- CEO
- Marc de Garidel
- Full Time Employees
- 69
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Address
- 5, rue de la Baume Paris France 75008
- IPO Date
- Sep 27, 2016
- Business
- Abivax S.A. Abivax SA (Nasdaq: ABVX, Euronext Paris: ABVX) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops therapeutics harnessing microRNA-124 to modulate the immune response in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases. The company focuses on obefazimod, an oral small molecule that enhances miR-124 expression for treating moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD); its pipeline includes the ABTECT Phase 3 program in UC, with positive top-line 8-week induction results announced in Q3 2025 and 44-week maintenance data expected in Q2 2026, alongside the ENHANCE-CD Phase 2b trial in CD initiated in Q3 2024 with induction data anticipated in 2H 2026; Abivax also advances follow-on compounds from its proprietary chemical library targeting additional inflammatory indications. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Paris, France, with R&D in Montpellier, France, and a U.S. office in Waltham, Massachusetts, the company conducts operations across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific through over 600 global study sites. Recent developments include a $747.5 million public offering priced in July 2025, full exercise of the underwriters' option for additional American Depositary Shares, debt conversions by Heights Capital Management and Kreos Capital, joining the CAC Mid 60 index, and acceptance of late-breaking abstracts on ABTECT results at the 2025 United European Gastroenterology Meeting.