Verona Pharma plc announced that Dr. Martin Edwards will join the board as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 April 2019. Dr. Edwards has over three decades of experience in the pharmaceutical and venture capital industries. He is currently Senior Partner of Novo Holdings. In addition to his role on the Verona Pharma Board, Dr. Edwards is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vantia Therapeutics Ltd. and a member of the Board of Directors of F2G Ltd, Harmony Biosciences Inc, Inozyme Pharma Inc, Karus Therapeutics Ltd, Nuvelution Pharma Inc. and Tarsa Therapeutics Inc.