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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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Talem and Libera Bio partner for discovery of AI-driven antibodies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Talem Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Immunoprecise Antibodies, has entered a multi-target artificial intelligence (AI)-driven antibody discovery collaboration with Libera Bio. The MPN Technology provides an elegant way for delivering antibodies inside tumour cells.

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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy. Immatics is one of the most important players concerning innovation surrounding cancer monoclonal antibody therapy.

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AbbVie announces acquisition of DJS Antibodies for $255m

Pharmaceutical Technology

AbbVie has announced the acquisition of UK-based biotechnology firm DJS Antibodies for nearly $255m in cash at closing. DJS focuses on the discovery and development of antibody therapies that act on difficult-to-drug disease-causing proteins, such as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

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Bristol Myers pays Agenus $200M for drug aimed at top immunotherapy target

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma acquired rights to an experimental antibody medicine that blocks a protein, called TIGIT, that's become a focus for several cancer drugmakers.

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AbbVie to buy UK biotech DJS for $255M

Bio Pharma Dive

The deal gives AbbVie an experimental medicine for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as a platform for designing antibody drugs that can target proteins known as GPCRs.

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A chain reaction: HIV vaccines can lead to antibodies against antibodies

Medical Xpress

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection.

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