Burning Rock Announces Resignation of Director
Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR) announced the resignation of Ms. Yunxia Yang from its Board of Directors and the compensation committee. Mr. Feng Deng, an existing director, will replace her on the compensation committee. This change comes as the company continues to focus on precision oncology through next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. Burning Rock is dedicated to therapy selection testing for late-stage cancer patients and cancer early detection, progressing from research to clinical validation.
- Appointment of Feng Deng to the compensation committee may enhance governance and board dynamics.
- Focus on next-generation sequencing technology positions the company well in the growing precision oncology market.
- Resignation of Ms. Yunxia Yang may raise concerns about continuity and experience within the board.
GUANGZHOU, China, July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR, the “Company” or “Burning Rock”), a company focused on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology, today announced the resignation of Ms. Yunxia Yang as a director from the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and a member of the compensation committee of the Board. Mr. Feng Deng, an existing director of the Board, has been appointed as a new member to the compensation committee to fill the vacancy created by Ms. Yang’s resignation.
Mr. Yusheng Han, Burning Rock’s chairman of the Board and chief executive officer, commented, “We would like to sincerely thank Ms. Yang for her service to the Company and contribution on our board. We wish her the best in her new endeavors.”
About Burning Rock
Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ: BNR), whose mission is to guard life via science, focuses on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology. Its business consists of i) NGS-based therapy selection testing for late-stage cancer patients, and ii) cancer early detection, which has moved beyond proof-of-concept R&D into the clinical validation stage.
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