Virax Biolabs Group Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Nigel McCracken as the Company's Chief Operating Officer ("COO"). Dr. McCracken will succeed Mr. Cameron Shaw, who is moving to Virax's Advisory Board, and will lead the Company's various growth initiatives, including the Company's expected near-term research-use-only launch of ViraxImmune?. On September 1, 2023, Mr. Cameron Shaw resigned as a director of the board.

As COO, Dr. McCracken will lead Virax's research and clinical teams as well as the execution of the Company's go-to-market strategy for ViraxImmune?. Prior to joining Virax, Dr. McCracken was the Chief Scientific Officer at OTC traded BerGenBio AsA where he drove the plan for BerGenBio AsA's companion diagnostics and assay development. Prior to that role, he served as COO at Nasdaq listed NuCana PLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on significantly improving treatment outcomes for patients with cancer, where he provided oversight and direction to the operations of the business, research and development, and execution of corporate strategy.

Dr. McCracken obtained a Master?s degree in Clinical Pharmacology, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biochemical Toxicology from Newcastle University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Pharmacology from the University of Strathclyde, in 2015, 1991 and 1988, respectively. In addition, Mark Ternouth, Virax's current Chief Technology Officer, will be joining the company's Board of Directors. Mr. Ternouth brings decades of experience with companies such as KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), COLT Telecom, John Lewis Partnership and the United Kingdom's Home Office and Ministry of Justice.