Innovstone Therapeutics Ltd. has described aromatic heterocyclic compounds acting as ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 1 (ENPP1) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, heart failure and myocardial infarction.

Research at Pharmablock Sciences (Nanjing) Inc. has led to the development of spirooxindole compounds acting as 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors and thus reported to be useful for the treatment of viral infections.

Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA has identified dihydrofuropyridine derivatives acting as Rho kinase 1 (ROCK1; p160-ROCK) and/or Rho kinase 2 (ROCK2; ROCKα) inhibitors.

Heterobicyclic derivatives characterized as tyrosine-protein kinase ITK/TSK (EMT) inhibitors have been revealed in an Almirall SA patent. They are reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, T-cell lymphoma, alopecia areata and vitiligo.

Leo Pharma A/S has patented new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis and more.

Aligos Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279), PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) and/or PD-1/PD-L1 interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Corcept Therapeutics Inc. has described piperazine indazole glucocorticoid receptor (GR) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of obesity, Cushing syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and cancer, among others.

Sato Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged azaindole derivatives acting as hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase (HPGDS) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, myocardial infarction, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcopenia and thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger’s disease), among others.

Delix Therapeutics Inc. has identified pyrrolidine psychoplastogens acting as 5-HT2A receptor modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of neurodegeneration, substance abuse and dependence, impulse control, mood, sleep, anxiety, eating and personality disorders, among others.

3M Innovative Properties Co. has synthesized immune response modifiers (IRMs) and their conjugates reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.