Animate Biosciences Inc. has released new preclinical results demonstrating that AI-designed peptides generated by its Animateiq discovery platform significantly reduced hallmark inflammation and fibrosis signals across multiple human cell types, including skin, lung, heart and liver.
In a phase II study, Novo Nordisk A/S’s amycretin reduced the weight of type 2 diabetes patients by 14.5% in 36 weeks, a statistically significant loss. The results also produced reduced hemoglobin A1C levels, an average of blood glucose that is used to monitor blood sugar control, below 7% in up to 89.1% of the participants.
Peptidream Inc. has submitted IND applications to the FDA to initiate phase I studies of [225Ac]PD-32766, as a potential radiotherapeutic, and [64Cu]PD-32766, as the radiodiagnostic pair, for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).