OmniAb, Inc. (OABIW) company profile
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $742.95MP/E –Yield –
About OmniAb
Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research, SIC 8731
OmniAb, Inc. creates and licenses antibody discovery technologies to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and academic research institutions. Its platform incorporates genetically engineered transgenic animals—including rats, mice, chickens, and cow-inspired models—to produce diverse, naturally optimized antibody repertoires with human genetic sequences. These proprietary animals are complemented by computational antigen design, microfluidic and microcapillary single B cell screening platforms, and artificial intelligence-driven bioinformatics suites for data analysis and hit optimization. Together, these technologies support the discovery of diverse therapeutic modalities such as monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, single-domain antibodies, and antibody-drug conjugates.
As of December 31, 2025, the company collaborated with 107 active partners supporting 407 active programs across diverse geographic regions and therapeutic areas. These partnered programs included 27 antibodies in active clinical development, two candidates under regulatory review, and three commercialized products. The provided text contains no statements regarding the company's founding year, website address, or headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of OmniAb's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- OmniAb, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Emeryville, CA
- Address
- 5980 Horton Street, Suite 600 94608
- Phone
- (510) 250-7800
- Website
- omniab.com
- Employees
- 107, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, San Diego, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- OABIW
- Other tickers
- OABI
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Aug 11, 2021
- Shares outstanding
- 145M, Jul 30, 2026
- Public float
- $144.90M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- <br>Emerging growth company
- SEC CIK
- 1846253
- CUSIP
- 68218J111
- ISIN
- US68218J1117
- FIGI
- BBG012QXTPF0
- LEI
- 5493008K7TB0IKP37H79
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew W. Foehr | President and CEO, Director | 4,439,736 |
| Amechi Ekeke Nwachuku | Chief Operating Officer | – |
| Kurt A. Gustafson | Executive VP, Finance and CFO | 261,483 |
| Charles S. Berkman | Chief Legal Officer | 399,085 |
| Philip J. Gotwals | Director | 33,333 |
| John L. Higgins | Director | 2,962,320 |
| Steven Love | Director | 91,666 |
| Steven C. Crouse | Director | 33,333 |
| Carolyn R. Bertozzi | Director | 113,308 |
| Jennifer R. Cochran | Director | 185,274 |
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew W. Foehr Chief Executive Officer and Director | $620.87K | $640.50K | $2.10M | $436.29K | $9.47K | $3.81M | +5% |
| Kurt A. Gustafson Chief Financial Officer | $496.78K | $205.88K | $676.49K | $224.41K | $9.55K | $1.61M | -4% |
| Charles S. Berkman Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $503.53K | $205.88K | $676.49K | $227.46K | $11.08K | $1.62M | -4% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
SPAC offering
- Type
- SPAC (blank check) IPO of units
- Final prospectus filed
- Aug 11, 2021
- Offer price
- $10.00
- Securities offered
- 20,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $200.00M
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- First trading day
- Sep 30, 2021
- First-day close
- $9.76-2.4%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Mar 29, 2022
“Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 107 active partners with 407 active programs using the OmniAb technology platform, including 27 OmniAb-derived antibodies in clinical development by our partners, two under regulatory review, and three approved products developed and commercialized by our partners.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Name change | Name changed from Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II to OmniAb, Inc. |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| May 16, 2022 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Aug 11, 2021 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |