Work at Artivila (Shenzhen) Innovation Center Ltd. has led to the discovery of new leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; Dardarin) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, leprosy, tuberculosis, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease.
New protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) inhibitors are detailed in a Scinnohub Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. patent and described as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.
A recent patent from Korea University Research & Business Foundation Sejong Campus describes quinazoline-benzimidazole derivatives acting as microtubule destabilizers (tubulin polymerization inhibitors) and HER2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine filed for protection of the development of a lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) visual prosthetic device with implantable electrode arrays that stimulate the LGN and restore vision.
Gasherbrum Bio Inc. has described glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, schizophrenia, hypertension, obesity, stroke, myocardial infarction and gout, among others.
Eikon Therapeutics Inc. has identified Werner syndrome ATP-dependent helicase (WRN; RECQ3; RECQL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. has synthesized phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) R408W mutant stabilizers reported to be useful for the treatment of phenylketonuria.