Latigo Biotherapeutics Inc. and Lieber Institute Inc. have synthesized new methyl-substituted pyridine and pyridazine compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (Nav1.8) channel blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, arthritis, atherosclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer and psychiatric, respiratory and neurological disorders, among other disorders.
Leitat Technological Center has patented 2,3-dihydro-1h-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine derivatives acting as sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 1 (SIGMAR1) and sigma intracellular receptor 2 (TMEM97) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, hyperalgesia, depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Mirecule Inc. has entered into a strategic collaboration and exclusive license agreement with Sanofi SA to develop and commercialize a best-in-class antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
Praetego Inc. has been awarded a US$2.5 million phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to its advance lead candidate, PTG-630, for Alzheimer's disease.
Cerecin Inc. has successfully closed the first tranche of a series IIB financing with investors from South Korea, with SK Securities Co. Ltd. and KNT Investment LLC leading the round.
Analysts were upbeat about positive results from Eisai Co Ltd. and Biogen Inc.’s phase III confirmatory Clarity Alzheimer’s disease (AD) trial of lecanemab that met both primary and secondary endpoints, and most agreed that the data should be enough to gain FDA approval for mild cognitive impairment due to AD.
Tohoku University has divulged quinoline compounds acting as histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of narcolepsy, Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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