InveniAI and Kyowa Kirin Enter AI-Powered Novel Target Discovery Collaboration
InveniAI LLC, a global leader in pioneering the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to transform innovation across drug discovery and development, and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. a global specialty pharmaceutical company creating innovative medical solutions utilizing the latest biotechnology, are pleased to announce they have expanded their collaboration agreement to harness the power of InveniAI’s AI-platform, AlphaMeld, for novel target discovery.
InveniAI and Kyowa Kirin have been collaborating since 2018, to maximize Kyowa Kirin’s portfolio value through the re-innovation of an existing therapeutic pipeline into new disease indications utilizing AlphaMeld. Through this expansion, Kyowa Kirin will leverage AlphaMeld for novel target discovery and validation to generate a clinical pipeline of therapeutic antibodies that address the enduring unmet needs of patients across multiple diseases. Under the terms of the agreement, Kyowa Kirin will select multiple programs to advance into clinical development.
“As we work towards our mission to contribute to human health and well-being worldwide through state-of-the-art therapeutic modalities, we are excited to advance the next generation of antibody technology which offers numerous advantages over traditional monoclonal antibodies,” said Yoshifumi Torii, Ph.D., Executive Officer, Vice President, Head of R&D Division of Kyowa Kirin. “We are thrilled to partner with InveniAI to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to comprehensively identify viable connections between novel targets and diseases at unprecedented scale and speed. The expansion of the agreement will allow us to prioritize and advance our programs into clinical development with the highest probability of success while minimizing time and cost.”
“After a successful initial collaboration, our expanded partnership with Kyowa Kirin evidences the continued success of our AI-powered technology to drive the discovery and development of meaningful therapeutics across multiple modalities such as antibody, small molecule, RNAi, and gene therapy,” said Krishnan Nandabalan, Ph.D., President and CEO, InveniAI LLC. “Numerous programs to emerge from the platform in various stages of clinical development are a testament to the veracity and validation of the platform. In fact, one of the earliest programs, BXCL501, developed by our sister company, has recently completed a Phase III readout making this the first AI-powered platform to accomplish this feat,” he added.
Under the terms of the collaboration, InveniAI will receive an upfront payment, development and commercial milestones, and royalties.