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EpimAb's innovative FIT-Ig technology offers a game-changing approach to a broad variety of bi-specific antibodies. The technology provides access to stable bi-specifics by applying conventional molecular biology techniques. FIT-Ig molecules demonstrate properties similar to therapeutically active antibodies. They are actually manufactured like antibodies using standard processes at yields and purities similar to antibodies, e.g. EMB01, our first candidate was developed from cell line to IND submission date in 15 months, produced 3,5 g/l in a standard cell line and was easily purified with 70% recovery. Further candidates are manufactured with even higher yields.

EpimAb is developing a portfolio of bispecific antibodies for the treatment of different oncology indications. The first asset, EMB01, a first in class dual c-Met and EGFR inhibitor, is currently being investigated in a PhI/II study for treatment of solid tumors.

EMB02 (IND filing Q2/2020) and EMB04 are immune oncology biologics and EMB06 (IND filing Q4/2020) is a bispecific T-cell engager. In addition EMB08 (IND filing 2021) is a bispecific fusion protein.

EpimAb is committed to diversifying its portfolio of FIT-Igs in order to further validate the flexibility and robustness of the format and its platform. The broad applicability of this technology enables EpimAb to pursue two concurrent strategies for commercializing the technology:

•      Grant licenses to other pharmaceutical companies to combine two antibodies into a FIT-Ig themselves. Through this initiative EpimAb intends to catalyze the broad use of FIT-Igs for the benefit of scientists, the medical community and eventually patients; and

•      Create and develop proprietary FIT-Igs enabling EpimAb to grow and develop a discovery and development organization, generate FIT-Igs of great value to patients and medical experts and also improve its technological approach to bi-specific antibodies for the benefit of the scientific community.

There is a high unmet need for central nervous system (CNS) diseases in the growing aging population. Chronic inflammation is associated with a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases related to aging. Genervon is bringing GM6, a new clinical-stage drug asset, to regulatory approval and commercialization in China for CNS diseases including Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and other neurodegenerative diseases. Most clinical trials for drugs developed through the traditional single-target drug approach have failed to treat the complex neurological disorders that involve multiple interrelated pathways.

GM6 is an innovative first-in-class regulator peptide drug in clinical stage. Genervon Biopharmaceuticals discovered an endogenous embryonic-stage regulator, Motoneuronotrophic Factor (MNTF), and developed from it the pleiotropic drug GM6. GM6 is neither an antibody nor a single-target agonist or antagonist. It is a multi-target regulator which simultaneously acts upon multiple extracellular receptors to modulate a series of signaling pathways mediating inflammation and pro-survival responses in both CNS and immune system. Genervon has validated GM6’s target engagement of multiple targets and druggability. GM6 has been de-risked for toxicity in animal studies and safety in three clinical trials. IND documents filed with the FDA can be used to support regulatory filing in China for clinical trials. Genervon is interested to partner through licensing or merger and acquisition. A complete CMC package is ready for technology transfer.

A clinical-stage US pharma company with a P2B asset (US FDA IND) targeted for multiple substance use disorders and stressor-related disorders (e.g., PTSD) with unmet medical needs.