Explore the Agenda
7:00 am Check In, Morning Coffee & Light Refreshments
7:55 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Beyond the Topo1 Dogma: Unveiling Rationale-Driven Novel Payload Development & Properties to Herald ADCs with New Mechanisms & Improved Therapeutic Index
8:00 am Showcasing Non-Cytotoxic Payload Attributes, Selection & Performance to Enhance ADC Therapeutic Index Beyond the Cytotoxic Dogma
- Understanding the importance of antibody epitope, influence of target isoforms and impact on internalization
- Unveiling detailed investigation of unique payloads to develop non-cytotoxic ADCs with improved therapeutic index beyond traditional conjugates
- Undergoing investigation of antigen internalization and tumor cell payload concentration to secure in-depth mechanistic understanding and benefit of antibody-mediated delivery
- Laying out takeaways for non-cytotoxic ADC development and applications to internal ADC development
8:30 am Unlocking the Full Potential of Antibody Conjugates: AJICAP® Technology for Precise DAR Control and Emerging Modality Applications
- AJICAP® Conjugation: Leveraging site-specific technologies in next-generation ADCs to enhance clinically relevant biological properties through precise DAR control such as 1, 2, 4, 8 and higher
- AJICAP® Linker: Demonstrating a novel hydrophilic linker technology that enhances stability and enables versatile synthesis of ADCs with higher DAR numbers, even with highly hydrophilic payloads
- Application for new modality conjugates: Bispecific antibodies and antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates produced by fully chemical conjugation technology
9:00 am Delving Into Discovery of Pan-PI3K & mTOR Dual Inhibitors as a First-in-Class ADC Payload
- Breaking down rationale for pursuing PI3K inhibitor as a first-in-class payload, tackling challenges with anti-tumor potency and regression
- Spotlighting novel PI3K payload chemical structure with mTOR dual inhibition mechanism to deliver more potent and durable cytotoxic response
- Highlighting PI3K mTOR payload preclinical activity to date including in vitro mechanism of targeting pathway, efficacy in prioritised antigens and hyperglycaemia and skin toxicity safety characterization
9:30 am Leveraging Bioconjugation Strategies to Enhance AOC CMC Processes
- Navigating the nuances of oligonucleotide conjugate process development and understanding how to leverage physiochemical properties and chemistry aspects between different AOCs
- Comparing AOCs with classical ADCs: Explore payload complexity, impurity profiles, and essential analytical methods
- Assessing the evolving regulatory framework, impurity control, stability, immunogenicity and target product profiles
- Spotlighting real-world customer case studies that demonstrate a risk-managed approach to get to the clinic quicker
10:00 am Morning Break & Scientific Poster Showcase
Leveraging Novel Payload MoAs & Combinations to Differentiate ADC Mechanisms & Combat Patient Resistance
Leveraging ADC Design & Conjugation Methods to Develop Enhanced Multi Payload ADC Structure & Performance
11:00 am Harnessing Computational & Mechanistic Insights Into Chemoselective Reduction for Engineered Cysteine Site-Specific ADCs
- Laying out experimental work to develop a novel conjugation method utilizing chemoselective reduction of engineered cysteines, with broad site-specific conjugation applicability
- Utilizing computational modeling to visualize conjugation sites shielded during circulation
- Identifying optimized conjugation sites by combining insights from x-ray crystallography structures
11:30 am Showcasing Development & Application of Antibody Dual Drugs Conjugation (AD2C) Platform
- Introducing the advantages and differentiation of AD2C platform for ADC development
- Applying AD2C platform in development of anti-GPC3 ADCs with dual payloads for hepatocellular carcinoma treatment
12:00 pm Evaluating Enzymatic Conjugation Strategies to Improve Dual Payload ADC Therapeutic Index at the Discovery Stage
- Employing innovative conjugation chemistry to deliver two distinct payloads to the antibody Fc region
- Optimizing conjugation process across DAR fine tuning and payload selection to reduce dual payload ADC aggregation and enhance developability while accelerating optimal drug candidate selection
- Showcasing impact of discovery-stage innovation to deliver ADC properties and differentiation potential to patients
12:30 pm MCLICK: Empowering Mono & Dual Payload AXC Innovation via a Pure Chemo Approach
- Achieving highly selective reduction of inter-chain S-S bonds in IgG1
- Leveraging MCLICK to enable AXC with various DARs and ratios
- Empowering AXC innovation with MCLICK and other platforms
1:00 pm Lunch & Learn Session Presented By Syngene
Evaluating Development of Non-Cytotoxic ADCs to Assess Therapeutic Potential in Oncology & Beyond
2:00 pm Exploring Development of E7766-Based STING ADCs: Contextualizing Influence of Payload Linker Attachment Site & Cleavage Kinetics
- Delving into discovery of STING-agonist payload E7766, focusing on payload-linker attachment site
- Investigating linker cleavage rate to enhance in vitro and in vivo anti-tumor activities
- Showcasing in vitro and in vivo preclinical data of E7766- based STING ADCs
2:30 pm Summary Panel Discussion: What is Showing the Most Promise & What Still Needs to be Proven in ADC Chemistry & Mechanistic Innovation?
Rejoin the Discovery Chemistry speakers for a closing panel discussion to break down the key learnings and future directions in ADC chemistry and MoA innovation. Listen and engage with your fellow attendees as they discuss showing promise within novel cytotoxic, non-cytotoxic and dual payload ADCs, and what still needs to be proven to unlock differentiation to combat patient resistance.
3:00 pm Afternoon Break & Networking
Delving Into ADC Performance in Crowded Clinical Indications With Approved ADC Therapies to Understand How Differences in Biconjugate Design & Clinical Strategy Correlates to Patient Impact
4:00 pm Spotlighting the Clinical Performance of Izalontamab Brengitecan Bispecific ADC
- Breaking down design and development of Iza-Bren, a EGFR/HER3 bispecific ADC, including advantages against traditional monospecific ADC therapies
- Evaluating Iza-Bren clinical profile based on recent clinical trials
- Laying out ongoing clinical development of Iza-Bren through bispecific ADC advantages and impactful clinical profile
4:30 pm Laying Out Advances in ADC Development & Manufacturing
- Discussing tools used for the efficient and scalable manufacturing of the mAb intermediate, which serves as a key starting point for ADC conjugation
- Overcoming ADC mAb diversity challenges via AI-driven cell line design
- Explaining operator safety risk-mitigation enabled by agnostic, automated solutions
5:00 pm Highlighting the Clinical Promise from Phase I/IIa Development of TUB-040 in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
- Explaining TUB-040 ADC design innovation across payload, conjugation and validated NaPi2b target
- Detailing proof-of-concept data and strong ORR from the emerging clinical profile of TUB-040
- Contrasting clinical performance to preclinical data to assess how well TUB-040 innovation has been translated into patient studies
- Highlighting the clinical development strategy and potential therapeutic impact of TUB-040 in PROC with an existing approved ADC therapy
5:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks
6:00 pm 13th World ADC Awards
At the end of the main conference days, join the community for an unforgettable gala honoring the best programs, companies and individuals in the ADC field. Across multiple award categories, this is your opportunity to reflect and recognize the long-term contributors, novel and innovative programs, and upcoming pioneers who have gone above and beyond to deliver the continued success and future direction of the field.