OpGen, Inc. and Curetis N.V. announced the entry into a definitive agreement to combine the two companies' businesses, subject to approval by both companies' respective shareholders and Curetis' debt financing providers. Upon completion of the transaction, the combined company's Board of Directors will be chaired by William Rhodes, currently the Chairman of the Curetis Supervisory Board, and will initially consist of four representatives named by Curetis and two by OpGen. Evan Jones, the current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of OpGen, will join the combined company's Board of Directors in a non-executive role.

The senior management team of the combined company will consist of Oliver Schacht, Ph.D., currently the Chief Executive Officer of Curetis, as the combined company's CEO, and Timothy C. Dec, currently the Chief Financial Officer of OpGen, as the CFO of the combined company, and additional representatives from the two companies.