The US-Chinese company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in a Series A+ round to begin a phase 1 trial of its lead candidate antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) later this year.
In acquiring antibody-drug conjugates technology pioneer Seagen, Pfizer eyes up the strong growth trajectories of Seagen's medicines and the potential of its pipeline and technology.
There has been a flurry of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) agreements in recent weeks, and today sees the inking of another deal involving Tokyo headquartered Ajinomoto Co Inc and US biotech, Exelixis.
Synaffix, a Netherlands based company providing clinical-stage platform technology for the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), has signed off on two new licensing deals this week.
Pyxis Oncology has received clearance for two IND applications from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate two Phase 1 clinical studies.
NextCure and LegoChem Biosciences have announced a collaboration and co-development agreement focused on generating a B7-H4 antibody drug conjugate (ADC) and options for two additional targets.
GSK’s Blenrep has proved unsuccessful in a Phase III study in multiple myeloma. The news comes two years after the drug received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accelerated approval.
