OBI Pharma has signed a Marketing Agreement and a Material Transfer Agreement with GlyTech.

Under the terms of the Marketing Agreement, OBI grants GlyTech rights to market and promote OBI’s GlycOBI® ADC enabling technologies, powered by EndoSymeOBI®, to potential pharma and biotech partners in Japan.

GlyTech will also be a key supplier of glycans in Japan. Under the terms of the Material Transfer Agreement, OBI will transfer some of its cutting-edge materials to GlyTech for research in advancing the efficient production of glycans for ADCs.

Heidi Wang, PhD, OBI Pharma’s Chief Executive Officer, noted, “GlyTech has been one of our trusted suppliers for high quality glycans. We are excited to collaborate with GlyTech to broaden the reach of OBI’s novel GlycOBI® ADC enabling technologies with potential pharma and biotech partners in Japan. We also look forward to the collaborative research with GlyTech, which is part of our plan to ensure high quality, scalable glycan manufacturing and supply for ADCs.”

Hiroaki Asai, President & CEO of GlyTech, added, “OBI Pharma's innovative GlycOBI® ADC technologies are testaments to their command of enzyme-based precision synthetic organic chemistry. GlyTech, Inc. is pleased to support the contribution of GlycOBI® ADC technologies to the world as a supplier of highly pure human glycans, a key material for this technology. We greatly look forward to OBI Pharma's continuing progress in new drug development.”