See Our Winners, Runners Up & Shortlisted
The 2026 winners and runners-up were announced during a special ceremony taking place at the 17th World ADC San Diego.
Best ADC Platform Technology
Winner:
ConjuAll
LigaChem Biosciences
Runner Up:
GlycoConnect
Lonza
Shortlisted:
- AJICAP – Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services
- ConjuAll – LigaChem Biosciences
- GlycoConnect – Lonza
- TMALIN – MediLink Therapeutics
- WuXi DARx – WuXi XDC
Best New ADC Drug Developer
Winner:
Callio Therapeutics
Runner Up:
Kivu Bioscience
Shortlisted:
- Aarvik Therapeutics
- Callio Therapeutics
- Kivu Bioscience
- Valink Therapeutics
Most Promising ADC to Watch
Winner:
IKS014
Iksuda Therapeutics & Fosun Pharma
Runner Up:
Emiltatug ledadotin
Mersana Therapeutics
Shortlisted:
- DS3939a - Daiichi Sankyo
- Emiltatug ledadotin (Emi-Le) - Servier
- JK06 - Salubris Biotherapeutics
- Mocertatug rezetecan (Mo-Rez) - GSK & Hansoh Pharma
- Puxitatug Samrotecan - AstraZeneca
- Sofetabart Mipitecan - Eli Lilly
- TUB-040 - Gilead & Tubulis
Best ADC Clinical Impact
Winner:
Izalontamab brengitecan (Iza-bren)
BMS & SystImmune
Runner Up:
HER3-DXd
Daiichi Sankyo & Merck
Shortlisted:
- Izalontamab brengitecan (Iza-bren) – BMS & SystImmune
- HER3-DXd – Daiichi Sankyo & Merck
- IKS014 – Iksuda Therapeutics & Fosun Pharma
Best CDMO
Winner:
WuXi XDC
Runner Up:
BSP Pharmaceuticals
Shortlisted:
- Abzena
- AsymBio
- Axplora
- BSP Pharmaceuticals
- Lonza
- MilliporeSigma
- Piramal Pharma Solutions
- WuXi XDC
Best CRO
Winner:
WuXi XDC
Runner Up:
NJ Bio
Shortlisted:
- Charles River Laboratories
- ChemExpress
- Crown Biosciences
- NJ Bio
- WuXi XDC
Best Up & Coming Solution Provider
Winner:
LIDE Biotech
Runner Up:
HUB Organoids
Shortlisted:
- HUB Organoids
- LIDE Biotech
- LOTTE Biologics
- Sygnature Discovery
- Turbine
- Xcellon Biologics
Best Preclinical Publication 2025
Winner:
Effective Extracellular Payload Release and Immunomodulatory Interactions Govern the Therapeutic Effect of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
Runner Up:
XMT-2056, a HER2-Directed STING Agonist ADC, Induces Innate Antitumor Immune Responses by Acting on Cancer Cells and Tumor-Resident Immune Cells
Best Poster 2026
Winner:
Outstanding Academic Investigator Award
Winner:
Edward Tate
Imperial College London
The George R. Pettit Individual Input to the Field 2025
Winner:
Dominik Schumacher
The Toshinori Agatsuma Long Standing Contribution to the Field Award
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