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May 20, 2026
The Annual General Meeting of Active Biotech was held on May 20, 2026. The following main resolutions were passed. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal, it was resolved that no dividend would be paid for the financial year 2025, and that the Company’s accumulated loss shall be carried…
May 13, 2026
Lund, Sweden – May 13, 2026 Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm: ACTI) today announced positive feedback from the European regulatory authorities and ethics committee regarding the clinical proof-of-concept study of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis (HOVON 172 MF, NCT06327100). The study is conducted within the HOVON network of leading clinics in the Netherlands…
May 7, 2026
EVENTS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER The US Patent Office (US PTO) granted a patent related to a pharmaceutical formulation of tasquinimod (January) Active Biotech receives positive feedback on its clinical study with tasquinimod in myelofibrosis (February 10) EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE PERIOD Annual Report 2025 Active Biotech AB…
April 20, 2026
Lund, April 20, 2026 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the results from the clinical phase I LION Study (Safety, Tolerability, and Distribution of Topical Laquinimod Eye Drops, an Innovative ImmunomodulatOr Targeting Aryl HydrocarboN Receptor) have been published in the American Academy of Ophthalmology journal Ophthalmology Science.…
April 17, 2026
The shareholders of Active Biotech AB (publ), Reg. No. 556223-9227, with its registered office in Lund, Sweden, are invited to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 5 p.m. CEST in the premises of the Company at Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund,…
April 1, 2026
Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm:ACTI) announces today that the Annual Report 2025 now is available for download at www.activebiotech.com. The Annual Report will only be digitally distributed. “Building on progress in 2025, the coming year will focus on the tasquinimod clinical studies in myelofibrosis and intensified business development for laquinimod,” says…
February 12, 2026
FOURTH QUARTER IN BRIEF Active Biotech announced a fully secured rights issue, subject to approval by an extraordinary general meeting, of approximately SEK 70 million before transaction costs (October 17) Active Biotech announced that preclinical data of tasquinimod in combination with T cell activation will be presented at ASH 2025…
February 10, 2026
Lund, Sweden – February 10, 2026 –Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm: ACTI) today received positive feedback on its clinical proof-of-concept trial with tasquinimod in myelofibrosis. The study will now resume recruitment. “We are very happy with the response to our protocol amendments, and we expect to report interim results from the…
January 30, 2026
The number of shares and votes in Active Biotech AB (publ) has changed as a result of the recently completed rights issue. Today, the last trading day of the month, there are in total 2,636,067,170 shares and votes in Active Biotech. For further information, please contact: Helén Tuvesson, CEO, +46 46…
January 21, 2026
In accordance with a decision made by the Annual General Meeting held on May 28, 2025, the Nomination Committee shall comprise the representatives for the three largest shareholders by votes, as per end of September 2025, and the Chairman of the Board. If a shareholder does not exercise its right…
December 10, 2025
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November 25, 2025
Lund, November 25, 2025, Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notification that the company’s patent application related to a pharmaceutical formulation containing tasquinimod will be granted on 2 December 2025 under the patent number 12,485,095. The patent will…
November 25, 2025
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November 24, 2025
Lund, November 24, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that preclinical data with tasquinimod, a small molecule immunomodulator, in myelofibrosis has been published in the American Society of Hematology’s scientific journal Blood Advances. The article, titled Preclinical efficacy of tasquinimod -based combinations in advanced myeloproliferative neoplasms in…
November 20, 2025
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November 19, 2025
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Active Biotech was held on November 19, 2025. The following main resolutions were passed. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal, it was resolved to amend the Articles of Association, whereby the limits for the company’s share capital are changed to not less than…
November 6, 2025
THIRD QUARTER IN BRIEF Active Biotech provided status update for the development of laquinimod in inflammatory eye disorders and tasquinimod in hematological malignancies (July 8) Active Biotech presented positive results from the clinical phase I LION study at AAO 2025 in October (September 10) EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE…
