JUPITER, Fla., Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have created a new class of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), using a versatile “double decker” technology that ties antibodies and a drug together to produce highly potent pharmaceuticals for cancer therapy. The new …
Tag Archives: Antibody-drug conjugates
October, 2017
May, 2017
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31 May
ImmunoGen and Sanofi Amend License Agreements Covering All Sanofi Compounds Using ImmunoGen’s Technology
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a leader in the expanding field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the Company and an affiliate of Sanofi have amended their license agreements covering all compounds in development by Sanofi using ImmunoGen’s technology. Under the terms of …
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5 May
Seattle Genetics Terminates License Agreement with Immunomedics
BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN), a global biotechnology company, today announced that it has agreed to terminate its license agreement with Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMMU) for sacituzumab govitecan (IMMU-132) and settle the related litigation. The license agreement had not yet closed due to legal action brought by an …
March, 2017
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17 March
Scripps Florida Scientists Develop New Drug Delivery Method for Cancer Therapy
JUPITER, FL – March 16, 2017 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a new drug delivery method that produces strong results in treating cancers in animal models, including some hard-to-treat solid and liquid tumors. The study, led by TSRI Associate Professor Christoph …
October, 2015
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28 October
Igenica Partners with MedImmune to Research Anti-SAIL ADCs
BURLINGAME, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Igenica Biotherapeutics, Inc., a company focused on the discovery and development of innovative antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer, announced today that it has entered into an oncology research agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN). Igenica and MedImmune will …
April, 2015
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21 April
Pfizer’s Antibody-Drug Conjugate Succeeds in Phase 3 Study and its Xalkori Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Pfizer Inc. announced positive news for two of its cancer drugs today. The company said that US health regulators granted its Xalkori (crizotinib) Breakthrough Therapy designation, and, separately, Pfizer announced that its investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) met one of its main goals in a late-stage leukemia trial. The US Food …