Investigators at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have unraveled how and why the absence of a neuronal microexon in cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding 4 (CPEB4) gives rise to autism. In 2018, investigators from IRB, co-led by Raúl Méndez, identified the overt correlation between defects in CPEB4 and the onset of autism. However, the previous work did not provide the molecular mechanism explaining the correlation. Read More
To address the existing challenges with CAR T-cell therapy, scientists at Umoja Biopharma Inc. developed the Vivovec platform, which is an off-the-shelf surface-engineered lentiviral vector (LVV) drug product designed to generate CAR T cells in vivo without lymphodepletion by selectively binding, activating and transducing T cells. Read More
Peptidream Inc. has announced a new peptide radiopharmaceutical development candidate, PD-29875, a novel first-in-class highly selective macrocyclic peptide-radioisotope conjugate against Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2). Read More
Opna Bio AG has presented promising data regarding their EP300/CBP inhibitor OPN-6602 for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). The inhibition of EP300/CBP causes cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in MM cells due to suppression of interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) and MYC repression. Read More
SK Bioscience has received approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee in Australia for a phase I/II trial of its mRNA-based Japanese encephalitis vaccine candidate, GBP-560. Read More
Elevation Oncology Inc. has nominated EO-1022 as its HER3 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development candidate for the treatment of solid tumors that express HER3. Read More
Baylor College of Medicine has disclosed proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising cereblon (CRBN) ligands coupled to Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK)-, DNA-binding protein Ikaros (IKZF1)- and Zinc finger protein Aiolos (IKZF3)-targeting moieties through a linker. Read More
Researchers form Shanghai Zhimeng Biopharma Inc. presented preclinical data for CB-03, a voltage-gated potassium channel-2/3 (Kv7.2/Kv7.3; KCNQ2/3) opener for the treatment of patients with refractory epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Read More
Onquality Pharmaceuticals China Ltd. has synthesized prodrugs of tofacitinib acting as JAK inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and alopecia areata. Read More
Scientists at Shanghai Haiyan Pharmaceutical Technology Co. Ltd. and Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group have identified high affinity nerve growth factor receptor (NTRK1; TrkA) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of pain, cancer, inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. Read More
Peptidream Inc. has released promising results from preclinical testing of its oral myostatin inhibitors, administered in combination with semaglutide, in a mouse model of obesity. Read More
Scientists at Hansoh Bio LLC, Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have divulged transcriptional coactivator YAP1 or TAZ/transcriptional enhancer factor (TEAD) interaction inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Researchers from University of Toledo and Temple University have performed preclinical studies on the novel beta-lactam, MC-100093, for its potential in the treatment of alcohol dependence. Read More
Kriya Therapeutics Inc. and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have published preclinical data for KRIYA-497, a one-time intramuscular gene therapy being developed for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Read More
Antiretroviral therapy effectively suppresses HIV viral loads to undetectable levels but cannot eliminate the integration of viral DNA into the host cell genome. Read More
Additional early-stage research and drug discovery news in brief, from: Alpha Cognition, Awakn Life Sciences, Fractyl Health, Kazia Therapeutics, Kind Pharmaceutical, Moleculin Biotech, Revolo Biotherapeutics, Tessera Therapeutics. Read More
