Singapore, May 15 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ubix Therapeutics to accelerate highly targeted cancer therapy research and development in South Korea over the next five years.

Under this agreement, the two companies will conduct joint research to develop targeted protein degradation (TPD) and antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). This collaboration will combine Ubix's proprietary Degraducer anti-cancer drugs platform which features novel E3 ligase binders with Agilent's cancer research and technology capabilities.

Small molecule-induced TPD and ADC are rapidly emerging as a promising approach in precision oncology across the pharma and biopharma industries, with the global TPD market size est...