“From one to many” is how Actio Biosciences Inc. describes its approach to drug development. The firm emerged with a $55 million series A financing and an eye for biological targets found in both rare and common diseases, starting with TRPV4, a target associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2C and other bone diseases.
Geode Therapeutics Inc. and Xtalpi Inc. have jointly developed stimulator of interferon genes protein (STING; TMEM173) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections and autoimmune disease.
Research at MUSC Foundation for Research Development has led to the identification of small molecules targeting the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) NADH binding pocket.
Recent Bristol Myers Squibb Co. patents describe new Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of inflammation, autoimmune disease, cancer, fibrosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, chronic kidney disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, among others.
Mironid Ltd. has announced an extension of its series A financing round to support its development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The company will use the proceeds of the financing to advance its lead discovery program through IND-enabling studies.
Gain Therapeutics Inc. has received human research ethics committee (HREC) approval in Australia to initiate a phase I study of its lead drug candidate GT-02287 in development for GBA1-Parkinson’s disease. The study is expected to begin in the near term.
Researchers from the University of Oxford and Oxstem Ltd. have discovered small-molecule candidates with the ability to induce differentiation of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells.
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