Press Release Biocartis Group NV

Biocartis appoints new Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of renowned practice leaders

PRESS RELEASE: 28 August 2023, 7:00 AM CEST

Biocartis appoints new Medical Advisory Board (MAB) of renowned practice leaders

Mechelen, Belgium, 28 August 2023 - Biocartis Group NV (the ‘Company’ or ‘Biocartis’), an innovative molecular diagnostics company (Euronext Brussels: BCART), is pleased to announce the appointment of a global Medical Advisory Board (MAB) comprised on renowned and influential KOLs in diagnostics, pharma and hospitals to advise, inform and guide Biocartis’ expedited global growth in the area of diagnostic partnerships and to provide valuable expert technology insights (e.g. complementarity of Idylla with NGS or other technologies), expert knowledge on the clinical diagnostic needs in the field of oncology (e.g. regulatory insights, advocacy groups) and expert guidance on defining future strategies for pharma needs (e.g. reimbursement, cost and validation strategies). The new MAB will become effective as of 28 August 2023, with additional members joining within the coming weeks.

The Company is excited to welcome Anthony “Nino” Sireci, MD, M.Sc. and Maria Arcila, MD to the Biocartis Medical Advisory Board.

Anthony “Nino” Sireci, MD, M.Sc. is the Senior Vice President, Diagnostics Development at Loxo Oncology at Lilly. Dr. Sireci is a board certified Clinical Pathologist and a practicing molecular pathologist. Prior to joining Loxo, he was an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University and a medical director in the Laboratory of Personalized Genomic Medicine at Columbia Medical Center. He is an active member of the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) where he serves on the organizations’ Strategy Committee and was the former vice chair for new codes and pricing on the Economic Affairs Committee. He is also a member of the Pathology Coding Caucus in the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Molecular Pathology Advisory Group in the American Medical Association (AMA). Dr. Sireci received a B.A. in chemistry from New York University, an MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Masters in Biostatistics from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He completed his residency training in Clinical Pathology in the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia, where he also served as chief resident.