Shionogi & Co. Ltd. has entered into an option agreement with Cilcare Dev SAS to acquire the exclusive license for the global development, manufacturing and commercialization of hearing loss treatment drug candidates CIL-001 and/or CIL-003.
Calidi Biotherapeutics Inc. has announced a collaboration with Siga Technologies Inc. to support the development of Calidi’s systemic and targeted Rtnova (CLD-400) virotherapy platform, which has the potential to provide a universal treatment for all tumor types.
Chengdu Easton Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. recently presented findings that highlight the potential anticancer agent D0112-005 as a potent and selective poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) inhibitor with excellent antitumor efficacy and a good safety profile in vivo.
Throughout the 2024 annual congress of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), held in Milan last week, almost all basic tracks included some reference to epigenetics, or changes to the chromatin that affect how accessible a gene is to the transcription machinery.
In metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) preclinical models, absence of the lipid droplet-associated protein hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase 13 (17β-HSD13) has been identified as protective against liver fibrosis.
Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has described cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (MB21D1; cGAS) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, systemic lupus erythematosus and transplant rejection, among others.
Emory University has identified 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro; Mpro; nsp5) (SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has synthesized transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nanjing China-Australia Institute of Translational Medicine Co. Ltd. has disclosed baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 3 (BIRC3; IAP1; cIAP2), baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 2 (BIRC2; IAP2; cIAP1) and E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase XIAP (XIAP; BIRC4; IAP3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.