Conference Day One

Wednesday 26th February 2025

8:00 am Morning Check in & Coffee

8:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks

Understanding Unique Characteristics of an Optimal Radiopharmaceutical Target to Guide Ideal Selection

9:00 am Panel Discussion: Investigating Attributes of a Prime Radiopharmaceutical Target to Match the Properties of a Radioactive Drug

Synopsis

  • Considering receptor density, expression levels and radiosensitive tissues
  • Analyzing alpha vs beta emitter target requirements for optimal strategy
  • Assessing stromal targeting such as FAP or internalized targets

9:30 am uPAR: A Promising Novel Radiopharmaceutical Target for Solid Tumors

Synopsis

  • Revealing why uPAR is a promising radiopharma target and what characteristics make it particularly appealing
  • Sharing the strategy that went into creating Monopar’s targeting agent against uPAR
  • Optimizing biodistribution preclinically and how that translated

10:00 am Disclosing Novel Radiopharmaceutical Therapeutic Target Beyond Current Pipeline

Synopsis

  • Identifying key target attributes
  • Revealing targeting strategies
  • Uncovering early preclinical data

10:30 am Speed Networking & Morning Coffee Break

Mining New Radiopharmaceutical Targets for Novel Therapeutics to Differentiate Your Pipeline

11:30 am Surface Proteomics, High-Throughput Screening, & Machine Learning for Radiopharmaceutical Target Mining: Accelerating Drug Discovery

Synopsis

  • Identifying cell-surface proteins and receptors as potential therapeutic targets
  • Exploring high-throughput screening methods that enable the rapid identification
  • Uncovering how machine learning is being used to analyze complex proteomic and screening data, predict target drugability

12:00 pm Unveiling Key Regulatory Elements of the TGFB-LRRC15 Axis Through Advanced High-Throughput Screening Methodologies

  • David Ulmert Director, University of California Los Angeles

Synopsis

  • Uncovering TGFβ)-driven and LRRC15+ signature associated immunotherapy resistance
  • Targeting LLRC15 for therapeutic and imaging
  • Overcoming radio resistance through enhanced mechanistic understandings

12:30 pm Lunch Break & Networking

Selecting Characterized & Novel Targets for Use with Radiopharmaceutical Candidates to Address Unmet Medical Need

1:30 pm Fireside: Paving the Path for Novel Radiopharmaceutical Targets or Following Bonified ADC Targets: Advantages & Pitfalls

Synopsis

  • Leveraging established ADC Targets for radiopharmaceuticals for well characterized mechanism of action such as NECTIN-4
  • Identifying and pursuing untapped biological targets to revolutionize radiopharmaceuticals such as failed ADC targets
  • Commercial considerations to balance risks and hurdles

2:00 pm Revealing Novel Radioimmunotherapy Targeting B7-H3 for Solid Tumors

Synopsis

  • Targeting the immune checkpoint protein selectively expressed
  • Understanding the complex tumor microenvironment
  • Delivering localized radiation

2:30 pm Uncovering Strategy & Rationale Behind Novel Targets GPC3, CA9 & Disclosing Brand New Target

Synopsis

  • Designing novel radiopharmaceutical drugs with precision
  • Sharing design choices for enhanced efficacy
  • Revealing new directions with novel target

3:00 pm Afternoon Coffee Break & Networking

Rational Drug Design for Radiopharmaceuticals: Cutting-Edge Targeting Moieties for Optimal Drug Properties

3:30 pm Roundtable Discussion: Assessing Targeting Moieties to Match Target & Disease Characteristics

Synopsis

  • Evaluating isotope half-life and desired circulation time
  • Exploring varying options for targeting: small molecule, peptide, antibody, engineered antibodies, antibody fragments, mini proteins and more
  • Appreciating differences in potential toxicities with each approach

4:15 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks

4:20 pm End of Conference Day One