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ADC Summit 2014

Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) offer the promise and potential of delivering powerful tumour-killing activity with the advantage of reduced side effects for cancer patients. While one of the biggest challenges in manufacturing these powerful ADCs is controlling all the components that go into the final conjugation step, researchers do believe that further improvements and research in ADC design can and are resulting in a new generation of agents.
 

Following on from the success of past events,SAE Media Group are proud to present 3rd annual Antibody Drug Conjugates Summit, 19th-20th May 2014, London. Focusing on innovative manufacturing techniques, preclinical and clinical data and next generation ADCs, this important and timely meeting will bring together key industry experts from academia and large and small pharma and biotech companies.
 

Join us and hear case studies, presentations and round tables demonstrating how to maximise the therapeutic index of your ADC and how this form of empowered antibody is transforming next-generation antibody therapeutics. This must attend event will be delivered by true industry experts who will inform you of latest developments.


Key Topics include:-
• Exploring nano-delivery systems
• Advancing preclinical development to accelerate ADCs into the clinic
• Refining next generation ADCs
• Learn how to overcome manufacturing challenges

 

Previous testimonials include: 

“Good insight into industry knowledge and needs” – University College London

“Some excellent speakers” - Synthon

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Adeela Kamal

Adeela Kamal

Associate Director, Medimmune Inc
Erica Hong

Erica Hong

Scientist,, ImmunoGen, Inc
Mahendra Deonarain

Mahendra Deonarain

CSO, Photobiotics
Trevor Hallam

Trevor Hallam

Chief Scientific Officer , Sutro Biopharma, Inc.

Adeela Kamal

Associate Director, Medimmune Inc
Adeela Kamal

Andreas Menrad

Chief Scientific Officer, Algeta AS
Andreas Menrad

Antonin de fougerolles

Chief Scientific Officer, Ablynx
Antonin  de fougerolles

Erica Hong

Scientist,, ImmunoGen, Inc
Erica Hong

Floris L van Delft

founder and CSO, Synaffix
Floris L van Delft

George Badescu

Director of Scientific Affairs - Bioconjugation & Protein Engineering, PolyTherics Ltd.
George Badescu

Giulio Casi

Research Scientist, Philochem A G
Giulio Casi

Hagop Youssoufian

Executive Vice President of R&D , Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
Hagop  Youssoufian

Jeannick Cizeau

Director, Research, Viventia Bio Inc.
Jeannick  Cizeau

John Flygare

Project Leader, Discovery Chemistry, Genentech Inc
John Flygare

Justin Mason

Managing Director, SafeBridge Europe, Limited
Justin  Mason

Katherine Vallis

Professor of Experimental Radiotherapeutics, University of Oxford
Katherine Vallis

Mahendra Deonarain

CSO, Photobiotics
Mahendra Deonarain

Nathan Scott

Principle Scientist, Global Biotherapeutic Technologies, Wordwide Research & Development, , Pfizer
Nathan Scott

Philip Howard

Chief Scientific Officer, Spirogen
Philip Howard

Ronald Elgersma

Project Leader, Antibody-Drug Conjugates, , Synthon BV
Ronald  Elgersma

Tim Lowinger

Chief Scientific Officer, Mersana Therapeutics
Tim Lowinger

Trevor Hallam

Chief Scientific Officer , Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
Trevor Hallam

Conference agenda

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Welcome and Introductions

Gavin Edwards

Gavin Edwards, Manager, Parexel International

Amanda  Suitters

Amanda Suitters, Principal Consultant, Parexel International

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9:10

CMC expectations applicable to early stage ADC development (including interactive case studies)

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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11:00

CMC expectations applicable to early stage ADC development (including interactive case studies)

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12:30

Networking Lunch

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13:30

Nonclinical expectations/studies applicable to early stage ADC development

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15:00

Afternoon Tea

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15:30

Interactive case studies to evaluate nonclinical studies to facilitate early stage ADC development

