Work at the Agency For Science Technology & Research Bioprocessing Technology Institute has led to the identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14 (MAP3K14; NIK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
Ocean Biomedical Inc. announced it will be targeting its pulmonary fibrosis treatment candidate OCF-203 as a novel therapeutic for fatal pulmonary fibrotic conditions caused by Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS).
Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co. Ltd. has received approval of its IND application from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for 9MW3811 injection for tumors and pulmonary fibrosis.
Investigators from Army Medical University reported the discovery and preclinical characterization of a novel cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2 receptor) agonist, YX-2102, being developed as a potential therapeutic candidate for alleviating lung fibrosis.
LONDON – Brainomix Ltd. has raised £16 million (US$ 21.2 million) in a series B, enabling the company to extend its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven diagnostic platform beyond the initial deployment in stroke, to the assessment of disease progression in lung fibrosis, and response to therapy in lung cancer.
A study led by researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing has elicited the mechanism whereby the protein leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 prevents alveolar type II epithelial cell dysfunction, limiting profibrotic responses during progression of pulmonary fibrosis.
Shares of Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BLPH), rescued from potential delisting by a recent reverse stock split, shot 168.4% higher to $9.20 on Feb. 18 as new top-line data from a small phase II study showed its inhaled nitric oxide delivery system, Inopulse, delivered significant improvements in blood flow for people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with pulmonary fibrosis (PF).
