argenx SE is a global immunology company, which engages in improving the lives of people suffering from severe autoimmune diseases. The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland and currently employs 1,599 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-07-10. The company is primarily engaged in creating and developing a pipeline of differentiated antibody therapeutics for the treatment of severe autoimmune diseases using its discovery platform, Simple Antibody, which exploits characteristics of the llama immune system. The firm develops a pipeline of antibody therapeutics focused on cancer and autoimmune indications. The company includes, but is not limited to: Empasiprubart, a complement inhibitor targeting C2, blocking the function of both the classical and lectin pathways, while leaving the alternative pathway intact, ARGX-119 an antagonist to the MuSK receptor with potential in multiple neuromuscular indications.
