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ADC manufacturing and supply chain at World ADC San Diego 2026

Oct 12–15, 2026 San Diego, CA ~1.3k attendees Website

68 organizations at World ADC San Diego 2026 present work in manufacturing & supply chain: 55 technology and service providers and 13 drug developers. Between them they bring 97 presentations to the program. Most represented: Merck & Co. (6 on the program), AstraZeneca (4 on the program), Callio Therapeutics (4 on the program). 64 of them have their own page in this guide. As of Oct 8, 2026.

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Organization	World ADC San Diego 2026 Attendance
Merck & Co. Rahway, NJ
merck.com Large pharma Global pharmaceutical company, known as MSD outside the US and Canada, with marketed cancer medicines and an ADC pipeline.	Panel Mon Oct 12 12:00pm Breaking Down Strategic Approaches to Ensure Product Quality in Late-Stage ADC Manufacturing Pre-conference: 8th CMC Day Talk Wed Oct 14 11:00am Harnessing Computational & Mechanistic Insights Into Chemoselective Reduction for Engineered Cysteine Site-Specific ADCs Discovery Chemistry Talk Wed Oct 14 12:00pm Assessing Case Study Characterization & Control of an ADC Variant to Mitigate Analytical Comparability Risk Process & Analytical Development Talk Wed Oct 14 2:00pm Mechanistic QSP Platform for ADCs in Oncology: Exploring Prospective Efficacy & Safety Predictions to Guide Study Design Translational Medicine Talk Wed Oct 14 3:00pm Evaluating Environmental Temperature as a Hidden Critical Factor in icIEF for a Late-Stage ADC Process & Analytical Development
AstraZeneca Cambridge, UK
astrazeneca.com Large pharma Global pharmaceutical company whose ADCs include trastuzumab deruxtecan and datopotamab deruxtecan, co-developed with Daiichi Sankyo.	Chair Unlocking the Therapeutic Power of Rationale-Driven ADC Combinations Pre-conference: 10th ADCs in Combination Day Talk Mon Oct 12 10:00am Addressing ADC Regulatory Strategy for Gross Content Testing, Linker RSM Definition & Alternative Charge Variant QC for Release & Stability Pre-conference: 8th CMC Day Talk Mon Oct 12 10:00am Combining the Past, Present & Future: Learnings, Trends & Impact of the Past 10 Years of ADC Combination Therapies Pre-conference: 10th ADCs in Combination Day Talk Tue Oct 13 11:00am Evaluating CMC Projects to Ensure Sustainable, Time & Cost Sensitive Manufacturing Across the ADC Product Portfolio Manufacturing & Supply Chain Talk Tue Oct 13 11:00am PROTAC ADCs: Incorporating Historical Learnings to Navigate Novel Payload Development Beyond Blind Potency Discovery Chemistry Panel Tue Oct 13 3:30pm What’s the New Path to the Next Generation of ADCs? Discovery Biology · with Sygnature Discovery, Iksuda Therapeutics, Pfizer +1 more
Callio Therapeutics
calliotx.com Biotech Clinical-stage biotech developing dual-payload ADCs, led by a HER2-targeted program, to counter tumor resistance.	Talk Tue Oct 13 12:00pm From Complexity to Manufacturability: Considerations to Rapidly Develop & Manufacture Dual Payload ADCs Manufacturing & Supply Chain Talk Tue Oct 13 2:00pm Harnessing the Promise of Dual Payload ADCs to Combat Resistance to Traditional ADCs Discovery Chemistry Panel Tue Oct 13 3:30pm What’s the New Path to the Next Generation of ADCs? Discovery Biology · with Sygnature Discovery, AstraZeneca, Iksuda Therapeutics +1 more Panel Tue Oct 13 5:45pm Building the Next Generation of ADC Linkers & Payloads: What do Innovators Need from Development & Manufacturing Partners? Plenary · with Exelixis, Genentech, Veranova +1 more ADC discovery chemistryManufacturing & supply chain Chair Enhancing ADC Quality Characterization & Process Control to Rapidly & Confidently Produce Complex Conjugates Process & Analytical Development Talk Wed Oct 14 12:00pm Leveraging a Modular & Adaptable Linker Design to Evaluate Translation of Rationally Selected Dual Payload Combinations Preclinical
Exelixis Alameda, CA
exelixis.com Biotech Oncology company with marketed cabozantinib and a pipeline of biotherapeutics, including masked ADCs.	Chair Manufacturing Cost Efficient & Regulatory Compliant ADCs at Scale Pre-conference: 8th CMC Day Panel Mon Oct 12 10:30am Discussing Best Practices & Opportunities With Existing ADC Regulatory CMC Legislation & Data Submissions Pre-conference: 8th CMC Day Talk Mon Oct 12 10:30am Evaluating Design & Preclinical Characterization of XB404, a Masked ADC Targeting ROR1 & ROR2 Pre-conference: 3rd Pharmacology Day Talk Tue Oct 13 2:00pm Navigating Platform Process Development Approaches to Ensure mAb Readiness for Diverse Conjugation Approaches Process & Analytical Development Panel Tue Oct 13 5:45pm Building the Next Generation of ADC Linkers & Payloads: What do Innovators Need from Development & Manufacturing Partners? Plenary · with Genentech, Callio Therapeutics, Veranova +1 more ADC discovery chemistryManufacturing & supply chain Talk Wed Oct 14 12:00pm Exploring Design & Preclinical Characterization of XB773, a Novel Anti-DLL3 Targeting ADC Discovery Biology
