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Twist Bioscience and Astellas team up for antibody discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

Twist Bioscience and Astellas Pharma have entered a collaboration to help the latter to discover antibodies for immunotherapies. In May 2022, they signed a research partnership and exclusive option licence agreement for the development of antibodies to reduce tumour microenvironment-mediated immunosuppression.

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Brii Bio acquires Vir’s antibody rights for Hepatitis B in Greater China

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Brii Biosciences (Brii Bio) has exercised an option for the acquisition of exclusive development and marketing rights for Vir Biotechnology’s investigational antibody, VIR-3434, for Hepatitis B in Greater China, under a partnership agreement. The mAb is presently in the Phase II development stage.

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Astellas and Sutro partner to develop immunostimulatory ADCs

Pharmaceutical Technology

Astellas Pharma and Sutro Biopharma have entered a global, strategic partnership and licencing agreement to discover and develop new immunostimulatory antibody-drug conjugates (iADCs). An iADC merges an antibody with a small molecule compound that elicits immunogenic cell death, and an immune-activating molecule.

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Eisai signs agreement with Bliss Biopharmaceutical to develop BB-1701

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ei s ai and Bliss Biopharmaceutical have entered into a joint development agreement for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), BB-1701, to treat cancers. The collaboration will help in further development of BB-1701 across the world and advance the ADC towards late stage of development.

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Sanofi and AstraZeneca’s RSV antibody shows mettle in real-world results

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Sanofi announced data from a real-world clinical trial that demonstrated its RSV antibody nirsevimab delivered an 83% reduction in hospitalisations in infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-related lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD). Nirsevimab is being jointly developed between Sanofi and AstraZeneca.

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Twist and Ildong to develop antibodies for immuno-oncology applications

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ildong Pharmaceutical will licence a suite of Twist Bioscience's VHH antibody libraries after the two companies entered a partnership agreement. Twist's VHH libraries, used for discovering and developing antibodies for use in immuno-oncology, will be licensed by Ildong for three years for research and development works. .

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Gilead partners with MacroGenics for bispecific antibody development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has entered an exclusive option and partnership agreement with MacroGenics for developing bispecific antibodies. Under the deal, the companies will leverage MacroGenics’ DART platform to develop MGD024 as well as two further bispecific research programmes.

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