Several patents from Bristol Myers Squibb Co. describe relaxin receptor 1 (RXFP1; LGR7) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of heart failure and fibrosis.

Shanghai Maxinovel Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has reported the identification of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; CD274) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Bioversys AG has patented new rifabutin analogues reported to be useful for the treatment of bacterial infections.

Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds described as as receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1 (RIPK1; RIP-1) inhibitors.

Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has patented transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD)...

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.