Leading Expert from Medimmune to Chair 5th ADC Summit in London

London, United Kingdom, February 06, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Following the FDA's approval of Adcetris and Kadcyla, the pharmaceutical industry is making every effort to produce the best next generation of antibody drug conjugates. SMi's 5th ADC Summit brings timely discussions on the latest innovations and ongoing challenges in the development of ADCs.

Furthermore, SMi is proud to announce that Rakesh Dixit, Vice President – R & D at Medimmune will be chairing the conference together with Mahendra Deonarain, Chief Science Office at Antikor Biopharma Ltd.

Dr Dixit will also deliver a keynote address on Day One with a presentation on the advancement in ADCS. He will cover:
• the Rs of ADCs: the right target, the right linker, the right warhead, the right antibody, the right site of conjugation.
• recent developments with site-specific conjugation improving the therapeutic index of ADCs
• how reducing hydrophobicity of homogeneous ADCs can improve therapeutic index
• the on- and off-target toxicity issues
• clinical development of ADCs

Hosted over two days, the event is packed with unmissable case studies from leading pharmaceutical companies such as Takeda, Roche, Bayer, Pfizer, Novartis, Abzena and many more.

In addition to the conference, the event will feature two exclusive half-day post-conference workshops held on the 25 May 2016;

1. ADC payloads: Availability and mechanisms of action
Hosted by Femtogenix and King’s Cross London
2. Developments in high potency API manufacturing
Hosted by SKAN AG

For more information or to register visit the event website at www.adcsummit.com/prcom

To take advantage of the early bird offer register before 29 February to save £400 off the conference price.

For sponsorship opportunities contact Alia Malick on +44 (0) 20 7827 6168 or email: amalick@smi-online.co.uk

For delegate bookings contact Fateja Begum on +44 (0) 20 7827 6184 or email fbegum@smi-online.co.uk

For media enquiries contact Honey de Gracia on +44 (0) 20 7827 6102 or email hdegracia@smi-online.co.uk

5th ADC Summit
23-24 May 2016
London, UK
Contact e-mail: hdegracia@smi-online.co.uk
Contact number: +44 (0) 207 827 6102
Event Website: www.adcsummit.com/prcom

About SMi Group:
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