A recent study assessed the applicability of McERV-pseudotyped lentiviral vector particles (McERV-PTLVs) to target cancer cells of glial or neuronal origin.
Researchers from Spyre Therapeutics Inc. reported on the therapeutic efficacy of combining anti-TL1A and anti-IL-23 antibodies in preclinical models of colitis.
Slate Medicines Inc. has launched with $130 million in series A financing and a focus on advancing next-generation therapeutics for migraine and other headache disorders.
The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a nuclear receptor that plays a central role in bile acid regulation, intestinal barrier integrity, immune modulation and microbiome balance, all key factors involved in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Researchers from Gilead Sciences Inc. reported the effects of GS-8670, an FXR agonist, in models of colitis.
Porosome Therapeutics Inc. has announced the development of novel first-in-class porosome-targeting small molecules and blood-brain barrier-traversing peptide drugs developed using the company’s Porosome.AI platform to treat various secretory disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes.
Frontier Biotechnologies Inc. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with GSK plc whereby GSK will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize two of Frontier’s small interfering RNA (siRNA) pipeline products.
Researchers from Model Medicines Inc. have presented preclinical efficacy data for MDL-001, a first-in-class, oral non-nucleoside inhibitor that targets an allosteric site in the Thumb-1 domain of the viral polymerase.