A preview of the emerging health care companies profiled in the current issue of Start-Up. This month's profile group, Therapeutic Antibodies, features profiles of Acceptys Inc., KaloBios Inc. and Rinat Neuroscience Corp. Plus these Start-Ups Across Health Care: Atritech Inc, AusAm Biotechnologies Inc., Cenix BioScience GMBH and TransOral Pharmaceuticals Inc.

With an engineered cell line, Acceptys can capture, screen and produce naturally occurring human antibodies ex vivo.

After more than a decade of anticipation, pharmas have now clearly recognized the value of antibodies as therapeutics. And biotechs can offer discovery tools and development expertise.