August 4, 2026

Pathos AI Enters Global Licensing Agreement with Alphamab Oncology on JSKN016, a First-in-Class TROP2/HER3 Bispecific ADC


NEW YORK, August 3rd, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pathos AI, a clinical-stage AI and technology company advancing its own pipeline of cancer therapies, today announced a licensing agreement with Jiangsu Alphamab Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Alphamab”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphamab Oncology (Stock Code: 9966.HK), on JSKN016, a first-in-class (FIC) TROP2/HER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) independently developed by Alphamab.


Pursuant to the licensing agreement, Alphamab granted Pathos an exclusive license to research, develop, manufacture and commercialize JSKN016 in territories outside the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with Pathos bearing all related development and commercialization costs and expenses under the agreement. Alphamab retains its full and exclusive rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize JSKN016 in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.


Under the terms of the agreement, Alphamab is entitled to receive a non-refundable upfront payment of US$125 million and milestone payments based on the achievement of certain development and commercialization milestones, totaling up to US$2,093 million, as well as tiered royalties at high-single digit to low-double digit percentage rates according to aggregate annual net sales in the licensed territories.

Accelerated by AI: The Foundry Advantage

JSKN016 was identified and prioritized through Foundry, Pathos’s proprietary AI-driven decision platform for oncology drug development. Foundry utilizes thousands of AI agents working in parallel, powered by the Pathos’ proprietary AI models, to analyze biological, clinical, and real-world data at scale; surfacing high-potential assets, designing clinical trials, and matching the right patients to the right therapies faster and more safely than traditional methods allow.


Every major asset-level decision at Pathos flows through Foundry. JSKN016 becomes the fourth clinical-stage program advanced into the Pathos pipeline through the platform.


"JSKN016 is a next-generation bispecific ADC with the potential to address significant unmet need across a range of solid tumors, and we are excited to advance it in partnership with Alphamab. This program was identified through Foundry, the same platform that continues to guide portfolio decisions across our clinical pipeline. This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to bringing differentiated therapies to patients."

— Iker Huerga, CEO of Pathos AI


"JSKN016 represents the best of our next-generation bispecific ADC platform, and we are excited to partner with Pathos. With Pathos's leading capabilities in AI-driven precision development, we are confident this collaboration will accelerate the global clinical advancement of JSKN016 and bring a potential breakthrough therapy to more patients with solid tumors. This partnership reflects our shared commitment to delivering differentiated innovation to patients worldwide."

— Dr. Ting Xu, Chairman and CEO of Alphamab Oncology


A Growing Mission to Transform Oncology

The addition of JSKN016 expands Pathos’s clinical pipeline to four assets across multiple solid tumor indications. JSKN016, a TROP2/HER3 bispecific ADC, joins pocenbrodib, currently in development for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM); DO-2, for MET-altered non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC); and AZD4241, an ERα PROTAC for ER+/HER2- breast cancer being advanced under a collaboration with AstraZeneca. Every program in the Pathos pipeline has been identified, evaluated, or accelerated by the Foundry platform, reinforcing the company’s commitment to AI-native drug development.

About JSKN016


JSKN016 is a TROP2/HER3 targeting bispecific ADC developed using the proprietary single-domain antibody and bispecific antibody platforms. It is conjugated via site-specific glycosylation to generate a homogeneous and stable ADC with a drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) of 4. JSKN016 binds to TROP2 and/or HER3 on tumor cells, blocks the corresponding signaling pathways and releases topoisomerase I inhibitors through cellular endocytosis, exerting anti-tumor effects.


JSKN016 has demonstrated superior efficacy and a favorable safety profile across multiple solid tumors. Multiple clinical studies of JSKN016 as monotherapy and in combination therapies for lung cancer, breast cancer, and other indications have been initiated. The Phase III clinical study evaluating JSKN016 for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is currently ongoing. The Phase Ib clinical study in China and the Phase I clinical study in Australia of the subcutaneous formulation of JSKN016 are both ongoing.


About Pathos AI

Pathos AI is an AI and technology company advancing its own pipeline of cancer therapies. Its Foundry platform redesigns drug development from first principles: identifying clinical assets, making portfolio decisions with continuously updated probability-of-success calculations, and helping clinical teams guide clinical trials with AI-native monitoring. Pathos’s pipeline includes clinical-stage programs in mCRPC, multiple myeloma, MET-altered NSCLC, ER+/HER2- breast cancer, and TROP2/HER3-expressing solid tumors.


About Alphamab Oncology

Alphamab Oncology (Stock Code: 9966.HK) is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on oncology. Leveraging proprietary platforms—including single-domain antibodies, bispecific antibodies, glycan-specific conjugation, linker-payloads, dual-payload ADCs, and high-concentration subcutaneous formulations, the Company has built a differentiated and globally competitive pipeline, covering cutting-edge candidates in ADCs, bispecific antibodies, and single-domain antibodies.


