On November 3, 2021 Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel oncology therapies, reported it has joined Karolinska Institutet’s NextGenNK Competence Center for the Development of Next Generation NK Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapies as a collaborative partner (Press release, Oncternal Therapeutics, NOV 3, 2021, View Source [SID1234594245]).

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"We look forward to strengthening our partnership with the world-renowned Karolinska Institutet and joining other industry and academic partners in developing the next generation of cell therapies," said James Breitmeyer, M.D., Ph.D., Oncternal’s President and CEO. "The combination of Karolinska Institutet’s cutting edge research in NK cell-based cancer therapies and Oncternal’s deep scientific and clinical expertise in anti-ROR1 immunotherapies, can accelerate the development of best-in-class ROR1-targeting allogeneic NK cell therapies."

"We are thrilled to welcome Oncternal Therapeutics to NextGenNK," said Hans-Gustaf Ljunggren, director of the Competence Center, "ROR1 is an exciting target that is highly expressed in a wide range of cancers, and we look forward to working with Oncternal in development of new and novel cellular medicines that can address unmet needs of cancer patients globally."