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BioWorld Science

Dec. 5, 2023

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An illustration of the connections between muscle fibers and a motor neuron.

Stathmin-2 is new player in the ALS gene-verse

A multi-institutional research team has suggested that aberrant TDP-43 processing of the pre-mRNA of a microtubule-associated protein, stathmin-2 (STMN2), may be the primary contributor to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read More

New transthyretin aggregation inhibitor outperforms tolcapone

The misassembly of transthyretin (TTR) into toxic amyloid aggregates leads to a variety of degenerative disorders known as TTR amyloidosis (ATTR). Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and collaborators recently reported on the design and preclinical characterization of PITB, a TTR-selective kinetic stabilizer with potential for the treatment of ATTR. Read More
Pancreas

Preveceutical Medical to ramp up preclinical diabetes and obesity dual gene therapy program

Preveceutical Medical Inc. is working to accelerate the completion of its preclinical diabetes and obesity dual gene therapy program. The company is pursuing a dual-gene therapy strategy using in vitro validated Smart-siRNA sequences, which when paired with its proprietary bioresponsive lipid-nanoparticulate delivery systems, effectively target the PTPN1 gene. Read More
Brain as light bulb filament

Oryzon Genomics awarded grant to support preclinical development of ORY-4001 in ALS

Oryzon Genomics SA has been awarded a $498,690 grant by the ALS Association to support the regulatory preclinical development of ORY-4001, a highly selective histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitor, for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Read More

Longboard’s 5-HT2C superagonist yields positive results in preclinical models of epilepsy

Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor agonists have shown efficacy in treating seizure disorders, such as epilepsy. At the American Epilepsy Society meeting this week, Longboard Pharmaceuticals Inc. presented data on their 5-HT2C receptor superagonist LP-352 for the treatment of epilepsy. Read More

Holiday notice

In accordance with the publishing schedule, BioWorld Science will not be published on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Read More
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NLS Pharmaceutics enters option agreement with Aexon Labs for dual orexin receptor agonist platform

NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. has entered into an exclusive worldwide option agreement with Aexon Labs Inc. Read More

GT Biopharma submits IND application for GTB-3650 for CD33+ leukemia

GT Biopharma Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA for the development of GTB-3650 for the treatment of patients with CD33+ leukemia. Read More

Seismic Therapeutic closes series B financing to advance immunology pipeline

Seismic Therapeutic Inc. has closed a $121 million series B financing to support progression of the company’s two lead programs through clinical proof of mechanism. Read More

Prelude Therapeutics patents SMARCA2 and SMARCA4 protein degraders for treatment of cancer

Research at Prelude Therapeutics Inc. has led to the development of SMARCA2 and/or SMARCA4 degradation inducers. Read More
Myelinated axons in a rat spinal root.

Rev-erbA-α agonist ameliorates multiple sclerosis in mice

Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member (NR1D1), also known as Rev-erbA-α, is highly expressed in the liver, adipose tissue, brain and skeletal muscle. Read More

VHL ligands reported in Genentech patent

A Genentech Inc. patent discloses new benzothiazole compounds acting as von Hippel-Lindau disease tumor suppressor (VHL) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of ischemia, cancer and anemia. Read More

Merck Sharp & Dohme identifies new RSV and MPV inhibitors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has patented compounds reported to be useful for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and metapneumovirus (MPV) infections. Read More
Parkinson's disease illustration showing neurons containing alpha-synuclein

Mission Therapeutics’ MTX-325 cleared to enter clinic in UK for Parkinson’s disease

Mission Therapeutics Ltd. has reported clinical trial authorization (CTA) by the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for a first-in-human phase I study of MTX-325 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. Dosing is expected to commence in the first quarter of next year, with preliminary data to follow later in the year. Read More

Relay Therapeutics describes new PI3Kα inhibitors for cancer

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase α (PI3Kα) (H1047R mutant) inhibitors are described in a Relay Therapeutics Inc. patent as potentially useful for the treatment of cancer, particularly, breast and ovarian cancer. Read More

Voronoi patent discloses BRAF inhibitors for cancer

Voronoi and Voronoi Bio Inc. have patented heteroaryl derivative compounds acting as serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf (BRAF) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
3D Rendering of tumor microenvironment

Simcere’s USP1 inhibitor receives FDA clearance for clinical trials in solid tumors

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd.’s subsidiary Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has received FDA clearance of an IND application for SIM-0501, an oral small-molecule inhibitor of ubiquitin-specific peptidase 1 (USP1), for advanced solid tumors. Read More

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