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Virax Biolabs' CEO James Foster Outlines Strategic Priorities and Near-Term Milestones in Letter to Shareholders

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  • Virax Biolabs is executing a focused strategy centered on ViraxImmune™ and a U.S. market-entry pathway, which management believes is undervalued despite the company's strong balance sheet.
  • The company targets the under-served post-acute infection syndromes (PAIS) category, including Long COVID, post-treatment Lyme disease, & ME/CFS, with an estimated U.S. economic burden exceeding $25 billion.
  • ViraxImmune™ is an investigational T-cell immune-profiling kit currently in development to identify immune dysfunction in PAIS patients, with no regulatory approval for diagnostic use in any jurisdiction.
  • The initial U.S. market-entry route is planned as a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT), with broader in vitro diagnostic (IVD) development intended to follow later.
  • Key operational milestones include fully recruited UK PAIS studies, completion of an FDA pre-submission Q-Sub meeting, ongoing U.S. clinical validation planning with Emory University, & achievement of ISO 13485 & ISO 9001 certifications.
  • Management expects the next catalyst to be a planned PAIS data readout on assay performance in 2026, which will validate ViraxImmune™ & inform next steps toward U.S. market entry.
  • The company remains debt-free with an unaudited cash position of approximately $6.4 million as of March 31, 2026, & total assets of $8.3 million against $1.0 million in liabilities.
  • As of April 10, 2026, Virax's market capitalization was approximately $2.6 million, trading below its cash balance & resulting in a negative implied enterprise value.
  • Near-term priorities for the next 90 to 180 days include delivering the PAIS data readout, continuing U.S. market-entry pathway preparation, & improving communication of the strategy to the market.
  • CEO James Foster stated that the company is entering an execution-focused phase to advance validation, build the U.S. pathway, & let milestones establish the company's direction.