2021 Scientific Retreat- Session 11

Session 11: Novel Technologies to Overcome the Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment 
Friday, November 5, 2021 | 10:50 AM – 12:15 PM PST 

Moderator: Marco Gottardis, PhD, Janssen Research & Development, LLC 

Introduction 
Marco Gottardis, PhD, Janssen Research & Development, LLC 

Improving CAR Responses against Solid Tumors with Conditional Payload Delivery 
Gus Zeiner, PhD, Chimera Bioengineering 

Combining Adenosine Pathway Inhibitors with Immunotherapy Agents in Prostate Cancer 
Peter Fan, PhD, Teon Therapeutics 

Mobilizing the Immune System with Bispecific Antibodies and Optimized Cytokines 
John Desjarlais, PhD, Xencor 

Microenvironment on Demand (MOD) – A Flexible Droplet-Microfluidic Platform to Accelerate Cell/Antibody Therapy Discoveries 
Maithreyan Srinivasan, PhD, Scribe Biosciences