Highlight (Bioncotech)

Bridging the innate to adaptive immune response

Highlight (ex Bioncotech) is a clinical-stage, immune-oncology company focused on developing a cutting-edge RNA-based therapies against validated and novel targets in cancer and immune cells.

CEO  Marisol Quintero

Advent Contact  Shahzad Malik

Private Companies
14 April 2022 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics announces follow-up results from Phase 2b study of BO-112 + anti-PD1 in confirmed anti-PD1 progressor melanoma patients at AACR

Press Release.   BO-112 demonstrates potential as new and highly effective second line therapy for melanoma BO-112 demonstrates potential as best-in-class therapy to overcome anti-PD1 resistance in melanoma patients whose…
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15 March 2022 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics to present at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022

Press Release.   Final results of SPOTLIGHT203 phase 2 study demonstrate new approach to second line treatment for melanomaMadrid, Spain, 15 March, 2022 – Highlight Therapeutics, (“Highlight”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical…
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2 December 2021 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics & Cima announce positive results from pre-clinical study combining BO-112 + STING agonist published in Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Press Release.   Intratumoral co-injection of BO-112 and a STING agonist synergize to achieve local and distant anti-tumor efficacy Pre-clinical study data follow publication of positive Phase 2 results of…
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12 November 2021 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from Phase 2b study of BO-112 + anti-PD1 in confirmed anti-PD1 progressor melanoma patients at SITC

Press Release.   Highlight Therapeutics announces positive preliminary results from Phase 2b study of BO-112 + anti-PD1 in confirmed anti-PD1 progressor melanoma patients at SITC Breakthrough cancer treatment shows best-in-class…
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14 April 2021 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics to present data from Phase 2 immunotherapy studies of liver metastases and melanoma data at AACR Virtual Annual Meeting 202

Press Release.   Madrid, Spain, 14 April, 2021 – Highlight Therapeutics, (“Highlight”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing RNA-based therapies against cancer, today announced that data from Phase 2 studies of…
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2 March 2021 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics and Pivotal work together on Melanoma therapy and launch a Phase IIa trial to examine BO-112 efficacy and safety

Press Release.   Trial will examine administration of Highlight’s BO-112 in combination with an anti-PD1 in unresectable or metastatic melanoma patients Recruitment has already begun across 19 top-level centers in…
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2 September 2020 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics announces first patient dosed in Phase IIa study in liver metastasis

Press Release.   Second collaboration with MSD to evaluate combination of BO-112 and KEYTRUDA® •    New research studies may further accelerate delivery of novel treatment strategies for melanoma Madrid, Spain…
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17 April 2020 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics appoints Dr. Carlos Paya as Executive Chairman

Press Release.   Dr Ralph Weichselbaum, Dr.Antoni Ribas & Michael Docherty appointed to SAB Company renamed to Highlight Therapeutics Madrid,  Spain –April  17, 2020: Highlight Therapeutics (“Highlight”), a clinical-stagebio pharmaceutical…
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17 April 2020 in Highlight Therapeutics, Press Release, Private Companies

Highlight Therapeutics announces name change from Bioncotech and launch of new website

Press Release.   Madrid,  Spain –April 17,  2020:Highlight Therapeutics, a  clinical-stagebio pharmaceutical  company developing RNA-based therapies against cancer, announces that  it has changed its name  from Bioncotech with immediate effect.…
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