Eden News

Eastman highly commended at prestigious Agrow Awards for Eden’s nematicide formulation, Cedroz

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, is pleased to announce that its commercial partner, Eastman Chemical (“Eastman”), has been highly commended in the ‘Best New Biological Product’ category at the 11th Agrow Awards in London last night. The accolade was given for Eden’s  nematicide formulation, Cedroz.

The Agrow Awards is a highly prestigious global event, celebrating excellence among companies, teams, and individuals in the crop protection and seed sector.

Cedroz is an innovative and nature-identical product formulated and patented by Eden Research plc and developed in conjunction with Eastman as a post-planting solution to the problem of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae crops.  Cedroz is a water-based formulation of the terpenes thymol and geraniol, which are encapsulated using Eden’s Sustaine system, a natural microencapsulation system that enables the use of otherwise difficult-to-use active ingredients.

In line with the ever-increasing consumer demand for ‘safe’ products, Cedroz is an attractive alternative for farmers looking to fight nematodes in an environmentally friendly way. With registration files under evaluation, it is expected that the product will have zero residues and a zero-day pre-harvest interval, thereby allowing applications right up to harvest, if desired. Cedroz offers farmers ease of use, since it is applied using the existing irrigation system. The two multi-site active ingredients not only work synergistically, thereby maximising efficacy on the target pest, but also offer a robust anti-resistance strategy. As no resistance is foreseen, effective repeated use is possible.

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: “We are delighted that Eastman’s efforts to commercialise Cedroz have been recognised through being high commended for the best new biological product.  Eastman has been an excellent partner for us, investing significant resources and capital to advance the commercialisation of Cedroz.  We congratulate the Eastman team involved in these efforts and look forward to our ongoing collaboration with them in advancing Cedroz and exploring new opportunities.”

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Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements. 

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company.  To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Exclusive distribution agreement signed for Australia and New Zealand

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, announces that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement (“Agreement”) with Sipcam SpA (“Sipcam”) for its fungicide product (the “Product”) to be sold in Australia and New Zealand.  The Product, which is currently sold in Europe and Africa, will be marketed by Sipcam in Australia and New Zealand under the trade name “Novellus” following receipt of the requisite approvals. In conjunction with the distribution agreement, the application for the registration of Novellus has been submitted to the Australian regulatory authorities and the process is anticipated to be completed in time for the 2020 growing season.

The Agreement allows Sipcam to sell Novellus in Australia and New Zealand on an exclusive basis, primarily for the treatment of botrytis on grapes. Botrytis is a fungus that affects many plant species, but it is particularly problematic for grape growers due to the rapid progression of the disease and its significant impact on crop yield and wine quality.  Sipcam is already the exclusive distributor for the Product in Italy and Spain, and therefore has good product knowledge and insight into the grape fungicide market, making it well-positioned to commercialise the Product in a market with significant potential.

Australia and New Zealand are both major producers of grapes and wine, with Australia being included in the world’s top ten. The need for an effective product for the treatment of botrytis is well-known in both countries and is even more important after the removal of iprodione for sale in Europe. As much of Australia’s wine is exported, the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) has stated that products containing the active constituent iprodione are no longer recommended for use on Australian grapes destined for export.

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: "There is a clear opportunity for Novellus to help growers control botrytis in Australia and New Zealand.  The fact that Novellus can also be used close to harvest will provide a valuable replacement for iprodione. We are pleased to be taking the first step toward expanding the existing relationship we have with Sipcam, who has already proven to be a good commercial partner for the Product in Italy and Spain. We anticipate the further expansion of our relationship with Sipcam in due course as our collaboration continues under the various agreements signed last year.”

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Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company.  To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, is pleased to announce that its associate company, TerpeneTech Limited (“TerpeneTech”), has received regulatory clearance to sell its head-lice product in the European Economic Area (“EEA”).

Sales of the head-lice product into the distribution channel are expected to begin before the end of 2018 in the UK, where TerpeneTech’s distribution channel partner has already been established, with commercial launch at the beginning of 2019. Sales will commence in other countries in the EEA once arrangements with additional distribution partners have been finalised. This is expected to take place during 2019.

