Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has identified triazole N-linked carbamoyl cyclohexyl acids acting as lysophosphatidic acid LPA1 receptor (LPAR1; EDG2) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, cancer, transplant rejection, osteoporosis, inflammatory disorders, neuropathic pain, atherosclerosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, among others.
Nuevolution A/S has synthesized bromodomain-containing protein 4 (Brd4, HUNK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, hypoxia, fibrosis, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disorders and viral infections.
Trex Bio Inc. has announced its selection of a new development candidate, TRB-061, designed to selectively agonize TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2), a mechanism with potential across a broad range of autoimmune indications.
Carboexpert Inc. has identified compounds acting as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-8 (IL-8; CXCL8) and TNF-α production inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of allergy, sepsis and inflammation.
Triveni Bio Inc. has announced a $92 million series A financing that will support the advancement of its lead antibody program, TRIV-509, from preclinical development to a phase IIa clinical trial in atopic dermatitis and fuel a pipeline of novel antibodies with two additional development candidate nominations expected in 2024.
Mediar Therapeutics Inc. has announced the nomination of two first-in-class monoclonal antibody clinical candidates for fibrosis. The first, MTX-463, is designed to neutralize WISP-1 signaling. The second candidate, MTX-474, is designed to neutralize EphrinB2 signaling.
Chemocentryx Inc. has divulged chemokine CXCR6 receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune hepatitis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, myocardial ischemia, autoimmune disease and inflammatory disorders.
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have described fused heterocyclic compounds acting as receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors.
Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation has patented new thiadiazole compounds acting as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors δ (PPARδ) agonists reported to be useful to be useful for the treatment of inflammation.
Immetas Therapeutics Inc. and GC Biopharma Corp. have entered into a research collaboration to discover and develop novel mRNA therapeutics for the treatment of a broad range of autoimmune diseases. The collaboration combines Immetas’ proprietary platform for modulating innate immune pathways with GC Biopharma’s mRNA therapeutic and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery platforms.