Regeneron Tarrytown, NY
regeneron.com Large pharma Develops and markets antibody medicines, and researches new linker-payloads and bioconjugate designs beyond classic cytotoxic ADCs.	Chair Pushing the Boundary of Novel Bioconjugate Mechanisms & Design Pre-conference: 4th Novel Conjugates Day Talk Mon Oct 12 12:00pm Spotlighting Discovery of Novel Linker Payloads to Set the Path for the Next Wave of Differentiated Antibody Conjugates Pre-conference: 4th Novel Conjugates Day Panel Mon Oct 12 3:00pm Discussing the Future of ADC Chemistry & Design to Herald a New Era of Bioconjugate Innovation Pre-conference: 4th Novel Conjugates Day Panel Tue Oct 13 8:00am Contextualizing the Current Status of Novel ADC Design & Development to Ensure Future ADC Success & Differentiated Patient Impact Plenary · with Amgen, Daiichi Sankyo, Iksuda Therapeutics +1 more ADC discovery chemistryADC discovery biology Talk Wed Oct 14 12:00pm The 18-Month Journey to Clinic for ADCs: How Operational Strategy Sets The Pace for IND Manufacturing & Supply Chain Workshop Thu Oct 15 1:00pm Beyond Traditional ADCs: Breaking Down Control Strategies for Non‑Cytotoxic Bioconjugate Modalities Post-conference workshop for Process & Analytical Development · with Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences
Bristol Myers Squibb Princeton, NJ
bms.com Large pharma Global pharmaceutical company with oncology, immunology and cardiovascular medicines and a pipeline that includes bispecific ADCs.	Talk Mon Oct 12 2:30pm ADC Photosensitivity: Detailing Methodologies to Adapt Manufacturing & Site Requirements to Combat Payload-Specific Photodegradation Pre-conference: 8th CMC Day Talk Mon Oct 12 2:30pm Understanding ADC Charge Variants to Enable Effective CQA Assessment & Control Strategy Pre-conference: 2nd Analytical & CQA Day Talk Tue Oct 13 11:00am Showcasing Capability & Application of Automated HLPC to Undergo ADC Process Development Optimization Process & Analytical Development Workshop Thu Oct 15 1:00pm Beyond Traditional ADCs: Breaking Down Control Strategies for Non‑Cytotoxic Bioconjugate Modalities Post-conference workshop for Process & Analytical Development · with Regeneron, Gilead Sciences
Sutro Biopharma South San Francisco, CA
sutrobio.com Biotech Develops ADCs using cell-free protein synthesis for site-specific conjugation, including STRO-004 and dual-payload candidates.	Talk Mon Oct 12 12:30pm Exploring Next-Generation High DAR TOPO1i x DDRi Dual Payload ADCs to Improve Efficacy, Overcome Resistance & Enhance Safety Pre-conference: 10th ADCs in Combination Day Chair Leveraging Novel Payload MoAs & Combinations to Differentiate ADC Mechanisms & Combat Patient Resistance Discovery Chemistry Talk Tue Oct 13 9:30am Unveiling the Early Clinical Safety & PK Profile of STRO-004 to Understand How Enhanced Design & Preclinical Characterization Links to Differentiated ADC Clinical Performance Plenary Clinical developmentPreclinical development Talk Tue Oct 13 12:00pm Driving Clinical Success With STRO-006: Breaking Down Insights From PDX Response & Translational Biomarkers Preclinical Panel Tue Oct 13 5:45pm Building the Next Generation of ADC Linkers & Payloads: What do Innovators Need from Development & Manufacturing Partners? Plenary · with Exelixis, Genentech, Callio Therapeutics +1 more ADC discovery chemistryManufacturing & supply chain Talk Wed Oct 14 2:30pm Breaking Down Preclinical Characterization of STRO-227 Dual Payload ADC to Evaluate Efficacy & Safety in ADC Resistance Models Preclinical
Eli Lilly Indianapolis, IN
lilly.com Large pharma Global pharmaceutical company with an oncology pipeline that includes antibody-drug conjugates.	Chair Elevating Confident Characterization of Increasingly Complex Conjugates Pre-conference: 2nd Analytical & CQA Day Talk Mon Oct 12 10:00am Laying Out ADC CQAs & Understanding Regulatory Quality Perspectives as Complex Biologic & Small Molecule Therapies Pre-conference: 2nd Analytical & CQA Day Talk Mon Oct 12 10:30am Exploring Sofetabart Mipitecan Enhanced Anti-Tumor Activity in Combination with SoC Therapies in Ovarian Cancer Models to Support Clinical Development Pre-conference: 10th ADCs in Combination Day Workshop Thu Oct 15 9:00am Deep Diving Into CMC Best Practices to Ensure Stakeholder Alliance to Optimize ADC Production & Regulatory CMC Strategy Post-conference workshop for Manufacturing & Supply Chain · with Amgen