November 3, 2025
Lund, November 3, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) announced today that an abstract with preclinical data of tasquinimod in combination with T cell activation has been accepted for presentation at the 67th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in Orlando, December 6-9, 2025 (ASH 2025). The abstract demonstrating…
October 17, 2025
The shareholders of Active Biotech AB (publ), Reg. No. 556223-9227, with its registered office in Lund, Sweden, are invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11 a.m. CET in the premises of the Company at Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund,…
October 17, 2025
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September 10, 2025
Lund, September 10, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced a presentation will be featured highlighting the positive results from the ocular biodistribution LION study at the prestigious American Academy of Ophthalmology 129th Annual Meeting (AAO 2025) in Orlando, Florida, October 18-20. The poster presentation, titled Safety, Tolerability…
August 21, 2025
SECOND QUARTER IN BRIEF Active Biotech reported positive top-line results from the LION study on ocular absorption and distribution of laquinimod in the eye (May 5) Active Biotech announced that a patent for tasquinimod in myelofibrosis was granted in Europe (May 21) Active Biotech reported study results with tasquinimod in…
July 8, 2025
Lund, Sweden – July 8, 2025 –Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm: ACTI) today provided a status update of its development programs with laquinimod in inflammatory eye disorders and tasquinimod with the core focus in myelofibrosis. We have communicated progress in the clinical development programs for both drug candidates recently, and a…
June 30, 2025
Lund, Sweden, June 30, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) announced today that an interview with the investigators of the clinical ocular biodistribution LION study at the International Ocular Inflammation Society (IOIS) meeting, on June 25-28 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is available on the company’s website. The interview…
June 9, 2025
Lund, June 9, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm; ACTI) announced today that study results of its clinical drug candidate tasquinimod in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) are now available on Active Biotech’s website. The results were presented in a poster at the American Society of…
May 28, 2025
The Annual General Meeting of Active Biotech was held on May 28, 2025. The following main resolutions were passed. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal, it was resolved that no dividend would be paid for the financial year 2024, and that the Company’s accumulated loss shall be carried…
May 23, 2025
Lund, May 23, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm; ACTI) announced today study results of tasquinimod in combination with ixazomib (proteasome inhibitor, PI), lenalidomide (Imid) and dexamethasone (IRd) in heavily pre-treated patients with relapsed refractory multiple myeloma. The results confirm that tasquinimod has anti-myeloma activity and is well tolerated in…
May 21, 2025
Lund, May 21, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted the patent application 21749566.2 related to tasquinimod in myelofibrosis, a rare form of blood cancer. “We are very pleased that this significant patent has been granted by the EPO. It…
May 8, 2025
FIRST QUARTER IN BRIEF US Patent Office granted Active Biotech’s patent application for laquinimod in eye disorders (January 28) Active Biotech announced that the first patient was enrolled in the European clinical study of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis (February 24) Active Biotech announced that the first patient was dosed in the…
May 5, 2025
Daily treatment with laquinimod eye drops resulted in dose related and therapeutically relevant concentrations of laquinimod in both the anterior and posterior parts of the eye. Laquinimod eye drop treatment was safe and tolerable during 14 days’ administration Lund, May 5, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced…
April 28, 2025
The shareholders of Active Biotech AB (publ), Reg. No. 556223-9227, with its registered office in Lund, Sweden, are invited to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 5 p.m. CEST in the premises of the Company at Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund,…
April 7, 2025
Active Biotech (NASDAQ Stockholm:ACTI) announces today that the Annual Report 2024 now is available for download at www.activebiotech.com. The Annual Report will only be digitally distributed. “In the past year, we made significant progress in our clinical projects. For 2025, we will focus on advancing the ongoing clinical studies in…
March 10, 2025
Lund, Sweden, March 10, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced the first patient has been dosed in the phase II clinical study of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis in the US. The clinical study, entitled Open Label Phase 2 Study of Tasquinimod in Patients with Primary Myelofibrosis, Post-Polycythemia Vera…
