
Kymeris Therapeutics Inc.
Kymeris Therapeutics (Canada) has exlusive license to a ground-breaking cell-based immunotherapeutic product for clinical development in cancer. This multivalent anti-cancer platform integrates multiple mechanisms in one modifiable platform. The product is tumor-homing, disables the local tumor defenses and expresses encoded biodrugs in the cancer - but not systemically.
* We are seeking partners with small molecule or antibody (or any encodable peptide or protein) that would have an enabling platform compared to intravenous or intratumoral formulations.
* We are also seeking strategic investors in the platform that has extremely high potential in future products, adaptable against almost any solid cancer.
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The platform can enable, or enhance, additional small molecule, antibody, peptide or cytokine agents. It is a preclinical late-stage firm that has discovered and developed a First-in-Class immunotherapeutic platform based on non-pathogenic eukaryotes (nucleated cells, non-viral, non-bacterial). Our platform is original with the first scientific paper just published in November 2020 by the Journal of Immunotherapy of Cancer (BMJ), and our first scientific presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the SITC where we presented recent report on a derivative that secreted human IL-15 within tumor, but devoid of serum detection of the cytokine.
The platform would be a paradigm shift from "reductive" (targeted, mono-mechanism) approaches, and can be encoded with additional molecular therapies to more comprehensively face the complex of solid cancer defenses. Encoding any biological agent (small molecule, antibody, antigen, cytokine...), could enable that agent for a wider scope of applications, enhanced effect and much safer profile. In addition, the platform shows abscopal effect, an ability to reach tumors after administration from a distance (subcutaneous or mucosal).
The platform has shown the following characteristics:
1. Tumor-tropism / Cancer-agnostic. Homing to tumor occurred in the absence of a cancer antigen marker (TAA or TSA), and may even work in tumors that are not easily "targetable", such as "cold", lacking cancer markers, heterogeneic or mutating tumors. One oncologist remarked, "This turns "cold" tumors "hot" ".The agents have had effect at distance from tumor site when administered subcutaneously or mucosally.
2. Tumor-infiltration + TME counteraction. The agents bear a specialized "universal key" to gain entry into mammalian cell in an active process; no specific receptor needed. In addition, the agents are able to reprogram tolerogenic cells into a state of immune competence i.e. to overcome cancer-induced immune suppression within the tumor.
3. Intra-cancer delivery of any payload/s. Obligate intracellular microbes, the agents infect cancer cells and replicate, expressing encoded biodrugs. The replication continues as long as there is cancer tissue to infect and/or the TME has not been disabled. Any agents outside of the TME were naturally cleared in under 10 days.
Richard McCrae
President & CEOLibera Bio
Libera Bio lead candidate aims at providing a new treatment for those highly prevalent and aggressive cancers which are driven by KRAS mutations, such as pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
Olivier Jarry
CEOLuye Pharma
Luye Pharma Group is an international pharmaceutical company dedicated to the R&D, manufacturing and sale of innovative medications. The company has established R&D centers in China, the U.S. and Europe, with a robust pipeline of over 30 drug candidates in China and more than 10 drug candidates in other international markets. Along with a number of new drugs and new formulations in the central nervous system and oncology therapeutic areas under study in the U.S. Europe and Japan, Luye Pharma has reached high-level international standards in novel drug delivery technologies including microspheres, liposomes, and transdermal drug delivery systems, as well as actively making strategic developments in the fields of biological antibodies, cell therapies and gene therapies, among others.
Luye Pharma is developing a global supply chain of 8 manufacturing sites with over 30 production lines in total, establishing GMP quality management and international standard control systems. With more than 30 products covering the central nervous system, oncology, cardiovascular, metabolism and other therapeutic areas, business is conducted in over 80 countries and regions around the world, including the largest pharmaceutical markets - China, the U.S., Europe and Japan, as well as in fast growing emerging markets.
Dr Fang Zhang
Senior Business Development Managermaintect GmbH
maintect is developing an innovative antibody treatment for a new target instead of the well-known VEGF in wAMD (wet age-related-macular-degeneration, one of the most frequent causes of blindness). This new antibody will help the patients who don’t benefit from anti-VEGF treatment and all others. maintect applied already for patent in several countries. Combination with anti-VEGF is also an option. In parallel, the company is developing a companion diagnostic kit using lateral flow assays for anti-VEGF treatment in wAMD. This test will determine which patients will benefit most from the new treatment and will facilitate the market entrance. Furthermore, the company is interested in contract research and collaborations in building diagnostic kits.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Franz Grus
CEOMission Bio
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC), and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) have leveraged the Tapestri Platform to support their research for characterizing clonal dynamics in a variety of cancers, identifying minimal residual disease (MRD), and monitoring treatment response and therapy resistance. The company’s award-winning technology is also leveraged by LabCorp and Agios to enable more efficient clinical trials.
Zachary Fernandes
Associate Director, Global Channel Development
Ping Rawson
Dyadic International, Inc. is a global biotechnology company focused on improving and applying its proprietary C1 gene expression platform, based on a patented and proprietary genetically modified strain of the fungus Thermothelomyces heterothallica (formerly Myceliophthora thermophila), to address opportunities in the human and animal health markets. C1 is a potentially game-changing biopharmaceutical gene expression platform that may help bring biologic vaccines, drugs and other biologic products to market faster and more efficiently than existing expression platforms, such as Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, E. coli, yeast and baculovirus in greater volumes, at lower cost and with new properties that can improve access and cost to patients and the healthcare system.

Shanghai Pharma Holding
Dawei Jiang
Sr. BD ManagerSichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical is a subsidiary of Kelun Pharmaceutical Group established in 2016
Looking for antibody and samall molecular out-license and in-license
Chunlin Li
BD btlichl@kelun.comSimcere Pharmaceutical Group
We are rapidly transitioning to an innovation and R&D driven Pharmaceutical company, leveraging our leading manufacturing and commercial capabilities to achieve our mission of “providing today' s patients with medicines of the future“ We have been continuously recognized as one of the “Top 10 Innovative Pharmaceutical Enterprises in China” 1 and “Top 100 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Enterprises of China”