In HIV research, scientists are directing their efforts in several directions, attempting to prevent the infection, develop a vaccine, stop infection with the HIV virus progressing to AIDS, and eliminating reservoirs of dormant virus.
Beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) inhibitors have a long history of failure in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Clinical development of verubecestat, elenbecestat, lanabecestat, umibecestat, atabecestat and LY-3202626 were all discontinued.
Researchers from APIE Therapeutics presented preclinical data for the novel apelin receptor (APJ) agonist, APT-101, being developed as a small-molecule antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory agent.
Data from preclinical studies conducted to examine the activities of the novel estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) agonist EGX-358, previously under study for the treatment of hot flushes at Estrigenix Therapeutics, for the potential treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) were presented at the recent Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
Investigators from Emory University and affiliated organizations presented preclinical data for the IAP inhibitor AZD-5582 (AstraZeneca), which has previously demonstrated the ability to systemically reverse latency in animal models of HIV.
Beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) inhibitors have a long history of failure in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Clinical development of verubecestat, elenbecestat, lanabecestat, umibecestat, atabecestat and LY-3202626 were all discontinued. The drugs largely showed that inhibiting BACE1 reduced amyloid beta (AB) in both cerebrospinal fluid and plasma, reduced AB plaques on PET scans and reduced phosphorylated tau. Unfortunately, patients had early cognitive worsening, and there were signs of lowering of brain volume and increases in psychiatric adverse events.
Big pharma is increasingly turning to Taiwan to leverage the power of the country’s data and computing power as precision medicine takes center stage in drug development, speakers said during the recent BIO Asia-Taiwan conference in Taipei.
Keeping innovation growing at a fast clip while retaining new global supply chain capacity built up during the pandemic were the main topics of discussion at the Bio Asia-Taiwan conference July 27 in Taipei. With the theme of the conference, “Connecting the Asia Value Chain,” Taiwan Vice President Ching-Te Lai said the pandemic has demonstrated Taiwan’s resilience as well as the strength of the global biopharma industry.
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