AAX Biotech, a leading innovator in technologies for antibody-based medicines, today announced that Trio Impact Invest AB has invested in AAX Biotech. The investment supports the continued development and scaling of the company’s antibody technology platforms, enabling expanded application areas and strengthened industry collaborations.
AAX Biotech develops proprietary technologies, including Seqitope® and Opti-mAb®, designed to advance antibody discovery, optimization and developability across modern therapeutic formats. Through these platforms, the company collaborates with partners across antibody discovery and engineering, delivering advanced solutions that enhance antibody performance and support clinical success.
The investment follows a period of technological and commercial progress at AAX Biotech, including the implementation of advanced automation to enhance platform scalability and several new collaborations, among them one with global pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo.
“With Trio Impact Invest’s support, we can scale our proprietary platforms, broaden their impact across antibody discovery and development, and strengthen collaborations with new and existing partners,” said Daniel X Johansson, CEO and CSO of AAX Biotech.
For more information, please contact:
Daniel X Johansson, CEO and CSO
daniel.johansson@aaxbiotech.com
+46 704902433
About AAX Biotech AB
AAX Biotech AB is a biotech company specializing in next-generation antibody therapeutics. The company offers two unique and proprietary technologies, Seqitope® and Opti-mAb®, that enable high-throughput and high-resolution epitope mapping as well as stabilization of single chain variable fragments (scFv) for applications such as bispecific antibodies and CAR-T cells. Both technologies aim to produce better and more effective antibody-based medicines. These innovations position AAX Biotech as a key player in the rapidly growing antibody therapeutics market. AAX Biotech is founded by experts from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Visit aaxbiotech.com to learn more and follow AAX Biotech on LinkedIn.
AAX Biotech is a member of SmiLe Venture hub.
About Trio Impact Invest AB
Trio Impact Invest is a Swedish deep tech venture capital firm investing in research-intensive, early-stage companies with the potential to create significant societal and commercial impact. Trio backs enabling technologies across the deep tech landscape – spanning fields such as life science, advanced materials, energy and climate, industrial and manufacturing tech, digitalization and AI, and security and resilience – and supports long-term value creation through active ownership and close partnership with founders.
SmiLe is a leading venture hub that specializes in advancing life science and foodtech startups from concept to commercialization. We offer comprehensive support through every stage of entrepreneurship, including tailored incubation and acceleration programs, a variety of educational courses, and access to top-tier lab facilities. To date, our flagship incubator program has supported over 120 startups, facilitating their collective acquisition of more than EUR 1.22 billion in venture capital and contributing to 21 successful IPOs. Recognized as one of Europe’s leading startup hubs in 2024 by the Financial Times and Statista, SmiLe continues to be a catalyst for innovation in the life sciences sector. As a non-profit entity based in Lund, Sweden, SmiLe is supported by Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, Lund University, and Medicon Village. We are also backed by our partners Agilent, Sparbanken Skåne, Høiberg, Setterwalls, Zacco, Key2Compliance, Phase Holographic Imaging, ChemoMetec, Samplix, Qiagen, Bio-Rad, Zeiss, Säkra, Servier and AbbVie Scandinavia.
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