in Vitro Antibody Drug
Evaluation
Antibody drugs represented by immune checkpoint inhibitors have become a major focus in innovative drug development. During antibody drug discovery, in vitro efficacy evaluation models play an essential role in accelerating antibody discovery, screening, and optimization.
Based on target mechanisms, Jotbody has systematically developed robust cell-based efficacy models for tumor surface antigens, inhibitory immune checkpoints, co-stimulatory immune checkpoints, and other immune regulatory targets. These models support high-quality and efficient screening of candidate antibodies at the cellular efficacy level.

Highlights

01

Diverse Tumor Target Coverage

Evaluate a broad range of oncology therapeutic targets and drug mechanisms with ease.

02

Comprehensive In Vitro Evaluation System

100+ target-specific cell lines, 20+ reporter gene cell systems, high-precision instruments, and a complete in vitro evaluation workflow.

03

Rich Primary Cell Models

A wide range of human and mouse primary cell resources to better recapitulate in vivo mechanisms in vitro.

04

High-Success Customized Development

Customized multidimensional efficacy evaluation systems can be developed based on target mechanisms.

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High-Standard Quality System

Efficacy models are evaluated across linearity, precision, accuracy, stability, and other key parameters to ensure higher-quality results.

Comprehensive In Vitro Evaluation System

Jotbody’s in vitro efficacy evaluation platform offers dozens of multidimensional, integrated artificial efficacy evaluation systems. Covering workflows from cell sorting to induced differentiation, from flow cytometry-based cell screening to in vitro functional screening, the platform supports a wide range of applications and meets diverse evaluation needs across antigen-antibody binding, signaling pathways, cellular functions, and more.
Type Applications
Primary cell sorting &
induction
Human primary cell isolation
Mouse primary cell isolation
Primary cell induction (Naïve T, Th1/2/17, Treg, Macrophage, Dendritic cell, etc)
Cell-based FACS
screening
Antibody binding screening
Antibody blocking screening
Antibody competition assay
Antibody epitope binning assay
In vitro functional
screening
T cell co-stimulation / PBMC activation
Cell Proliferation/Suppression
ADCP / Phagocytosis / ADCC / CDC / MLR
Treg suppression assay / Internalization / Inflammatory assay
Apoptosis assay / Chemotaxis / Tube formation assay
Luciferase screening PD-1 / PD-L1 luciferase screening
LAG3 / MHCII luciferase screening
TIGIT / CD155 luciferase screening
CD40 / CD40L luciferase screening
TGF-β / TGFβ-RII luciferase screening
VEGF / VEGFR luciferase screening
IL33 / ST2 luciferase screening
Table 1. In Vitro Evaluation System

* Rapid custom model development services are available. Please contact us for more information.

Diverse Cell-Based Efficacy Models

Tumor- and immune disease-related targets can be classified by mechanism of action. For tumor-associated antigens, inhibitory immune checkpoint inhibitors, co-stimulatory immune checkpoint modulators, and other immune regulatory factors, corresponding cell-based experimental models are available to support reliable efficacy evaluation.
Type Models Type Models
TSA
(Tumor specific
antigen)
Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
Complement-dependent cytotoxicity
Antibody-mediated internalization
Antibody-mediated direct killing
IIC
(Inhibitory
Immunecheckpoint)
PBMC activation
Mixed lymphocyte reaction
Cell proliferation
Cell apoptosis
CIC
(Co-stimulatory
Immunecheckpoint)
T cell co-stimulation
Cell proliferation
Cell surface marker detection
Cytokine release assessment
OIM
(Other
ImmuneModulator)
Pro-inflammatory assessment
Phagocytosis
Angiogenesis
Chemotaxis
Table 2. Cell-Based Experimental Models for Different Target Types

Stable and Efficient Reporter Gene Evaluation Models

As shown in Table 3, Jotbody has established dozens of artificial reporter gene models for efficacy evaluation, helping make your drug evaluation process more stable and efficient.
Type Target Screening type
Immune
checkpoints
PD-1 / PD-L1 Antagonistic antibody
CD155 / TIGIT Antagonistic antibody
LAG3 / MHCII Antagonistic antibody
CD40L / CD40 Agonistic antibody
Other immune
modulator
TGF-β / TGF-β-RII Neutralizing antibody
IL-33 / ST-2 Neutralizing antibody
VEGF / VEGFR2 Neutralizing antibody
Table 3. Jotbody In Vitro Efficacy Reporter Gene Screening Models*

* For more information about additional in vitro efficacy screening models, please contact a Jotbody representative.

