Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has identified receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, among others. 

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) has synthesized antiviral compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of coronavirus acute respiratory syndrome.

C4 Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently linked to a Raf kinase B (V600E mutant)-targeting moiety through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Chengdu Zeling Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has described poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1; ARTD1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment cancer.

Scientists at Jubilant Biosys Ltd. and the University of Texas System have divulged fatty acid binding protein (FABP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Scientists at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have identified macrocyclic compounds acting as GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) and/or (G13D mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Neurobiogen Co Ltd. has synthesized monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN) E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety covalently bonded to a B-cell lymphoma 6 protein (BCL-6)-targeting moiety through a linker. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Gilead Sciences Inc. has described protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Cellarity Inc. has divulged DCN1-like protein 1 (DCUN1D1; RP42) and/or DCN2 inhibitors reported to be useful for treatment of sickle cell and thalassemia disorder.