Drug DeliveryFebruary 2026

Crossing the Uncrossable: How VHH Engineering Solves the BBB Delivery Challenge

Recent publications on receptor-mediated transcytosis and single-domain antibody formats confirm that VHH nanobodies below 15 kDa achieve meaningful CNS penetration — a pharmacokinetic advantage inaccessible to conventional IgG antibodies.

JFInnova Perspective

JFIN-0001 (12.6 kDa) sits squarely in the optimal BBB-penetrant window. Our interactive BBB Simulator models the PK advantage in real time, including albumin-fusion half-life extension strategies.

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NANOBODIES: A Review of Generation, Diagnostics and Therapeutics

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2023

VHH blood-brain barrier penetration