Telix and NUCLIBER Sign Distribution Agreement for Prostate Cancer Imaging in Spain
08 December 2021 - 9:42AM
Telix and NUCLIBER Sign Distribution Agreement for Prostate Cancer
Imaging in Spain
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today
announces that it has entered into an exclusive commercial
distribution agreement with Madrid-based NUCLIBER S.A. Spain
(NUCLIBER) for Telix’s prostate cancer investigational imaging
product Illuccix® (Kit for the preparation of 68Ga-PSMA-11
injection) for the Spanish market.
Under the terms of the agreement, and subject to
closing requirements being satisfied, NUCLIBER will be the overall
distributor and local representative for Illuccix in Spain, an EU5
country, from the national approval date. NUCLIBER has demonstrated
experience in the supply of gallium generators across Spain and has
been selected according to its ability to deliver a secure and
continuous supply of 68Ga necessary for commercial launch in the
country.
NUCLIBER Managing Director, Marisol Fornes
stated, “We are delighted to be working with Telix and adding the
Company’s lead investigational asset to our future nuclear medicine
offering in Spain. With recent updates to European1 and U.S.2,3
clinical practice guidelines, PSMA-PET is emerging as the standard
of care for prostate cancer imaging worldwide. Through this
commercial partnership we will support Telix in pursuit of its goal
to provide widespread access to state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging
for Spanish men living with prostate cancer following marketing
authorisation in Spain.”
Telix EMEA President Richard Valeix added,
“NUCLIBER is a leading nuclear medicine company in Spain, and we
are therefore pleased to have entered into this commercial
distribution agreement as we prepare for the European launch of
Illuccix. Collaborating with such an established and
patient-centric leader in radiopharmaceuticals will help Telix to
deliver on the promise of nuclear medicine with the ultimate aim to
improve outcomes for Spanish men living with prostate cancer.”
About Prostate Cancer in
Spain
In 2020, prostate cancer was the most commonly
diagnosed cancer in men in Spain, with approximately 34,600 new
cases being diagnosed, exhibiting a significantly higher incidence
in men than either lung cancer (21,500 new cases) or bowel cancer
(24,600 new cases). Prostate cancer was also a leading cause of
cancer death in men, with almost 5,800 men dying from the disease
in Spain in 2020. Almost 137,000 Spanish men were estimated to be
living with prostate cancer in 2020.4
About
NUCLIBER
NUCLIBER was founded in 1962 as a company
designing and manufacturing equipment for various applications in
industry using ionizing radiation. NUCLIBER pioneered the supply of
radioisotopes in Spain in the industrial, medical and research
fields. Today NUCLIBER is focused on nuclear medicine, oncology,
and non-destructive testing, offering a wide range of products.
NUCLIBER was founded with a vocation for service and quality. The
same vocation exists today. For more information visit:
https://www.NUCLIBER.es/
About Telix
Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products using
Molecularly Targeted Radiation (MTR). Telix is headquartered in
Melbourne, Australia with international operations in Belgium,
Japan, Switzerland and the United States. Telix is developing a
portfolio of clinical-stage products that address significant unmet
medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the
Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information
visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter
(@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix’s lead product, Illuccix (TLX591-CDx) for
prostate cancer imaging, has been approved by the Australian
Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),5 and accepted for filing by
the U.S. FDA.6 Telix is also progressing marketing authorisation
applications for Illuccix in the European Union7 and Canada.8
With the exception of Illuccix in Australia,
none of Telix’s products have received a marketing authorisation in
any jurisdiction. In Brazil, Illuccix has been granted exceptional
authorisation.9
Telix Media Contact
Dr. Stewart HolmstromTelix Pharmaceuticals
LimitedDirector Corporate CommunicationsEmail:
stewart.holmstrom@telixpharma.com
Important Information
This announcement does not constitute an offer
to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the
United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which such an offer
would be illegal. The securities referred to herein have not been
and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act
of 1933 (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or under the securities laws
of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and may not
be offered or sold within the United States, unless the securities
have been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption
from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act is
available. With the exception of Illuccix in Australia, none of the
technologies or products described in this document have received a
marketing authorisation in any jurisdiction. This announcement has
been authorised for release by Dr Christian Behrenbruch, Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer. The Telix Pharmaceuticals
name and logo are trademarks of Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited and
its affiliates (all rights reserved).
1 European Association of Urology 2020.2 Trabulsi EJ et al. J
Clin Oncol. Jan 2020.3 National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
Guidelines. Sep 2021.4 Globocan 2021.5 ASX disclosure 02/11/21.6
ASX disclosure 24/11/20.7 ASX disclosure 01/05/20.8 ASX disclosure
16/12/20.9 ASX disclosure 01/12/21.
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