Antibody Discovering Platform,
from SHINE MOUSE® to NuvoMab™

Since the start of the biotechnology revolution last century, arguably the most productive platform for approved therapies has been the monoclonal antibody, an engineered protein that binds to foreign invaders in the body known as antigens.

In many ways, development of improved bioengineered medicines has been tied to the development of better antibodies. Early efforts used antibodies from mice that triggered powerful immune reactions in patients, as the antibodies themselves were identified as invaders. A number of techniques have been developed over the years to make the engineered antibodies more like those produced by the body itself.

As we seek to drug more difficult targets, existing antibodies face limitations. A common challenge: creating diverse sets of antibody candidates to be able to respond to any antigens. We are engineering antibodies with greater diversity.