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December 10, 2024 1:18 AM UTC
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Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4568) announced the sudden passing of Executive Officer, Head of Research Toshinori Agatsuma, who led the team that invented the company’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology. .
“Dr. Agatsuma was a true scientific trailblazer who passionately believed that antibody-based therapies were the future of medicine, which sparked the transformation of Daiichi Sankyo into a global company with competitive advantage in oncology,” Executive Chairman and CEO Sunao Manabe said in a statement…
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- Source: https://www.biocentury.com/article/654419/toshinori-agatsuma-daiichi-s-head-of-research-passes-away