Duality Biologics (DualityBio), one of the Chinese firms making waves on the world antibody-drug conjugate stage since 2022, has revealed four new domestic antibody partnerships that put the fledgling biotech on a course to becoming an ADC bellwether in the country.
New Domestic Partnerships Help DualityBio Become China ADC Bellwether
China's Duality Biologics, founded in 2020, has developed two-thirds of its clinical-stage antibody-drug conjugates by combining antibodies acquired from domestic peers with its proprietary linker-payload platform.

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