Scientists at Nikang Therapeutics Inc. and Shanghai Blueray Biopharma Co. Ltd. have identified tetracyclic derivatives acting as GTPase KRAS (G12D mutant) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Scientists at Inventisbio Co. Ltd. and Inventisbio LLC have synthesized phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) and congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi and skeletal abnormalities (CLOVES syndrome).
Arvinas Operations Inc. has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds consisting of a cereblon E3 ubiquitin ligase binding moiety coupled to a Raf kinase B G466V and/or V600E mutant targeting agent through a linker.
Caris Discovery, the therapeutic research arm of Caris Life Sciences Inc., has established a multiyear strategic partnership with Merck KGaA to accelerate the discovery and development of first-in-class antibody-drug conjugates for cancer patients.
Aethon Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Revolution Medicines Inc. under which Aethon will use its Hapimmune platform to discover novel bispecific antibodies to mount an immune attack directed towards cancer cells hit by Revolution Medicines’ RAS(ON) inhibitors.
It has been previously demonstrated that insulin-reactive B cells act as antigen-presenting cells to promote type 1 diabetes by stimulating pathogenic T cells and leading to destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of pancreatic islets.
Odyssey Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a strategic research collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, a Johnson & Johnson company, to jointly discover and optimize small-molecule medicines against select therapeutic targets.
Gram-negative bacteria require the metalloenzyme LpxC for their outer membrane biogenesis. Blacksmith Medicines Inc. has identified an LpxC inhibitor, FG-960, which has shown a robust in vitro and in vivo profile against multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales. FG-60 is currently being investigated for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Inmed Pharmaceuticals Inc. has reported new preclinical data demonstrating INM-901’s pharmacological effects for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Several preclinical studies were conducted in well-characterized Alzheimer’s disease models.
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