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press releases 2006

  • December, 13 - Analysis by AlgoNomics reveals that Anticalins® intrinsically have an immunogenicity level comparable to the wild-type human lipocalin

  • October, 25 - Pieris confirms in vivo activity of potent VEGF specific Anticalin®

  • September, 27 - Crystallographic analysis of Anticalin® targeting CTLA-4 confirms the excellent suitability of Pieris’ lipocalin scaffold to develop superior biotherapeutics

  • July, 6 - Pieris reaches key milestones under the collaboration agreement with Syngenta
  • June, 21 - Pieris appoints Dr Andreas Hohlbaum as member of its management team

  • May, 17 - Pieris appoints new Chief Executive Officer

  • April, 21 - Pieris enters into a collaborative research and option agreement with GE Healthcare

previous press releases

  • April 13, 2005 - Pieris Proteolab AG and Syngenta Biopharma collaborate to develop Anticalins®  
  • March 10, 2004 - In vivo proof of concept for Anticalins®
  • May 7, 2004 - Pieris receives € 2 million grant from German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 
  • September 15, 2004 - Prof Arne Skerra, Dr Martin Pöhlchen and Dr Steffen Schlehuber nominated for the German Future Prize (Deutscher Zukunftspreis) 2004 of the German Federal President
  • July 24, 2003 - Pieris Proteolab AG and Technical University of Munich announce strategic alliance in Anticalin® research
  • November 18, 2003 - Pieris announces breakthrough in Anticalin® technology
  • January 24, 2002 - Pieris and CytoTools sign R&D collaboration agreement for the development of Anticalins®against novel targets in atherosclerosis
  • October 31, 2002 - Pieris Proteolab AG closes € 12 million financing round  
  • July 19, 2001 - Pieris Proteolab AG appoints Chief Executive Officer
  • October 23, 2001 - Pieris wins award in the fifth round of the Biochance competition 
  • November 5, 2001 - Pieris wins award during Biotech & Finance Conference in Paris
  • November 13, 2001 - Pieris releases human Anticalin®library with more than 10 billion structures