Eden will supply a concentrate of encapsulated active ingredients (based upon Eden’s microencapsulation technology) to TerpeneTech, who will then formulate the finished product for initial sale by its distribution partner into the UK retail market.

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: "The development of this head-lice product has been in progress for approximately three years and it is good to see it now being commercialised.

The launch of any consumer product into a regulated market, such as the head-lice treatment products market, is significantly more complicated, time consuming and costly than launching products into unregulated markets.  Therefore, we are pleased with the progress that TerpeneTech has made in only three years since it was granted a licence to use Eden’s microencapsulation technology for head-lice treatment formulations.

The head-lice markets, globally, tend to be quite fragmented, and so we feel that the approach being taken by TerpeneTech’s distribution partner to include the under-served discount-retail market is sensible.”

Antoine Biron, Director of TerpeneTech, said: “Our head-lice treatment product has performed very well in clinical trials where it has been tested against leading, competitive products.  We believe that the product will be well-received by consumers due to the product’s naturally-derived active ingredients, ease of use, safety and efficacy.

We look forward to the UK product launch being the first of several in the EEA and eventually the US for both the head-lice product and other products, such as our naturally-derived under-arm deodorant, subject to any requisite regulatory approval.”

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Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company.  To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM-listed company that provides breakthrough biocontrol products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global agrochemicals, animal health and consumer products industries, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

Financial highlights

• Revenue for the period of £0.68m (H1 2017: £1.03m)
• Product sales £0.68m (H1 2017: £0.43m)
• Upfront and milestone payments of £nil (H1 2017: £0.59m)
• Operating loss for the period of £0.93m (H1 2017: profit of £0.21m)
• Cash and cash equivalents of £2.62m (H1 2017: £3.66m)

Business highlights

Commercial, Regulatory and IP:

• Execution of the commercial agreements signed with Sipcam SpA in 2017
• Expanding investment in regulatory clearances unlocking commercial potential in new, important territories
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has commenced its scientific review of Eden’s two formulated products and their respective three active ingredients as pesticides for use in the United States of America. These reviews are expected to complete before the end of 2019
• Post period end, Eden’s nematicide formulation, marketed as “Cedroz™” by Eden’s partner, Eastman Chemical, announced as a finalist for “Best New Biological Product” at the prestigious AGROW Awards

Operational highlights:

• Lykele van der Broek, former COO of Bayer Crop Science and former Head of the Animal Health division of Bayer Health Care, appointed as Chairman of the Company from 1 January 2018

Lykele van der Broek, Chairman, commented:

“It is my pleasure to report to you on the good progress the Company has made during the first six months of this year.

“The Board’s focus at the start of 2018 was on increasing sales of Mevalone (Eden’s proprietary fungicide formulation), registering existing products in new territories, evaluating new products and evolving our Sustaine encapsulation technology in order to expand our offering in disease and crop protection.

“Significant progress has been made in the areas of production, formulation, regulatory, packaging and supply-chain security during the period. These are important activities which support the growth of the business.

“As we announced on 14 June, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") commenced its scientific review of two of Eden's formulated products and their respective three active ingredients as crop protection products for use in the United States. We expect the outcome of these reviews to be announced before the end of 2019.

“I am sure that the remainder of 2018 will be another significant step-forward towards long-term success for Eden and I would like to thank you for your continued support.”

A presentation for analysts will be held at 12.30pm at Powerscourt’s offices, 1 Tudor Street, EC4Y 0AH.

Enquiries:

Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer products industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company. To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM-listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries announces that, at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Eden held today at 1.30pm at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED, all the resolutions were duly passed.

Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global crop protection, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements. 

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company.  To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM-listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, will hold its AGM today at 1.30pm at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED.

At the meeting Eden's Chairman, Lykele van der Broek, will make the following statement:

“I am delighted to be Chairing my first AGM for Eden at such an exciting time in the Company’s evolution.

