PCI Biotech to present poster at CIMT Annual Meeting 2016
Press release, Oslo, May 9, 2016 – PCI Biotech will present a poster at CIMT Annual Meeting 2016, May 10-12, 2016. This year’s event is called “Mechanisms of efficacy in cancer immunotherapy” and is held at Rheingoldhalle Congress Center, Mainz, Germany. The company will be represented by Dr. Tone Otterhaug, Clinical Science Director, and the poster will be available at the company’s website under News.
About CIMT Annual Meeting 2016
The 14th Annual Meeting of the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy connects the global cancer immunotherapy community in the heart of Europe. As the largest meeting focused on cancer immunotherapy research and development in Europe, CIMT 2016 is expected to bring together 1,000 international participants for high-level scientific exchange, collaboration, and education focused on cancer immunotherapy.
About PCI Biotech
PCI Biotech is a cancer focused biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (Axess). The company is developing therapeutic products based on its proprietary photochemical internalisation (PCI) technology. The PCI technology works by inducing triggered endosomal release and may be used to unlock the true potential of a wide array of therapeutic modalities, such as small molecules, vaccines and nucleic acids.
The company has a clinical Phase I/II program in bile duct cancer, which is an orphan indication without approved medicinal products and a high need for better local treatments. The indication is well suited for PCI treatment, with easy light access through routine endoscopic methods and an active generic drug (gemcitabine) significantly enhanced by PCI.The company is also developing PCI as a vaccination technology. When applied in the emerging field of cancer immunotherapy, PCI can be used to enhance the important cytotoxic effect of therapeutic cancer vaccines.
The PCI technology is also very well suited for intracellular delivery of nucleic acids, such as RNA therapeutics. By releasing nucleic acid compounds from endosomes where they are trapped following administration, PCI addresses one of the major bottlenecks facing this emerging and exciting field.
For more information visit: www.pcibiotech.com
Contact information:
PCI Biotech Holding ASA, Ullernchausséen 64, N-0379 Oslo
Per Walday, CEO, pw@pcibiotech.no, Mobile: +47 917 93 429