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Dragonfly Announces Multi-Target Expansion of Research Collaboration with AbbVie

  • Apr 20, 2022
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Updated: Sep 2, 2022

Dragonfly and AbbVie expand their existing collaboration in oncology and autoimmune disease to develop additional drug candidates in immune-mediated diseases using Dragonfly's proprietary Tri-specific NK cell Engager Therapy (TriNKET™) platform



WALTHAM, Mass., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. ("Dragonfly"), a biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies that harness the innate immune system to treat disease, today announced an expansion of its research collaboration with AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) to discover and develop Dragonfly's novel immunotherapies for new targets in autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. AbbVie successfully licensed its first TriNKET™ drug candidate from Dragonfly, part of a multi-target collaboration initiated in November 2019, in January 2021.


"AbbVie is committed to delivering transformative treatment options for patients suffering from autoimmune and fibrotic diseases," said Dr. Jonathon Sedgwick, Vice President and Global Head of Discovery Research at AbbVie. "We have seen strong progress in our current collaboration with Dragonfly focused on their triNKET technology and are pleased to expand our partnership to include additional immunology targets of interest to AbbVie."


"AbbVie is a global leader in treating immune-mediated diseases, and they continue to be a terrific partner" said Bill Haney, co-founder and chief executive officer of Dragonfly, "we look forward to building on our successful collaboration, and rapidly progressing with the AbbVie team to advance new treatment options for patients."


Under the agreement, Dragonfly will grant AbbVie the option to license exclusive worldwide intellectual property rights to multiple new candidates developed using Dragonfly's TriNKET™ technology platform. AbbVie will pay Dragonfly an upfront payment, future success-based milestone payments and royalties.


About Dragonfly

Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing therapies that use its novel TriNKET™ technology to harness the body's innate immune system to bring breakthrough treatments to patients.



DRAGONFLY MEDIA CONTACT:

Anne Deconinck | anne@dragonflytx.com



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This is such an exciting development in immunotherapy research! The expansion of Dragonfly's TriNKET™ platform through this deepened collaboration with AbbVie really highlights how strategic partnerships can accelerate breakthroughs in autoimmune and fibrotic diseases. What's particularly impressive is how quickly AbbVie moved to license the first TriNKET™ drug candidate — that kind of confidence speaks volumes about the platform's potential. As someone studying biomedical data analytics, reading about collaborations like this reminds me how critical rigorous statistical analysis is in validating these drug candidates. The data behind every milestone payment and trial outcome has to be airtight. In fact, many of my peers who struggle with the analytical side often look to Pay Someone to Write My SPSS Assignment when…

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May 29

It's wonderful to read the post about Dragonfly Therapeutics' collaboration with AbbVie. I found the focus on advancing NK-cell-based immuno-oncology therapies using Dragonfly’s TriNKET platform quite interesting. The way they emphasize partnership to accelerate cancer research stood out. I also feel the article shows how biotech collaborations like this can shape future therapies, and while reading, I was reminded of how students often look for support services such as New Assignment Help Australia in academic work contexts. It is similar to searching for reliable guidance, like Best Assignment Help Australia, when managing complex topics naturally. Nice post

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Jack Thomas
Jack Thomas
Apr 14

the collaboration with AbbVie was inspiring and well explained. It’s always interesting to see how partnerships between organizations can lead to innovation and meaningful impact. The way you broke it down made the purpose and value behind the collaboration very clear. I also saw a related discussion on https://samedaydiplomas.com/ that looked at teamwork and progress from a different angle.

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