Inflamax Pharmaceuticals (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. has disclosed proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 6 (PCSK6; PACE4; PC7A) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Developing a therapy for an ultra-rare condition has its challenges, including finding enough patients for clinical enrollment and convincing regulatory authorities that limited data prove the candidate is safe and effective. For that reason, Stealth Biotherapeutics Inc. has faced numerous roadblocks getting its mitochondria-targeting elamipretide across the finish line for Barth syndrome, a condition that affects about 230 to 250 males worldwide, including fewer than 150 in the U.S.
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is the most common acquired myopathy in people over 50 years of age, characterized by chronic and progressive muscle weakness, where its pathogenesis involves inflammatory and degenerative pathways that are not well understood to date.
Annji Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s rosolutamide (AJ-201, JM-17) achieved positive results in a phase I/II trial in adults with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, also known as Kennedy’s disease.
Alteogen Inc. completed a merger between two subsidiaries – Altos Biologics Inc. and Alteogen Healthcare Inc. – branding the new entity as Alteogen Biologics Inc.
Alteogen Inc. completed a merger between two subsidiaries – Altos Biologics Inc. and Alteogen Healthcare Inc. – branding the new entity as Alteogen Biologics Inc.
Rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis and several other inflammatory diseases involve hyperactivation of JAK-STAT signaling, in which the kinase JAK binds and phosphorylates the transcription factor STAT, which then turns on gene expression.
Annji Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s rosolutamide (AJ-201, JM-17) achieved positive results in a phase I/II trial in adults with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, also known as Kennedy’s disease.
Apimeds Pharmaceuticals US Inc. (APUS), a subsidiary of Kospi-listed Inscobee Inc., said May 12 that it raised $13.5 million from its stock sale on the NYSE American exchange May 9 through an offering of 3.375 million shares at $4 per share. Hopewell, N.J.-based APUS is the second pharmaceutical company with Asian ties to float shares on the U.S. market this year.
Just two months after Inozyme Pharma Inc. cut its workforce by 25% and prioritized activities to focus on a BLA filing for INZ-701 for ENPP1 deficiency, interim phase III data from its Energy 3 trial showed consistent safety and immunogenicity and increased phosphate levels in patients treated with the rare disease enzyme replacement therapy.