AbZelectPRO™: Enhanced Cell Line Development - Abzena

AbZelectPRO™: GMP Ready, High-Yielding Cell Line Development Platform

Rapidly progress your large molecule from DNA to RCB in 10 weeks & GMP in 6 months. Fully portable CLD, no Abzena exit fees, no royalties, & a single milestone payment at IND*. Now available with GS Knockout AbZelectPRO™-KO, and AbZelectPRO™-KO+ with ADCC+.

Ready to achieve more from your cell line? Discover AbZelectPRO™

Flexible Standalone Cell Lines or – Fully Integrated to GMP Solutions

CLD Services - Higher Productivity

Higher
Productivity

High-quality mAb titers up to 10 g/L, sustained over 60 generations

CLD Services - Proven Performance

Proven
Performance

>90 INDs & 4 Marketed Drugs with Revvity GS KO line & >20 INDs with 2G UNic® Vector

CLD Services - Rapid Timelines

Reduced
Timelines

Stable Pools in 3 weeks, RCB in 10 weeks, GMP in 6 Months

CLD Services - No Extra Fees

Transparent & Cost Effective

No Royalty Fees & No Exit Fees. Single milestone payment at IND only

Leverage Abzena’s >20 years of CLD expertise and state-of-the-art quality & analytical technologies to de-risk the path to IND.

 

Mammalian cell line development (CLD) often poses a challenge. It can take up to a year to establish a stable cell line. AbZelectPRO™ provides a platform solution that streamlines and accelerates CLD offering DNA to research cell bank (RCB) in 10 weeks and GMP in 6 months. AbZelectPRO™ can also minimize risk for future processes to enhance efficiency. Discover our stable cell line development platform for proven, rapid, and high-yielding CLD.

There are three key aspects of CLD which have been optimized in our AbZelectPRO™ platform:

  • Vector: Enhancement of the vector through codon optimization and re-organization of regulatory elements enables improved productivity at the cellular level. The use of GS selection also promotes greater stability.
  • Host cell line: Our CHO cell line has undergone directed evolution, being forced through multiple passages in bioreactors. Through each round, viable cell densities increased at faster rates, while maintaining high expression capacity.
  • Process: The overall CLD process has undergone significant optimization to improve efficiency and productivity.

* A Strategic Partner Fee is applicable if/when license holder transfers asset to another party.

Fast, Stable, & Scalable Cell Line Development Platform

We remove the gaps, dependencies & delays that slow your program from cell line to GMP.

CLD Services - Scale Confidently from Bench to GMP

Scale Confidently from Bench to GMP

  • Consistent, high-titer material at 50L, 500L and 2,000L — no performance cliffs
  • Minimal upstream process development (PD)
  • High-quality stable pools & clones that perform the same at every scale
CLD Services - Faster to Drug Substance

Faster to Drug Substance

  • Stable pool material enables downstream, analytical & formulation work to start immediately
  • Fewer upstream PD cycles compresses your timeline to IND-enabling studies
  • Tox material provision decoupled from final cell line selection
CLD Services - De-Risk Your Critical Path

De-Risk Your Critical Path

  • Analytical, formulation, & downstream PD run in parallel with CLD to reduce bottlenecks
  • Stable, predictable material reduces late-stage reformulation & process failures
  • One integrated partner removes handoff risk & keeps momentum

Compress Your Timeline. Eliminate the White Space.

AbZelectPRO™ Process Timeline

AbZelectPRO Process Timeline - Abzena

AbZelectPRO™ Info Sheet

For more complex biologic and bioconjugate programs, we can deliver increased productivity with a >30% reduction in cell line development timelines using our AbZelectPRO™ platform. AbZelectPRO™ combines our existing CHO cell line with ProteoNic’s premium expression vector technology 2G UNic.

Download our Info Sheet now to discover how our AbZelectPRO™ platform streamlines cell line development, enhancing efficiency and cutting your timelines to IND application. Tailored for small/mid biotechs with antibody-based therapeutics.

Streamlining IND application

Mammalian Cell Line Development Services - Abzena

We have an integrated cell line development approach which shortens timelines to IND enabling material. This is supported by using fast stable pools to generate early-stage material for characterization, pre-formulation, analytics and lead molecule selection.

Technical Evaluation of AbZelectPRO™

  • 3x higher stable pool productivity for antibodies & fusion proteins
  • Higher frequency of high-producing clones provides more shots on goal
  • High number of high-producing clones >10 g/L
  • 100% of selected clones stable after 60 generations

Flexible CHO Cell Line Development Platform Solutions That Fit Your Strategy

Integrated partnered technologies that accelerate & enhance CLD workflows

Cell Line Development Solutions - AbZelectPRO™-KO - Abzena
Cell Line Development Solutions - AbZelectPRO™-KO - Abzena
Cell Line Development Solutions - AbZelectPRO™-KO+ - Abzena

All platforms use off-the-shelf commercial media and feeds that are chemically defined & animal component-free.