Since retiring from Bayer CropScience, I have sought out just a few companies in which I could take an interest in and spend time challenging and supporting the executive team to grow and develop their businesses using my experience,  and so I was pleased to be offered the role of Chairman at Eden as, after careful consideration, I felt that this business had a lot of potential as well as synergy with my professional background.

It seems to me that Eden has invested a significant amount of time and resource to get to where it has got to today and that this is now starting to pay off with commercialisation in full-swing.

In short order, we will see crop protection, animal health and consumer products on the market, all of which have been either developed by Eden itself, or by partners using Eden’s terpene and SustaineÔ encapsulation technologies.

Sustaine clearly has such a wide-variety of applications, which is excellent, however, I think the approach being taken by the Company to concentrate its efforts on a handful of different market sectors, initially, is sensible.

Over the coming year, I hope to oversee an increase in revenue along with an increase in research and development activity which will help to advance the Company’s product pipeline apace. In addition, I will assist management in expanding the core team so as to effectively manage the increase in activities that we are seeing, as well as using my experience to progress commercial activity, as appropriate.

In the longer term, I will strive to help Eden become a significant player in the crop protection, animal health and consumer products sectors, which I believe it can be.”

Company presentation

After the conclusion of the formal business of the AGM, Eden’s Chief Executive Officer will provide a short presentation to investors with an overview of Company progress and strategy. No new material information will be disclosed in the presentation and it will be available on the Company’s website later today.

Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global crop protection, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company.  To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global crop protection, animal health and consumer products industries, announces that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has commenced its scientific review of Eden’s two formulated products and three active ingredients as pesticides for use in the United States. The scientific reviews are expected to be complete before the end of 2019.

Eden’s applications cover its first two products and their respective active ingredients: Mevalone™, Eden’s fungicide for the treatment of botrytis on grapes and a range of other crops, and Cedroz™, a nematicide product for farmers that controls a wide range of economically important nematodes and that is being commercialised in 29 countries by Eden’s partner Eastman.

Mevalone is currently approved in ten countries, including the top three wine producing countries in the world. The United States (“US”) is the fourth largest wine producing country and the third largest vine fungicide market in the world behind Italy and France. Mevalone is marketed under several trade names by Eden’s partners SumiAgro (France), Sipcam (Italy and Spain), Efthymidis (Greece, Portugal and the Balkans) and Lachlan (Kenya). Discussions are currently underway regarding the appointment of appropriate distribution partners for Mevalone in the US.

Cedroz is an innovative formulation based on specific nature-identical terpenes and an encapsulation technology which was developed and patented by Eden Research plc ("Eden"). Eastman is Eden's exclusive partner for the development and distribution of this product in more than 25 key countries around the world. The favourable toxicological regulatory profile of Cedroz will provide a high level of flexibility on the timing of application for farmers and comfort for workers. In all regulatory trials completed, no terpene residues were found in the crops at harvest.

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: "Following the successful execution of partnership agreements with Eastman and Sipcam over the past eighteen months and the successful fund raising associated with Sipcam’s investment in Eden, we are now actively pursuing the expansion of our portfolio of regulatory approvals in order to fully realise the value of our technology and products. This is integral to our commercial success given the importance of these approvals to the commercialisation of crop protection products.”

Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer products industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 £13m in developing and protecting its intellectual property and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company. To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eastman is a global advanced materials and specialty additives company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day.

With a portfolio of specialty businesses, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. Its market-driven
approaches take advantage of world-class technology platforms and leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables.

Eastman focuses on creating consistent, superior value for all stakeholders.

As a globally diverse company, Eastman serves customers in more than 100 countries and had 2016 revenues of approximately $9.0 billion.

The company is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA and employs approximately 14,000 people around the world.

For more information, please visit: www.eastman.com.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that provides breakthrough biopesticides and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global agrochemicals, animal health and consumer products industries, announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017.

