Kymera Therapeutics Inc. has synthesized proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) compounds comprising a DDB1- and CUL4-associated factor 1 (DCAF1) binding moiety covalently linked to a bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4; HUNK1) targeting moiety.
Neuroninn Biosciences Co. Ltd. has disclosed G protein-coupled receptor GPR139 agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of anxiety, depression, Parkinson’s disease and more.
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency is a hereditary disorder that affects the liver in children and adults, as well as the lungs in adults. The disease is mostly caused by the Z allele mutation in the SERPINA1 gene, where a glutamic acid amino acid is substituted by lysine (E342K) leading to protein misfolding and aggregation.
Many patients with peripheral nerve diseases do not have a sufficient regenerative response because of genetic inheritance, infections or chronic disease, leading them to lifelong pain and disability.
Evergreen Theragnostics Inc. has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with the Medical University of Innsbruck (MUI) to advance the development of novel radiopharmaceuticals.
Researchers from Poseida Therapeutics Inc. presented preclinical data for P-FVIII-101, a novel nonviral gene therapy being developed for the treatment of hemophilia A.
Adolore Biotherapeutics Inc. has offered an update on recent pipeline development progress as it advances nonopioid analgesic gene therapies for the treatment of chronic pain.
Sixpeaks Bio AG has emerged from stealth with $30 million in series A financing and a pipeline of therapies for healthy weight loss, including a dual-specific antibody targeting activin type IIA and B receptors for preservation of skeletal muscle mass.
Genmab A/S, in collaboration with Biontech SE, has presented data on a novel OX40 agonist antibody –Hexabody-OX40 (GEN-1055/BNT-315), developed using Genmab’s proprietary Hexabody platform, which promotes the formation of antibody hexamers upon target binding to cell surfaces.
U.S. Precision Medicine Inc. has announced plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to support work on its small-molecule drug candidate for cancer.