OmniAb, Inc.
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-23T19:22:44.894307+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
enterprise_sales_motion
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procurement_complexity
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
vendor_lock_coefficient
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumption_unit_definition
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
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bundle_margin_blended
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
upsell_pathway_architecture
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Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-023 Licensing VALUE High
Direct: monetization_vector contains [B2B licensing fees, upfront access fees, development milestones, and downstream royalties on partnered drug sales upon commercialization]. Corroborated: revenue_model_type=Predominantly milestone/royalty-based (~80% transactional/variable); annual platform access fees provide modest recurring base (~20% of revenue)
SG-010
Digitization
WHAT High
SG-025
Long Tail
WHAT High
SG-033
Peer-to-Peer
HOW High
SG-053
Two-sided Market
HOW High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High

Hybrid Combination

Licensing (SG-023) VALUE provides the core structure, combined with Digitization (SG-010) + Long Tail (SG-025) + Peer-to-Peer (SG-033) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 7 Medium: 21 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
Minimal debt; OmniAb is essentially debt-free with cash runway funded by licensing milestones and equity; 20% rate rise has negligible P&L impact
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Agent_Inference
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low sensitivity; no significant floating-rate debt; higher rates pressure venture biotech partners' financing, indirectly slowing partnership deal flow
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Agent_Inference
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; US-China trade tariffs on metals and components disrupt supply chains.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
Transgenic animal colony maintenance (Ligand spin-off legacy facilities) and specialized oligonucleotide/reagent suppliers concentrated in US and China
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international_expansion_readiness
Minimal direct international revenue; royalty/milestone income denominated in USD contractually, limiting sovereign currency devaluation exposure materially
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geographic_footprint
Primarily US-based operations; partners operate globally but OmniAb revenues are USD-denominated, so direct FX devaluation exposure is very low
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commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Crude Oil (fuel), Rare Earth Elements, Plastics/Resins; geopolitical: US-China trade tariffs on metals and components disrupt supply chains.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Proprietary transgenic animal platforms (OmniRat, OmniChicken) are internally managed; no single external vendor exceeds 30% of operational input cost
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Agent_Inference
business_model_type_primary
Asset-light biotech platform licensor; cloud disruption would affect data/informatics tools but not core antibody discovery IP or animal facilities
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business_model_type_secondary
Milestone and royalty model; cloud termination would disrupt bioinformatics workflows but core wet-lab discovery operations remain largely unaffected
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switching_cost_profile
High API/platform coupling for partners using OmniAb's discovery ecosystem; switching requires revalidating animal models and datasets, creating 12–24 month lock-in
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howey_test_risk_index
Low Howey risk; revenue model is B2B licensing of biological IP, not an investment contract; no token, pooled investment, or profit-sharing scheme
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Agent_Inference
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate GDPR/CCPA exposure limited to employee and partner data; no patient data processed directly; compliance cost is manageable and not material
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antitrust_exposure_flag
Low antitrust risk; niche transgenic antibody discovery platform with multiple competitors (Humanigen, Ablexis); market share does not approach dominance thresholds
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regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
Predominantly milestone/royalty-based (~80% transactional/variable); annual platform access fees provide modest recurring base (~20% of revenue)
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monetization_vector
B2B licensing fees, upfront access fees, development milestones, and downstream royalties on partnered drug sales upon commercialization
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pricing_architecture
Tiered licensing: upfront platform access + per-program milestones + royalty rates (low single-digit %); stress scenario shows royalty dependency creates long-dated revenue risk
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pricing_power_rating
Moderate; proprietary transgenic platforms confer differentiation, but competition from Ablexis and internal pharma programs caps aggressive price increases
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target_gross_margin_bracket
Estimated 70–80% gross margin on licensing/milestone revenue; animal facility operating costs constrain margins below pure software-IP peers
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churn_vulnerability_index
Low free-rider risk; platform access requires contractual licensing; proprietary animal strains cannot be replicated without significant capital and regulatory investment
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headcount_cost_structure
Sublinear; additional licensing programs require incremental animal colony and scientist capacity but not proportional headcount; platform scales favorably
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marginal_cost_of_growth
Low marginal cost per new licensing partner; incremental revenue from milestones/royalties carries 80%+ incremental margin once fixed platform costs are covered
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franchise_compliance_risk
null
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customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, CAC remains low (BD-driven, conference/relationship model); LTV scales with partner drug approvals; unit economics improve significantly with royalty maturation
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network_effect_present
Weak direct network effects; value derives from proprietary biology and validated datasets, not user-network density; partner success stories create reputational flywheel
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asset_efficiency_ratio
-22.0% Return on Assets (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Moderate resilience; large pharma R&D budgets are relatively recession-resistant, but biotech partner funding dries up in downturns, reducing new deal signings
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customer_segment_primary
Large pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies seeking novel antibody discovery capabilities for therapeutic programs
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customer_segment_secondary
Emerging biotech and venture-backed startups accessing OmniAb platforms under cost-efficient licensing to advance preclinical antibody pipelines
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characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.3 (HIL — ~30% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
3.0% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001846253
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
OABI
High
SEC-EDGAR

Business Model Components

Core Space

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Interaction Modes

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Product Matrix

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-07-23no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01FAIL2026-07-231 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_OPS_002 nee

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