Researchers from Janssen Biotech Inc. and Yuhan Corp. have synthesized EGFR (HER1; erbB1) (mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and immunological disorders.

Allorion Therapeutics (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. has divulged non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has discovered proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) compounds comprising Von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor (VHL)-binding moiety covalently linked to Bcl-2-like protein 1 (Bcl-xl; Bcl-X; BCL2L1)-targeting moiety through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

The University of Michigan has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands coupled to signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)-targeting moiety via linker acting as STAT3 degradation inducers.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has described proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret (RET; CDHF12; PTC) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Ascletis Bioscience Co. Ltd. has patented nucleoside and nucleotide analogues reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).

Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, tissue injury and inflammatory disorders.

Shenzhen Zhongge Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has discovered NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, liver, cardiovascular, inflammatory, renal, metabolic and neuroinflammatory disorders.

Morphic Therapeutic Inc. has divulged integrin αvβ8 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Researchers at China Pharmaceutical University and Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have disclosed short transient receptor potential channel 5 (TRPC5) and/or short transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPC4) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and more.