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Genmab Has First Wholly Owned Antibodies In Phase III, Hunts For More

Shifting From Out-Licensing To Retaining Assets

 
• By Mandy Jackson

CMO Tahamtan Ahmadi told Scrip that Genmab hopes to do a deal in 2025 like its ProfoundBio acquisition in 2024 as the company seeks to develop more antibodies entirely on its own.

Genmab bought ProfoundBio last year and hopes to sign another deal this year (Shutterstock)

Developing antibody therapeutics, out-licensing the drugs to larger companies and collecting royalty revenue from the resulting commercial products has been a lucrative business for Genmab. However, for years the company has been working towards the goal of developing medicines entirely on its own and 2024 was a transformative year in that regard. Now the antibody specialist aims to execute another deal in 2025 that could continue its evolution.

Key Takeaways
  • Genmab has transitioned from primarily out-licensing its antibody candidates to co-developing and co-commercializing them, and now aims to bring forward wholly owned assets on its own.

Scrip spoke with Genmab chief medical officer Tahamtan Ahmadi at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in January about key milestones...

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