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ArticlemAbs2025

Optimizing colloidal stability and viscosity of multispecific antibodies at the drug discovery-development interface: a systematic predictive case study.

Vanessa Siegmund, Daniel Klewinghaus, Jonas Teroerde, Lukas Pekar, Julia Harwardt, Stefan Zielonka, Francesca Militano, Giuseppe Licari, Andreas Evers

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Article in mAbs, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Vanessa SiegmundEarly Protein Supply & Characterization, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Daniel KlewinghausEarly Protein Supply & Characterization, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Jonas TeroerdeEarly Protein Supply & Characterization, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Lukas PekarAntibody Discovery & Protein Engineering, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9259-0965
Julia HarwardtAntibody Discovery & Protein Engineering, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-9977-9299
Stefan ZielonkaAntibody Discovery & Protein Engineering, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4649-2843
Francesca MilitanoGlobal Drug Product Development, Merck Biotech Development Center, Ares Trading SA (an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Fenil-sur-Corsier, Switzerland.
Giuseppe LicariGlobal Drug Product Development, Merck Biotech Development Center, Ares Trading SA (an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), Fenil-sur-Corsier, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8490-7536
Andreas EversAntibody Discovery & Protein Engineering, Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4643-1941

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The discovery and development of multispecific antibodies present unique challenges in optimizing their physicochemical properties to enhance developability and manufacturability. Common developability challenges include increased risk of aggregation, high viscosity, poor solubility, low expression yields, complex purification requirements, greater propensity for fragmentation, immunogenicity, or pharmacokinetics. In this study, we systematically investigate the solution behavior of engineered bispecific IgG1-VHH constructs derived from a parental NKp30 ×EGFR natural killer cell engager (NKCE) molecule, focusing on colloidal stability, hydrophobicity, thermal stability, pH sensitivity, and viscosity. By combining

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Antibodies, BispecificComputer SimulationDrug DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryImmunoglobulin GColloidsDrug StabilityHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsIsoelectric PointProtein EngineeringProtein StabilitySolubilityViscosityAntibodies, BispecificColloidsImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsAntibody engineeringcolloidal stabilityformulationsin silico developabilityisoelectric pointmultispecific antibodiesviscosity

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PMID40888155
PMCPMC12407640

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