Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Mabcare Therapeutics for MTX-13, a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting protein-tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7). Under the agreement, Day One has exclusive rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize MTX-13 (now DAY-301), worldwide, excluding Greater China.
Santa Ana Bio Inc. has emerged from stealth with $168 million in combined series A and B funding and a focus on developing targeted therapies for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
Indupro Inc. has announced a $85 million series A financing to support its work on precisely defining the spatial proximity of proteins on the surface of cells with high therapeutic potential across a broad range of indications and applications, including for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Bivictrix Therapeutics plc’s BVX-001, a first-in-class Bi-Cygni bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), has demonstrated a favorable toxicity profile in an industry standard toxicology model.
Shanghai Fudan-Zhangjiang Bio-Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has received IND clearance in China by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct a phase I trial of its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) FZ-AD005 for advanced solid tumors.
Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC) presented data from a study that aimed to assess the role of trophoblast cell-surface antigen-2 (TROP-2) in penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC).
Merck KGaA has announced it is advancing M-3554, a potential first-in-class anti-GD2 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), toward the clinic. M-3554 links an exatecan payload with an anti-GD2 antibody.
Almac Discovery Ltd. has nominated a new preclinical candidate molecule, ALM-401, a first-in-class bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting EGFR/ROR1. It is being developed for the treatment of refractory lung cancer characterized by dual expression of ROR1 and EGFR.
A group of scientists from Basel University Hospital have designed an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that eliminated blood cancer cells without attacking healthy hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which they modified by base editing and transplanted to renew an altered blood system. They achieved this by focusing on the panhematopoietic marker CD45.
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