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17:00

Closing Remarks and End of Workshop

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Mahendra Deonarain

Mahendra Deonarain, CSO, Photobiotics

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9:10

The development of nanobodies and their potential use for ADC

Antonin  de fougerolles

Antonin de fougerolles, Chief Scientific Officer, Ablynx

• An update on the nanobody platform
• Discussing the advantages for ADC
 

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9:50

Exploring nano-delivery systems for antibody delivery

Katherine Vallis

Katherine Vallis, Professor of Experimental Radiotherapeutics, University of Oxford

• Learning about the emerging applications of nanotechnologies in ADC.
• Understanding how nanotechnology is at the leading edge of cancer drug delivery due to its emerging features of:
o controlled release
o antibody-driven specificity

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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10:50

Producing better Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) using ThioBridge™ Conjugation

George Badescu

George Badescu, Director of Scientific Affairs - Bioconjugation & Protein Engineering, PolyTherics Ltd.

• Site-specific conjugation to disulfide bonds of antibodies and antibody fragments reduces ADC heterogeneity
• ThioBridge™ linkers provide stable conjugates and can be used with a variety of payloads
• ThioBridge™ technology can be used to create novel ADC formats
• In vitro and in vivo data demonstrates good efficacy for mAb and Fab conjugates with an established payload

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11:30

Working in perfect harmony - selecting the right target and the right antibody

Adeela Kamal

Adeela Kamal, Associate Director, Medimmune Inc

• Understanding lessons learned from target identification and validation
• Realizing the importance of target expression and internalization
• Reviewing approaches to select a lead ADC: a case study

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12:10

Networking Lunch

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13:10

Antibody fragment ADCs

Mahendra Deonarain

Mahendra Deonarain, CSO, Photobiotics

• Use of engineered single-chain Fvs
• Light-activated and other payloads
• Comparison with whole antibodies

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13:50

Creating effective strategies to reduce toxicity

John Flygare

John Flygare, Project Leader, Discovery Chemistry, Genentech Inc

• Utilizing novel linkers and payloads to improve therapeutic index
• Examining ways to overcome the resistance developed in clinical ADCs
• Using site specific antibody modifications to improve efficacy

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14:30

PSMA ADC in prostate cancer: PK/PD analysis from a phase I clinical trial

Hagop  Youssoufian

Hagop Youssoufian, Executive Vice President of R&D , Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc

• Introducing novel paradigms to assess the therapeutic efficacy in prostate cancer
• Implementing population-based model of longitudinal  PSA measurement from phase I clinical trial
• Correlation of exposure and therapeutic effect

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15:10

Afternoon Tea

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15:30

Homogeneous and stable ADCs by GlycoConnectTM technology

Floris L van Delft

Floris L van Delft, founder and CSO, Synaffix

• Site-specific, fully stable and homogeneous (DAR = 2.0)
• From any (off-the-shelf) recombinant mAb to ADC in days
• Any IgG / any linker-toxin
• Optional: site-scanning

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16:10

Development of second generation duocarmycin ADCs with superior therapeutic window

Ronald  Elgersma

Ronald Elgersma, Project Leader, Antibody-Drug Conjugates, , Synthon BV

• Developing duocarmycin based linker-drug technology
• Conducting preclinical evaluation with in vitro and in vivo studies

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16:50

Let’s have a debate! Discussing creative ways to make the ‘smart bomb’ more intelligent when building

Philip Howard

Philip Howard, Chief Scientific Officer, Spirogen

• Discussing latest challenges and improvements to various pieces of the of ADC technology puzzle pertaining to:
o antibodies
o drugs
o linkers that bond them together

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17:30

Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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8:30

Registration & Coffee

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9:00

Chairman's Opening Remarks

Adeela Kamal

Adeela Kamal, Associate Director, Medimmune Inc

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9:10

The development of the pyrrolobenzodiazepine ADC platform

Philip Howard

Philip Howard, Chief Scientific Officer, Spirogen

• Introduction to the pyrrolobenzodiazepine antitumor antibiotics      
• Pyrrolobenzodiazepine Antibody Conjugates
• Development of synthetic pyrrolobenzodiazepines 

