Bent K. Jakobsen
Founder at Accession Therapeutics Limited
Profile
Bent K.
Jakobsen is the founder of Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc (2008), Avidex Ltd.
(1999), Adaptimmune Ltd.
(2008), and Immunocore Holdings Plc (2008).
Dr. Jakobsen's current jobs include Chairman at Engimmune Therapeutics AG (since 2022) and Non-Executive Director at Zelluna Immunotherapy AS.
Dr. Jakobsen's former job was Head-Immune Receptor Group at The Institute of Molecular Medicine (1993-2000).
Dr. Jakobsen is also the founder of Accession Therapeutics Limited.
Bent K. Jakobsen active positions
Companies | Position | Start |
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Zelluna Immunotherapy AS
Zelluna Immunotherapy AS BiotechnologyHealth Technology Zelluna Immunotherapy AS engages in research and development on biotechnology. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Director/Board Member | - |
Engimmune Therapeutics AG
Engimmune Therapeutics AG Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Engimmune Therapeutics AG is a developer of off-the-shelf soluble T-cell receptor drugs to treat solid tumors. The company is based in Allschwil, Switzerland. The Swiss company's proprietary platform technologies enable them to engineer stable, multi-specific TCRs that have high affinity for target cancer antigens and trigger a potent and durable anti-cancer T-cell response without causing damage to healthy cells. The company was founded in 2021 as a spin-off of ETH Zurich from technologies developed by Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez-Lombardi and Professor Sai Reddy. Lars Nieba has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Chairman | 2022-04-30 |
Accession Therapeutics Limited
Accession Therapeutics Limited BiotechnologyHealth Technology Accession Therapeutics Limited is a British biotech company that is developing novel immuno-oncology therapeutics to eradicate cancers by harnessing the immune system more powerfully than ever before. The company is based in Oxford, UK and was founded in 2020 by Bent K. Jakobsen, who has been the CEO since then. The company's product, Trocept, is the first approach that meets the three requirements of being highly specific, broad in action to kill all cancer cell variants present, and potent in activating the full immune system arsenal local to the tumour. The team is built around successful biotech entrepreneurs experienced in taking projects through to the clinic and is supported by a Board comprising experienced international healthcare investors. | Founder | - |
Former positions of Bent K. Jakobsen
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The Institute of Molecular Medicine | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2000-06-30 |
ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC | Founder | - |
Adaptimmune Ltd.
Adaptimmune Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Adaptimmune Ltd. develops T cell therapies to treat cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, and infectious diseases. It utilizes the T cell to target and destroy cancerous and infected cells by using affinity T cell receptor proteins as a means of strengthening patient T cell responses. The company was founded by Bent K. Jakobsen, James Julian Noble and Helena Katrina Tayton-Martin in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom. | Founder | - |
IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC | Founder | - |
Avidex Ltd.
Avidex Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Avidex Ltd. develops and discovers drugs for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company develops small molecule and protein therapeutics involving T cell receptors. Avidex was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Abingdon, UK | Founder | - |
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Listed companies | 2 |
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IMMUNOCORE HOLDINGS PLC | Health Technology |
ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC | Health Technology |
Private companies | 6 |
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Avidex Ltd.
Avidex Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Avidex Ltd. develops and discovers drugs for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company develops small molecule and protein therapeutics involving T cell receptors. Avidex was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Abingdon, UK | Health Technology |
Adaptimmune Ltd.
Adaptimmune Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Adaptimmune Ltd. develops T cell therapies to treat cancer, human immunodeficiency virus, and infectious diseases. It utilizes the T cell to target and destroy cancerous and infected cells by using affinity T cell receptor proteins as a means of strengthening patient T cell responses. The company was founded by Bent K. Jakobsen, James Julian Noble and Helena Katrina Tayton-Martin in 2008 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom. | Health Services |
The Institute of Molecular Medicine | |
Zelluna Immunotherapy AS
Zelluna Immunotherapy AS BiotechnologyHealth Technology Zelluna Immunotherapy AS engages in research and development on biotechnology. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Health Technology |
Engimmune Therapeutics AG
Engimmune Therapeutics AG Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Engimmune Therapeutics AG is a developer of off-the-shelf soluble T-cell receptor drugs to treat solid tumors. The company is based in Allschwil, Switzerland. The Swiss company's proprietary platform technologies enable them to engineer stable, multi-specific TCRs that have high affinity for target cancer antigens and trigger a potent and durable anti-cancer T-cell response without causing damage to healthy cells. The company was founded in 2021 as a spin-off of ETH Zurich from technologies developed by Dr. Rodrigo Vazquez-Lombardi and Professor Sai Reddy. Lars Nieba has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Technology Services |
Accession Therapeutics Limited
Accession Therapeutics Limited BiotechnologyHealth Technology Accession Therapeutics Limited is a British biotech company that is developing novel immuno-oncology therapeutics to eradicate cancers by harnessing the immune system more powerfully than ever before. The company is based in Oxford, UK and was founded in 2020 by Bent K. Jakobsen, who has been the CEO since then. The company's product, Trocept, is the first approach that meets the three requirements of being highly specific, broad in action to kill all cancer cell variants present, and potent in activating the full immune system arsenal local to the tumour. The team is built around successful biotech entrepreneurs experienced in taking projects through to the clinic and is supported by a Board comprising experienced international healthcare investors. | Health Technology |
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