Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has patented compounds acting a type-2 angiotensin II receptor (AGTR2; AT2) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of neuropathy and neuropathic pain.
Aposense Ltd. has prepared and tested peptide-drug conjugates comprising a cell-penetrating peptide covalently bound to the therapeutically affective amino acid sequence (SAPK1 [JNK] inhibitors) linked to sterol derivatives through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Nippon Chemiphar Co. Ltd. has disclosed morphinan derivatives acting as κ-opioid receptor agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of cough, pain, pruritus, substance abuse and dependence, and liver, respiratory, neurological and cardiovascular disorders.
Terns Inc. has divulged glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and liver diseases.
Oblique Therapeutics AB has achieved a milestone within its research project on the Nav1.8 ion channel with the goal of developing innovative therapeutics for patients with chronic pain.
Siga Technologies Inc. has entered into an agreement with Vanderbilt University to obtain a license to a portfolio of preclinical fully human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) which could be used as potential treatments for a broad range of orthopoxviruses, including smallpox and mpox.
Mutations in the BBS10 gene are the second most common cause of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS). Researchers from Meiragtx Ltd. aimed to optimize and identify an AAV vector carrying the human (h)BBS10 gene, obtaining sustained efficacy as well as good safety for clinical translation for the treatment of BBS.
Grifols SA has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to test investigational ocular surface immunoglobulin (OSIG) eye drops for their ability to treat ocular damage from sulfur mustard exposure.
Studies evaluating the in vitro and in vivo antifungal activity, hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity of COT-832, a novel polyene macrolide antifungal that is a chemical modification of amphotericin B (AmB), were presented at IDWeek by Shionogi & Co. Ltd.