Perceive Pharma Inc., a spin out from Perceive Biotherapeutics Inc., has closed a $15 million series A funding round to help it advance first-in-class therapies to prevent vision loss in glaucoma, and additional undisclosed disease areas.

Bioversys AG has announced that its BV500 NTM program has reached its second milestone with the identification of up to five optimized lead compounds, under the CF AMR Syndicate collaborative discovery program agreement.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) may progress to chronic kidney disease, and there is an urgent need for approaches that improve the limited regeneration of the renal tubules after AKI.

Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University and affiliated organizations presented data from a study that aimed to investigate mechanisms by which the CXC chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3) antagonist, AMG-487, acts on autoimmune uveitis.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are marked by ineffective hematopoiesis and dysplasia, which elevate the risk of progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The inflammatory environment in MDS alters the bone marrow niche, facilitating the growth of cancerous cells while inhibiting the healthy formation of blood cells.

Immvention Therapeutix Inc. has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S to co-develop oral therapies for sickle cell disease and other chronic conditions.

Pheno Therapeutics Ltd. has received clinical trial authorization (CTA) from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for its lead candidate, PTD-802. The program will progress to a first-in-human phase I trial.

Researchers from Gazi University and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena presented the discovery and preclinical characterization of novel microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase 1 (mPGES-1) inhibitors as potential anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug candidates.

Rakovina Therapeutics Inc. has announced the successful synthesis of novel small-molecule drug candidates designed under the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform collaboration.