RE: Tempus at JPM15 Jan 2026 11:36
Here is the Zonsen PepLib pipeline: https://www.peplib.com/Product-Details/3.html - Nothing to see there really except to note that none of the 21 targets, of which 13 are in oncology, have even reached the IND stage.
Additionally, about the agreement with Novartis ( https://www.bioxconomy.com/partnering/double-take-novartis-signs-back-to-back-licensing-agreements ):
"Novartis has signed a global licensing deal with Chinese biopharmaceutical company Zonsen PepLib. The biotech is set to receive an upfront payment of $50 million in exchange for rights to an undisclosed peptide-based radiopharmaceutical cancer drug, which it has already developed internally. Novartis will also be responsible for the development and commercialization of the asset.
"βWe have advanced this peptide asset internally and believe that Novartis, with its deep expertise and proven track record in radioligand therapies, is well-positioned to take the program forward and help translate our early work into a potential medicine for patients,β Lei Chen, cofounder of PepLib, said."
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Novartis's FAP-2286 (Rofapitide tetraxetan), which is currently in Phase 1/2 clinical trials, has been noted in this thread. It contains a heptapeptide completely unrelated to Avacta's dipeptide in both structure and purpose: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-91716-3