Shenzhen Crystalo Biopharma Technology Co. Ltd. has divulged short transient receptor potential channel 5 (TRPC5) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, diabetic nephropathy and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG has identified drug conjugates acting as neuromedin U receptor 2 (NMU2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity.

Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology has synthesized compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and inflammatory bowel disease.

Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has disclosed phthalazinone or quinazolinone derivatives acting as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Shanghai Micurx Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has discovered peptide-drug conjugates consisting of peptide-targeting kidney cells covalently linked to anti-inflammatory or immunomodulating or nephron-protective drugs through linkers reported to be useful for the treatment of acute kidney injury, nephritis, chronic kidney disease, chronic glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.

Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety coupled to tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (PTPN11; PTP-2C; SHP-2) targeting agents through linkers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry has prepared and tested microtubule destabilizers (tubulin polymerization inhibitors) reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease.

Scientists from Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have disclosed antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) comprising antibodies targeting HER2 bound to an eribulin derivative through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Baylor College of Medicine has synthesized activin receptor type-1 (ACVR1; ALK2; ACTR-I) and/or serine/threonine-protein kinase receptor R3 (ACVRL1; ALK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), atherosclerosis and iron deficiency anemia.

Hainan Simcere Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has patented E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase CBL-B (CBLB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.