SINGAPORE and HANOVER, Germany, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hummingbird Bioscience and Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine today announced that the 3rd Annual VISTA Symposium will take place virtually on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 (11:00 AM - 3:30 PM ET). The symposium will explore the important role of VISTA in cancer immunotherapy. Along with updates on the ongoing clinical development of anti-VISTA therapies, renowned scientific experts, clinicians, and industry leaders will share the latest insights on VISTA biology, and the growing potential of VISTA as a therapeutic target in multiple cancer indications. Register here. Title: 3rd Annual VISTA Symposium: VISTA – Clinical updates and biological insights on a promising new target in cancer immunotherapy Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM ET
Following a keynote presentation by
John Connolly, PhD (Chief Scientific Officer, Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapyCancer Immunotherapy), the day will include short presentations, panel discussions and Q&A sessions by VISTA experts that will contextualize the exciting data and highlight why VISTA is the immunotherapy target to watch in 2024. Opening Remarks (11:00 AM - 11:10 AM ET)
Keynote (11:10 AM - 11:30 AM ET)
VISTA Biology (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET)
VISTA Targeting and Potential Biomarkers (12:30 PM - 1:15 PM ET) Robert Martell, MD, PhD – Chief Scientific Officer, Curis
VISTA and Clinical Opportunities (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET)
Jing Fu, PhD – Research Scientist, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Anti-VISTA Immunotherapies in Clinical Development (2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET) Edward van der Horst, PhD – Chief Scientific Officer, Sensei Bio Thierry Guillaudeux, PhD – Chief Scientific Officer, Kineta Follow this link for updates.
Hummingbird Bioscience is a data-driven precision biotherapeutics company discovering and developing transformative biologic medicines for hard-to-treat diseases. The Hummingbird Bioscience model combines computational and systems biology with wet lab drug discovery in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment spanning initial discovery through clinical development. The company harnesses this integrated approach across target identification and patient selection, enabling the team to increase the efficiency of translating novel scientific insights while reducing the inherent risk in drug discovery and development. The company is currently developing two clinical-stage assets: HMBD-001, a humanized anti-HER3 monoclonal antibody targeting a novel epitope on HER3, and HMBD-002, a humanized anti-VISTA IgG4 monoclonal antibody. Both programs are currently in Phase I studies. At Hummingbird Bioscience, the commitment to rigorous science, teamwork, and intellectual integrity underpins our passion to accelerate the journey of new drugs from concept to clinic. For more information, please visit www.hummingbirdbioscience.com, and follow Hummingbird Bioscience on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. Founded in 1797, the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth strives to improve the lives of the communities it serves through excellence in learning, discovery, and healing. The Geisel School of Medicine is renowned for its leadership in medical education, healthcare policy and delivery science, biomedical research, global health, and in creating innovations that improve lives worldwide. As one of America's leading medical schools, Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine is committed to training new generations of diverse leaders who will help solve our most vexing challenges in healthcare. Director of Communications & Marketing