Tag Archive for: antibodies

Glycan target specialist Tacalyx GmbH expands its seed financing to €14m to advance its anti-TACA cancer therapies.

Essential Pharma has acquired Renaissance Pharma Ltd to commercialise  the company’s Phase II program Hu14.18K322A in pedriatric high-risk neuroblastoma.

Genmab announced today that it will acquire privately held biotech company ProfoundBio for $1.8bn in cash. The deal is designed to help the Danish pharmaceutical company deepen its cancer pipeline with next-generation antibody-drug conjugate therapies where the company has already an inlicensing deal with former Synaffix´s ADC technology platform (which was acquired mid of 2023 by Lonza).

AVT03, a biosimilar candidate for osteoporosis treatment, showed promise in treating bone illnesses, according to results from a pharmacokinetic study by Alvotech SA.

Antibody engineering?The development of therapeutic antibodies is a time and cost ­intensive process. Biological and physicochemical properties of the lead molecules ­influence almost every step in the development. Investing into antibody engineering and lead ­optimisation during early development pays off in later steps and does not only accelerate the programme, but also increases the chance of success.

Genmab and argenx have entered a multiyear collaboration bringing together capabilities to jointly discover, develop and commercialise antibody therapies.

Chromatography methods and practical tips to simplify and reduce the costs of your processes