On August 28, 2026 Elicera Therapeutics AB (publ) reported interim results for 1 January – 30 June 2026.
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Second quarter (January-March 2026)
Operating profit/loss amounted to SEK -6,305,471 (-2,892,341)
Loss for the period amounted to SEK -6,261,763 (-2,732,070)
Cash flow from operating activities totaled SEK -3,950,514 (-5,991,211)
Earnings per share before and after dilution totaled SEK -0.12 (-0.06)
Period (January-June 2026)
Operating profit/loss amounted to SEK -11,422,250 (-10,961,745)
Loss for the period amounted to SEK -11,321,823 (-10,745,532)
Cash flow from operating activities totaled SEK -10,932,926 (-6,736,135)
Earnings per share before and after dilution totaled SEK -0.22 (-0.25)
Key events during the quarter
An extra shareholders meeting May 8 approved the boards proposal for a new rights issue at SEK 72.8 m
Elicera’s CSO takes temporary leave to undergo medical treatment – Di Yu appointed Acting Chief Scientific Officer (CSO)
Elicera Therapeutics announces that the final reporting and final payment (SEK 1.4 m) from the EIC Accelerator for the CARMA study have been approved
Elicera’s new issue subscribed at 75 % and Elicera receive SEK 54.6 m before issuing costs
Elicera receives positive feedback from Swedish MPA on Planned Clinical Study with ELC-401 in glioblastoma
Elicera’s annual general meeting June 25 elects Margareth Jorvid as new chair
Key events during the period
Elicera announces final data from its Phase I/IIa trial demonstrating a favourable safety profile and promising efficacy signals of oncolytic virus ELC-100 in neuroendocrine tumors
Elicera provides update on preclinical CAR T-cell program ELC-401 for glioblastoma: preclinical development concluded and clinical trial planning underway
Elicera reports complete metabolic response (CMR) and well tolerated treatment in first two patients of cohort 3 in CARMA study, bringing total CMR to 6 out of 8 treated patients
Elicera’s CSO Magnus Essand named Cancer Researcher of the Year 2026 by the Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden)
Elicera receives Notice of Allowance for Japanease patent protecting the ELC-401 CAR T-cell candidate
Elicera Announces Swedish Cancer Society’s Senior Investigator Award to Chief Development Officer Di Yu
Key events after the end of the period
Last patient treated in the Phase I part of the CARMA study – tumor responses in 10 of 11 patients evaluated to date
Elicera gathers management in Uppsala – CEO transition begins and recruitment of a new CEO has started
Elicera Therapeutics appoints Johan Liwing as new CEO
No other key events that impact earnings or the financial position occurred after the end of the period.
CEO Comments
Updated results from the CARMA study show tumor response in 91 percent of patients
We are pleased to report continued strong results from our clinical Phase I/IIa study CARMA with ELC-301. The twelfth and final patient in the study’s Phase I portion has
now been treated, and among the eleven patients evaluated so far, all have achieved disease control one month after treatment. As many as 91 percent (10 of 11) have had an objective tumor response, including six patients with a complete metabolic response, meaning no remaining active disease. Of these six, four have maintained a
complete response at the most recent follow-up, with the longest-responding patient now disease-free for at least 18 months and another patient for at least 12 months.
These are early but important signs that the responses may be durable rather than temporary, which strengthens our confidence that both ELC-301 and our iTANK platform, together with other CAR T-cell programs, could be decisive even for patients who have stopped responding to their previous CAR T treatment. Particularly interesting is that three of the eleven evaluated patients had previously been treated with other CAR T therapy but subsequently relapsed, and that all achieved disease control after treatment with ELC-301; two of them obtained an objective tumor response, of which one was a complete metabolic response.
As soon as the last patient has undergone their follow-up evaluation, the study’s independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will assess the third and final cohort, which will determine the recommended dose for the study’s continued
dose-expansion part (Phase IIa) with an additional six patients.
Magnus Essand and Di Yu receive prestigious awards – the organization stands strong
We are very proud that our co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Professor Magnus Essand, was awarded the Swedish Cancer Society’s Cancer Researcher of the Year award during spring 2026 for his pioneering research in immunotherapy targeting cancer — a fine and well-deserved recognition also of the scientific foundation on which Elicera’s development programs rest. At roughly the same time, our Chief Development Officer Di Yu was awarded the Swedish Cancer Society’s prestigious Senior Investigator Award,which provides funding for his research over the next three
years. Together, these awards underscore the scientific quality that permeates the company.