February 24, 2025
Lund Sweden, February 24, 2025 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the first patient has been included in the phase Ib/II clinical study of tasquinimod in patients with myelofibrosis refractory or ineligible to JAK2 inhibitor treatment. “We are pleased to have enrolled the first patient into the…
February 13, 2025
EVENTS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER European Patent Office granted Active Biotech’s patent application for eye drop formulation of laquinimod (October 23) Active Biotech’s clinical trial of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis was approved in Europe (October 30) Preclinical data of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis was presented at ASH 2024 (November 5) Active Biotech…
January 31, 2025
The number of shares and votes in Active Biotech AB (publ) has changed as a result of the recently completed rights issue. The 164,638,960 shares in relation to which allotment was conditional on that relevant FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) approvals from the Inspectorate of Strategic Products, have been registered in…
January 28, 2025
Lund, January 28, 2025, Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the US Patent Office (USPTO) has granted Active Biotech’s US patent application 17/939,109 for laquinimod in eye disorders. “We continue our dedicated work with the laquinimod patent portfolio to optimize protection for its use in sight-threatening eye disorders…
December 30, 2024
The number of shares and votes in Active Biotech AB (publ) has changed as a result of the recently completed rights issue. Today, the last trading day of the month, there are in total 1,065,525,722 shares and votes in Active Biotech. An additional 164,638,960 shares issued in the rights issue…
December 18, 2024
In accordance with a decision made by the Annual General Meeting held on May 22, 2024, the Nomination Committee shall comprise the representatives for the three largest shareholders by votes, as per end of September 2024, and the Chairman of the Board. If a shareholder does not exercise its right…
December 9, 2024
Lund, December 9, 2024 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that preclinical data on tasquinimod, a small molecule immunomodulator in development for myelofibrosis are now available on the company’s website. The data were presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (ASH 2024) in San Diego,…
November 18, 2024
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November 13, 2024
Lund, November 13, 2024, Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the US Patent Office (USPTO) has issued a Notice of Allowance for Active Biotech’s patent application related to methods of treating eye diseases associated with excessive vascularization using laquinimod. The patent, which was filed under application no. 17/939,109,…
November 5, 2024
Lund, November 5, 2024 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) announced today that an abstract with preclinical data for tasquinimod in myelofibrosis has been accepted for presentation at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting in San Diego, December 7-10, 2024 (ASH 2024). The abstract demonstrating efficacy of tasquinimod…
October 30, 2024
Lund, Sweden, October 30, 2024 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the clinical phase I/II study of Tasquinimod in Patients with Myelofibrosis Refractory to or Intolerant for JAK2 Inhibition (HOVON 172 MF) has received full approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Institutional Ethics Committees.…
October 28, 2024
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October 23, 2024
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Active Biotech was held on October 23, 2024. The following main resolutions were passed. In accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal, it was resolved to amend the Articles of Association, whereby the limits for the company’s share capital are changed to not less than…
October 23, 2024
Lund, October 23 2024 – Active Biotech (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ACTI) today announced that the European Patent Office (EPO) has granted Active Biotech’s patent application covering a proprietary developed eye drop formulation of laquinimod. The patent “Laquinimod formulation for ocular use”, published on October 23, 2024 under European patent number 4312986,…
October 21, 2024
THIRD QUARTER IN BRIEF Active Biotech entered agreement with MD Anderson for a clinical study of tasquinimod in myelofibrosis (July 1) Active Biotech provided an update on the clinical phase Ib/IIa study with tasquinimod in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (July 15) Active Biotech reported intriguing intraocular concentrations achieved in a…
October 2, 2024
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September 24, 2024
The shareholders of Active Biotech AB (publ), Reg. No. 556223-9227, with its registered office in Lund, Sweden, are invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. CEST in the premises of the Company at Scheelevägen 22, SE-223 63 Lund,…