Researchers from Apeximmune Therapeutics Inc. presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of AIM-104, a novel potent pan-allele anti-SIRPα antibody for the treatment of cancer.

Burnet Institute has entered into a research license and option agreement with Argenx SE for Burnet’s Stellabody technology.

Vectory Therapeutics BV has closed a €129 million ($138 million) series A financing to advance its vectorized antibody programs in neurodegenerative diseases.

Ibio Inc. has expanded its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology offering with the launch of Shieldtx, an antibody masking technology designed to enable specific, highly targeted antibody delivery to diseased tissue without harming healthy tissue.

Triveni Bio Inc. has announced a $92 million series A financing that will support the advancement of its lead antibody program, TRIV-509, from preclinical development to a phase IIa clinical trial in atopic dermatitis and fuel a pipeline of novel antibodies with two additional development candidate nominations expected in 2024.

Scholar Rock Inc. has announced plans to advance SRK-439, a novel investigational myostatin inhibitor for the treatment of obesity, toward an IND submission in 2025.

Integral Molecular Inc. has been awarded funding totaling $896,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which will support its discovery of antibodies against difficult and conserved protein targets.