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Pre-Conference Day

Monday, 8th March

Day One

Tuesday, 9th March

Day Two

Wednesday, 10th March

Post-Conference Day

Thursday, 11th March

7:15 am Check In, Morning Coffee & Light Refreshments

8:15 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Boosting the ADC Clinical Arena & Opportunities to Achieve Differentiation in Crowded Clinical Indications

8:30 am The Next Generation of Clinically Validated Antibody Drug Conjugates: Expanding Indications & Improving Outcomes

  • Laying out the scope to differentiate ADC development through novel conjugation, antibody engineering, and target identification approaches to widen the therapeutic index and bring patient benefit
  • Showcasing late-breaking clinical data from novel tumour targets in underserved populations
  • Highlighting future priorities for next-generation ADC development with differentiated safety profiles and future standard of care therapies

9:00 am WuXiDARx™ Conjugation Technology & Proprietary Payload-Linker Platform: A Powerful Alliance for Next-Generation Dual Payload ADC Development

  • Advancing next-generation dual-payload ADCs to address traditional challenges like drug resistance and narrow therapeutic windows
  • Leveraging WuXiDARx™ technology for flexible DAR1-6 and WuXiTecan2™ hydrophilic linker, enabling streamlined dual-payload construction without antibody engineering
  • Demonstrating a substantially wider therapeutic index alongside significantly enhanced anti-tumor efficacy in proof-of-concept studies

9:30 am CEO & ADC Pharma Leaders Think Tank: Solidifying Next Generation ADCs as Standard of Care Therapies

Chief Scientific Officer, Iksuda Therapeutics
Chief Executive Officer, Araris Biotech
Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Biotherapeutics
Global Commercial Head Oncology Pipeline, Boehringer Ingelheim
Chief Executive Officer, Iksuda Therapeutics
  • Understanding the 2027 ADC landscape and how the bar has been raised to develop and deliver ADCs with meaningful patient impact
  • Outlining the future opportunities and applications on the horizon for ADCs to achieve target differentiation and clinical safety
  • Highlighting methods to best pursue ADC clinical differentiation across patient selection technologies, combination strategies, and well-executed clinical design
  • With clinical trials advancing in the Far East and Australia, what opportunities does this open for the ADC industry to progress faster?

10:00 am Morning Break & Structured Networking

This networking session is your opportunity to get face-to-face with many of the brightest minds working in the ADC field and establish meaningful business relationships to pursue for the rest of the conference. Connect with your peers using the dedicated Event App, in-person private meetings or at the coffee stations in the exhibition space!

Discovery

Discovery Track

Navigating Target Selection & Validation to Maximise ADC Potential at Discovery Stage

4 Sessions

Preclinical & Translational
Clinical Lessons
Process & Analytical Development
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

1:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Discovery

Is Two Better Than One? Unlocking Novel Payload Discovery with Dual Target & Dual Payload ADC Design

3 Sessions

TAPAs: A New Class of ADC Targets From Discovery to the Clinic

President & Chief Scientific Officer, InduPro
  • Target definition through proximity
  • Creating dual targeting TAPA ADCs
  • Selectivity and efficacy over single targets  
Preclinical & Translational
Clinical Lessons
Process & Analytical Development
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

3:30 pm Afternoon Break & Networking

Trailblazing Dual & Multi Payload Innovation to Develop Safer & More Efficacious ADCs from Concept to Clinic

4:30 pm Improving ADC Quality & Manufacturing While Cutting Program Costs to Accelerate ADC Development to Patients

  • Advancing ADC development through cost-effective solutions
  • Driving ADC success with flexible and high-quality solutions from preclinical to commercial development
  • Ensuring right first-time-approved regulatory submission to save time and costs bringing ADCs to patients in need

5:00 pm Panel Discussion: Trailblazing Next Generation of ADC’s from XDC’s to Dual Payload Innovation to Develop Safer & More Efficacious ADC Drugs from Concept to Clinic Validation

Consultant & Honorary Professor, Queen's University Belfast
Professor, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
Vice President, Strategy, Callio Therapeutics
Chief Scientific Officer, Iksuda Therapeutics
  • Debating the optimal chemical and biological properties of next-generation payload and linker combinations
  • Exploring the novelty of dual-payload ADCs and their potential to overcome resistance mechanisms associated with traditional ADCs
  • Assessing the potential of novel ‘XDC’ candidates to expand therapeutic applications and unlock untapped opportunities within an increasingly crowded ADC landscape

5:30 pm Lonza’s GlycoConnect® Technology for Best-in-Class ADCs: Emerging Clinical Insights

  • Exploring how Lonza’s GlycoConnect® and HydraSpace® technologies enable ADCs with best-in-class therapeutic potential
  • Sharing clinical development insights on the rapidly expanding and advancing pipeline of Lonza’s GlycoConnect® technology-based partnered ADC assets
  • Discussing technology expansion towards high-DAR and dual-payload ADCs

6:00 pm Over the Horizon: the Dual Payload Innovation

Senior Vice President, Oncology Discovery, Innovent Biologics
  • Highlighting the progress and unmet needs in ADC field
  • Unlocking emerging targets and payload the landscape
  • Showcasing the evolution of ADC platform at Innovent Biologics

6:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

6:30 pm Scientific Poster Session & Drinks Reception

As the landscape of innovation is supercharging the next wave of ADC drug development, it is more important than ever to collaborate and learn for the growth of this field. Enjoy an informal end to the busiest conference day with a drink and join our dedicated poster session to share your latest data and make new connections as you discuss your ADC learnings and 2027 objectives.

7:30 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks