Shanghai Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has prepared new drug conjugates consisting of small-molecule drugs bonded to radiolabeled chelating agents through linkers acting as programmed cell death 1 (PDCD1; PD-1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) interaction inhibitors.
Pfizer Inc. has reported new triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) agonists potentially useful for the treatment of neurodegeneration.
Selection Therapeutics GmbH has discovered new potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily A member 3 (KCNA3; Kv1.3) blockers potentially useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease, diabetes, obesity, periodontitis and transplant rejection.
Hanmi Holdings Co. Ltd. has synthesized new transcriptional coactivator YAP1/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nanjing Reju Therapeutics Inc. has reported new nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAmPRTase; Nampt) activators potentially useful for the treatment of atherosclerosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, heart failure, multiple sclerosis, obesity, cardiomyopathy, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, among others.
Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have discovered new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) H1047R mutant inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS), immune diseases and inflammatory diseases.
Gertrude Biomedical Pty. Ltd. has patented new transcription factor SOX18 inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of renal disorders, eye disorders and cancer.
Nextgen Bioscience Co. Ltd. has identified new sphingosine 1-phosphate S1P1 and S1P4 receptor antagonists potentially useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.