Zymeworks

Zymeworks, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel, multifunctional biotherapeutics. The company is headquartered in Middletown, Delaware and currently employs 264 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2019-06-24. The firm is engaged in managing a portfolio of healthcare assets and developing a pipeline of multifunctional biotherapeutics to improve the standard of care for conditions, including cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune disease. Its antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) include ZW191, ZW251, and ZW220. ZW191 is a clinical-stage ADC that targets folate receptor alpha-expressing tumors including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is built using bystander-active, TOPO1i payload technology, ZD06519. ZW251 is a clinical-stage ADC molecule designed for the treatment of glypican 3 (GPC3)-expressing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). ZW220 is an ADC that targets NaPi2b-expressing NSCLC and ovarian cancer, built using bystander active TOPO1i payload technology, ZD06519. Its therapeutic platforms can be used to develop multifunctional fit-for-purpose biotherapeutics with bispecific capabilities.