Researchers at Leiden University Medical Center and Universiteit Leiden have synthesized anthracyclins reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. has disclosed quinazolinone derivatives acting as poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 14 (PARP-14; ARTD8) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, atopic dermatitis and autoimmune disease.
The company is advancing a pipeline of therapeutics, including programs acquired from Denali Therapeutics Inc., focused on treating neurological, cardiometabolic and ophthalmic diseases.
Alesta Therapeutics BV has closed an oversubscribed €65 million (US$67 million) series A financing round designed to support development of its two small-molecule therapeutics.
Quanta Therapeutics Inc. has gained IND clearance from the FDA for QTX-3544, an oral multi-KRAS inhibitor with G12V-preferring activity and dual ON/OFF state.
Celmatix Therapeutics (Celmatix Inc.) has announced a new drug program for endometriosis, with the development of a novel Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor that targets pain and inflammation. The company’s aim to focus on JNK inhibitors with greater specificity for JNK1 and JNK3 than for JNK2 led it to license lead compounds from Baylor College of Medicine.