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9:50

Fleximer-based ADCs: Overcoming common hurdles

Tim Lowinger

Tim Lowinger, Chief Scientific Officer, Mersana Therapeutics

• Improving DAR without Sacrificing PK and Tolerability
• Maximizing Efficacy of ADCs Targeting Low Expression Targets
• Broadening the Diversity of Payloads Amenable to ADCs

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10:30

Morning Coffee

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10:50

Addressing tumor heterogeneity and resistance: production of homogeneous bispecific ADCs with combination warheads

Trevor Hallam

Trevor Hallam, Chief Scientific Officer , Sutro Biopharma, Inc.

• Cell–free protein synthesis methods have been developed for production of homogeneous therapeutic proteins, including ADCs
• Many variants can be expressed in hours and rapidly assessed for function.  Within days, production of chosen variants can be scaled using the same platform to generate material for clinical studies.
• The power and utility of the platform to design and manufacture single species bispecific and multispecific antigen-targeted antibodies with conjugated combination warheads will be described

    

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11:30

DeBouganin, protein toxin payload with a differentiating mechanism of action

Jeannick  Cizeau

Jeannick Cizeau, Director, Research, Viventia Bio Inc.

• Deimmunized protein payload
• Unique MOA of deBouganin
• In vitro cytotoxicity of various deBouganin drug formats
• Cytotoxicity against cancer stem cells
• Preclinical efficacy
 

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12:10

Networking Lunch

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13:10

Implementing strategies to ensure successful linker selections for ADCs

Erica Hong

Erica Hong, Scientist,, ImmunoGen, Inc

• Analysing the selection criteria for choosing the right linker technology for ADCs
• Exploring the development of linkers that show improved activity
• Utilizing novel linker molecules

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13:50

Arming disease-targeting antibodies with cytotoxic drugs and with cytokines

Giulio Casi

Giulio Casi, Research Scientist, Philochem A G

• Antibody-cytokine fusions: From the bench to the clinic
• Cancer cures with non-internalising antibodies
• Applications of armed antibodies beyond oncology
 

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14:30

Afternoon Tea

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14:50

Realizing the importance of occupational health and safety in ADC projects

Justin  Mason

Justin Mason, Managing Director, SafeBridge Europe, Limited

• Examining biopharmaceutical compound hazards – biological, small molecule and others
• ADC facility design elements; facilities, layouts and equipment
• Occupational hygiene analytical (bio)chemistry
• Building confidence that the working environment is safe and that containment equipment is working

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15:30

Programming the GPS system for maximum target strikes! Evaluating latest approaches for trafficking and binding to the antigen

Nathan Scott

Nathan Scott, Principle Scientist, Global Biotherapeutic Technologies, Wordwide Research & Development, , Pfizer

  • Discussing formats that can assess ADC trafficking from the perspective of:
  • Screening
  • Mechanistic
  • Assessing intracellular trafficking, internalization, and metabolism of the parent antibody
  • Understanding how trafficking processes should allow the use of more stable linkers, which are generally less toxic
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    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two


    Associate Director
    Medimmune Inc
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Algeta AS
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Ablynx
    Scientist,
    ImmunoGen, Inc
    founder and CSO
    Synaffix
    Director of Scientific Affairs - Bioconjugation & Protein Engineering
    PolyTherics Ltd.
    Research Scientist
    Philochem A G
    Executive Vice President of R&D
    Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc
    Director, Research
    Viventia Bio Inc.
    Project Leader, Discovery Chemistry
    Genentech Inc
    Managing Director
    SafeBridge Europe, Limited
    Professor of Experimental Radiotherapeutics
    University of Oxford
    CSO
    Photobiotics
    Principle Scientist, Global Biotherapeutic Technologies, Wordwide Research & Development,
    Pfizer
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Spirogen
    Project Leader, Antibody-Drug Conjugates,
    Synthon BV
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Mersana Therapeutics
    Chief Scientific Officer
    Sutro Biopharma, Inc.

    Interview with Polytherics

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    Interview with Photobiotics

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