Guangzhou Kaishi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has patented treprostinil derivatives acting as nitric oxide (NO) donors reported to be useful for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary arterial hypertension and arterial occlusion.
The notion of taking aim at the galectin pathway across varied therapeutic areas has gained major traction in recent years, with a handful of companies drawing Wall Street’s interest as efforts plow forth in conditions as varied as cancer, liver fibrosis and Alzheimer’s disease.
Deep learning algorithms are used to remotely monitor and track just about everything these days and now that includes ordinary and chronic cough. Hyfe Inc. has launched an AI-driven remote patient monitoring (RPM) program designed to monitor cough for a whole range of serious ailments at virtual hospitals, remote care and telehealth programs across the U.S.
Artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery specialist Insilico Medicine Inc. is progressing INS018-055, its lead compound to phase II trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease that results in progressive and irreversible decline in lung function.
Taking a step forward in an increasingly crowded market that has long been dominated by non-Chinese players, Magassist Co. Ltd. got positive clinical results from its extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system Breathmo to provide support for patients with serious heart failure or lung failure, with a study showing that the system can provide pulmonary and cardiac support effectively and safely.
A Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA patent details cyclohexane acid derivatives acting as lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPAR1; EDG2) antagonists and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
Recludix Pharma Inc. has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sanofi SA to develop and commercialize first-in-class oral small-molecule STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) inhibitors for patients with immunological and inflammatory diseases. STAT6 is believed to play a key role in multiple dermatological and respiratory diseases.
Artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery specialist Insilico Medicine Inc. is progressing INS018-055, its lead compound to phase II trials for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease that results in progressive and irreversible decline in lung function.
Newco Glycocore Pharma Srl is setting out to raise €10 million (US$11.2 million) in a series A round to take a novel approach to treating inflammatory respiratory diseases into the clinic, starting with a phase I/Ib trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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