Pan Cancer T is awarded with Axon Innovation for Health Award 2021

– selected as the winner out of 21 start-up companies

Hilversum, 15 April 2021

On 18 March, 21start-up companies from the health and life sciences industry pitched their company and innovations to a jury of experts during the 5th edition of Global Investor Forum. The jury chose 9 companies for the semi-finals: Ligence, Bilihome, Healthplus.ai, Enzyre, Prolira, Momo Medical, Pan Cancer T, RiboPro and Pleco Therapeutics. During the semi-finals on 8 April, the audience of Innovation for Health 2021 voted Pan Cancer T, Pleco Therapeutics and Momo Medical as the three most promising start-up companies for the finals on 15 April.

And today, on 15 April, Pan Cancer T was selected as the winner of the AXON Innovation for Health Award 2021, by the jury composed of Carine van den Brink of Axon Lawyers, Daniela Begolo of INKEF and Felice Verduyn of Life Sciences Partners. Carine handed out the award to Katrien Reynders, of Pan Cancer T.

Katrien Reynders (CEO): “What an honor to win this award. Let’s transform cancer patients’ hope into tomorrows reality”

About Pan Cancer T

Pan Cancer T is a biotechnology spin-out from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands dedicated to discovering and developing T cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapies. The company exploits 20 years of pioneering research in the field of adoptive T cell therapies. This foundation serves as a springboard towards breakthrough therapies for solid tumors. Pan Cancer T develops natural affinity TCR T cell therapies against unique and proprietary intracellular targets expressed by multiple solid tumors.

About Innovation for Health
Innovation for Health is the leading conference for key players in Health & Life Sciences. At the conference, innovators, entrepreneur, thought leaders, and other key players in health and life sciences come together to shape the future of healthcare. The conference offers an energising programme filled with innovation, inspiration and interaction from academia and industry and brings over 40 inspiring speakers to the stage, displays high-impact innovations, highlights best practices and demonstrates inspiring developments in healthcare. Innovation for Health is the place to strengthen existing contacts, expand your network and establish new collaborations. In 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Innovation for Health took place as a virtual conference.

For more information: www.hyphenprojects.nl/i4h
Contact: Janine Kooistra
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E-mail: j.kooistra@hyphenprojects.nl