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Waiv Partners with Daiichi Sankyo to Advance AI-Driven Biomarker Discovery for ADC Program

Shots: Waiv has collaborated with Daiichi Sankyo to lead digital pathology biomarker discovery for an ADC program, leveraging its end-to-end computational pathology platform Waiv will use its platform to analyze early-phase trial data, incl. tumor microenvironment profiling across H&E & IHC slides, biomarker discovery, & outcome prediction, aimed at identifying biomarkers of treatment response The…

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Mabwell Initiates P-III Trial for 9MW2821 in TNBC

Shots: Mabwell has initiated a P-III trial of 9MW2821 in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), marking the fourth pivotal study for 9MW2821 The trial will assess the efficacy of 9MW2821 vs the investigator’s choice chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic TNBC pts previously treated with taxane-based CT ± immunotherapy & a topoisomerase inhibitor-based ADC 9MW2821, a…

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Piramal Pharma Solutions Partners with Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services to Advance ADC Development and Manufacturing

Shots: Piramal Pharma Solutions has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services to support antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development and manufacturing programs Under the agreement, Piramal will refer customers to Ajinomoto’s AJICAP platform for site-specific ADC conjugation, while Ajinomoto will direct clients to Piramal for CDMO manufacturing services across development and commercialization The collaboration…

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Eli Lilly to Acquire CrossBridge Bio for ~$300M

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CrossBridge Bio, incl. its synergistic dual payload platform for the development of differentiated therapeutics As per the deal, Lilly will acquire CrossBridge Bio for ~$300M in cash, incl. an upfront payment & a subsequent milestone payment CrossBridge Bio is advancing CBB-120, a TROP2-targeting TOP1i/ATRi…

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BioNTech Reports Positive P-II Data of Trastuzumab Pamirtecan in HER2-Expressing Endometrial Cancer

Shots: BioNTech reported positive results from a P-II study cohort of trastuzumab pamirtecan (BNT323/DB-1303) in HER2-expressing recurrent endometrial cancer, meeting its 1EP of ORR The study cohort (n=145) demonstrated a confirmed ORR of 47.9% (n=96; central testing) and 49.3% in pts. (n=73) previously treated with checkpoint inhibitors, with a mPFS of 8.1mos., showing consistent efficacy…

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Oxford BioTherapeutics Partners with BMS to Develop Next-Generation T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumors

Shots: Oxford BioTherapeutics has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to discover and develop next-generation T-cell engager therapies targeting solid tumors Under the agreement, OBT will leverage its OGAP-Verify platform to identify tumor-selective targets and design & delivery of developed candidates, while Bristol Myers Squibb will lead subsequent clinical research,…

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DualityBio Reports China NMPA Acceptance of BLA for Trastuzumab Pamirtecan in Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

Shots: China’s National Medical Products Administration has accepted the BLA for DualityBio’s trastuzumab pamirtecan (T-Pam; DB-1303/BNT323), an investigational ADC, for the second-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2+ breast cancer The application is supported by interim results from the pivotal P-III (DB-1303-O-3001) trial, which met its primary endpoint, demonstrating statistically significant improvement in PFS vs…

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Imagene AI Partners with Daiichi Sankyo to Advance Multimodal Biomarker Discovery in Oncology

Imagene AI has entered into a collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo to advance biomarker discovery and response prediction across oncology drug development programs Under the collaboration, Daiichi Sankyo will leverage Imagene’s OI Suite, powered by the CanvOI foundation model, to integrate H&E and IHC whole-slide images with molecular and clinical data to enhance biomarker identification and…

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Gilead to Acquire Tubulis for ~$5B

Shots: Gilead has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tubulis, making it an ADC research organization within Gilead, with the Munich site serving as a hub for ADC innovation As per the deal, Gilead will acquire Tubulis for $3.15B upfront & ~$1.85B in contingent milestone payments; closing is expected in Q2’26 Acquisition will expand…

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