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Zymeworks Inc. Description

Zymeworks Inc is a Canada-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of multifunctional biotherapeutics. The Company's ZymeCAD platform is for protein modeling and structure-guided protein engineering. The Company's platforms include Azymetric Platform, AlbuCORE Platform, EFECT Platform and Zymelink Conjugation Platform + Cytotoxins. The Company's lead product candidate, ZW25, is a bispecific antibody, which is being evaluated in an adaptive Phase I clinical trial. Its ZW33 is a bi-specific antibody that delivers a cytotoxic payload to cancers cells by binding to different epitopes (bi-paratopic targeting) of the overexpressed HER2 protein. It focuses on developing a pipeline of preclinical product candidates and discovery-stage programs in immuno-oncology and other therapeutic areas. It analyzes protein characteristics to develop the scope of protein engineering to tackle biological systems.

Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Biotechnology
Keywords: Medicine Biopharmaceutical Cancer Immunology Immune System Cancer Immunotherapy Monoclonal Antibodies Antibody Toxins Glycoproteins Her2 Protein Engineering Biological Systems Bispecific Monoclonal Antibody