The Antibody Society

the official website of the antibody society

An international non-profit supporting antibody-related research and development.

The Antibody Society is hiring!

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Come join The Antibody Society in our mission to help people involved or interested in antibody research and development. We seek a Marketing and Events Manager to provide expertise in promoting our brand by managing all marketing activities, including managing and promoting events and creating marketing campaigns. This is an opportunity to be a leader in an organization that aids researchers in their development of antibody therapeutics, which improve the quality of life for many. As the Marketing and Events Managers you will take charge of:

  • Marketing for 2 major events annually, coordinating exhibit hall booth and in-person networking events
  • TAbS brand management on social media and website
  • Managing virtual events, including Symposia and webinars
  • Creating targeted marketing campaigns to attract new members and sponsors
  • Coordinating promotional activities with our partners

We seek a highly engaged individual! You are an ideal candidate if:

  •  You are passionate about the purpose and mission of The Antibody Society
  •  You are pro-active, propose new ideas, and have fun at work
  • You enjoy learning new tasks, adapting to new situations, and engaging in collaborations
  •  You value the opinions and viewpoints of others and you express your own opinions

This is a full-time, fully remote position with typical working hours 9-5 PM ET zone with the ability to flex as needed to complete required tasks. The salary range for this role is $75,000 – $85,000 annually. We offer 15 days of paid time off, a total of 12 paid holidays, and a flexible and generous health reimbursement plan.

We ask that applicants have a degree in a related field and at least 3 years of related experience, including managing online webinars, virtual symposia, and marketing at in-person trade shows.

Qualified applicants interested in the position may submit a resume with references to info@antibodysociety.org.

Register today for the first session of the year of the AIRR-C Seminar Series

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January 2024 Seminar Banner

The first AIRR-C Seminar Series session of 2024 is around the corner! On January 25th (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CET), following the usual format of the series, an established and an early career scientist will discuss their AIRR-seq related research. Enkelejda Miho, of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, will present “Integration of Clinical, Laboratory, and Multi-omics Data to Leverage Machine Learning for Diagnostics”. Next, Stefan Schattgen, of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will present “Spatiotemporal development of the human T follicular helper cell response to Influenza vaccination”.

Register now! Visit the AIRR Community Seminar Series website to learn more about this monthly series and access the recordings of past sessions.

AIRR Community Meeting VII Call for Abstracts

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AIRR Community Meeting VII Banner

The time has come to submit abstracts for the upcoming AIRR-C meeting!

Software Demonstrations and Tutorials

We will have hands-on, one hour “deep dive” tutorials as well as short 10 minute “lightning” demonstrations of innovative software and tools. Don’t miss this opportunity to share your software and tools with the community. Submit your demo or tutorial abstract proposal today! The deadline for software demo and tutorial abstracts is January 18th, 2024.

Posters and Short Contributed Talks

Our fun and informative poster sessions are back! Submit an abstract to be considered for one of the poster sessions. 6 exceptional posters will be invited to give short contributed talks during the plenary sessions. The deadline for posters and short talk abstracts is February 15th, 2024.

Registration and travel award applications will launch in February 2024.

“Antibodies to Watch in 2024” is now online!

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In this 15th installment of the annual ‘Antibodies to Watch’ article series, we review commercially sponsored monoclonal antibody therapeutics currently in late-stage clinical development, regulatory review, and those granted a first approval in any country in 2023. We also discuss clinical phase transition and overall approval success rates for antibody therapeutics, which are crucial to the biopharmaceutical industry because these rates inform decisions about resource allocation. Our analyses indicate that these molecules have approval success rates in the range of 14–32%, with higher rates associated with antibodies developed for non-cancer indications. Overall, our data suggest that antibody therapeutic development efforts by the biopharmaceutical industry are robust and increasingly successful.

Download or read the full paper here.

The complete abstract is here: The ‘Antibodies to Watch’ article series provides an annual summary of commercially sponsored monoclonal antibody therapeutics currently in late-stage clinical development, regulatory review, and those recently granted a first approval in any country. In this installment, we discuss key details for 16 antibody therapeutics granted a first approval in 2023, as of November 17 (lecanemab (Leqembi), rozanolixizumab (RYSTIGGO), pozelimab (VEOPOZ), mirikizumab (Omvoh), talquetamab (Talvey), elranatamab (Elrexfio), epcoritamab (EPKINLY), glofitamab (COLUMVI), retifanlimab (Zynyz), concizumab (Alhemo), lebrikizumab (EBGLYSS), tafolecimab (SINTBILO), narlumosbart (Jinlitai), zuberitamab (Enrexib), adebrelimab (Arelili), and divozilimab (Ivlizi)). We briefly review 26 product candidates for which marketing applications are under consideration in at least one country or region, and 23 investigational antibody therapeutics that are forecast to enter regulatory review by the end of 2024 based on company disclosures. These nearly 50 product candidates include numerous innovative bispecific antibodies, such as odronextamab, ivonescimab, linvoseltamab, zenocutuzumab, and erfonrilimab, and antibody–drug conjugates, such as trastuzumab botidotin, patritumab deruxtecan, datopotamab deruxtecan, and MRG002, as well as a mixture of two immunocytokines (bifikafusp alfa and onfekafusp alfa). We also discuss clinical phase transition and overall approval success rates for antibody therapeutics, which are crucial to the biopharmaceutical industry because these rates inform decisions about resource allocation. Our analyses indicate that these molecules have approval success rates in the range of 14–32%, with higher rates associated with antibodies developed for non-cancer indications. Overall, our data suggest that antibody therapeutic development efforts by the biopharmaceutical industry are robust and increasingly successful.