The Antibody Society

Name

The Antibody Society

Legal name

The Antibody Society

Website

https://antibodysociety.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Antibody Society is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association, founded in 2007 and based in Framingham, Massachusetts, serving antibody researchers and biopharmaceutical companies through membership programs, the AIRR Community standards-setting initiative, curated databases (YAbS, AIRR Data Commons), conferences, webinars, and educational content.

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Product category

Scientific Trade Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Antibody Discovery & Engineering Platforms (display tech, bispecifics, Fc engineering) (HLAAAIAB)

Keywords

• Antibody research association
• Scientific trade association
• Antibody therapeutics database
• Immune receptor research
• Biopharmaceutical community network

Headquarters

HQ city

Framingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Standard membership at $100/year; AIRR Community standard membership at $150/year; student/postdoc AIRR memberships at $50/year. Student and postdoctoral memberships are free for TAbS; corporate sponsor memberships are free.
2. Conference and Event Registration: Revenue from registration fees for antibody-related meetings including Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics, AIRR Community Meetings, and other conferences. Discounts offered to members.
3. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors receive visibility benefits, free membership for employees, access to pipeline data, discounted job postings, and presentation opportunities in webinars and events.
4. Webinar and Educational Content: Webinar series covering antibody discovery, validation, therapeutic development, and AIRR-seq topics. Sponsors receive presentation slots.
5. YAbS Database Access: Curated antibody database access provided to corporate sponsors with 1 user included; additional users available for purchase.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Antibody Society is an international non-profit trade association that serves antibody-related researchers, academic institutions, and biopharmaceutical companies. It provides membership-based access to curated antibody databases (YAbS Database, AIRR Data Commons), educational webinar series, biennial international conferences, standards development for Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire sequencing (AIRR-seq) data, and community programs operated through the AIRR Community committee.

Product overview

The Antibody Society (TAbS) is an international non-profit trade association serving antibody-related research and development. It offers a suite of educational resources, data platforms, and community programs centered around two main initiatives: the Antibody Society programs and the Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire (AIRR) Community. The Society's core offerings include: the YAbS Database (a curated antibody therapeutics database), the AIRR Data Commons (a MiARR-compliant public data repository), multiple webinar series covering antibody therapeutics and discovery, the On AIRR podcast, the AIRR Community Newsletter, and the AIRR Community Seminar Series. The AIRR Community organizes seven Working Groups (Biological Resources, Common Repository, Diagnostics, Germline Database, Legal and Ethics, Software, Standards) and four Sub-Committees. The Society also hosts the AIRR Community Meetings biennially and awards programs including the Huston Award and Pam Borghardt Community Service Prize. Membership includes access to proprietary data, discounted conference registration, and participation in Society initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YAbS Database A curated antibody database providing access to top-level data on approved and investigational antibody therapeutics from pre-clinical to recently approved stages. Corporate sponsors receive 1 user for YAbS Database access with additional users available for purchase, covering over 2,600 monoclonal antibodies.
• AIRR Data Commons A public data platform providing access to over 80 MiARR-compliant studies, including many COVID-19 studies, and their AIRR-seq data for query and download, supporting FAIR data principles for Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoire research.
• Antibody Therapeutics Product Data A business intelligence resource providing data on approved and investigational antibody therapeutics from pre-clinical to recently approved stages, covering over 2,600 monoclonal antibodies with detailed pipeline information.
• AIRR-C Germline Database Resources Resources for immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor germline database, including allele information, validation, designation of germline V genes, and reference sets for AIRR-seq analysis.
• AIRR Community Meetings Biennial international meetings bringing together academic and industry leaders in antibody, B-cell, and T-cell receptor repertoire science, with AIRR Community Meeting VIII scheduled for June 8-11, 2026 at Yale University.
• Antibody Discovery & Development Webinar Series Webinar programming covering antibody discovery, development, validation, and commercialization of antibody therapeutics, targeting academic and industry researchers in the antibody sciences.
• AIRR Community Webinar Series Webinar series covering Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoires and AIRR-seq related topics, part of the Society's educational programming for the AIRR Community.
• AIRR Community Seminar Series A monthly 90-minute virtual seminar series featuring established and early career scientists discussing AIRR-seq related research in a lab-style format, held 16:00-17:30 CET on the 4th Thursday of each month and recorded for YouTube distribution.
• Antibodies to Watch Webinar Series Webinar series focusing on antibody therapeutics approved or in regulatory review in the EU or US, with members-only content on antibodies in early-stage studies, providing timely intelligence on the antibody therapeutics pipeline.

