Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has prepared new mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14; MAPK p38α) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, viral infections, acute respiratory distress syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis.

Research at Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has led to the discovery of aryl- and heteroaryl-sulfonamide derivatives acting as C-C chemokine receptor type 8 (CCR8) antagonists.

A Leo Pharma A/S patent describes new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), among other diseases.

The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Strasbourg have patented nonpeptidergic oxytocin receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of aging, alcoholism, pain and more.

Sumitomo Pharma America Inc. has patented 2-phenylmorpholine and 2-phenyl(thio)morpholine compounds acting as 5-HT1A and trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1; TAR1) agonists.

Cerevel Therapeutics Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have jointly developed azaindole compounds acting as phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes, sepsis, autoimmune disease, cystic fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease, among others.

Checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) inhibitors have been described in a Boundless Bio Inc. patent and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Ranok Therapeutics (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd. has prepared 4-(3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives acting as son of sevenless homolog 1 (SOS1)/GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) interaction inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Work at Neumora Therapeutics Inc. has led to the identification of new casein kinase I isoform δ (CKI-δ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has described 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).