"Merck has tightened its ties to Starpharma as it continues to build out its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) capabilities, signing a second agreement that will enable it to evaluate candidates based on a dendrimer drug delivery platform", as featured in Fierce Pharma. 

"Starpharma (ASX:SPL) has announced a new research agreement with MSD under which the Australian company will design and synthesise a number of DEP dendrimer conjugates and provide them to the US-based company for testing and characterisation," as reported in The National Tribune.

Starpharma today announced it has signed a new DEP^® Research Agreement with MSD, the trade name of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA. This new agreement follows an earlier DEP^® Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) agreement signed with MSD in February 2021. Under the new agreement, Starpharma will design and synthesize a number of DEP^® dendrimer conjugates and will provide them to MSD for testing and characterisation.

Starpharma (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) today announced that it will today present as an invited speaker at the Novel Format Conjugates Summit, an industry conference focusing on next generation Non-Traditional Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) for oncology and beyond.

Starpharma Holdings Limited The Board of Starpharma (ASX: SPL, OTCQX: SPHRY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jeff Davies as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 April 2022.  

Starpharma today announced positive interim results from its ongoing phase 2 trial of DEP^® cabazitaxel, showing that 100% (22/22) of evaluable patients with hormone refractory, (Stage IV) metastatic prostate cancer. All of these patients have been heavily pre-treated and have had efficacy responses, utilising one or more standard measures of disease.

AstraZeneca will present two scientific posters each accompanied by a presentation at the 2021 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, showcasing AstraZeneca’s first DEP^® oncology product, AZD0466.

Starpharma today announced that it has been invited to present at the 11^th annual Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery (PODD) conference, which will take place virtually this year on 28‑29 October 2021.

Starpharma today notifies that the AGM of Starpharma Holdings Limited will be held as a virtual event at 11:00am (Melbourne time) on Tuesday, 30 November 2021.