Biotech giant Genmab to acquire Seattle company ProfoundBio in $1.8B deal
Genmab(GMAB) GeekWire·2024-04-03 23:28
ProfoundBio, a Seattle-based biotech firm developing drugs to treat ovarian and endometrial cancers, will be acquired by publicly traded Danish drugmaker Genmab in a $1.8 billion all-cash deal expected to close in the first half of this year, the companies announced Wednesday. ProfoundBio, which is headquartered in Seattle and has a R&D center in China, specializes in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), agents that recognize a molecular target via an antibody and deliver a toxin or other compound to cells. It ...