A recent Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. patent describes nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives acting as EGFR (del19 mutant) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
The University of Southern California (USC) reported filing a patent for a retinal ganglion cell (RGC) stimulation system in which electrodes may be placed in, around or near sites of optic nerve injury to generate electric fields that can direct the direction of axonal regeneration.
Amide compounds acting as sodium channel protein type 10 subunit α (SCN10A; Nav1.8) blockers reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, arthritis, pruritus, asthma, multiple sclerosis, arrhythmia, heart failure and epilepsy, among others.
Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. scientists have developed kinesin-like protein KIF18A inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) inhibitors have been reported in a Sookmyung Women’s University patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, neurodegeneration, autoimmune disease, fibrosis and inflammatory disorders.
Work at the Agency For Science Technology & Research Bioprocessing Technology Institute has led to the identification of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14 (MAP3K14; NIK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis.
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. has patented compounds acting as serotonin transporter (SERT), 5-HT2A, dopamine D1 and D2 receptor ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Easymotionskin Tec AG is seeking patent protection for a wearable product that delivers transcutaneous electromyostimulation (EMS) of pelvic floor musculature through the body’s perineum, for the non-invasive treatment of incontinence, particularly stress incontinence. The invention is said to be suited to nearly all patients, including those patients who cannot insert anal or vaginal probes that provide pelvic floor training by EMS.
Guangzhou Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has described thienopyrimidine compounds acting as ALK, fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) and high affinity nerve growth factor (TRK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections and psoriasis and inflammation.