Zomagen Biosciences Ltd. has prepared and tested new NLRP3 inflammasome modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular disorders, inflammatory disorders, liver diseases, lung diseases, metabolic diseases and neurological disorders.
University of California Oakland and University of Copenhagen scientists have jointly developed calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II subunit α (CaMK2A) modulators reported to be useful for the treatment of brain injury, narcolepsy, Angelman syndrome, Down syndrome and stroke.
Research at Prelude Therapeutics Inc. has led to the identification of thaizole-pyrimdiine cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
A recent Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Hansoh Biomedical Co. Ltd. patent describes nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives acting as EGFR (del19 mutant) inhibitors and reported to be useful for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
Circio Holding ASA and Neoregen Biotech have commenced a research collaboration on novel circular RNA (circRNA) therapeutics based on Circio’s proprietary Circvec technology. The technology is composed of a modular genetic cassette design for efficient biogenesis of multifunctional circRNAs that can be adapted and applied to multiple purposes.
Sosei Group Corp. and Pharmenable Therapeutics Ltd. have expanded their collaboration to apply their respective technologies to drive novel drug discovery for a second neurological disease target.
The ALDH2 gene encodes mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2), a major acetaldehyde-metabolizing enzyme. Approximately 36% of East Asians (around 560 million people) carry an inactivating E504K missense mutation of the ALDH2 gene, which reduces ALDH2 enzymatic activity. This inactivating mutation has been correlated with several diseases and is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes, body mass index and serum lipids in East Asians.
Curasen Therapeutics Inc. has received a strategic investment of up to $5.8 million from the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to advance CST-3056, an α1A-adrenoceptor (α1A-AR) agonist for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
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