Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is a condition characterized by increased pulmonary artery pressure caused by prolonged exposure to a hypoxic environment. It frequently occurs among individuals residing at high altitudes and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Toolgen Inc. has entered into a strategic cross-license agreement with Geneditbio Ltd. to jointly advance the development of next-generation in vivo genome-editing therapeutics.
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a genetic condition caused by mutations in the LDLR gene and characterized by severe hypercholesterolemia and premature cardiovascular disease. Repair Biotechnologies Inc. has developed REP-0003, a therapeutic based on the Cholesterol Degrading Platform (CDP) that degrades excessive intracellular free cholesterol into a non-toxic and excretable catabolite to safely reverse cholesterol-rich vulnerable plaque.
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex disease with limited therapeutic options. Protein histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is known to be involved in several biological processes, such as autophagy or inflammation, among others, but its impact on HFpEF has not been well evaluated to date.
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG has described stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, heart failure, sepsis, interstitial lung diseases, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), bloom syndrome and cancer.
South Korean researchers led by Lee In-suk of Yonsei University have reported the most complete oral microbiome catalog to date, with more than 72,000 genomes. Detailed in Cell Host & Microbe on Nov. 12, 2025, the database is expected to serve as a universal platform for academia and enable “precision microbiome medicine” for the industry, Lee told BioWorld.
Researchers at 35pharma Inc. have recently presented data for the activin receptor inhibitor HS-235, which is under development for the treatment of obesity as it exerts body composition and metabolism control.
South Korean researchers led by Lee In-suk of Yonsei University have reported the most complete oral microbiome catalog to date, with more than 72,000 genomes. Detailed in Cell Host & Microbe on Nov. 12, 2025, the database is expected to serve as a universal platform for academia and enable “precision microbiome medicine” for the industry, Lee told BioWorld.
Researchers from Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. reported preclinical efficacy data on MRT-8102, a selective NEK7 molecular glue degrader, designed to treat inflammatory diseases.
Scientists at Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Shanghai Senhui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Shengdi Medicine Co. Ltd. have disclosed norbornene derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and cerebral ischemia.