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Streamlining Protein
Therapeutics Development

Enabling complex protein drug production

Our Science

Pelican Expression Technology™ (formerly Pfenex Expression Technology®) is a Pseudomonas fluorescens based protein expression platform that has maintained a high success rate in expressing soluble, active protein.

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Our Successes

Several of our partners have commercial products (FDA, EU and ROW approved) and late stage clinical products utilizing Pelican Expression Technology™.

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Our Focus

Leveraging extensive experience in protein therapeutics toward the development of transformative medicines.

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Our Capabilities

Evaluating thousands of expression strategy and host phenotype combinations to identify the optimal production strain for the protein of interest. Our team supports strain engineering through pilot scale production, as well as analytical method development.

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  • About Us
    • Our Heritage
    • Scientific and Operational Leadership
  • PET Platform
    • How it Works
    • Capabilities
    • Prior Successes
    • Resources
  • Accessing PET and Partnering
    • Our Collaborations
    • Partnerships
  • Careers
    • View Openings
  • Contact
    • Ligand Pharmaceuticals
      10790 Roselle St.
      San Diego, CA 92121
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