MorphoSys AG has announced that Shionogi & Co Ltd, Osaka, Japan, has elected to expand its current research license to cover the use of MorphoSys’s HuCAL PLATINUM technology in a drug discovery. HuCAL PLATINUM is the latest and most powerful MorphoSys antibody library. During this test period, Shionogi was able to compare HuCAL PLATINUM with its predecessor HuCAL GOLD, and found the new library to be considerably better.

MorphoSys AG has announced the successful completion of a new proprietary antibody library, HuCAL PLATINUM. Initial results show that the new antibody library, which is approximately three-times larger than the former version, HuCAL GOLD, can provide a more diverse range of fully human antibodies. In addition, the new technology enables the generation of antibodies having higher affinity as well as improved expression rates. The improvements achieved with this next generation antibody library are expected to significantly shorten timelines from antibody discovery to pre-clinical development and result in antibody drug candidates with improved characteristics.