Heidelberg Pharma Secures Patent for the Use of its ADC Technology Platform
Heidelberg Pharma AG today announced that its subsidiary Heidelberg Pharma Research GmbH has been granted a patent covering site-specific ATAC conjugates by the European Patent Office (EPO). Site-specific ATAC conjugates comprise a genetically engineered antibody to which Heidelberg Pharma’s proprietary amatoxin payloads can be coupled via specific linkers. The European patent also covers a method for the synthesis of such conjugates as well as their use in the treatment of diseases. It has a term until 2036. ATAC conjugates are antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) based on the toxin Amanitin.