Nordic Nanovector Awarded NOK 15M
News Feb 05, 2016

The award is based on the promising potential for value creation, both for patients and the society at large, as well as for Nordic Nanovector together with the high quality of research and innovation and the company’s international ambitions.
Nordic Nanovector’s Chief Scientific Officer, Jostein Dahle, commented: “This grant funding is important as it enables us to advance early stage research that leverages our expertise in ARC therapies, particularly around CD37-targeted approaches, as a means of developing a broader portfolio of products behind Betalutin® for treating malignant leukaemias and lymphomas.”
The grant will be paid over a three-year period. It is assigned to and will enable acceleration of the early stage project entitled “Development of Two New Antibody Radionuclide Conjugates (ARCs) for Treatment of Malignant Lymphoma and Leukemia”. The project is focused on development of ARCs consisting of a chimeric anti-CD37 antibody (chHH1) and a radioactive nuclide as the cytotoxic agent. chHH1 is a humanized version of the murine HH1 antibody, the tumour-targeting component of Nordic Nanovector’s lead candidate Betalutin®, which is currently advancing in a Phase 1/2a clinical trial for the treatment of third line and second line NHL.
Nordic Nanovector will construct and investigate ARCs with different payloads. These combinations have the potential to lead to product candidates with a range of drug profiles that may be applicable across multiple haematological malignancies. Successful candidates are expected to be advanced into clinical trials.
Established in 2006, the BIA programme is the largest industry-oriented programme at the Research Council of Norway (Forskningsrådet). This broad-based programme supports high-quality R&D projects with good business and socio-economic potential.
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