XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq: XOMA) is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for serious unmet medical needs. XOMA's world-class monoclonal antibody technologies have contributed to the development of marketed biologics with a total of more than $1 billion in annual sales and for which XOMA received substantial royalties. The company also has a strong track record of product discovery and development collaborations with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and the U.S. government, and has licensed certain of its fundamental technologies to more than 60 companies.
XOMA's objective is to commercialize its products in the U.S. for markets that can be addressed with a targeted sales and marketing organization. The company's flagship product is gevokizumab (formerly known as XOMA 052), a humanized antibody to interleukin-1ß (IL-1 ß) with potential for the treatment of the inflammatory cause of multiple diseases. XOMA also has a pipeline of product candidates directed primarily at metabolic diseases, and a U.S. government-funded biodefense business.
In 2010, Les Laboratoires Servier, France's leading independent pharmaceutical company, partnered with XOMA for gevokizumab development. This collaboration brings together Servier's resources and expertise in pharmaceutical product development and commercialization with XOMA's biologics clinical development and manufacturing capabilities.
Today, XOMA's principal activities are centered on the advancement of gevokizumab, its preclinical pipeline and its biodefense business.
XOMA's antibody technology platforms include an unmatched collection of antibody phage display libraries and proprietary Human Engineering, Bacterial Cell Expression (BCE), affinity maturation and manufacturing technologies. BCE is a key breakthrough biotechnology for the discovery and manufacturing of antibodies and other proteins. Overall, 60 pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have signed BCE licenses, and several licensed product candidates are currently in clinical development. XOMA is entitled to development-related milestones and royalties on antibodies covered under these licenses.
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