Scientists at Arontier Co. Ltd. and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology have disclosed ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase 2 (ENPP2; autotaxin) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of hepatic steatosis, hepatic fibrosis, cirrhosis, liver failure, hepatitis and liver cancer, among others.
Q’apel Medical Inc., of Fremont, Calif., might have thought the company’s withdrawal of the Hippo catheter was nothing but a loss, but Route 92 Medical Inc. managed to shine a positive light on the withdrawal by dropping a patent lawsuit against Q’apel because of the Hippo device.
Scientists at University of Connecticut and University of Iowa have described phosphonamidate prodrugs reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has identified 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 reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, infections, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.
Nutshell Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized deuterated indolizine compounds acting as cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Y220C mutant) reactivators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Yuhan Corp. has disclosed mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 1 (MAP4K1; HPK1; MEKKK1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
In what represents the first patenting to emerge in the name of Durvena Inc., co-founder and CEO John Ashley describes the development of a treatment for vein grafts that strengthens the graft and reduces the occurrence of intimal hyperplasia that commonly leads to graft failure.
Starg (Wuhan) Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. has described Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Yiweikang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has divulged camptothecin derivatives acting as DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.