Meet Meet the 2026 Judges

Each year, the World ADC Awards team works alongside a panel of 11 judges, representing long-standing ADC researchers, technical specialists, and KOLs.

Jagath Reddy Jununtula

Jagath Reddy Junutula

President & Chief Executive Officer
Aarvik Therapeutics
Puja Sapra

Puja Sapra

Senior Vice President, Biologics Engineering & Oncology Targeted Discovery, Oncology R&D
AstraZeneca
Rakesh Dixit

Rakesh Dixit

President & Chief Executive Officer
Bionavigen Oncology
Mike Sun

Mike Sun

President & Founder
Crux CMC Consulting
Ian Schwartz

Ian Schwartz

Senior Director, Bioconjugation Process
Exelixis
Gail Lewis

Gail Lewis

Distinguished Scientist, Discovery Oncology
Genentech
Robert Lutz

Bob Lutz

Chief Scientific Officer
Iksuda Therapeutics

Lisa McDermott

Director, Process & Analytical Development
Millipore Sigma
Sharsti Sandall

Sharsti Sandall

Executive Director, Oncology Research
Pfizer
John Lambert

John Lambert

Independent Consultant & Honorary Professor
Queens University Belfast

Greg Thurber

Professor, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
University of Michigan
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