Adagene Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and production of monoclonal antibody drugs for cancers. The company's product candidates include ADG106, a human ligand-blocking agonistic anti-CD137 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that is in Phase 1b/2 clinical trials for the treatment advanced solid tumors and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; ADG126, a fully-human anti-CTLA-4 mAb that is in Phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment advanced/metastatic solid tumors; and ADG116, a human ligand-blocking anti-CTLA-4 mAb, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of advanced metastatic solid tumors. It also offers ADG104, an anti-PD-L1 mAb that is in Phase 2 clinical development; ADG125, a novel anti-CSF-1R mAb, which is in Phase I clinical trial; ADG206, a masked, Fc engineered anti-CD137 agonistic POWERbody, which is in preclinical; ADG153, a masked anti-CD47 IgG1 SAFEbody, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment hematologic and solid tumors; ADG138, novel HER2xCD3 POWERbody, which is in preclinical for the treatment HER2-expressing solid tumors; and ADG152, a CD20xCD3 POWERbody, which is in preclinical stage for the treatment off-tumor toxicities. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Suzhou, China.
IPO Year: 2021
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: https://www.adagene.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2025 | $9.00 | Buy | Guggenheim |
| 8/6/2025 | $7.00 | Outperform | Leerink Partners |
| 1/31/2025 | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Morgan Stanley | |
| 2/1/2022 | $27.00 → $15.00 | Overweight | Morgan Stanley |
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Guggenheim initiated coverage of Adagene with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $9.00
Leerink Partners initiated coverage of Adagene with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $7.00
Morgan Stanley downgraded Adagene from Overweight to Equal-Weight
Morgan Stanley reiterated coverage of Adagene with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $15.00 from $27.00 previously
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SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adagene Inc. ("Adagene") (NASDAQ:ADAG) today announced an amendment to the 2021 collaboration and license agreement with Exelixis. Under the terms of the amended agreement, Exelixis will utilize Adagene's SAFEbody technology platform to generate a masked monoclonal antibody from the company's pipeline for the development of an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against an Exelixis-nominated solid tumor target. Adagene is eligible to receive development and commercialization milestones and royalties on net sales of products developed around this target. Peter Luo, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Adagene said, "Our SAFEbody techn
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