What drives a cancer researcher to start a biotech company? In a newly published feature in Onkologi i Sverige, our CEO and co-founder, Professor Marika Nestor, shares insights from her journey through academia, innovation, and translational cancer research. The article traces her early steps into science, the growth of her all-female research group in Uppsala,…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, announces the completion of the first cohort in the clinical Phase I trial evaluating the drug candidate 177Lu-AKIR001. No safety signals have been observed, and the trial is now proceeding to the next stage as planned. The trial is being conducted at Karolinska University Hospital,…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, today announces that the first patient has been enrolled in the Phase 1 clinical trial of its drug candidate 177Lu-AKIR001. The trial is being conducted at Karolinska University Hospital, which also acts as the study sponsor, and marks an important milestone in Akiram’s efforts to…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, today announces the launch of PRE-CISE, a Eurostars-funded research collaboration with Danish PreTT and TetraKit Technologies. The aim of the project is to develop a new generation of targeted alpha-therapeutics by expanding Akiram’s proprietary CD44v6-targeting antibody platform using advanced pre-targeting strategies and radiolabeling chemistry. The…
Our CEO, Professor Marika Nestor discusses advancing cancer treatment through radioimmunotherapy in a new interview ahead of her presentation at Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics. The interview highlights Akiram’s recent milestone: the approval of a Phase 1 clinical trial for 177Lu-AKIR001, a novel radiolabeled antibody targeting cancers with high CD44v6 expression, including head and neck squamous…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in molecular radiation therapy, announces that the Swedish Medical Products Agency has approved the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial for its drug candidate 177Lu-AKIR001. This marks a key milestone in the company’s development of a pioneering cancer treatment aimed at offering new hope for patients with…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, will participate in the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) Congress 2024 in Hamburg, from October 19-23. At this year’s congress, research findings on Akiram’s drug candidate AKIR001, resulting from several successful academic collaborations, will be presented. Akiram Therapeutics has developed 177Lu-AKIR001, a new type…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, has entered into an agreement with a leading Swedish university hospital for the manufacturing of 177Lu-AKIR001, a radiopharmaceutical designed for treating patients with solid tumors. This agreement marks an important step towards the Phase I first-in-human study, which is planned to start in 2024. Akiram…
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, is pleased to announce the addition of Anna Törner and Peder Walberg to its board of directors. Their combined expertise in drug development and regulatory affairs fortifies the company’s position as it advances toward the planned clinical trials of an innovative cancer treatment in 2024….
Akiram Therapeutics, a Swedish biotech company specializing in targeted radiotherapy, is pleased to announce that the company’s founder, Professor Marika Nestor and her research group at Uppsala University have been granted SEK 6 million by the Erling-Persson Foundation. This funding will advance a groundbreaking research project aimed at developing novel radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of…