Twist Bioscience Corp. and Imidomics Inc. have established a multi-program collaboration whereby Twist will utilize its antigen development capabilities and Library of Libraries to conduct antibody discovery activities against targets identified by Imidomics.
Kriya Therapeutics Inc. has entered into an exclusive license, collaboration and supply agreement with Everads Therapy Ltd. to advance Kriya’s portfolio of gene therapies for retinal diseases using Everads’ suprachoroidal delivery device.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota and collaborators have synthesized and evaluated a novel series of antiproliferative benzofuran derivatives that led to the identification of [I] as the most potent candidate.
Pathios Therapeutics Ltd. has been awarded a £567,000 (~US$727,000) grant from the U.K. Government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, that will enable the company to expand its development of novel small-molecule GPR65 inhibitors into the area of malignant brain tumors.
Researchers from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and Jadavpur University have reported novel HDAC3 inhibitors as potential candidates for the treatment of breast cancer. Synthesis and optimization of a series of pyrazino-hydrazide-based HDAC3 inhibitors led to the characterization of compound [I] as the lead candidate with potent HDAC3 inhibitory activity (IC50=14 nM) and at least 121-fold selectivity.
Among all human papillomavirus (HPV) types described so far, the two most abundant – HPV16 and HPV18 – are responsible for 71% of all cervical cancers. The vaccines currently used are effective in preventing viral infection, but have no effect on already infected or maligned cells.
Gro Biosciences Inc. has presented successful proof-of-concept results in two preclinical programs for autoimmune disease and immunogenicity. The company’s genomically recoded organism (GRO) platform enables precise placement of non-standard amino acids (NSAAs) within a protein.
Researchers from Umm Al-Qura University and affiliated organizations have published details on the discovery and preclinical evaluation of anticancer candidates acting both as COX-2 inhibitors and tubulin-targeting agents.
A new gene editing method uses the CRISPR technique to modify the cells of an organ in vivo, creating a mosaic used to identify the effects of each altered gene. Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich developed this technology called AAV-Perturb-seq, based on adeno-associated virus (AAV) to target, edit and analyze single-cell genetic perturbations.