CAMARILLO, Calif. & NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AskGene, a biotechnology company developing next-generation cytokine therapeutics, and novel bi-specific antibodies to treat cancer and other diseases, and ATUM, a California-based bioengineering company, today announced the successful Investigational New Drug (IND) filing in China for AskGene’s new antibody drug. The antibody was produced using the Leap-In Transposase® technology pioneered by ATUM and represents the tenth successful IND clearance globally using this platform.
GenScript ProBio and AskGene signed a license agreement for GenScript ProBio's single-domain antibody (sdAb) targeting an immune checkpoint target. GenScript ProBio grants a non-exclusive global license to AskGene to use GenScript ProBio's sdAb targeting immune checkpoint target for discovery, development and commercialization of its antibody and derivative products. In the future, GenScript ProBio will be the preferred partner for CMC development, clinical and commercial manufacturing of this product.