Alumis Inc. began trading (NASDAQ:ALMS) earlier this morning, with the company’s IPO debuting at $16 per share to raise $210 million, with another $40 million coming through a concurrent private placement at the same price. That was the lower end of its previously announced price range, which had stretched as high as $18 per share.
Concerto Bioscience Inc. has received FDA clearance of its IND application to initiate a first-in-human phase I trial of Ensemble No.2 (ENS-002), an investigational live biotherapeutic product to treat atopic dermatitis.
Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. has submitted an IND application to the FDA for MRT-6160, a highly selective and orally bioavailable molecular glue degrader directed against VAV1 in development for systemic and neurological autoimmune diseases.
A Leo Pharma A/S patent describes new interleukin-17 (IL-17) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (ankylosing spondylitis), among other diseases.
The U.S. FDA has approved the NDA for Sofdra (sofpironium) for treating excessive underarm sweating from Botanix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The approval was based on two pivotal phase III studies and is approved for those ages 9 and older.
Cerevel Therapeutics Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have jointly developed azaindole compounds acting as phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors potentially useful for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes, sepsis, autoimmune disease, cystic fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease, among others.
Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc. has expanded its novel reactive aldehyde species (RASP) modulator pipeline with the discovery and advancement of new RASP modulators for the treatment of inflammatory and metabolic diseases.
Atomwise Inc. reported the development and preclinical evaluation data of ATMW-DC, a novel orally available allosteric inhibitor of TYK2 developed using Atomwise’s drug discovery platform Atomnet, for the potential treatment of psoriatic inflammation.
Graviton Bioscience BV has divulged new Rho-associated protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of arteriosclerosis, cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, metabolic syndrome, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, scleroderma and uveitis, among others.
Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis, mainly affecting internal organs and the skin. There is still a lack of therapies for SSc-induced skin fibrosis.