Synthetic Mini-Chromosomes for Antibody Production

Projektinformationen

MiChomAbs

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 889074

DOI

10.3030/889074

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 13 November 2019

Startdatum 1 Dezember 2019

Enddatum 31 Mai 2020

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Gesamtkosten

€ 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

RIBBON BIOLABS GMBH
Austria

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MiChomAbs (Synthetic Mini-Chromosomes for Antibody Production)

Berichtszeitraum: 2019-12-01 bis 2020-05-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

Ribbon Biolabs is a DNA synthesis company focusing on the production of long DNA molecules, at high throughput and at affordable prices. This project analyzed the feasibility of applying our DNA synthesis technology to the generation of expression systems for the generation, screening and production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and other biologics. The central target is to reduce costs, and ultimately serve the urgently needed expansion of the active repertoire of therapeutic mAbs to address unmet medical needs across the most common diseases such as cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis.

The main objectives of this feasibility study were (a) the strategic positioning and planning for market entry by exploring opportunities for strategic alliances with partners and customers for vertical scaling through clients in the biopharmaceutical industry as well as (b) the consolidation of our IP strategy and portfolio.
This study has allowed identifying bottlenecks in screening, engineering and production of mAbs, some of which can be overcome aided by the synthesis of complex DNA. More specifically, Ribbon Biolabs’ technology enables the construction of mAbs libraries and conjugated genetic systems facilitating their expression, in the range of medium-size plasmids (~10K bp) to mini-chromosome-like structures (~100K bp).

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

The work performed within this project resulted in 1) the identification, study and engagement of potential clients and/or end users and 2) the refinement of the relevant value chains given the most promising production networks, 3) the development and planning for a refined business model and 4) the development of an IP strategy and technology forecast.

We interviewed a set of potential customers, thereby developing competitor-intelligence analyses. At the same time, we identified the right partners to cooperate with as a market-entry point. Also, we started provisions to expand our patent portfolio, which will ensure a rightful and fair exploitation of our IP for the customer’s and end-user benefit.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

Ribbon’s customer base are biotech and pharma companies, CROs and CMOs, including SMEs, but the end customers of biologics, biosimilars and mAbs are, ultimately, the patients. Increasing the availability of long DNA will therefore increase the availability of biologics to the customer by lowering production time and prices but also facilitate the development of new biopharmaceutical products in industry and academia.

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