Tubulis GmbH

MUNICH--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Tubulis today announced that its CEO and Co-founder Dominik Schumacher will present a company overview and update at the 43 rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 9:00 am PST in the Golden Gate Room (32. Floor) at The Westin St. Francis. About Tubulis Tubulis generates uniquely matched antibody-drug conjugates with superior biophysical properties that have demonstrated durable on-tumor delivery and long-lasting anti-tumor activity in preclinical models. Our first NaPi2b-targeting program, TUB-040, is being evaluated in the clinic in ovarian and non-small cell lung cancer. The second candidate from our growing pipeline, TUB-030, targeting 5T4, is set to follow imminently. We will solidify our leadership position by continuing to innovate on all aspects of ADC design leveraging our proprietary platform technologies. Our goal is to expand the therapeutic potential of this drug class for our pipeline, our partners and for patients. Visit www.tubulis.com or follow us on LinkedIn .

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Today, a brief rundown of news involving Novavax and Novo Nordisk, as well as updates from Relay Therapeutics, Takeda and Tubulis that you may have missed.Novavax has agreed to sell a manufacturing plant in Bohumil, Czech Republic, to Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk for $200 million. The factory, which can produce recombinant protein, will be transferred to Novo along with its supporting buildings, staff and related infrastructure when the deal closes. In addition to boosting Novavaxs cash holdings, the deal will reduce the vaccine makers annual operating costs by approximately $80 million. Novo, which has been investing heavily in manufacturing to meet demand for its weight loss and diabetes therapies, is in the midst of closing another deal to acquire three Catalent facilities. Delilah AlvaradoElevar Therapeutics, a majority-owned subsidiary of Koreas HLB Co., is paying $75 million to license a medicine developed by Relay Therapeutics for a form of bile duct cancer. The upfront fee gives Elevar global development and commercialization rights to the drug, called lirafugratinib. Trial data previously suggested lirafugratinib could be more effective than existing options in treating cholangiocarcinoma with certain genetic mutations. A study meant to support an application for accelerated approval is ongoing. Ned PagliaruloRoivant Sciences reported Tuesday that a study run by one of its subsidiaries, Kinevant Sciences, failed to show a benefit for the companys antibody treatment for chronic active pulmonary sarcoidosis. As a result, further development of the drug, dubbed namilumab, in sarcoidosis will be halted. Analysts had viewed this program as high-risk, high-reward, and ascribed little value to its development. Shares in Roivant fell by nearly 3% Tuesday. Ned PagliaruloTakeda will pay $200 million to secure rights outside of China, Hong Kong and Macau to an experimental blood disease drug developed by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Keros Therapeutics. The drug, called elritercept, is in two Phase 2 trials involving people with myelodysplastic syndromes or myelofibrosis. A Phase 3 study is set to begin soon, according to the companies. The addition of elritercept further bolsters our oncology pipeline and introduces a potential future growth driver for Takeda, said Teresa Bitetti, head of Takedas oncology business unit, in a Tuesday statement. Ned PagliaruloAntibody-drug conjugate maker Tubulis announced Tuesday it has struck a deal with Gilead Sciences to find new cancer medicines. Under terms of the collaboration, Gilead paid the German biotech $20 million upfront in exchange for access to its technology and an option to license a program for an additional $30 million fee. If successful, Tubulis stands to gain as much as $415 million in development and commercialization milestone payments, as well as royalties. Gwendolyn Wu '