Valuable Human Primary Cell Evaluation Models

Jotbody’s human primary cell screening system uses Miltenyi Biotec cell separation technology to obtain high-quality human primary cells.
These stable and reliable human primary cell evaluation models help generate more convincing data.
Cell Type Target Assay type
PBMC
CD4+T
CD8+T
Monocyte
TAA ADCC
TAA, TSA CDC
PD-1 / PD-L1 MLR
CD47, CD24 Phagocytose
PD-1 / PD-L1 / CTLA-4 PBMC activation
Table 4. Jotbody In Vitro Human Primary Cell Screening Models

Cell Models and Cell Biology Experiments

  • 1. Respiratory Disease Models:
    Including the RAW264.7 inflammatory cell model and the NCI-H292 airway hypersecretion (MUC5AC) model.
  • 2. Tumor Cell Models:
    lung cancer (3 types including A549); melanoma (B16); colorectal cancer (5 types including SW480 and HCT116); breast cancer (5 types including MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231); liver cancer (4 types including HepG2); cervical cancer (HeLa).
  • 3. Skin-Related (Cosmetic) In Vitro Evaluation: dermatitis and psoriasis models (RAW264.7, HaCaT); moisturization; photoaging; free radical scavenging; etc.
  • 4. Neurological Models:
    cerebral hemorrhage; ischemia/reoxygenation injury.
  • 5. Bioavailability Evaluation:
    Caco-2 cell model; MDCK cell model.
  • 6. Aging Model:
    NIH3T3 cellular senescence model.
Cell models and cell biology experiment results

Service Scope

Service Service Content Client Provides Deliverables Timeline
In Vitro Efficacy Method Development Develop target-specific in vitro efficacy evaluation models 1. Target antibody
2. Mechanism of action
Validated efficacy evaluation system 4–8 weeks
In Vitro Efficacy Sample Testing Evaluate the in vitro efficacy of candidate molecules 1. Target antibody
2. Candidate molecule
Candidate molecule efficacy evaluation report 1–2 weeks

Service List

Category Subcategory
1. Primary Cell Isolation 1.1 Human / Mouse CD3+ Cells
1.2 Human / Mouse CD4+ Cells
1.3 Human / Mouse CD8+ Cells
1.4 Human / Mouse CD14+ Cells
1.5 Human CD33+ Cells
1.6 Human Treg Cells
2. Primary Cell Induction 2.1 Macrophages
2.2 Dendritic Cells
3. Flow Cytometry Screening 3.1 Affinity
3.2 Blocking
3.3 Competition
3.4 Epitope Binning
4. Luciferase Reporter System 4.1 PD-1 / PD-L1
4.2 PD-1 / PD-L2
4.3 LAG3 / MHCII
4.4 TIGIT / CD155
4.5 PVRIG / PVRL2
4.6 CD40 / CD40L
4.7 TGFβ2 / TGFβRII
4.8 VEGF / VEGFR
4.9 IL-33 / ST2nM
4.10 IL-23 / IL-23R
4.11 CD3 / CD3L
4.12 4-1BB
4.13 LILRB1 / HLA-G
4.14 LILRB2 / HLA-G
4.15 TNFα / TNFR2
4.16 ADCC
4.17 ADCP
4.18 Phosphorylation
Category Subcategory
5. Cytotoxicity 5.1 ADCC
5.2 CDC
5.3 ADCP
5.4 Complement-Dependent Killing
5.5 Antibody-Mediated Direct Killing
6. Antibody Internalization Detection 6.1 Fab-Zap Assay
6.2 Dual-Fluorescence Quenching Assay
6.3 ADC
7. Co-Stimulatory Immune Checkpoint Assays 7.1 Cell Co-Stimulation – 41BB
7.2 Cell Co-Stimulation – OX40
7.3 Cell Proliferation / Suppression
7.4 CD40 / CD40L
7.5 IL-2 Factor Detection
7.6 IFN-γ Factor Detection
7.7 TNF-α Factor Detection
8. Inhibitory Immune Checkpoint Assays 8.1 PBMC Activation
8.2 NK Cell Activation
8.3 Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction
8.4 Apoptosis
9. Other Immune-Related OIM Assays 9.1 Neutralization of TGF-β
9.2 Neutralization of IL-17
9.3 Neutrophil Chemotaxis
9.4 STAT3 Phosphorylation
9.5 STAT5 Phosphorylation
9.6 STAT6 Phosphorylation
9.7 Tie2 Phosphorylation
9.8 Enzymatic Activity Assay
10. Custom Development 10.1 Development Based on Patents
10.2 Development Based on Literature
10.3 Development Based on Mechanism of Action