ADC and Other Technologies
With our acquisition of ProfoundBio we have inherited proprietary antibody-drug linker technology, that blends innovative and proven methods to design antibody drug conjugates (ADC) leading to potentially enhanced therapeutic outcomes. ADCs are antibodies with potent cytotoxic agents coupled to them. By using antibodies that recognize specific targets on tumor cells, these cytotoxic agents are preferentially delivered to the tumor cells. We also use or license several other technologies to generate diverse libraries of high quality, functional antibodies such as the UltiMab® transgenic mouse technology from Medarex, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb, and the OmniAb® transgenic mouse and rat platforms from Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.