South San Francisco-based Septerna Inc. filed an S-1 with the U.S. SEC to conduct an IPO on Nasdaq about two years and eight months after launching operations with a $100 million series A led by Third Rock Ventures. The company is focused on G protein-coupled receptor oral small molecules derived from its Native Complex Platform, aimed at treating diseases within the endocrinology, immunology and inflammation, and metabolic diseases realms.

The Annual Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) meeting in Copenhagen this week is celebrating its 40th edition. In recognition of this landmark, the plenary session and opening lecture were attended by Queen Margrethe of Denmark. Afterward, the hot topic session on neuroprotective therapies set the stage for the subsequent discussions on the latest trends in the management and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluated the highly potent and selective inhibitor of the second bromodomain (BD2) of the bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) family of proteins, ABBV-744, with the aim of assessing its preclinical efficacy and exploring the pathways by which the compound regulates microglia-mediated neuroinflammation.

Researchers from Alumis Inc. have presented preclinical data for a novel, potential first-in-class tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor – A-005.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and affiliated organizations recently presented preclinical data for the novel C3a receptor (C3aR) antagonist JR-14a, being developed as a neuroprotective agent for the treatment of post-stroke neuroinflammation.

Researchers from Binzhou Medical University and affiliated organizations have detailed the synthesis and optimization of a new series of 1,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo [2,3]oxepino[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2-amine derivatives, which resulted in the identification of compound [I] as the lead candidate with potent anti-neuroinflammatory activity in vitro.