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

Synaffix is now fully integrated into Lonza

Synaffix is now fully integrated into Lonza’s Advanced Synthesis business platform.
We’re redirecting you to lonza.com so you can access all capabilities in one place.