Clarivate plc has unveiled the 2025 Citation Laureates. Widely considered a predictor of the Nobel Prizes, this recognition has highlighted the discovery of biomolecular condensates in chemistry and the innate immunity signaling pathway in physiology or medicine, as well as the identification of leukemia stem cells and ghrelin, the so-called hunger hormone. Read More
The Human Cell Atlas project has delivered a fresh tranche of data mapping fibroblasts in healthy and diseased skin and pointing to drug targets with potential in multiple diseases across a range of tissues. Using single cell sequencing and spatial genomics, a technique for showing how gene expression varies at different locations within a tissue, nine different subpopulations of fibroblasts were identified, six in healthy skin and three in disease samples. Read More
Aera Therapeutics Inc. has nominated AERA-109, a targeted in vivo CAR T therapy designed to treat multiple B cell-mediated autoimmune diseases, as the company’s first development candidate. AERA-109 leverages Aera’s proprietary targeted lipid nanoparticle (tLNP) delivery platform and CAR T technology. Read More
Resvita Bio Inc. has held a pre-IND meeting with the FDA for RVB-003, its lead investigational therapy for Netherton syndrome. The FDA’s feedback gives the company a pathway to submit an IND for RVB-003 in the first half of next year, with a clinical efficacy read-out anticipated by early 2027. Read More
Researchers from Opko Health Inc. and Entera Bio Ltd. recently presented preclinical pharmacokinetic data on OPK-8801003, an oral GLP-2 analogue developed for the treatment of short bowel syndrome. Read More
KAYO-1732 is a novel, orally available, small-molecule inhibitor of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A3 (ALDH1A3) enzyme, being developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Read More
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Cure Rare Disease’s CRD-003 for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMD2i/R9), a congenital muscular dystrophy caused by biallelic mutations in the FKRP gene. Read More
The oncofetal antigen 5T4 is a cell surface glycoprotein overexpressed in many solid tumors, while its expression in normal tissues is limited, making it an attractive target for cancer therapies. Its association with tumor progression and poor prognosis further supports its therapeutic potential. Read More
Weatherwax Biotechnologies Corp. has prepared and tested cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53) (Y220C mutant) activators reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Perseus Proteomics Inc. and Ube Corp. have disclosed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising antibodies T004b-PGAP-1 targeting human P-cadherin (CDH3) targeting covalently linked to cytotoxic drug through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer. Read More
Amphista Therapeutics Ltd. has disclosed first data on its TEAD oncology therapeutic program. The company’s TEAD Targeted Glues are inherently smaller and more drug-like molecules than conventional PROTAC binders. Read More
Asieris Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has identified compounds acting as inhibitors of CDK1/cyclin A2, CDK2/cyclin E1, CDK4/cyclin D1 and CDK6/cyclin D1 reported to be useful for the treatment of breast and ovary cancer. Read More
Neushen Therapeutics Inc. has patented NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease. Read More
Akari Therapeutics plc has released preclinical data demonstrating the potential of its novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) spliceosome modulating payload, PH1, for the treatment of tumors driven by alternative splicing-drivers, such as the androgen receptor splice variant 7 (AR-V7) in prostate cancer. Read More
Nanjing Nuoyuan Medical Devices Co. Ltd. has discovered drug conjugates comprising a fluorescent moiety targeting hepatocyte growth factor receptors (HGFR; MET) covalently linked to crizotinib through a linker. They are reported to be useful for diagnosis of liver and colon cancer. Read More
