Researchers from Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. have disclosed tricyclic compounds acting as 5-HT2C receptor agonists reported to be potentially useful for the treatment of mood disorders.
Harness Therapeutics Ltd. has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to advance its Parkinson’s disease program targeting glucocerebrosidase (GCase) and lysosomal integral membrane protein-2 (LIMP2) in GBA1-Parkinson’s disease.
Gen1e Lifesciences Inc. has obtained both orphan drug and rare pediatric disease designations from the U.S. FDA for GEn-1123 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).