Two products have received market approval: Envafolimab (KN035, brand name: 恩维达®), the world’s first subcutaneously injected PD-(L)1 inhibitor, offering greater convenience and accessibility in cancer treatment; and Anbenitamab (KN026, brand name: 恩尼妥®), the first domestically developed HER2 bispecific antibody approved for marketing in China, redefining the standard of treatment for second-line HER2-positive gastric cancer. Six bispecific ADC and dual-payload ADC candidates are currently in clinical development, and next-generation ADC pipelines are advancing rapidly. The Company has established strategic partnerships with organizations including CSPC, ArriVent, Glenmark, and Pathos AI, covering both product development and technology platforms.


Our overarching mission is to make cancer manageable and curable by addressing unmet clinical needs in oncology. Alphamab Oncology is continuously dedicated to the development of effective, safe, and globally competitive anti-tumor drugs, enabling patients to achieve long-term, high-quality survival and delivering China-innovated cancer therapies to benefit patients worldwide.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Pathos AI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.


For inquiries, please reach out to press@pathos.com.

more news & insights

October 23, 2026
Tempus to build a de-identified dataset from hundreds of thousands of patients with neurological conditions; Pathos to license the dataset under a five-year, $55 million agreement Pathos’s AI expertise and agentic AI platform, Foundry, combined with Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS) neuroscience drug development expertise to be applied to understanding disease progression and advancing new therapies BMS leads Pathos’s Series E financing and gains non-exclusive strategic access to Pathos’s AI platform, Pathos Foundry, across its broader portfolio, along with three-year exclusive rights to support its neuroscience development programs NEW YORK, October 23, 2026 — Pathos AI, a clinical-stage AI and technology company advancing its own therapeutic pipeline, today announced multi-year strategic collaborations with Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY, “BMS”) and Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ: TEM, “Tempus”) to build a specialized, curated dataset and agentic AI capabilities for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. BMS also leads Pathos’s Series E financing and gains access to Pathos Foundry across its broader R&D portfolio. Tempus will apply the infrastructure and expertise it has built in oncology to create a comprehensive, de-identified, longitudinal dataset from hundreds of thousands of patients with neurological conditions, designed to track outcomes over time and accelerate biological insight. Pathos will license the data from Tempus under a five-year, $55 million agreement. Pathos will apply its AI platform, Pathos Foundry, to interrogate the dataset at scale, generate and test hypotheses on disease biology, and inform the design of more targeted, adaptive clinical trials. Pathos built and validated this approach in oncology, where it guides decisions across the company’s clinical-stage pipeline, including adapting trial design in real time to improve its projected probability of success. The collaboration builds on BMS's broader strategy to combine advanced AI with deep scientific and disease-area expertise to make faster, higher-confidence decisions that drive innovation for patients. BMS is helping expand the application of Pathos Foundry into neuroscience, securing three-year exclusive rights in an area where the company brings deep research, clinical-development expertise and a growing portfolio of programs in Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions. Through multi-year access to the platform across its broader portfolio and the specialized dataset developed through the definitive agreements, BMS aims to generate deeper insights into disease progression, identify patients most likely to benefit from potential therapies and design more precise clinical trials. “Neurological diseases demand more than any one company can bring on its own: the best longitudinal data, AI that can reason over it at scale, and the drug development expertise to turn insight into medicines,” said Iker Huerga, CEO of Pathos AI. “Intelligence alone does not bring a therapy to market. These collaborations bring all three together. We are thrilled to deepen our work with Tempus and proud to have BMS leading our Series E as we build a self-learning drug development system designed to adapt clinical trials and improve the likelihood of success.” “AI has the greatest potential when it is grounded in high-quality data and applied by scientists with deep understanding of diseases and drug development,” said Simon Davies, SVP, Head of Data and Quantitative Sciences, Bristol Myers Squibb. “Our investment in Pathos reflects our commitment to applying advanced AI and data science across research and development to accelerate innovation for patients. By combining AI-driven insights with our neuroscience expertise, we hope to deepen our understanding of disease progression, improve clinical-trial design and ultimately advance new treatment options. Collaborating with Pathos and Tempus allows us to interrogate Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases at scale, strengthening our pipeline and advancing precision medicine for patients in need.” “Making meaningful progress against a disease as devastating as Alzheimer’s requires unprecedented data scale and computing power,” said Eric Lefkofsky, Founder and CEO of Tempus. “These collaborations unite BMS’s deep expertise, Pathos’s drug development agentic AI and Tempus’ data infrastructure. Together, we have a unique opportunity to uncover novel insights and accelerate much-needed treatments for Alzheimer’s patients.” About Pathos AI Pathos AI is an AI and technology company developing drugs. The company redesigns drug development from first principles: identifying clinical assets, making portfolio decisions with continuously updated probability-of-success calculations, and guiding clinical trials with AI-native monitoring. Pathos’s pipeline includes clinical-stage programs in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, multiple myeloma, MET-altered non-small-cell lung cancer, ER+/HER2‐ breast cancer, and TROP2/HER3-expressing solid tumors. The company is based in New York City. For more information, visit pathos.com .
Show More