argenx SE American Depositary Shares
argenx SE, a commercial-stage biopharma company, develops various therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases in the United States, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company offers VYGART and VYGART HYTRULO to treat generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). It also develops efgartigimod for the treatment of seronegative and ocular gMG, thyroid eye diseases, ITP, myositis, Sjögren's disease, lupus nephropathy, systemic sclerosis, antibody-mediated rejection, and autoimmune encephalitis; empasiprubart for multifocal motor neuropath, CIDP, delayed graft function, and dermatomyositis; and ARGX-119 for congenital myasthenic syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and spinal muscular atrophy. In addition, the company is also developing ARGX-119, a MuSK agonist to treat congenital myasthenic syndromes and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ARGX-109, which targets IL-6 to treat inflammation; ARGX-121 and ARGX 220 that targets the immune system; ARGX-213, which targets FcRn; and ARGX-118, which develops antibodies against Galectin-10, as well as cusatuzumab, ARGX-112, ARGX-114, and ARGX-115. It has strategic collaborations with OncoVerity, Inc, LEO Pharma A/S, Zai Lab Limited, AbbVie, Inc., Elektrofi, Genmab SE, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Clayton Foundation, Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., AgomAb Therapeutics NV, Broteio Pharma B.V., VIB vzw, University of Texas, BioWa, Inc., Lonza Sales AG, Université Catholique de Louvain, Sopartec S.A., NYU Langone Health, Leiden University Medical Center, and IQVIA Ltd. argenx SE was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Zymeworks Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, discovers, develops, and commercializes biotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer, and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases (AIID). Its therapeutic platforms and fully integrated drug development engine provides the flexibility and compatibility to precisely engineer and develop highly differentiated antibody-based therapeutic candidates. The company's platforms include Azymetric multispecific antibody platform; Drug Conjugate platform includes a suite of proprietary cytotoxins comprising topoisomerase and microtubulin inhibiting toxins, stable linkers, and conjugation technologies; EFECT platform, which consists of a set of modifications to the Fc region of antibodies that enable the selective modulation of recruited cytotoxic immune cells for various therapeutic applications; and ProTECT, a tumor-specific immune co-stimulation platform. Its lead product candidate consists of zanidatamab, a novel bispecific antibody that targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 HER2 that is in Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 clinical trials, including certain ongoing pivotal clinical trials; and zanidatamab zovodotin, a HER2 -targeted antibody-drug conjugate that is in Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of advanced or metastatic HER2-expressing tumors. In addition, the company develops a pipeline of preclinical product candidates. It has strategic partnerships and collaborations with BeiGene, Ltd.; Celgene Corporation; Celgene Alpine Investment Co. LLC; GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development Limited; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.; Iconic Therapeutics, Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Research GmbH; and Atreca, Inc. Zymeworks Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Middletown, Delaware.
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