Glycart Biotechnology AG
Executive Summary
Glycart Biotechnology is a Zurich-based start-up that aims to generate antibodies with improved glycosylation characteristics to increase therapeutic potency. The firm's GlycoMAb technology can be applied to customers own cellular production systems to generate more effective versions of existing or experimental antibody therapeutics.
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