Scientists at Admare Bioinnovations Inc., Kingston General Hospital (KGH) and Queen’s University have described cytochrome P450 26B1 (CYP26B1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of acne, dry eye, meibomian glands dysfunction, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive, heterotopic ossification (HO) and multiple osteochondroma.

Shenogen Pharma Group Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a cereblon (CRBN)-binding moiety coupled to an estrogen receptor α (ER-α; ESR1)-targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, immunological disorders, diabetes, inflammatory and cardiovascular disorders.

Acerand Therapeutics (Hong Kong) Ltd. has synthesized compounds acting as EGFR (HER1; erbB1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

S-Infinity Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has disclosed azaquinoline ring-containing compounds acting as Tpl-2/Cot (MAP3K8) kinase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, diabetes and inflammatory disorders.

Nico Therapeutics Inc. has described NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease [MASLD]).

Shanghai Huilun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase binding moiety coupled to an interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK-4)-targeting moiety through a linker.

Unogen Biotech Ltd. has identified triple inhibitors of EGFR (HER1; erbB1), ALK tyrosine kinase receptor and hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR; MET) reported to be useful for the treatment of (non-small-cell) lung cancer.

Suzhou Puhe Biopharma Co. Ltd. has disclosed histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) inhibitors acting as REST Corepressor 1 (RCOR1; CoREST)/histone deacetylase (HDAC) complex inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Spiromacrocyclic compounds acting as orexin OX2 receptor agonists have been described in an H. Lundbeck A/S patent and reported to be useful for the treatment of type 1 and type 2 narcolepsy.