AnaptysBio Plans Spin-Off of Biopharma Operations in Q2 2026
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Mar 03 2026
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AnaptysBio (ANAB) provided an update on the potential spin-off of its biopharma operations. Intention to separate biopharma operations from substantial royalty assets on track for Q2, potentially as early as late-April. The royalty management company will initially retain the name AnaptysBio and will manage the financial collaborations from Jemperli with GSK (GSK) and imsidolimab with Vanda (VNDA). While specific decisions regarding board composition, leadership and financial operations will be disclosed at a later time, Daniel Faga is anticipated to be the initial CEO. First Tracks will be a public company focused on the development and potential commercialization of innovative immunology therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including ANB033, rosnilimab and ANB101. Form 10 registration statement has been publicly filed in connection with the planned spin-off. Initial board of directors for First Tracks Biotherapeutics is expected to include certain current members of Anaptys' board. Initial executive leadership team for First Tracks Biotherapeutics will include Daniel Faga, CEO, Paul Lizzul, CMO and Ben Stone, CBO. Additional executives will be disclosed at a later time. Upon completion of the spin-off, First Tracks Biotherapeutics will launch with adequate capital to fund operations through significant potential product milestones. "We are approaching a defining inflection point for Anaptys, as we plan to spin-off in Q2 2026 our wholly owned biopharma portfolio into a public company, to be called First Tracks Biotherapeutics, to unlock and amplify value for investors across two distinct sets of assets," said Daniel Faga, president and chief executive officer of Anaptys. "In our royalty portfolio, Jemperli exited Q4 2025 on a ~$1.4 billion annualized run rate, reinforcing GSK's peak sales guidance of far more than $2.7 billion2 in monotherapy indications. At the same time, our biopharma portfolio is advancing multiple attractive, high-potential assets, including ANB033, which has pipeline-in-a-product potential, initially in a Phase 1b trial for both celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis."
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Current: 55.390
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50.00
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74.13
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140.00
Current: 55.390
Low
50.00
Averages
74.13
High
140.00
About ANAB
AnaptysBio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The Company is focused on delivering immunology therapeutics for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The Company’s lead program, Rosnilimab, is a depleter and agonist targeting PD-1+ T cells, is in a Phase IIb trial for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and in a Phase II trial for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. The Company’s pipeline also includes ANB033, a CD122 antagonist, and ANB101, a blood dendritic cell antigen 2 (BDCA2) modulator, in Phase I trials. It has also discovered multiple therapeutic antibodies licensed to GSK in a financial collaboration for immuno-oncology, including a PD-1 antagonist (Jemperli (dostarlimab-gxly)) and a TIM-3 antagonist (cobolimab, GSK4069889). Rosnilimab is an IgG1 antibody that directly targets PD-1+ T cells, resulting in their depletion or agonism, impacting pathogenic drivers of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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