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Heavy Chain Only Antibodies (HCAbs)

  • Endogenous murine antibody expression eliminated
  • Human (or other mammalian) transgenes introduced, w/o CH1
  • Antigen challenge results in affinity matured HCAbs
  • Recovery from B cells or plasma cells (hybridoma or direct cDNA expression cloning)

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HCAb Transgenic Mice Transgene

 

8V3 HCAb

 

 


HCAb Platform Evaluation

Potent HCAbs raised against a range of proteins including

  • cytokines,
  • bacterial and
  • viral targets

HCAbs isolated via:

  • expression cloning,
  • hybridomas,
  • phage display

Consistent isolation of HCAbs with affinities in the high pMolar to nMolar range
HCAb and derived Vh Profiles:

  • Soluble
  • Do not form aggregates in vitro
  • HCAbs have PK characteristics in vivo comparable to human H2L2 antibodies

HCAb & VH domains: Solubility & Aggregation

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HCAb Platform: Applications

HCAbs can be used directly as simplified alternatives to conventional antibodies

The VH domains from HCAbs can yield “second generation” antibody-like therapeutics

  • Bispecific antibodies
  • Tetravalent antibodies

Harbour offers fully human HCAbs derived in vivo in transgenic mice

  • High affinity
  • Soluble
  • Stable

 

 

 

Harbour has a broad, robust patent portfolio covering human heavy chain rodent technology and human heavy chain constructs, to include six US Patents, three European Patents and numerous other patents and pending applications around the world.   Harbours HCAb mice technology is covered by US and several international issued and pending patent rights.

 


BiSpecific BiValent HCAb

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Tetravalent human Ab are soluble and do not aggregate

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