An advocate general (AG) for the E.U. Court of Justice did not mince words in calling out the European Commission for its “very significant extension of the scope of the Merger Regulation and of the commission’s jurisdiction” in reviewing Illumina Inc.’s $7.1 billion acquisition of Grail LLC.
Legochem Biosciences Inc. has described ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase family member 2 (ENPP2; autotaxin) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, fibrosis, obesity, liver diseases and neurological, cardiovascular and renal disorders.
Hotspot Therapeutics Inc. has identified diazepino-thieno-quinoxaline compounds acting as MAP kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MAPKAPK2; MK2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, arthritis, asthma, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis and inflammatory disorders.
Simcere Zaiming Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has synthesized tricyclic compounds acting as ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Molecure SA has disclosed ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 7 (USP7; HAUSP) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer, infections, neurodegeneration, gastrointestinal, metabolic, immunological and cardiovascular disorders, as well as sexual function, breast and reproduction disorders, among others.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has obtained clearance by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct clinical trials in China with SYS-6023 for advanced solid tumors.
Development and optimization of novel oral selective hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1) inhibitors for immuno-oncology (IO) treatment were reported by scientists from Astrazeneca plc in two presentations during the ACS meeting this week.
One of the building blocks for newly launched Clasp Therapeutics Corp. is making the right patient choices for treatment. If those who receive the company’s therapy are correctly identified, CEO Robert Ross told BioWorld, it will have a profound effect on outcomes. The missing link in cancer treatment, Ross added, was how to identify a patient, something he said Clasp is able to do.
Surgeon, CEO and founder of Hutom Corp., Woo Jin Hyung, is working to level the playing field in the operating room with artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, leveraging digital technology to optimize surgical outcomes.