Normunity Inc. has closed a $75 million series B financing to support its pipeline of novel anticancer therapies targeting untapped drug mechanisms. Proceeds from the financing will be used to advance Normunity’s lead program, NRM-823, a first-in-class T-cell engager.
Zai Lab Ltd. has entered into a new strategic collaboration and worldwide license agreement with Medilink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. to use Medilink’s TMALIN antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform.
The PD-1 receptor, a major immune checkpoint inhibitor whose signaling is the target of multiple blockbuster anticancer drugs, differs functionally between rodents and humans in previously unknown ways. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and co-authors at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Cancer Institute reported these findings in the Jan. 3, 2025, online issue of Science Immunology.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s antibody-drug conjugate SYS-6045 has been granted clearance by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to enter clinical trials.
Naya Biosciences Inc. has expanded its bifunctional antibody pipeline to include NY-500, a novel PD-1 x VEGF tetravalent bifunctional antibody for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other solid tumors.
Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has announced clinical trial approvals in China and the U.S. for its CDH6-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), SIM-0505, for advanced solid tumors. A global clinical study will evaluate SIM-0505 in various malignant tumors, including ovarian cancer and renal cancer.
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