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Medilink Therapeutics Secures Multi-Billion Dollar Deal with Roche for c-MET Targeting ADC
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Medilink Therapeutics, a Suzhou-based biopharmaceutical company, has entered into a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche concerning YL211, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC) targeting c-Mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (c-MET) for the development of a treatment for solid tumors. This agreement marks Medilink’s fifth out-license deal for ADC…
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Seagen Inc. Acquires Global Rights to HBM9033 ADC in Deal with Nona Biosciences and Medilink Therapeutics
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Nona Biosciences, a subsidiary of HBM Holdings Ltd (HKG: 2142), and Suzhou-based Medilink Therapeutics have jointly announced the licensing of their co-developed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), HBM9033 (YL215), to Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) unit Seagen Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN). According to the agreement, Seagen will secure global clinical development and commercialization rights…
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Pfizer’s $43 Billion Seagen Acquisition Closes Amid Lackluster 2024 Forecast
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has secured all necessary regulatory approvals to finalize its $43 billion acquisition of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Seagen Inc. (NASDAQ: SGEN), with the deal set to close today. The US pharmaceutical giant had to make concessions to address the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) concerns over…
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Seagen’s Adcetris Combo with Keytruda Shows Promising Results in Phase II Study
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Seagen (NASDAQ: SGEN), currently in the process of being acquired by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), has released the results of a Phase II study combining its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) with Merck, Sharp & Dohme’s (MSD; NYSE: MRK) anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab). The study focused on patients with…
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RemeGen and Akeso Biopharma Initiate Phase II Study for Gastric Cancer Combo Therapy
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China-based RemeGen Ltd (HKG: 9995) is poised to conduct a Phase II clinical study in collaboration with fellow Chinese firm Akeso Biopharma (HKG: 9926). The study will assess the combination of RemeGen’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidate, disitamab vedotin (RC48), with Akeso’s bispecific antibody, cadonilimab (AK104), for the treatment of gastric…
