Presentasjonen av Ultimovacs i artikkelen som @Timm delte virker da både ryddig og oversiktlig:
"Ultimovacs
Norwegian biotech Ultimovacs has been making waves since 2011, for its immunotherapeutic research in oncology. The company’s lead candidate is the cancer vaccine UV1, which is currently undergoing five sets of clinical trials in phases 1 and 2, for various indications across more than 650 patients.
UV1, which is administered through intradermal injections, is based on the ability of telomerase – an enzyme that adds DNA to telomeres (ends of chromosomes) – to act as an antigen for immunotherapy, as it causes the proliferation of cancer cells. The vaccine is designed to induce a T cell response against the gene human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), which forms a crucial part of the enzyme.
The vaccine is being studied as a potential therapy for malignant melanoma, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, head and neck cancer and NSCLC in phase 2 trials.
Ultimovacs has collaborated with multinational biopharmas like Bristol Myers Squibbs and AstraZeneca for the continuation of the clinical trials for UV1 across countries such as the U.S., Belgium, Spain, Germany and Norway. The company completed its latest funding round in 2021, having raised more than NOK270 million ($25.95 million) since its foundation."