Absci Corp Stock Price, News & Analysis

Absci (Nasdaq: ABSI) has announced an inducement grant of stock options to a newly-hired non-executive employee. The grant, approved by the Compensation Committee under the 2023 Inducement Plan, includes options to purchase 162,800 shares of common stock at $3.42 per share, matching the closing price on March 3, 2025.

The stock option features a 10-year term with a four-year vesting schedule: 25% vests on the first anniversary, followed by the remaining 75% vesting in 36 approximately equal monthly installments. Full vesting will occur on the fourth anniversary, contingent on continued employment.

Absci (Nasdaq: ABSI), a data-first generative AI drug creation company, has announced its participation in the upcoming virtual KeyBanc Capital Markets Healthcare Forum. The company's management will engage in a fireside chat scheduled for Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (6:00 a.m. Pacific Time). Investors and interested parties can access both live and archived webcasts of the presentation through Absci's investor relations website at investors.absci.com.

Absci (Nasdaq: ABSI), a data-first generative AI drug creation company, has announced its participation in the TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA. The company's management will engage in a fireside chat on Monday, March 3rd at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Time (12:10 p.m. Pacific Time).

Interested parties can access both live and archived webcasts of the presentation through Absci's investor relations website at investors.absci.com.

Absci (Nasdaq: ABSI), a data-first generative AI drug creation company, has announced its participation in the upcoming Guggenheim Securities SMID Cap Biotech Conference in New York. The company's management will engage in a fireside chat on Wednesday, February 5th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (12:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Interested investors and stakeholders can access both live and archived webcasts of the presentation through Absci's investor relations website at investors.absci.com.

Absci (NASDAQ: ABSI) and Owkin have announced a strategic partnership to combine their AI platforms for drug discovery and development. The collaboration will focus on discovering and designing novel therapeutics in immuno-oncology, immunology, and inflammation.

Owkin will contribute its predictive AI models for target selection and therapeutic hypothesis validation using biomedical datasets and patient-derived organoids. Absci will utilize its generative AI Drug Creation platform and de novo antibody design models to develop therapeutic candidates against these novel targets.

This partnership marks Absci's fourth drug creation partnership in 2024, meeting the company's yearly outlook. Both companies bring significant industry partnerships to the table, with Absci's existing collaborations with AstraZeneca and Merck, and Owkin's work with Sanofi and BMS.

Absci (NASDAQ: ABSI) has announced a strategic collaboration with AMD focused on AI drug discovery advancement. The partnership includes a $20 million strategic investment from AMD through a private investment in public equity (PIPE) and will involve deploying AMD Instinct™ accelerators and ROCm™ software to power Absci's AI drug discovery workloads, including de novo antibody design models.

The collaboration aims to enhance Absci's biological modeling capabilities by providing optimized AI solutions that offer improved performance, reduced infrastructure costs, and faster innovation cycles. The partnership will showcase the performance of AMD's Instinct accelerators in complex biological applications, including Absci's IgDesign1 model, which is the first in vitro validated inverse folding model for antibody design.

Absci (NASDAQ: ABSI) and Invetx announced a strategic partnership to develop an innovative Half-Life Extension (HLE) platform for animal health applications. The collaboration will utilize Absci's generative AI Drug Creation models to design novel modular antibody sequences for specific animal species.

Under the agreement, Invetx will have rights to use the HLE platform in multiple products to enhance therapeutic effect duration and customer convenience. The partnership includes R&D funding, election fees, milestone payments, and royalties on a per-product basis. Initial applications will focus on large-market indications in canines, with potential expansion to other companion animals.

Absci (Nasdaq: ABSI), a data-first generative AI drug creation company, has announced its participation in the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The company's management will deliver a presentation on Wednesday, January 15th at 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time (7:30 p.m. Eastern Time).

Investors and interested parties can access both the live presentation and archived webcast through Absci's investor relations website at investors.absci.com.

Absci (NASDAQ: ABSI) announced significant updates across its pipeline and AI platform at its 2024 R&D Day. The company highlighted progress on several drug candidates:

ABS-201, a novel anti-PRLR antibody for androgenic alopecia, demonstrated improved hair regrowth compared to minoxidil in preclinical trials, targeting a market of approximately 80 million individuals in the U.S. Phase 1 trials are expected to begin in 1H 2026.

ABS-101, an anti-TL1A antibody, showed promising safety profile in 13-week toxicology studies, with Phase 1 trials anticipated in 1H 2025. The company also reported progress on ABS-301 for immuno-oncology and ABS-501, a novel anti-HER2 antibody. Additionally, Absci achieved a breakthrough in designing antibodies targeting the HIV 'caldera' region, potentially advancing universal HIV vaccine development.