Atreca and Xencor Enter Strategic Collaboration to Discover, Develop and Commercialize Novel T Cell Engaging Bispecific Antibodies

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and MONROVIA, Calif., July 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atreca, Inc. (Atreca) (NASDAQ: BCEL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics generated through a unique discovery platform based on interrogation of the active human immune response, and Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ: XNCR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing engineered monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announced that the companies have entered into a collaboration and license agreement to research, develop and commercialize T cell-engaging bispecific antibodies as potential therapeutics in oncology.