Ampersand Biomedicines

Ampersand Biomedicines is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing innovative programming therapeutics aimed at targeting diseases directly at their site of occurrence. The company employs its Address, Navigate, Design (AND)™ Platform to create localized treatments that enhance precision in disease management. By integrating a localizing element with a carefully selected actuator for disease modification, Ampersand Biomedicines enables researchers to address a broad spectrum of diseases across various body systems. This approach allows for a tailored therapeutic response, potentially improving the efficacy of treatments and advancing the field of precision medicine.

Raffi Afeyan

Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

1 past transactions

AbCheck

Acquisition in 2024
AbCheck is a biotechnology company specializing in antibody discovery and optimization for therapeutic applications. Founded in 2009 as a spin-out from Affimed's technology discovery platform, it operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Affimed GmbH. The company offers a flexible business model that includes drug candidates through discovery collaborations and strategic research partnerships, often under royalty-free agreements. AbCheck utilizes a range of techniques, including de novo antibody discovery from animals and the use of humanized libraries cloned from immunized rabbits, to generate target-specific human antibody domains. These domains can be adapted into various therapeutic formats, primarily focusing on developing innovative solutions for cancer immunotherapies.
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