October 1, 2019 - Our team is comprised of creative, friendly, mission-focused antibody enthusiasts who take pride in discovery science. This summer, Abveris will be featuring all of our team members on our blog to showcase the personalities that make our team a community. Twice a week, tune in to learn more about members of our team and see what they do inside and outside of work.

Haley Wagner

Research Associate 

Q: What excites you about science?

A: I’m excited by how you can use science to help people and cure illnesses, the endless possibilities, the creativity aspect combined with the critical thinking aspect, understanding how things work, and discovering and learning new things constantly.

Q: What is your favorite fun fact?

A: Kindness is contagious.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

A: I like to cook, bake (and decorate), crafts and DIY, adventure with my chameleon, crossfit, run, hike, and explore state parks, blog, research/read about scientific topics and journal articles to improve my understanding and to be able to think of my own experiments, spend time with my Nana and Papa, guitar, hiking, biking, sell painted shells for charity, throw knives, and sew.

Q: What is the coolest thing you have done at Abveris or what is your favorite memory of working here?

A: It's really hard to choose just one. My favorite part of Abveris is working with such incredible people. I have a favorite memory with each person specifically, but my favorite memory as a group is the company party because I got to introduce my blood family to my work family. The coolest things I have done is a tie between getting the opportunity to attend and present at PEGS, getting to decorate the lab/office areas, when we troubleshoot and are able to get good sequence results from a difficult clone, and I'm extra excited about being able to contribute to develop ion channel antibodies.

August 6, 2019 - Our team is comprised of creative, friendly, mission-focused antibody enthusiasts who take pride in discovery science. This summer, Abveris will be featuring all of our team members on our blog to showcase the personalities that make our team a community. Twice a week, tune in to learn more about members of our team and see what they do inside and outside of work.

Jen Walker 

Associate Director of Antibody Discovery Operations 

Q: What excites you about science?

A: Science helps us interrogate and understand our world, and by its very nature uncovers more questions with each answer. What could be cooler than that?!

Q: What is your favorite fun fact?

A: Honey bees must gather nectar from two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

A: In my free time I spend time with my family and friends, work in my gardens, and volunteer as an advocate for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's Disease.

Q: What is the coolest thing you have done at Abveris or what is your favorite memory of working here?

A: I am very new to Abveris but it's already been a lot of fun! Here's a shout-out to the arrival of the Beacon, the barbeques, hibachi lunches and the on-going Corn Hole tournament (which has proved itself to be epic).

Canton, MA, July 29, 2019 - Abveris, Inc., a leader in contract research antibody discovery, today announced that it has entered into a collaborative agreement with Lava Therapeutics BV, a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation T cell engager therapies. Under the terms of the agreement, Abveris will leverage its proprietary technology to develop critical reagent antibodies to support assay development for bispecific antibody γδ T cell engagers selected by Lava Therapeutics.

“The Abveris team is pleased to be working with Lava to accelerate the path to clinical development for their lead compound,” commented Ryan Kelly, Director of Business Development at Abveris. “We apply our proprietary hyperimmune platform to deliver consistent results for diverse biotherapeutic molecule formats. We look forward to working with the Lava Therapeutics team to help advance their γδ T cell engaging bispecific molecules.”

“We are delighted to enter a collaboration with Abveris on the generation of high-quality antibodies as critical reagents in our drug development programs of bispecific γδ T cell engagers. The use of the Abveris hyperimmune platform will enable the accelerated development of advanced (non-)clinical assays for our programs.” said Ton Adang, Senior VP and CDO of Lava Therapeutics B.V.

About Abveris:

Abveris is a premium Boston-area contract research organization specializing in antibody discovery. Abveris partners with large and small biopharmaceutical companies to discover novel therapeutic products and critical reagent antibodies using diverse platforms, including the proprietary DiversimAb™ hyperimmune mouse technology. Additional information about Abveris is available at www.abveris.com.

About Lava Therapeutics:

Lava Therapeutics’ proprietary platform is focused on developing next-generation γδ T cell engaging bispecific antibodies to treat cancer. Lava’s vision is to develop therapeutics for the curative treatment of cancer. For more information, please visit www.lavatherapeutics.com.

Contact for Abveris:

Garren Hilow

contact@abverisantibody.com

+1 781-562-1170

Contact for Lava Therapeutics:

Erik Ensing

e.ensing@lavatherapeutics.com

July 5, 2019 - Our team is comprised of creative, friendly, mission-focused antibody enthusiasts who take pride in discovery science. This summer, Abveris will be featuring all of our team members on our blog to showcase the personalities that make our team a community. Twice a week, tune in to learn more about members of our team and see what they do inside and outside of work.

Tracey Mullen

Chief Operating Officer

Q: What excites you about science?

A: The fact that the answer to most scientific questions is another question.

Q: Tell us a fun fact?

A: The hazelnut is actually not a nut, it's a seed.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

A: I like rock climbing and yoga (and hiking with a heavy backpack by default...crags tend to be far from civilization...)

Q: What is the coolest thing you have done at Abveris or what is your favorite memory of working here?

A: PEGS Boston 2019! Seeing so many members of our team present and representing Abveris was truly inspiring.

June 21, 2019 - Our team is comprised of creative, friendly, mission-focused antibody enthusiasts who take pride in discovery science. This summer, Abveris will be featuring all of our team members on our blog to showcase the personalities that make our team a community. Tune in to learn more about members of our team and see what they do inside and outside of work.

Kate Teague

Senior Manager, Business Operations

Q: What excites you about science?

A: I think it's cool that we've come so far in our understanding of the world around us, but there's still always more to discover and learn.

Q: What is your favorite fun fact?

A: A brown bear named Wojtek was officially drafted into the Polish army during WWII and rose to the rank of corporal. He aided his unit in the Battle of Monte Cassino by transporting 100-pound crates of artillery shells. He was also known to be an avid beer drinker.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

A: I enjoy cooking, reading, skiing, and going to the beach.

Q: What is the coolest thing you have done at Abveris or what is your favorite memory of working here?

A: I love planning our company outings and parties! We always have a great time and I feel so fortunate to work with such a great group of people. 

June 13, 2019 - Our team is comprised of creative, friendly, mission-focused antibody enthusiasts who take pride in discovery science. This summer, Abveris will be featuring all of our team members on our blog to showcase the personalities that make our team a community. Tune in to learn more about members of our team and see what they do inside and outside of work.

Chloe Emery

Senior Vivarium Manager

Q: What’s your favorite fun fact?

A: Did you know a rat can tread water for up to 3 days, and hold its breath underwater for 3 minutes?! That's how they can climb up your toilet.

Q: What excites you about science?

A: There are no mistakes in science, just temporary setbacks. Every misstep teaches you something that will help you succeed in the future.

Q: What do you do in your free time?

A: During the summer, I'm at the beach every waking moment that I'm not here at Abveris. In the colder months I'm at home knitting or painting. I'm also back in school for my Veterinary Nursing degree through Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine, so that takes up a good chunk of time.

Q: What is your favorite memory of working at Abveris?

A: This is a really tough question! I feel like I do a lot of laughing here. Everyone is jokester, and they all enjoy taking a few moments out of their day to mess with each other. So I think all of my favorite memories are of pranks or someone jumping out to try and scare you. Or Brian singing about his chicken sandwich all day...