Quantifiable outcome

• AIRR Data Commons provides access to 80+ MiARR compliant studies including COVID-19 research data

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Host venue for AIRR Community Meeting VIII: Decoding and Recoding Immunity, taking place June 8-11, 2026 at Yale University in New Haven, USA.
• CellectamajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Gold-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII, providing financial and organizational support for the conference.
• EnpicommajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Silver-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• Johnson & JohnsonmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• NaturalAntibodymajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• NeoimmunemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• Parse BiosciencesmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• Takara BiomajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII and supporter of the AIRR Community Biological Resources Working Group webinar.
• Waters Biosciences (formerly BD Biosciences)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 June 2026Bronze-level sponsor for AIRR Community Meeting VIII.
• INESC TECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2024Official hosting partner for AIRR Community Meeting VII held at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto, Portugal.
• University of Porto Faculty of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2024Venue partner for AIRR Community Meeting VII, Learnings and Perspectives, June 3-6, 2024 in Porto, Portugal.
• Tsinghua UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint meeting co-host for AIRR Community Meeting V pre-meeting on AIRR-seq in the Pandemic, held December 5-6, 2020 in Shenzhen, China.
• Simon Fraser UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner institution where AIRR Community was conceived in 2014. Hosted initial AIRR Community Planning Meeting (September 2014) and Meeting I (May 2015).
• Adaptive BiotechnologiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInstitutional supporter and sponsor of early AIRR Community meetings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI): Organizer of major antibody-focused conferences including PEGS and PepTalk. Directly comparable as a competing conference organizer targeting the same antibody research audience, though structured as a for-profit events business rather than a non-profit society.

Broad incumbents

• International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE): Global non-profit association for pharmaceutical engineering professionals. Comparable membership/conference/sponsorship revenue model serving a specific life sciences professional community, though focused on manufacturing rather than discovery.
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM): Large professional society for microbiologists with journals, conferences, and educational programs. Comparable as a non-profit scientific society with similar member/conference revenue mix, though focused on microbiology rather than antibody science specifically.
• Drug Information Association (DIA): Global life sciences professional association serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device communities. Comparable membership/sponsorship/event-driven revenue model but operates at much larger scale and broader therapeutic scope.
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB): Umbrella organization representing multiple life sciences societies. Comparable as a federation of scientific member organizations but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope across experimental biology disciplines.
• European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA): European pharmaceutical industry trade association. Comparable as a membership-driven non-profit serving a specific life sciences industry community with advocacy, events, and member services.

Regional players

• BioIndustry Association (BIA): UK trade association for the life sciences industry. Comparable membership/sponsorship/event-driven non-profit model focused on life sciences, though UK-centric in primary operations and broader than antibody science specifically.

Direct peers

• American Association of Immunologists (AAI): The premier professional association for immunologists globally. Directly comparable as a membership-driven non-profit serving the immunology research community with journals, conferences, and educational programs — though broader in scope than The Antibody Society's antibody-specific focus.
• International Society for Vaccines (ISV): International non-profit professional organization supporting vaccine scientists. Comparable mission of advancing a specific immunology subfield through conferences, networking, and member services, with similar membership-based revenue model.
• International Alliance for Biological Standardization (IABS): International non-profit focused on scientific and regulatory convergence in biological standardization. Comparable standards-setting role in life sciences with international membership and conference programming, overlapping with AIRR-C's standards work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/airr_community
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtG0yZKjFuiFbYF5tfrAMdA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-antibody-society

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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