Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG Acquires Direct Majority Stake in Drug Developer PENTIXAPHARM

Major Change in Shareholding Structure

Würzburg (Germany), April 19th, 2021 – Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG has acquired several share packages from the founders of PentixaPharm GmbH. Together with another internal share transfer, Eckert & Ziegler AG will directly hold a total of about 83% of the shares in the company as of closing of the transactions. The total cost for the three share packages amount to approximately EUR 30 million. About a quarter of the purchase price payments will be made in cash, the remainder in shares of Eckert & Ziegler AG, which the seller has committed to hold at least until the date at which an advanced clinical trial approval is expected. The management of PentixaPharm, which holds the remaining 17% of PENTIXAPHARM shares, has been granted additional options to sell its remaining shares.

About PentixaFor / PentixaTher

This theranostic pair specifically targets the CXCR4-CXCR12 axis, which is significantly involved in the interaction and proliferation of hematologic and solid tumors and their protective environment. The Gallium-68 based PET agent PentixaFor has demonstrated advanced imaging not only for several different hematologic indications – including leukaemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma – but also for other solid tumors like adrenocortical carcinoma, and small cell lung cancer. In addition, other disease conditions, such as atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, splenosis and stroke and can be targeted with this tracer. The therapeutic counterpart PentixaTher, labeled with α- or β-emitters, offers new treatment options for individualised medicine in terms of endoradiotherapy.

About PentixaPharm

PentixaPharm, founded in 2019, is a radiopharmaceutical development company committed to developing the innovative theranostic pair PentixaFor and PentixaTher. PentixaFor and PentixaTher are two-small peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals, which specifically target the CXCR4-receptor.

Contacts

Dr. Hakim Bouterfa, CEO PentixaPharm

+49 931 991360-73

hakim.bouterfa@pentixapharm.com