News coverage of AbbVie has centered around their plan for COO Robert Michael to succeed Richard Gonzalez in July, but the company also announced it completed its acquisition of ImmunoGen, adding the ADC ELAHERE for ovarian cancer to its portfolio.

Later, leaders from Sofinnova Investments, Blueprint Medicines, BioLineRx USA, and Dynavax should have a lively discussion about Independent Pathways to Commercial Success for Biotech Companies, and look out for the panel later on Oncology's Next Frontier, featuring speakers from Loxo@Lilly, Larkspur Bioscience, AbbVie, Merck Research Laboratories, and Abdera Therapeutics, which will cover antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), Radiopharma, a and the future of cancer treatment.

In A Look at Biopharma M&A and Shifting Deal Dynamics, industry leaders from Merck, Avenzo Theraputics and Astellas Pharma will examine the intricacies of biopharma transactions and a future of regulatory challenges and changed market forces.