US pharma major AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) revealed yesterday that it has linked up with San Diago, USA-based start-up Tentarix Biotherapeutics on the discovery and development of conditionally-active, multi-specific biologic candidates in oncology and immunology.
The collaboration will integrate AbbVie’s expertise in oncology and immunology with Tentarix’ proprietary Tentacles platform. Tentacles are multi-functional, conditionally-active antibody-based biologics that are designed specifically to activate immune cells that can modulate disease pathways, while potentially mitigating safety concerns associated with non-specific targeting of other immune cells.
The deal adds to one entered into in August last year with Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) aiming to leverage Tentarix’ proprietary Tentacles platform to discover and develop multi-functional, conditional protein therapeutics for oncology and inflammatory diseases.
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