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Synthetic Design Lab Inc., which emerged from stealth with a $20 million seed round and a platform technology aimed at advancing the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) space, began with its founders identifying a single clear goal: how to deliver more payload to a target cancer cell.
Pliant Therapeutics Inc. has described integrin αvβ1, integrin αvβ6 and/or integrin αvβ8 antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis.
CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology (Shijiazhuang) Co. Ltd. has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase cereblon binding moiety coupled to an EGFR-targeting moiety via a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co, Ltd. has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety covalently linked to a eukaryotic peptide chain release factor GTP-binding subunit ERF3A (GSPT1)-targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Rona Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from China′s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for RN-1871, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) drug targeting angiotensinogen (AGT) for hypertension.