Active Biotech AB (publ) (ACTI.ST)

Active Biotech AB (publ), a biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, production, marketing, and sale of medical, chemical, and biotechnology products in Sweden. It is developing Tasquinimod, a small molecule immunomodulator, which is in Phase II clinical trial to treat hematological malignancies; Laquinimod, an immunomodulator for the treatment of severe inflammatory eye diseases, such as non-infectious non anterior uveitis; and Naptumomab estafenatox, a tumor targeting immunotherapy to treat patients with solid tumors. The company has collaboration with Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas and Stictching-Haemato-Oncologie Volwassenen Netherlands, as well as Stanford Medicine and the Global Ophthalmic Research Center. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Lund, Sweden.