Platform

It's All about the Antibody Glycan

GlycoConnect® replaces the existing antibody glycan with a therapeutic payload. Synaffix has established a simple, yet powerful, clinical-stage platform technology enabling best-in-class ADCs, bispecific antibodies and the targeted delivery of various other therapeutic payloads, all without modifying the antibody sequence.

Building from of the well-understood cellular targeting abilities of antibodies, we combine the intrinsic efficiency of enzymes with the unique specificity of metal-free click chemistry to replace the native antibody glycan with a stably attached therapeutic payload.

By combining GlycoConnect® with our other complementary technologies, Synaffix has consolidated all necessary technologies required for proprietary, best-in class ADCs as well as bispecific antibodies

Following millions of years of evolution, the native glycan was retained in a similar position on all antibodies and GlycoConnect® is built entirely around this.

Explore What's Possible

ADCs
Bispecifics
Other Targeted Delivery

Antibody-Drug Conjugates

Enabling best-in-class, all under one roof

Technology & How We Differentiate

  • GlycoConnect® enables best-in-class therapeutic efficacy and tolerability
  • HydraSpace® further differentiates efficacy and tolerability versus other site-specific ADC approaches
  • toxSYN® linker-payloads provide multiple options to maximize efficacy in light of tumor biology
  • Proprietary DAR1 technology
  • Protected by worldwide patent estate, consisting of 25+ patents

How It Works

GlycoConnect® Antibody-Drug Conjugation

Any antibody can be converted into a stably conjugated ADC in just a few days by modifying the native antibody glycan using our highly efficient enzymes and metal-free click chemistry approach.

Multiple independent experiments confirm that the native glycan position is likely one of the best for attaching ADC payloads to antibodies.

Bispecifics

Enabling immune cell engagers & other protein conjugates

Technology & How We Differentiate

  • Novel 2:1 format expected to deliver safety advantage
  • Avoid co-expressing a genetic fusion of two separate antibodies / binding domains
  • Directly convert any off-the-shelf antibody into a bispecific

How It Works

Non-genetic Approach to Bispecifics

We use GlycoConnect® to conjugate a separate antibody binding domain or cytokine (similar to an ADC payload), enabling bispecific immune cell engagers or checkpoint inhibitors from full-sized antibodies.

Other Targeted Delivery of

Cytokines TLR Agonists Oligonucleotides Peptides STING Agonists Antibiotics Cytotoxics Custom Payloads

Try It
with Your
Antibody

HydraSpace™ Polar Spacer

Differentiates ADC versus other site-specific ADC technologies

toxSYN™ Linker-Payloads

Multiple linker-payloads spanning various mechanisms of action

Immune Cell Recruitment Payloads

Protein-based molecules that recruit T and NK cells

GlycoConnect®  design easily matches payload potency with the most appropriate drug-antibody ratio (DAR).

Key publications about GlycoConnect®

HydraSpace® Polar Spacer

Forming an integral part of every toxSYN®

linker-payload, HydraSpace® bears a negative charge at physiological pH and improves:

  1. Therapeutic efficacy
  2. Tolerability
  3. PK
  4. Manufacturability
Key publication about HydraSpace

toxSYN® Linker-Payloads

Choose from the following linker-payloads, attach to your antibody under a technology evaluation and go straight into ADC product development following positive POC.
toxSYN®
Linker-Payload
Mode-of-Action Payload
(Active Catabolite)
1. SYNtecan E™*Topoisomerase 1 inhibitor Camptothecin-based
2. SYNeamicin D™*DNA
damaging agent
Calicheamicin-based
3. SYNeamicin G™*
4. SYN-PNU™*Nemorubicin-based
5. SYNstatin E™Microtubule
inhibitors
Auristatin-based
6. SYNstatin F™
7. SYNtansine™ Maytansine-based
* Patent protection filed by Synaffix, beyond the claims of GlycoConnect® and HydraSpace® ** N-6-aminohexanoyl-maytansine (Ahx-maytansine)

Protein Conjugates

Bring your own and/or choose from the following categories. 

 

Just like our ADC technology, we can easily attach peptide and protein-based payloads to your antibody.

 

Early preclinical data available on request.

Bring Your Own

scFv / Fab
Cytokine

Immune Cell Recruiters

Anti-CD3

T cell recruitment
IL-15

NK cell recruitment

IL-15 Receptor Fusion

NK cell recruitment