University of Basel and NXI Therapeutics AG have jointly patented compounds targeting bromodomain-containing protein 3 (BRD3; RING3-like protein) to inhibit expression of coronin-1. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, infections and lymphoproliferative disorders.

Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has discovered new tyrosinase (TYR) inhibitors acting as melanin inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of skin hyperpigmentation.

Daewon Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has reported new compounds acting as H+/K+-ATPase inhibitors useful for the treatment of reflux esophagitis.

Alterome Therapeutics Inc. has identified new RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKB-α) E17K mutant)inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Onkure Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities and scoliosis (CLOVES syndrome) and PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum.

Beijing Fuyuan Medicine Co. Ltd. has described compounds acting as monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. has divulged quinazoline compounds acting as microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, arthritis, bacterial infection, systemic lupus erythematosus, pancreatitis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, among others.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV has identified interleukin-17A (IL-17A)/IL-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), multiple sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, atopic dermatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus, among others.

McMaster University has synthesized radiolabeled-drug conjugates comprising a glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (FOLH1; NAALAD1; PSMA)-targeting moiety covalently linked to a DNA intercalating agent through a radiolabeling moiety reported to be useful for diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

Gilead Sciences Inc. has disclosed compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, cancer and inflammation.