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AbCellera Biologics

Biotech focused on antibody treatments

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501-1000 employees
  • B2B
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biology
  • Science
  • MedTech
Mount Pleasant, Vancouver, BC

Company mission

To improve health with technologies that transform the way that antibody-based therapies are discovered.

Led by a woman
Top investors

35% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

The increasing application of artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical contexts combined with the declining capabilities of antibiotic treatment has opened up a huge opportunity for antibody-discovery firm, AbCellera.

The company provides an artificial-intelligence powered platform for identifying antibodies and developing treatments, and it scored a big win by helping Eli Lilly identify the antibody for its bamlanivimab COVID treatment.

The company is looking to successfully execute its 100 or so discovery programs for new drugs from which it can hope to earn millions in royalties.

The challenge for AbCellera, like many startups in the space, will be staying ahead of the curve in the application of emerging technologies while maintaining total compliance with regulations. So far signs are encouraging : it saw its revenues increase by about 25% over 2022 as it added 18 new partnerships in the period.

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Benefits

  • Immigration & Relocation Assistance - Get you (and your family) settled into a new city with the help of our team, including personalized immigration support
  • Work-Life Balance - Take the time you need to support yourself and your family.
  • Health Benefits - Stay well with a comprehensive health benefits package that includes health, dental, life and critical illness coverage
  • Stock Options - Work together, win together with an ownership stake in AbCellera.
  • Active Lifestyle Allowance - Use the active lifestyle allowance for the fitness activities that keep you active and healthy
  • Paid Vacation - You work hard and should take well-deserved time off, starting with a minimum of 3 weeks' vacation
  • Flexible Work Hours - Optimize how you work with flexible work hours.
  • Personal & Professional Development - Ignite your curiosity, learn and be inspired through workshops, conferences and programs

Company values

  • Passion
  • Courage
  • Character
  • Integrity

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

May 2023

$501.6m

GRANT

May 2020

$103.1m

SERIES B

Total funding: $623.3m

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Leadership

Until August 2019, Carl was a Professor at the University of British Columbia, where they co-authored over 65 papers in the fields of microfluidics, immunology, genomics, and nanotechnology. Before leading AbCellera, they were a scientific Co-Founder of Precision Nanosystems, and served on the SAB of Fluidigm Corp.

Véronique received their PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of British Columbia, where they co-invented the high-throughput microfluidic platform that is now part of AbCellera’s core technology. They are a recipient of the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Mentorship Award.

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