VelaVigo Announces Exclusive Option Agreement with Avenzo to License a Potential First-in-Class Nectin4/TROP2 Bispecific ADC

“The partnership with Avenzo is a validation of VelaVigo’s strong antibody and ADC discovery engine for First-in-Class/Best-in-Class (FIC/BIC) molecules. I’m proud of our team’s achievement in bringing multiple molecules to IND-enabling stage within 3 years and look forward to continued advancement of our pipeline”, said Jing Li, founder, Chairman and CEO of VelaVigo. “Partnership is an integral part of VelaVigo’s strategy to bring our novel pipeline to patients in need and maximize value for our investors. We look forward to advancing the development of our Nectin4/TROP2 ADC program globally with Avenzo’s strong expertise”, commented Tong Zhang, co-founder, CBO and CFO of VelaVigo.

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