Immunovant Inc

Immunovant, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on enabling normal lives for people with autoimmune diseases. Immunovant is developing IMVT-1401 (“batoclimab”), a novel, fully human anti-FcRn monoclonal antibody, as a subcutaneous injection for the treatment of autoimmune diseases mediated by pathogenic IgG antibodies.

Immunovant’s first investigational product, batoclimab (“IMVT-1401”), is a novel, fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). In nonclinical studies and in clinical trials conducted to date, batoclimab has been observed to reduce IgG antibody levels. High levels of pathogenic IgG antibodies drive a variety of autoimmune diseases and, as a result, we believe that this product candidate has the potential to address a variety of IgG-mediated autoimmune diseases as a self-administered subcutaneous injection.

The FcRn receptor facilitates IgG recycling. Batoclimab enhances the degradation of IgG by targeting FcRn and preventing endogenous IgG from binding. This increased catabolism of IgG may curtail the harmful immune response exhibited by auto-antibodies.