Metabrain Research and Shanghai Visonpharma have presented macrocyclic Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV), HCV, HIV and influenza virus infections, and cancer.

Allorion Therapeutics has divulged imidazolopyridazines or pyrazolopyrimidines acting as nonreceptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Beckley Psytech has synthesized new tryptamine analogues acting as 5-HT2A and/or 5-HT2B and/or 5-HT2C receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of depression.

Reata Pharmaceuticals has described ursolic acid derivatives acting as nitric oxide (NO) production inhibitors and/or nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NFE2-related factor 2; NFE2L2; NRF2) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders, among other disorders.

E-Scape Bio has identified indazoles acting as leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; dardarin) and/or LRRK2 (G2019S mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Parkinson's dementia, multiple system atrophy, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

Seagen has described new antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibodies covalently bound to stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) agonists through a linker and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Scripps Research Institute and Vova Ida Therapeutics have divulged novel compounds that may inhibit NAD consumption and/or increase NAD synthesis, reported to be useful for neurodegenerative, degenerative and metabolic disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), Parkinson's disease and renal, metabolic and retinal diseases, among other disorders.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has synthesized new macrocycle compounds acting as complement factor B inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, retinal degeneration, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and cardiovascular disorders.

Schroedinger has patented fused heterocycles acting as Wee1-like protein kinase (Wee1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

WuXi Biologics (Shanghai) and WuXi Biologics Ireland have divulged antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising anti-TROP2 antibodies covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs via linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.