Abcam plc (NASDAQ:ABCM) Q2 2022 Results Conference Call September 12, 2022 8:00 AM ET

Company Participants

Tommy Thomas - IR

Alan Hirzel - CEO

Michael Baldock - CFO

Conference Call Participants

Tejas Savant - Morgan Stanley

Charles Weston - RBC

Puneet Souda - SBV Securities

Matt Larew - William Blair

Michael Ryskin - Bank of America.

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Abcam Interim Results Webcast for the period ending June 30, 2022. Conference call participants are currently in listen-only mode. After the company's prepared remarks there will be question and answer session. [Operator Instructions] I must inform you that this call is being recorded today.

I would now like to hand over to Tommy Thomas, Vice President of Investor Relations at Abcam. Mr. Thomas, please go ahead.

Tommy Thomas

Thank you, operator, and good morning and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Abcam's Interim Results Conference Call for the 6-month period ending 30th of June 2022. Today's call is hosted by Alan Hirzel, our CEO; and Michael Baldock, our CFO.

Before I hand over the call to Alan and Michael, let me briefly cover our safe harbor statements on Slide 2. Some of our comments made during this call may be considered forward-looking statements, leading beliefs and expectations about the company's future performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are based on currently available data. The company assumes no obligation to update them. Actual results are subject to future events and uncertainties, which can materially impact the company's actual performance. Please look at the company's recent regulatory filings for a more complete picture of our risks and other factors.

During the call, non-IFRS adjusted financial measures may be used to provide information pertinent to our ongoing business performance. Tables reconciling these measures to the most comparable IFRS measures are available in the company's press release issued today.

Finally, if you haven't already received them, you can download a copy of the slides used in today's presentation at the company's website www.corporate.abcam.com/investors/reports/presentations. Our agenda is set forth on Slide 3. Alan will be introducing Abcam before Michael discusses our first half 2022 financials. We will then move to Q&A.

I'm now pleased to turn the call over to our CEO, Alan Hirzel. Alan, please go ahead.

Alan Hirzel

Thank you, Tommy, and welcome to the team at Abcam. Good morning and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to our interim results conference call for the period ended 30th of June, 2022. In my prepared remarks today, I will provide a brief overview of the company, review our strategy and talk about our implementation over the past 2.5 years. Once I've done that, I'll hand over to Michael. Our mission is to enable researchers to achieve their mission faster, and, ultimately, for their work to improve health and sustainability measures for us all.