Imidazotriazine derivatives acting as interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators have been described in a UCB SA patent and are reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases.
A Sanofi SA patent describes imidazopyridine compounds acting as mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 (MAPK7; ERK5) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Pompe disease is a disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal acid α-glucosidase (GAA) enzyme, which leads to the accumulation of glycogen within the lysosomes, overall in skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Because selective BET inhibitors present better efficacy and safety than pan-BET inhibitors, current research is focused on the development of BD1- or BD2-selective inhibitors.
Almirall S.A. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Novo Nordisk A/S for global rights to develop and commercialize the IL-21-blocking monoclonal antibody NN-8828 in certain fields, including immune inflammatory dermatological diseases.
The company has developed a method of transplantation of human hematopoietic stem cells that allows their engraftment and differentiation into microglial cells.