BeadTech Inc. and Sogang University have synthesized compounds using pyrrolidine as a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of eczema, psoriasis, pruritus, contact and atopic dermatitis.

Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. have disclosed bicyclic heteroaryl derivatives acting as tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (PTPN11; PTP-2C; SHP-2) allosteric inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, Noonan syndrome, LEOPARD syndrome, fibrosis, cardiovascular and immunological disorders.

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained clearance from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China with SYH-2055, an oral small-molecule 3C-like protease (3CLpro) inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2.

A strong clinical association has been observed between epilepsy and the development of depression, however, it is difficult to study individual molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying these comorbidities in animal models. Researchers from Rutgers University have aimed to develop a cell-type-specific monogenic mouse model of epilepsy and depression comorbidities, which could serve as a tool for identifying disease mechanisms as well as for target and drug screening.

Pepgen Inc. has announced new preclinical data supporting the progression into clinical trials of PGN-EDODM1, its product candidate in development for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1).

Research led by Chalmers University of Technology and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden shows that glycosaminoglycans in the blood and urine can be used to detect 14 early-stage cancers.