AbCellera has raised another round of financing, this time a US $105 million Series B round. The financing was led by OrbiMed and current investor DCVC Bio, with an investor syndicate that includes Viking Global Investors, Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, Eli Lilly and Company, University of Minnesota, and Presight Capital. Earlier this month the Government […]
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AbCellera Announces Multi-Year Antibody Discovery Collaboration with Eli Lilly
AbCellera has entered into a multi-year agreement with Eli Lilly on the discovery of antibodies for up to nine Lilly-selected therapeutic targets. Under the strategic research licensing agreement, Lilly will have the rights to develop and commercialize therapeutic products resulting from the collaboration. AbCellera and Lilly were in discussions about the agreement in early 2020 […]
AbCellera Receives $175 Million To Build Manufacturing Facility for Antibody Drugs
This morning the Government of Canada announced $175.6 million in new funding for Vancouver’s AbCellera to discover solutions for COVID-19 and build a manufacturing facility for antibody drugs. The support comes from Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s (ISED) Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). AbCellera’s antibody discovery platform is being used to search blood samples of patients […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]
AbCellera Gets Financial Boost From PM Trudeau In Fight Against COVID-19
AbCellera has received a big financial boost from the Canadian government in its fight against COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Vancouver-based biotech firm will share $192 million under the federal government’s new Strategic Innovation Fund’s COVID-19 stream. “Canada is home to some of the most skilled and brightest researchers in the world, […]
New Ventures BC Competition Celebrates 20 Years
The 2020 New Ventures Competition, presented by Innovate BC, is officially underway. Applications are open for early-stage tech ventures from across the province who are looking to establish themselves as one of B.C.’s fastest growing startups. 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest and longest running startup competition. Over the last two decades, […]
AbCellera and Lilly to Co-Develop Antibody Therapies for the Treatment of COVID-19
AbCellera and Eli Lilly have entered into an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. The collaboration will leverage AbCellera’s rapid pandemic response platform, developed under the DARPA Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3) Program, and Lilly’s global capabilities for rapid development, manufacturing and […]
AbCellera Named to Fast Company’s List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies
Vancouver’s AbCellera has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020 for its drug discovery platform that can search and analyze natural immune systems to deliver best-in-class antibody drugs. Fast Company’s list honors the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and society, showcasing a variety of […]
Explore Your Career Options With Amazon And More
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]
Vancouver Company Hiring to Defend World from Threats like Coronavirus
The time between the coronavirus outbreak capturing our attention and AbCellera working on a solution was impressively short. AbCellera, a biotechnology startup based in Vancouver, discovers and develops next-generation therapeutic antibodies through partnerships with organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Together with the latter, the […]