Lysoway Therapeutics Inc. has completed IND-enabling studies for its lead TRPML1 agonist, LW-1017. A first-in-human study is planned in Australia, with dosing set to commence in May.
Loqus23 Therapeutics Ltd. has nominated LQT-23, a first-in-class allosteric oral small-molecule inhibitor of MSH3/MutSβ, as a development candidate for Huntington’s disease.
Aperture Therapeutics Inc. has advanced its matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) program, APRTX-003, for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This first-in-class RNA-targeting approach program targets chronic neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
Naox Technologies SAS secured U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for Naox Link, its in-ear electroencephalography (EEG) device for clinical use both at home and in health care settings. Naox Link is a pair of earbuds the company hopes will transform how the brain activity is monitored, helping diagnose and track a number of conditions affecting the brain.
Nia Therapeutics Inc. reported data from an in vivo study of its Smart Neurostimulation System, an AI-based brain-computer interface (BCI), which demonstrated its ability to perform chronic sensing, neural-state decoding and programmable stimulation.
Researchers at Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou Vigonvita Life Sciences Co. Ltd. and Vigonvita Shanghai Co. Ltd. have described NMDA and serotonin receptor antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has divulged sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has synthesized G protein-coupled receptor GPR52 agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psychiatric disorders.