Financial highlights

• Revenue of £1.9m (2016: £0.4m)
• Operating loss of £0.8m (2016: £1.9m)
• Loss before tax of £0.8m (2016: £1.9m)
• Loss before tax, excluding exceptional royalties refund, of £1.3m (2016: £1.9m)
• Loss per share of 0.33p (2016: 1.03p)
• Net cash of £3.7m (2016: £1.5m)
• Strategic investment of £2.2m by Sipcam and placing of £0.2m (gross) to institutional investors
• Expanding investment in regulatory clearances unlocking commercial potential in new, important territories

Business highlights
Commercial, Regulatory and IP:

• Multiple commercial agreements signed with Sipcam SpA (“Sipcam”) including an Evaluation and Option Agreement for which a fee of €0.6m (£0.5m) was paid to Eden, establishing a long-term collaborative partnership
• EU approval of Eden’s first agrochemical, fungicide product, Mevalone (formerly 3AEY), gained in France and first commercial sales achieved
• Mevalone now achieving commercial sales in the world’s top three wine producing countries
• Further EU approvals for Mevalone received in Cyprus, Albania and Portugal
• Extension of Mevalone patent protection in Spain, Greece and Cyprus and nematicide patent granted in US
• Label extensions received in Kenya now include authorisation for the treatment of roses
• New terms agreed with University of Massachusetts Medical School (“UMMS”) for licence to next-generation technology
• Eden’s portfolio of granted and pending patents grew to 130 in 2017 from 112 in the previous year

Board changes:

• Lykele van der Broek, former COO of Bayer Crop Science and former Head of the Animal Health division of Bayer Health Care, appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate of the Company from 1 October 2017 and Chairman with effect from 1 January 2018
• Tom Lupton retired as Chairman and Non-Executive Director on 31 December 2017

Lykele van der Broek, Chairman commented: “Significant progress was made in 2017 and it is particularly pleasing that our first fungicide product, Mevalone, is now in the top three wine producing countries in the world. This is a major milestone for the company and sets a good platform from which we can build.

“The strong growth achieved in 2017, driven by new regulatory approvals, is expected to continue in the current year and consequently the Board remains confident that 2018 will be another year of strategic and financial progress.”

For further information contact:

Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company. To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that develops and supplies breakthrough biopesticide products and natural microencapsulation technologies to the global agrochemicals, animal health and consumer products industries, provides the following trading update for the year ended 31 December 2017.

The Group has delivered a robust performance for the year with revenue expected to be in the region of £1.9m, significantly up from £0.4m in 2016, with a loss before tax of approximately £0.9m (2016: loss of £1.9m). Cash at bank at 31 December 2017 was c. £3.7m (2016: £1.5m). This was a good performance since the 2017 growing season was challenging for fungicidal products in many southern European countries due to hard frosts in April followed by high heat and drought in the summer. These well-documented conditions resulted in the smallest harvests in 60 years in key markets such as France and Italy.

During the year, regulatory approval was granted for Eden’s first agrochemical fungicide product, 3AEY, and first commercial sales were achieved in France with further approvals received in Cyprus, Albania and Portugal. The Company extended its 3AEY patent protection in Spain, Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus and its nematicide patent was granted in the US. Overall, the Company is encouraged by the level of sales of 3AEY and its continued acceptance into the market.

Eden’s patent portfolio grew to 78 granted patents during the year (2016: 74) with a further 52 pending patents (2016: 38).

Multiple commercial agreements were signed with Sipcam SpA ("Sipcam") during the year, including an Evaluation and Option Agreement, for which a fee of €0.6m (£0.5m) was paid to Eden, and a Collaboration Agreement establishing a long-term collaborative partnership.

As reported on 12 December 2016, Eden’s distribution partner, Eastman Chemical, announced the submission of the regulatory dossiers for its new nematicide, CedrozTM, which was developed by Eden. Cedroz will be a new tool for farmers to control a wide range of economically important nematodes with the first sales expected in advance of the 2020 growing season. Eastman made significant progress during the year with the submission of applications for the far-reaching registration of Cedroz across a number of territories and are building an impressive platform for the commercialisation of Cedroz as an important solution to the challenges that nematodes create for farmers globally.

