Further progress in EU product approval

10 March 2014

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed natural micro-encapsulation company, announces that it has received confirmation of the Completeness-Check for dossiers submitted to its Zonal Rapporteur Member State, in relation to gaining product approval for plant protection products using the Company's three EU approved active substances.

In May 2013 Eden received approval from the European Commission for the use of the three active substances in its lead agrichemical product 3AEY. 3AEY is an effective, naturally derived product against Botrytis, a widespread fungal disease that causes grey mould on most fruits and vegetables often leading to the rapid loss of commercially viable crops. The average losses from affected crops account for around 20% of the total harvest, costing in the region of 10-100 billion euros worldwide. The market size for Botryticides is around $300m per annum.

The May approval was a key regulatory milestone and allowed the Company to seek separate national approvals for individual products as a precursor to commercial sales. As part of this process Eden had submitted dossiers to its Zonal Rapporteur Member State, in this case Malta, and has now received confirmation that these dossiers are considered complete.

A Rapporteur Member State is an individual Member State of the EU with responsibility for the evaluation of application dossiers on behalf of the European Commission. This process allows products to gain regulatory approval across various Member States through submission to one Member State. Eden's submission, when successful, is expected to gain approval in France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria.

Notes:

Eden is an early stage revenue company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions to the global agrochemicals industry, the animal health industry, and consumer products.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with hydrophobic compounds both natural and synthetic. The technology uses yeast cells to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.

Historically, terpenes have had limited commercial use in the agrochemical sector due to their volatility, phytotoxicity and poor solubility. Eden's platform encapsulation technology provides a unique, environmentally friendly solution to these problems and enables terpenes to be used as effective, low-risk agrochemicals.

With leading consultants in their respective fields, the Company is developing these technologies through innovative research and a series of commercial production, marketing and distribution partnerships.

The Company has a number of patents and has a pipeline of products at differing stages of development targeting specific areas of the global agrochemicals industry. To date, the Company has invested in the region of £12m in developing and protecting its intellectual property. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, identifying suitable industrial partners and entering into licence agreements.

Eden was admitted to trading on AIM on 11 May 2012 and trades under the symbol EDEN.

For more information about Eden, please visit www.edenresearch.com

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