· Adjuvant is a substance used in combination with an antigen to enhance the in vivo cellular and
humoral immune response to a particular antigen.
· Alum, which was developed over 70 years ago, is the most widely used immune enhancer used in commercial vaccines.
· In recent years, many researches have been achieved on innate immunity, and an innate immunity enhancer is being used as an adjuvant.
· Thus, the adjuvant can be used as a vaccine for various diseases by replacing only specific antigens, and we are working
on applying them to various fields.
History of Vaccines
Developing Next-generation Adjuvant
Cell Therapy Platform Technology
· Present in the lymphatic system and intercellular spaces of various tissues, dendritic cells (DCs)
are antigen presenting cells (APCs) having strong antigen-presenting abilities.
· DCs may either stimulate or regulate immunity, depending on the differentiating environment.
·Treatment using DC platform can minimize side effects because they are able to control antigen-specific
immunity differently from conventional drugs.
· In our company, we are in the process of applying a cell therapy agent to intractable diseases,
based on the technology of modulating the function of DCs.