Enhanced AbZelectPRO™ with 2G UNic by ProteoNic

For more complex biologic programs, we can deliver increased productivity by enhancing our AbZelectPRO™ platform, which combines our existing CHO cell line with ProteoNic’s premium expression vector technology 2G UNic.

Benefits of AbZelectPRO™ with 2G UNic vector technology:

  • Optimized expression cassettes to maximize productivity from each cell
  • Efficient GS selection marker compatible with current AbZelectPRO™ CHO Cell Line
  • Proven track record – ProteoNic are moving towards regulatory approvals with multiple programs in the clinic and work with several large pharmaceutical firms.
  • Early material from highly productive stable pools for antibodies, bispecifics and fusion proteins
  • Higher frequency of high-producing clones offering more shots on goal- up to 10 g/L
  • Highly stable clones maintaining productivity beyond 60 generations
  • Quicker doubling times with a >30% reduction in cell line development timelines
  • Uses single-use bioreactors to lower production costs
  • Robust scalable and consistent platform process
  • Further process intensification can boost titres to achieve 10g/L at scale
  • Enhanced cycle times with faster growth with optimized CHO-K1 host cell line

How it works

ProteoNic’s 2G UNic technology uses the combined effect of novel genetic elements to exert a positive effect on recombinant protein production levels and boosts the performance of other expression-enhancing technologies. This state-of-the art vector technology also increases production levels of difficult-to-produce complex protein, including bispecifics and fusion proteins as well as levels of products already in the multiple g/L range.

Supporting next-generation therapies with AbZelectPRO™

To achieve the highest production levels, AbZelectPRO™ combines our CHO-K1 mammalian cell line with ProteoNic’s 2G UNic® premium vector technology to boost expression levels and generate higher-producing, stable cell lines up to 10g/L of product.

As a result, the AbZelectPRO™ platform supports the efficient and stable production of antibodies and more difficult-to-express proteins such as fusion proteins, bispecifics and other novel modalities.

Abzena's CLD Workflow with AbZelectPRO™

Cell Line Development Workflow - Abzena

Improving efficiency with AbZelectPRO™

Enhancing productivity

Enhancing productivity - AbZelectPRO™

Designed for both traditional and difficult-to-express protein programs, such as antibodies, bispecific, and fusion proteins,  Abzena’s  AbZelectPRO™, is optimized across the three key areas of vector, host cell line, and process. It provides improved cell doubling times, viable cell densities, and robust and stable cell lines.

Leveraging vector technology

Leveraging vector technology - AbZelectPRO™

Our AbZelectPRO™ platform combines AbZelect™ with 2G UNic® premium vector technology to boost expression levels and generate higher-producing, stable cell lines expressing proteins including bispecifics, fusions and other novel modalities.

Accelerating CLD timelines

De-risking the path to IND - AbZelectPRO™

By streamlining the CLD process, our AbZelectPRO™ platform can progress your project from sequencing to research cell banks in 10 weeks with 10g/L in titres, helping to deliver your project to the clinic faster.

De-risking the path to IND

De-risking the path to IND - AbZelectPRO™

AbZelectPRO™ promotes the in-depth characterization of multiple candidates at early stages through the generation of multiple fast stable pools, enabling rapid identification and mitigation of risk.

Watch an interview held with Bioprocess Online to learn more about our next-generation cell line development platform.

Explore our experts’ responses to your AbZelectPRO™ FAQs

How can AbZelectPRO™ support next-generation therapies?

Our AbZelectPRO™ platform supports the efficient and stable production of both traditional and  difficult-to-express therapies like fusion proteins, bispecifics and other novel modalities by combining ProteoNic’s 2G UNic® premium vector technology with host CHO cell line.  Offering a unique double promoter to drive gene expression and enhance messenger RNA stability, the AbZelectPRO™ platform achieves higher viable cell density (VCD) and productivity in comparison to other cell line platforms.

What does the tech transfer process look like?

Efficient tech transfer is a common area of focus when relying on a contract development and manufacturing organization (cdmo) for support, being critical for the smooth transition of projects from CLD into manufacturing. Operating across our sites in Cambridge, UK, and San Diego, US, our teams work closely together to ensure the seamless progression of your project. Our extensive experience and collaborative culture allow us to proactively identify and prevent risks that could delay your therapy reaching patients.

How does the AbZelectPRO™ platform leverage cutting-edge technologies?

By integrating fully automated, next-generation technologies such as the Cyto-Mine® high-throughput microfluidics screening platform into  AbZelectPRO™, we can rapidly select high-performing clones while ensuring monoclonality. The Cyto-Mine® platform provides productivity data on a per-cell basis, allowing us to rank individual clones and select single cells with the highest productivity for further expansion and characterization.

How does the AbZelectPRO™ platform offer flexibility?

The AbZelectPRO™ platform is designed to provide the flexibility needed to support your unique antibody-based therapy, whether that’s a monoclonal antibody (mAb), bispecific antibody, fusion protein or a novel modality. Leveraging our analytical development and regulatory expertise, we can adapt our testing methods or develop new assays to safeguard the quality of your therapy from CLD to manufacturing.