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About Engager BIO

Engager BIO develops a novel T cell engaging approach to specifically exploit the anti-cancer properties of (non-MHC restricted) unconventional γδ T cells to create highly potent conditionally activated cancer cell killers with sustained effect and low propensity for high-grade cytokine release syndrome and on-target off-tumor toxicities.

Our γδ T cell engaging technology originates from the academic lab of Prof. Hans van der Vliet at Amsterdam UMC, was further developed by LAVA Therapeutics, and is now being optimized by Engager BIO.

Based on previous clinical trial experience, Engager BIO has created a novel proprietary next-generation engager platform designed to drive efficacy and durability while maintaining good tolerability.

Ton Adang

Ton Adang, PhD

Co-founder and Managing Director

  • Former co-founder and CDO of LAVA Therapeutics
  • Vast experience in drug development
  • Former roles with Organon, Schering-Plough and Merck/MSD
  • Leadership positions in Lead Discovery and Project Management, including Merck’s KEYTRUDA
Hans van der Vliet

Hans van der Vliet, MD, PhD

Co-founder and Managing Director

  • Former co-founder and CSO/CMO of LAVA Therapeutics
  • Inventor of Engager BIO’s γδ T cell engager platform
  • Medical oncologist and Professor at Amsterdam UMC
  • Experienced clinical investigator
Erik van den Berg

Erik van den Berg, MSc, MBA

Co-founder

  • Former co-founder and executive Chairman of LAVA Therapeutics
  • Former CEO of Memo-Therapeutics AG and Chairman of Step Pharma and TargED Therapeutics, and former CEO of AM-Pharma
  • Experienced executive and non-executive with substantial fundraising and dealmaking experience