Newco Commit Biologics ApS has arrived on the scene after raising €16 million (US$17.2 million) in a seed round to advance bispecific antibodies that are designed to activate the complement system and direct it to selectively kill cancer cells.
Beijing Tide Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described orydalmine derivatives reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, depression, and substance abuse and dependence.
Impact Therapeutics (Shanghai) Inc. has disclosed ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Shanghai Aryl Pharmtech Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have presented compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of gram-negative bacterial infections.
Annually in the U.S., about 40,000 people with corneal endothelial cell dystrophy receive a corneal transplant. The ligand of melanocortin MC1 receptor (MC1R) has been shown to protect the corneal endothelial cells from stress and injury in several models.
Previous studies have linked variants of complement factor H (CFH) and its alternative splicing isoform, FHL-1, with increased complement activation and risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).