Affitech renews exclusive worldwide phage display license from DKFZ
"Breitling" patents hold key position in human antibody discovery field
Affitech AS, announced that they have renewed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with DKFZ (German Cancer Research Center) of Heidelberg, Germany for the antibody library display patents, otherwise known as "Breitling" IP family. These patents cover the use of full-length pIII phage protein as a scaffold in a phagemid vector, and are one of the fundamental patents for the phagemid display of antibody, antibody fragments and proteins. As the antibody therapeutic market continues to grow with a record number of candidates moving through pre-clinical and clinical trials, Affitech anticipates that all serious entrants in the antibody field will consider the use of these patents. This is backed by the fact that over the past couple of years, Affitech has successfully negotiated cross-licensing agreements involving Breitling IP with leading antibody companies such as Dyax and Xoma.
The renewed terms provide Affitech the worldwide exclusive license until the expiry of the patents in the respective territories, and include the capability of Affitech to sublicense the IP to any company or organization worldwide. No other terms of the agreement were disclosed.
The DKFZ agreement represents another milestone as Affitech continues to progress towards becoming a product-focused human antibody therapeutics company. Several of its in-house discovered antibodies generated by its pioneering CBAS(TM) (Cell Based Antibody Selection) technology are currently undergoing pre-clinical development.
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