Agreement with Hangzhou DAC Provides Option for Up to Five New, Internally Developed ADC Programs, Including Dual-Payload Variations Hangzhou DAC's DXC006 Data at ASCO Reinforce Conviction for CPT113, a Core Technology of Whitehawk's ADC Platform Phase 1 Dose-Escalation Trials of HWK-007 and HWK-016 are Currently Enrolling; HWK-007 Trials-in-Progress Poster to be Presented at ASCO MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: WHWK), a clinical-stage oncology therapeutics company applying advanced technologies to established tumor biology to efficiently deliver improved antibody drug conjugate (ADC) cancer treatments, today announced it entered into a new option agreement with Hangzhou DAC for access to CPT113 for use in up to five additional ADC programs.

MRK's investigational TROP2-directed ADC, sac-TMT, achieves key survival goals in a phase III endometrial cancer study.

Montreal, Quebec--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2026) - Defence Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: DTC) (OTCQB: DTCFF) (FSE: DTC) ("Defence" or the "Company"), a publicly traded biotechnology and precision intracellular drug-delivery company, is pleased to announce the expansion of internal capabilities to execute critical stages of its ACCUM®-enabled Antibody Drug Conjugates ("ADC") development pipeline. The Company has strengthened its purification, analytical characterization, conjugation development, and quality control ("QC") capabilities, while enhancing cellular testing and potency evaluation workflows within a more structured stage-gated framework to better support the advancement of its ADC partnership programs.

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTUÂ (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for both the neoadj

Whitehawk Therapeutics pivots to focus on three next-generation antibody-drug conjugates [ADCs] after selling FYARRO and rebranding from Aadi Bioscience. I downgrade WHWK from 'Strong Buy' to 'Hold' due to the early-stage pipeline, competitive landscape, and unproven efficacy/safety of modified ADCs. Key catalysts include phase 1 data readouts for HWK-007 and HWK-016 in 1H 2027 and an IND filing for HWK-206 in mid-2026.

Fosun Pharma and AriBio Sign Exclusive Global Option Agreement for AR1001 for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease PR Newswire

ROYAL OAK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) (the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized, and the Company has declared, a monthly cash dividend of $0.267 per common share. The monthly dividend reflects an annualized dividend amount of $3.204 per common share, representing a 4.3% increase over the annualized dividend amount of $3.072 per common share from the second quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable June 12, 2026 to stockholders of.

Patent reinforces strategic foundation for lead ADC AKTX-101 and expanding ADC pipeline to new molecules targeting high-value oncology indications Patent reinforces strategic foundation for lead ADC AKTX-101 and expanding ADC pipeline to new molecules targeting high-value oncology indications

BEIJING, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 9969; SSE: 688428), a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases, announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a clinical trial of its novel CDH17 targeted ADC, ICP-B208. CDH17 is a calcium-dependent cell adhesion protein that plays a key role in tumor cell proliferation, migration, and metastasis.

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Waiv, formerly Owkin Dx, a Paris-based company catalyzing AI precision testing, today announced it has entered a collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) to lead digital pathology biomarker discovery for an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) program. With deep expertise across diverse pathology and multimodal data, and a global data network spanning academic institutions, hospitals, and laboratories, Waiv has a proven track record delivering AI-powered biomarker solution.