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Genechem’s bispecifics deal with I-Mab marks debut for a global strategy 20 years in the making

Merck, WuXi BD alum Tong Zhang readies his tool kit to partner assets with roots in China’s hospitals

April 15, 2021 12:18 AM UTC

A deal with I-Mab is one of what Genechem hopes will be many to leverage an antibody discovery platform that it’s been building for the past five years.

Shanghai Genechem Co. Ltd. and I-Mab Biopharma (NASDAQ:IMAB) on April 6 partnered to develop and commercialize bispecific antibodies based on mAbs developed by Genechem and antibodies selected by I-Mab. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...