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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.
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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AbbVie is to begin clinical development of an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after licensing the therapy in from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University. AbbVie has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of the antibody, with clinical development beginning in the US and expanding into Europe.
Ono Pharmaceutical and Monash University have entered an option and research collaboration for the discovery and development of antibodies that target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
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The patent battle between Amgen and Sanofi over their cholesterol-lowering antibodies has divided big pharma in the past months. Both drugs are monoclonal antibodies that inhibit the protein PCSK9. Since April 2020, Sanofi is responsible for Praluent outside of the US, while Regeneron handles its sale in the US.
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antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), CMG901. monoclonal antibody, a cytotoxic small molecule monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) and a protease-degradable linker. cell surface protein, including gastric cancers. AstraZeneca has signed a global exclusive licence agreement with KYM Biosciences for the latter’s Claudin-18.2
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Program uses Denali’s Antibody Transport Vehicle (ATV) technology to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and aims to increase target engagement Biogen Inc. Nasdaq: DNLI) today announced that Biogen has exercised the option to license Denali’s Antibody Transport Vehicle (ATV): Amyloid beta program (ATV:Aβ).
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billion in biobucks on the table to buy Teneobio and its suite of bispecific and multispecific antibody technologies focused on cancer and other disease targets. An antisense treatment, BIIB080 potentially aims at microtubule-linked protein tau (MAPT) messenger RNA (mRNA) and impedes tau protein production.
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When the first generation vaccine CVnCoV failed its phase 2b/3 test last summer, the writing looked to be on the wall for the alliance, with multiple COVID-19 shots already available with more coming down the pipeline – including GSK and Sanofi’s recombinant protein candidate – and prospects looking slim in an increasingly crowded market.
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million on the table if certain development, regulatory and sales goals are achieved. These followed two deals late last week – on Thursday GSK made an $85 million licensing agreement with Surface Oncology for an early-stage antibody asset, which adds a natural killer cell approach to the company’s oncology portfolio.
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