Antibodies as Drugs: From B Cell Biology to New Treatments

Organizer(s): Paul Carter, Janine Schuurman and Karl Dane Wittrup

Sponsored by BioLegend, Inc., Compass Therapeutics, Incyte Corporation, MorphoSys AG and Surface Oncology

Supported by a grant from Genentech

Summary of Meeting:

Since the mid-1990s, antibodies have grown steadily into a clinically important pharmaceutical class with over 70 antibody-based drugs approved, predominantly in oncology, autoimmunity and inflammation. As the antibody drug field has expanded and matured in recent years, the field has moved from empirical strategies to deep knowledge-based, designer approaches for which understanding of mechanisms of action is critical; there has also been a trend toward increasingly specialized meetings with a narrow focus such as cancer immunotherapy, bispecifics or B cell biology. In contrast, we are proposing a scientifically diverse program that spans a broad range of different and cutting-edge topics relevant to antibody drug development, including antibodies for infectious disease and antibody pharmacology, topics which are often under-represented at major antibody conferences. Additionally, we have chosen a diverse collection of speakers from junior investigators to seasoned researchers from a wide range of institutions in at least eight different countries. We hope and expect that this approach will stimulate ‘cross-pollination’ between disciplines that span the gamut from basic to translational to clinical sciences with the common theme of antibody drugs for the benefit of patients.

Scholarship Deadline: October 17 2019

Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 17 2019

Abstract Deadline: November 5 2019

Discounted Registration Deadline: December 5 2019

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We gratefully acknowledge additional support for this conference from:

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Adimab, Inc.

Akrevia Therapeutics

Genentech, Inc.

Genmab A/S

Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH

Light Chain Bioscience

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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