Shanghai Apeiron Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has reported selenium-containing heterocyclic compounds acting as DNA polymerase theta (POLθ, POLQ) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of cancer.

Beijing Innocare Pharma Tech Co. Ltd. and Innocare Pharma Ltd. have identified compounds acting as interleukin-17A (IL-17A)/interleukin-17 receptor A (IL-17RA) interaction, interleukin-17A/A (IL17A/A) and interleukin-17A/F (IL17A/F) inhibitors.

AC Immune SA has synthesized thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridine-4(5H)-one derivatives acting as TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TARDBP; TDP-43) aggregation ligands reported to be useful for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy and traumatic encephalopathy.

University of Basel and NXI Therapeutics AG have jointly patented compounds targeting bromodomain-containing protein 3 (BRD3; RING3-like protein) to inhibit expression of coronin-1. They are described as potentially useful for the treatment of transplant rejection, autoimmune diseases, inflammation, infections and lymphoproliferative disorders.

Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has discovered new tyrosinase (TYR) inhibitors acting as melanin inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of skin hyperpigmentation.

Daewon Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has reported new compounds acting as H+/K+-ATPase inhibitors useful for the treatment of reflux esophagitis.

Alterome Therapeutics Inc. has identified new RAC-α serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT1; PKB-α) E17K mutant)inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.

Onkure Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed new phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities and scoliosis (CLOVES syndrome) and PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum.

Beijing Fuyuan Medicine Co. Ltd. has described compounds acting as monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. has divulged quinazoline compounds acting as microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, psoriasis, arthritis, bacterial infection, systemic lupus erythematosus, pancreatitis, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, among others.