Work at Foshan Ionova Biotherapeutics Co. Ltd., Guangdong Touchstone Translational Research Institute Co. Ltd. and Shenzhen Ionova Life Science Co. Ltd. has led to the discovery of new cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial (CYP11A1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of breast cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer.
A Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Hengrui Medicine Co. Ltd. patent describes new fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP-α) inhibitors comprising a chelator and a radiolabeled compound potentially useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has synthesized substituted biphenyl compounds acting as E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase CBL-B (CBLB) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
The Agency for Science Technology & Research (A*STAR) Bioprocessing Technology Institute has patented 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (coronavirus) inhibitors.
Researchers from E-Therapeutics plc presented preclinical data for ETX-312, a GalNAc-conjugated short interfering RNA (siRNA), produced using the Galomic platform and being developed for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are the most malignant brain tumors and remain uncurable. Even after therapy, some glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) survive in the brain parenchyma and cause tumor recurrence.
The collaboration will combine Rondo’s proprietary CD28 co-stimulatory platform with Lilly’s drug development and commercialization expertise to develop co-stimulatory bispecific antibodies to treat solid tumors.
Beijing Avistone Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has obtained IND clearance from the FDA for ANS-03, a next-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) targeting both ROS proto-oncogene 1 (ROS1) and neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinase (NTRK).