Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated genes provide direct therapeutic targets and reveal pathways that can be used to develop treatments that counteract their harmful molecular effects. Because the underlying causes of most ALS cases remain unknown, identifying disease-associated variants is essential to uncover the mechanisms that drive the disease, as shown at the European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) meeting, held in Madrid from June 24 to 26, 2026.
Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd. has entered a research collaboration and license agreement with Eli Lilly and Co. to discover and develop innovative medicines across multiple targets, with the aim of advancing novel drug candidates with global potential.
CNCCS SCARL Collezione Nazionale Dei Composti Chimici E Centro Screening and IRBM SpA have patented new serine protease NS3/nonstructural protein 2B (NS3/NS2B) (flavivirus) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of West Nile and Zika virus infections.
Fortvita Biologics Inc. and Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have identified new calcitonin receptor (CALCR; CT-R) and amylin receptor dual agonists potentially useful for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH; NASH), overweight, dyslipidemia, cognitive and cardiovascular disorders.
The University of Melbourne has reported new radionuclide-drug conjugates (RDCs) comprising copper ion chelated to sarcophagine covalently bound to a peptide-targeting glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (FOLH1; NAALAD1; PSMA) and another peptide targeting gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR).
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG and Vanderbilt University have discovered new dihydrobenzoxazine compounds acting as metabotropic glutamate mGlu3 receptor agonists potentially useful for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has disclosed new large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 1 (SLC7A5; LAT1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Merck KGaA has entered into a strategic research-stage collaboration with Saturnus Bio, a biotech founded by Versant Ventures, to establish a foundational portfolio in the field of rare genetic cardiomyopathies.
Combotope Therapeutics ApS has established a strategic research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG that will leverage Combotope’s proprietary SMART-Phage platform to generate highly tumor-selective antibodies for next-generation cancer therapies.
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