Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and affiliated organizations presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of MS-8535, a novel spindlin-1 (SPIN1) inhibitor being developed as chemical tool anticancer agent.
Vyne Therapeutics Inc. has received IND clearance from the FDA allowing it to initiate a first-in-human phase Ia study of VYN-202, an oral small-molecule BD2-selective BET inhibitor for autoimmune diseases.
The TEAD family of transcription factors are regulated by the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway and they act by binding the co-activators YAP and TAZ that drive the transcription of genes involved in cell survival, proliferation, migration, differentiation and resistance.
Researchers from the Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine have presented the discovery of novel toll-like receptor (TLR)2/1 agonists as potential candidates for the treatment of lung cancer.
Researchers from State University of New Jersey (Rutgers) and Oklahoma State University have published preclinical data for a novel a SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease (PLpro) inhibitor being developed as an antiviral candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.
Researchers from China Pharmaceutical University published the design and preclinical characterization of novel potent and selective CDC2-like kinase 2 (CLK2) inhibitors as potential candidates for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Researchers from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University and affiliated organizations have reported the identification of a selective cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) inhibitor, CLZX-205, being developed for the treatment of colorectal cancer.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and affiliated organizations discovered a new ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7) inhibitor, YCH-2823, being developed as a potential anticancer agent.
In one of the biggest startups ever, Xaira Therapeutics has launched with more than $1 billion from investors. The financing, according to BioWorld records, is roughly equivalent to Roivant Sciences Inc.’s $1.1 billion raise in August 2017 and Galderma Inc.’s $1 billion private placement in June 2023. Xaira said it plans to leverage advanced machine learning research and expansive data generation to power new models for developing new therapeutics.
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement with Prism Biolab Co. Ltd. to generate novel oncology drug candidates.
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