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: "2017 was a good year for the Company with a number of significant advancements made. We remain focussed on execution under our recent agreements with Sipcam and Eastman Chemical, as these partnerships provide us with resources and capabilities to achieve strong future growth. For the first time since launching 3AEY in 2015, Eden will benefit from a full season of sales in 2018 in the world’s top three wine producing countries of Italy, France and Spain. Additionally, sales will continue to develop in Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Kenya and Portugal.

"Despite challenging growing conditions in key territories and a shortened marketing campaign in France, we are pleased with the progress made in 2017 and we look forward to providing a further update when we report our full year results for the year ended 31 December 2017 in March."

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Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company. To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eden Research plc (AIM: EDEN), the AIM listed company that provides breakthrough natural microencapsulation technologies to the global agrochemicals, animal health and consumer products industries, announces that its distribution partner, Eastman Chemical (“Eastman”), has announced the submission of the regulatory dossiers for its new nematicide, CedrozTM. Cedroz will be a new tool for farmers to control a wide range of economically important nematodes.

The first product dossiers were submitted to the authorities in Israel, Europe, and Mexico for the use in fruit and vegetable farming against root knot nematodes. The first sales are expected towards the end of 2019.

Cedroz is an innovative formulation based on specific nature-identical terpenes and based on an encapsulation technology which was developed and patented by Eden Research plc (“Eden”). Eastman is Eden’s exclusive partner for the development and distribution of this product in more than 25 key countries around the world. The favourable toxicological regulatory profile of Cedroz will provide a high level of flexibility on the timing of application for farmers and comfort for the workers. In all regulatory trials completed, no residues were found in the crops at harvest.  

Sean Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Eden, said: “We are very pleased with the progress that Eastman has made with the far-reaching registration of Cedroz in their territories. They have proven themselves to be a dedicated and efficient partner, and in tackling such a large undertaking, they are building an impressive platform for the commercialization of Cedroz as an important solution to the challenges that nematodes create for farmers globally”.

Guy Van Den Bossche, General Manager of Eastman’s Crop Protection business, said: “Eastman is a leading supplier in soil disinfection for high value crops, and extending our portfolio worldwide with this new post-planting nematicide is an exciting step for our customers. The sustainable profile and the agronomical performance of Cedroz offers a solution to the challenges in the soil treatment market and broader societal need for increasing sustainability in crop protection.”

Save as set out in the additional information section below there are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointments under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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Notes:

Eden Research is a technology development and commercialisation company with intellectual property and expertise in encapsulation, terpenes and environmentally friendly technologies to provide naturally occurring solutions for the global agrochemicals, animal health, and consumer product industries.

Eden's encapsulation technology harnesses the biocidal efficacy of naturally occurring chemicals produced by plants (terpenes) and can also be used with both natural and synthetic compounds to enhance their performance and ease-of-use. The technology uses yeast cells that are a by-product of numerous commercial production processes to deliver a slow release of natural compounds for agricultural and non-agricultural uses. Terpenes are already widely used in the food flavouring, cosmetics 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.

Eden 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 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 and seeking regulatory approval for products that rely upon the Company's technologies. Revenues earned by the Company have been modest whilst the Company has concentrated on securing patent protection for its intellectual property, gaining regulatory approvals, identifying suitable industrial partners, and entering into commercial agreements.

In May 2013, the three actives that comprise Eden's first commercial product, 3AEY, were approved as new ingredients for use in plant protection products. This represented a major milestone in the commercialisation of Eden's technology and is a significant accomplishment for any company. To illustrate this point, one should note that in all of 2013, Eden's approvals represented 3 of only 10 new active ingredients approved by the EC.

3AEY has been authorised for sale in Kenya, Malta, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, France, Cyprus, Albania and Portugal.

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.

Eastman is a global advanced materials and specialty additives company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day.

With a portfolio of specialty businesses, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. Its marketdriven approaches take advantage of world-class technology platforms and leading positions in attractive end-markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables.

Eastman focuses on creating consistent, superior value for all stakeholders.

As a globally diverse company, Eastman serves customers in more than 100 countries and had 2016 revenues of approximately $9.0 billion.

The company is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA and employs approximately 14,000 people around the world.

For more information, please visit: www.eastman.com.