn of1.4 million over the period.

On October 10, 2018, the Company carried out the drawdown of an 11thtranche of convertible notes with warrantsfor €1 million, and still has an additional €1.5 millionavailable via this flexible financing linein accordance with the conditions indicated in the Company's prospectusapproved by the AMF on March 28, 2017 under number 17-114 and under contractual conditions, including timeline conditions.

Within this context, Genomic Vision considers that additional financing will be required before the end of the second quarter of 2019 to enable it to continue its activity. The Company is pursuing active steps with industrial and financial partners and is looking into all options to obtain additional financing.

Results of the HPV study expected by the end of October

The transversal phase (diagnosis) of the HPV study on 688 patients in the Czech Republic has been completed, and Genomic Vision should be in a position to announce the final results of this part of the study by the end of October 2018. The longitudinal phase (prognosis) is continuing in accordance with the clinical protocol, with a 36-month follow-up.

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ABOUT GENOMIC VISION

GENOMIC VISION is a company specialized in the development of diagnostic solutions for the early detection of cancers and serious genetic diseases and tools for life sciences research. Through the DNA Molecular Combing, a strong proprietary technology allowing to identify genetic abnormalities, GENOMIC VISION stimulates the R&D productivity of the pharmaceutical companies, the leaders of the diagnostic industry and the research labs.

The Company develops a robust portfolio of diagnostic tests (breast, ovarian and colorectal cancers, myopathies) and analysis tools (DNA replication, biomarkers discovery, gene editing quality control). Based near Paris, in Bagneux, the Company has approximately 50 employees. GENOMIC VISION is a public listed company listed incompartment C of Euronext's regulated market in Paris (Euronext: GV- ISIN: FR0011799907). For further information, please visitwww.genomicvision.com

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