The company focuses on rare autoimmune diseases in which IgG antibodies play a significant role, including Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM).
Hansa’s proprietary enzymes, imlifidase and HNSA-5487, inactivate IgG antibodies in the blood and tissues, inhibiting the IgG-mediated immune responses.
Highly sensitized patients account for approximately 10-15 percent1,2 of the patients on the transplant waiting lists in the US and Europe. Due to their immunological profiles, they face prolonged – often indefinite– waiting times on waiting lists and disproportionately high mortality.3,4
The immune status of highly sensitized patients makes it harder to find an immunologically suitable donor, and they tend to spend a significantly longer time on organ waiting lists having a lower chance of ever receiving a potentially lifesaving kidney transplant.
Lund, Sweden, 21 March 2025. Hansa Biopharma AB, “Hansa” or the “Company” (Nasdaq Stockholm: HNSA), today published its Annual and Sustainability Reports for 2024.