Napa Therapeutics Ltd. has identified ADP-ribosyl cyclase/cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase 1 (CD38) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, metabolic diseases, cancer, obesity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, fibrosis and neurodegeneration, among others.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized heterocyclic compounds acting as orexin OX2 receptor (OX2R; HCRTR2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of narcolepsy, among others.

Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has disclosed Mas-related G-protein coupled receptor member X4 (MRGPRX4; SNSR5; SNSR6) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of pruritus.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG has described stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of glaucoma, rheumatoid arthritis, heart failure, sepsis, interstitial lung diseases, nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH), bloom syndrome and cancer.

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hengrui Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have divulged aromatic compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain.

Sunrise Oncology (Hong Kong) Ltd. has identified molecular glues acting as phosphodiesterase PDE3A/SLFN12 interaction inducers reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Shandong Quanzhong Biomedical Technology Co. Ltd. has synthesized monoamine transmitter reuptake inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders, depression, autism, pain, substance abuse and dependency, epilepsy, osteoporosis and metabolic diseases, among others.

Hangzhou Baicreat Pharma-Tech Co. Ltd. has disclosed oxamide compounds acting as signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders.

Zhuhai United Laboratories Co. Ltd. has described β-lactamase (bacterial) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Mindrank Therapeutics (Suzhou) New Drug Research & Development Co. Ltd. has divulged molecular glue degraders comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands acting as dual eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit ERF3A (GSPT1) and casein kinase 1 isoform α (CSNK1A1) degradation inducers. They are reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases and metabolic diseases.