TYK Medicines Inc. has described transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Annexon Inc. has identified boronic acid derivatives acting as complement C1s subcomponent inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neurodegeneration, inflammatory, eye, metabolic and autoimmune diseases.
The inter partes review (IPR) process used to adjudicate patent disputes in the U.S. has had its share of critics, but ongoing patent litigation revolving around nerve stimulation technology between Axonics Inc., and Medtronic plc has disclosed another bone of contention in how IPRs are handled. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a patent holder, Dublin-based Medtronic in this instance, can offer a new claim construction for its disputed patent once an IPR has been instituted, but said also that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) had erred in not allowing Axonics to respond to the new claim construction, sending the related IPRs back to the PTAB for another look.
Guangzhou Lupeng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Newave Pharmaceutical LLC have divulged (mutant) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease and inflammation.
Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has identified mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Lisen Imprinting Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has disclosed EGFR (HER1; erbB1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of small-cell lung (SCLC) and l lung cancer (NSCLC).