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NUCLIDIUM

Im Erasmushaus, Bäumleingasse 18, Basel, Basel-Stadt, 4051, Switzerland

Overview

NUCLIDIUM focuses on copper isotopes for radiotheranostics, using copper-61 for imaging and copper-67 for therapeutic applications. Its lead programs are NU101 for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and NU201 for metastatic breast cancer, both slated to begin therapeutic phase 1/2a trials this year. The company reports that diagnostic phase 1/2 trial data to date show strong momentum, according to CEO and co-founder Leila Jaafar. NUCLIDIUM operates sites in Basel and Munich and is currently in the clinical development phase. It plans to expand its international production and manufacturing network for diagnostics and therapy and to develop new target structures in preclinical work to address additional solid tumor types.

Total raised
$131M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series B
Latest activity
May 2026

Industries

  • Health Care
  • Health Diagnostics
  • Medical
  • Therapeutics
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Recent funding

  1. Series B

    May 2026

    $33M

  2. Series B

    Jul 2025

    $98M

Team

  • Leila Jaafar-Thiel

    CEO and Founder

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  • Erik Strömqvist

    COO

  • Claudia Halasz

    CFO