We have previously announced in a press release that Magnus took temporary leave in May from his commitments to the company and the board in order to undergo
medical treatment. We wish him all strength during this time. Di Yu, who has already held the greatest operational responsibility for our scientific and clinical development
in recent years, has, as previously announced, stepped in as Deputy CSO effective immediately to ensure continuity.
In recent years, the company has progressively broadened the team, including by recruiting several senior researchers and an experienced clinical project manager,
in order to reduce dependence on individual key personnel.
Our ongoing operations, including the CARMA study and preparations for our first clinical study in the ELC-401 program, are continuing entirely according to plan.
Strengthened financial position following a successful rights issue
During the second quarter, we carried out a partially guaranteed rights issue of approximately SEK 72.8 million, which after the subscription period ended on May 29 provided the company with approximately SEK 54.6 million before transaction costs. The issue strengthens our financial position and secures capital to complete the recruitment and treatment of all 18 planned patients in the CARMA study.
The capital also enables us to accelerate preparations for the planned first clinical study with ELC-401, including secured funding for process development and tech transfer of the manufacturing process to our chosen manufacturing partner. I want to extend my sincere thanks to our existing shareholders for your continued trust and support in the rights issue, and at the same time warmly welcome our new shareholders.
Important regulatory milestone for ELC-401
In addition to funding the preparatory work, during the quarter we reached an important milestone for ELC-401, our iTANK-armed CAR T-cell candidate targeting IL13Rα2 in the treatment of glioblastoma. We held a scientific advice meeting with the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) regarding the planned first clinical study.
The agency provided supportive and constructive guidance on the clinical protocol, the dose-escalation strategy, and the manufacturing specifications, and confirmed that our preclinical data package is now considered sufficient to initiate our clinical development phase. This guidance gives us a clear framework as we now finalize the study design in parallel with process development and tech transfer, and is an important milestone on the path to starting the first clinical study with ELC-401, which targets solid tumors in the brain. Glioblastoma is a difficult-to-treat disease with a great need for new treatment options. We also had a patent approved in Japan for ELC-401 during the year, further strengthening our intellectual property protection for the program in an important market.
Next step in the development of ELC-100 still under evaluation
In the recently completed clinical Phase I/IIa study of ELC-100 (oncolytic virus) in 12 patients with advanced, metastatic neuroendocrine tumors, a favorable safety
profile was observed with no dose-limiting toxicity. Among the eight evaluable patients, partial response was noted in two, providing early evidence of antitumor activity in a disease with a significant unmet medical need. We are gathering input from Key Opinion Leaders in neuroendocrine tumors. No decision has yet been made regarding the next step in the program’s development.
Margareth Jorvid new Chair of the Board
At the Annual General Meeting, Margareth Jorvid was elected as the new Chair of the Board of Elicera. Margareth has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with previous roles at international companies such as Hoechst Marion Roussel, including assignments in both Stockholm and Paris. Since 2006 she has run her own life science company focused on regulatory affairs and quality assurance. She holds an MSc in Pharmacy and an MBA, and has previously served as Chair of the international industry organization TOPRA (2005–2006), where she is also a Fellow and honorary member — a role that has given her
broad experience of board and organizational work at an international level.
Agneta Edberg, who has served as Chair since 2021, stepped down from the chairperson role and was re-elected as an ordinary board member. Her experience and commitment therefore remain part of the board’s work. We want to extend a warm thank you to Agneta for her significant contributions as Chair over the years, and at the same time warmly welcome Margareth to the role.
Johan Liwing is appointed as new CEO
Finally, I want to inform you that the company is entering a new organizational phase, which is a result of Elicera’s successful development and a natural step in the company’s maturation. The board’s and my assessment is that having a unified management team based in the Uppsala region, close to the core operations and the company’s development team, provides the best conditions for building the team that the next phase of program development requires. Since I am based in Gothenburg and, for family reasons, am unable to move to Uppsala, Johan Liwing has been appointed by the Board of Directors as the new CEO effective 1 September 2026. I will remain employed by the company until 31 October 2026 and will also thereafter be available to ensure an orderly handover to my successor. I have great confidence that both the board and the organization are well equipped to lead Elicera forward into the next phase.
(Press release, Elicera Therapeutics, AUG 28, 2026, View Source;30-june-2026 [SID1234670389])