How can drugs be designed to target diseased cells with high precision? In a recent episode of Om Vetenskap, the podcast by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), Akiram Therapeutics’ CEO and co-founder, Professor Marika Nestor, discusses the development of targeted radiopharmaceutical therapies and their potential to transform cancer treatment. The episode explores the…
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,…
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…
In June 2022, Marika Nestor’s project aiming to develop a novel cancer therapy left the DDD Platform at SciLifeLab. Six months later, the resulting spin-out company Akiram Therapeutics raised 68 MSEK and is heading for clinical trials in 2024. Read the full SciLifeLab news item here.
Radiopharmaceuticals that fight cancer are on the rise and Marika Nestor is doing everything she can to contribute to their development. An antibody from her lab offers hope for a future treatment for those affected by anaplastic thyroid cancer, a currently incurable form of cancer. Read the full news item from Uppsala University here (in…
A new antibody might be the first effective treatment for Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC), a very aggressive cancer type with a median survival of only 4-5 month even with available treatments. The radiolabeled antibody is the result of a four-year long successful collaboration between SciLifeLab researcher Marika Nestor (Uppsala University) and the SciLifeLab Drug Discovery…