Bristol Myers Squibb Co. has described proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a E3 ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety coupled to a proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase receptor Ret (RET; CDHF12; PTC) targeting moiety through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Ascletis Bioscience Co. Ltd. has patented nucleoside and nucleotide analogues reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of fibrosis, tissue injury and inflammatory disorders.
Shenzhen Zhongge Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has discovered NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, liver, cardiovascular, inflammatory, renal, metabolic and neuroinflammatory disorders.
Silo Pharma Inc. has completed a pre-IND meeting with the FDA regarding the company’s development plan for SPC-15, an intranasal prophylactic treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and stress-induced anxiety disorder.
Stealth Biotherapeutics Inc. has been awarded the Kyle Bryant Translational Research Award from the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) to evaluate mitochondria-targeted molecule SBT-589 in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA).
Gilead Sciences Inc. and Genesis Therapeutics Inc. have entered into a strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel small-molecule therapies across multiple targets.