Work at Neumora Therapeutics Inc. has led to the identification of new casein kinase I isoform δ (CKI-δ) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of neurological disorders.
Flamingo Therapeutics BV and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s FTX-001 (also known as FLM-7523) is a potential first-in-class antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) targeting the human metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) long noncoding RNA (lncRNA); it is being developed for the treatment of cancer.
Adicet Bio Inc. has obtained FDA clearance of its IND application to evaluate ADI-270, an armored allogeneic λδ CAR T-cell therapy candidate targeting CD70-positive cancers, for the treatment of relapsed or refractory renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc. has obtained IND clearance by the FDA for 4D-175, an R100 vector-based intravitreal genetic medicine, for the treatment of patients with geographic atrophy.
Immutep Ltd. has signed a license agreement with Cardiff University granting the company exclusive rights to develop and commercialize anti-LAG-3 small molecules.
Astrazeneca plc has added a novel target for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) to its discovery portfolio through its collaboration with Benevolentai Ltd. The novel target was discovered using Benevolentai’s artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery platform and experimentally validated by Astrazeneca.
EG 427 SAS has received IND clearance from the FDA for EG-110A, a gene therapy for the treatment of neurogenic detrusor overactivity in patients with spinal cord injury. A phase Ib/IIa study is being initiated.