On August 20, 2026 Nykode Therapeutics ASA (OSE: NYKD), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel immunotherapies, reported that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued U.S. Patent No. 12,697,377 B2, entitled "Therapeutic anticancer neoepitope vaccine" related to its individualized neoantigen therapy pipeline candidate, VB10.NEO.
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The newly issued patent relates to Nykode’s fully individualized neoantigen based cancer vaccine, VB10.NEO but also to similar modular neoantigen based cancer vaccines comprising alternative targeting units and/or dimerization units. The 20 year expiration date of this patent is January 5, 2037.
Michael Engsig, CEO of Nykode, said: "This new patent broadens the intellectual property protecting VB10.NEO and our wider neoantigen platform, and it arrives at a pivotal moment for the field. Merck and Moderna’s positive Phase 3 INTerpath-001 data is an important clinical validation of individualized neoantigen cancer vaccines. The question now moves from whether the modality works to which asset can be delivered reliably, and economically, across many indications. With a differentiated APC-targeted design, a neoantigen selection algorithm validated in patients, and an established attractive manufacturing supply chain, we believe VB10.NEO is well positioned to move into a larger set of indications."
Nykode presented data on the VB10.NEO program at the Neoantigen Summit in Amsterdam on July 22, 2026. Further details are available in the Company’s press releases: View Source
Nykode is actively exploring partnerships to advance VB10.NEO across a broad range of tumor types.
(Press release, Nykode Therapeutics, AUG 20, 2026, View Source [SID1234670252])