Biosplice Therapeutics Inc. has entered a collaboration with Novo Nordisk A/S to develop first-in-class drug candidates for the treatment of diabetes. Biosplice is developing highly selective and potent dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase (DYRK) inhibitors to stimulate insulin-secreting β-cell proliferation for the treatment of diabetes.
High weight is associated with a greater risk of developing many cancers, and with an increased risk of metastasis. But in some cancers such as renal cell carcinoma, it is also associated with better survival and a better response to immunotherapies in particular.
Acepodia Inc.’s antibody cell conjugation platform could change the way CAR T-cell therapies are manufactured, clearing the way for an off-the-shelf model to treat numerous cancers that is safer and cheaper than current CAR Ts, Acepodia CEO Sonny Hsiao told BioWorld.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. have described hypoxia inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α; EPAS1) inhibitors reported to be useful for treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Eli Lilly & Co. has patented aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, graft-vs.-host disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Vyrnwy Therapeutics Inc. has disclosed non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase TYK2 inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Neuron23 Inc. has synthesized leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2; dardarin) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart condition where the formation of the connection between the atrial chambers is defective, thus allowing left-to-right shunting and the consequent risk of atrial fibrillation, stroke and heart failure, among others.
Flagship Pioneering Inc. and Profound Therapeutics Inc., a Flagship-founded company, have announced a collaboration to conduct foundational research to identify potential next-generation first-in-class therapies for the treatment of obesity.
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