Aurigene Oncology Ltd. and Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc. have divulged fused benzoisoxazolyl compounds acting as histone acetyltransferase KAT6A (monocytic leukemia zinc finger protein; MOZ; MYST-3) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers at F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have identified monoglyceride lipase (MGLL; MAGL) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, pain, cancer, diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric disorders.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. has disclosed pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives acting as DNA polymerase inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of herpes virus infection.
Researchers from Duke University presented the discovery and preclinical evaluation of [211At]YF-2, a next-generation prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radiopharmaceutical.
Maxcyte Inc. and Vittoria Biotherapeutics Inc. have signed a strategic platform license agreement for use of Maxcyte’s Flow Electroporation technology and Expert platform by Vittoria Biotherapeutics. Under the agreement, Vittoria will obtain nonexclusive clinical and commercial rights to use Maxcyte’s Flow Electroporation technology and Expert platform, and will pay Maxcyte platform licensing fees and program-related revenue.
Beigene Co. Ltd. and Duality Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. have signed an agreement for Beigene to acquire an exclusive option for a global clinical and commercial license to a preclinical antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy for select solid tumors.
Fulcrum Therapeutics Inc. has entered into a worldwide, exclusive license agreement with Camp4 Therapeutics Corp. to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of new therapeutic agents against an undisclosed target for the potential treatment of Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA).
The protection against SARS-CoV-2 provided by spike-based vaccines, although effective, tends to decrease as the virus evolves and new variants of concern appear. Researchers from Osivax SAS reported the first results on cross-protection with OVX-033, a new human SARS-CoV-2 vaccine generated via the oligoDOM platform.
Hillstream Biopharma Inc. reported a strategic reprioritization of its pipeline to focus on advancing novel oncology assets with the greatest potential and strong competitive profiles for solid tumors.