7:50 am Check-In & Morning Coffee

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

  • Jenny Chang Senior Scientist - Discovery Biotherapeutics & Bioconjugation, Exelixis Inc.

Exploring Novel ADC Linker & Conjugation Technologies to Usher in the Next-Generation of ADCs & Increase Efficacy

9:00 am Developing the Next Generation of ADCs With High DAR & Dual Payloads to Enhance ADC Efficacy

  • Gang Yin Vice President, Research, Sutro Biopharma

9:30 am EZWi-Fit, A Novel Linker-Toxin Platform That Confers ADC With Improved Efficacy & Safety

  • Qing Zhou CEO, Shanghai Escugen Biotechnology Co.

10:00 am Development of a site specific and versatile conjugation approach based on bacterial transglutaminase and the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction for ADCs

10:30 am Morning Break & Speed Networking

Synopsis

This is an informal session to help you connect with your peers in a relaxed atmosphere and continue forging new and beneficial relationships. You will have the opportunity to present your work, and review presentations displaying novel approaches and findings.

Exploring Stability Within ADC Linkers & Conjugations to Reduce off Target Toxicities While Ensuring Accurate Payload Release

11:30 am Exploring Novel Linker Chemistries to Improve the Therapeutic Index

12:00 pm Talk Reserved for Paul Davis

12:30 pm Networking Lunch

Addressing the Never-Ending Battle of Cleavable vs Non-Cleavable Linkers to Select the Most Appropriate One for Your ADC

1:30 pm Roundtable Discussion – Is a Linker That is Too Stable a Problem & How Do We Overcome That?

2:00 pm Exploring Click-Cleavable ADCs & Their Application Scope

2:30 pm Understanding How to Tune the Cleavage Rate of Linkers to Increase Specificity Towards Tumor Microenvironments

  • Sofia Genta Assistant Professor, Queen's university - Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario

3:00 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

3:05 pm Scientific Poster Session

Synopsis

This is an informal session to help you connect with your peers in a relaxed atmosphere and discuss novel linker & conjugation technologies and their challenges. You will have the opportunity to present your work, and review presentations displaying novel approaches and findings.

4:05 pm End of Scientific Program Day One