Denali Therapeutics Inc. has patented new NAD(+) hydrolase SARM1 (SAMD2; MyD88-5) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of glaucoma, spinal cord Injury, leukoencephalopathy, mitochondrial disease, multiple sclerosis, Niemann-Pick disease, spinal muscular atrophy and stroke, among others.
Researchers from Technische Universität München and Universitätsklinikum Augsburg recently presented the discovery of novel radiohybrid-based minigastrin analogues.
Beactica Therapeutics AB has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The collaboration will focus on the translation of novel proteolysis-targeting degraders of TEAD under development by Beactica for treatment of cancer.
Toleranzia AB has begun a regulatory GLP-toxicology study of TOL-2, being developed for myasthenia gravis. Animals will receive daily doses of TOL-2 on multiple days to determine the safety and tolerability of TOL-2.
TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) serves prominent innate immune functions via complex interactions with adaptor proteins to affect phosphorylation of NF-κB (NF-κB). TBK1 is at the nexus of multiple pathways connecting interferon pathway activation and this is ultimately beneficial or hyperinflammatory-pathological in the context of viral infections.
Sygnature Discovery Ltd. and Ube Corp. have established a collaboration on a hit-to-lead program to identify SHP2 degraders. The aim is to develop potent bifunctional compounds with excellent ADME and pharmacokinetic properties for efficient degradation of SHP2, a tyrosine-specific phosphatase implicated in human cancers.
Novo Nordisk A/S and Valo Health Inc. have entered into an agreement to discover and develop novel treatments for cardiometabolic diseases. The collaboration will leverage Valo’s Opal Computational Platform, including access to real-world patient data, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled small-molecule discovery and Biowire human tissue modeling platform designed to speed up the discovery and development process.
Phylex Biosciences Inc. has announced plans to pursue the development of a nanoparticle mRNA vaccine against the Nipah virus. Last year, the company published proof of principle for its second-generation nanoparticle mRNA vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 delta virus.
The autosomal dominant form of osteopetrosis, referred to as autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2 (ADO2), is caused by single allele dominant negative mutations of the CLCN7 gene. In a recent paper, researchers from Sisaf Ltd. detailed the development and preclinical evaluation of novel silicon stabilized hybrid lipid nanoparticles (sshLNPs), SIS-101-ADO, designed to deliver small interfering RNA (siRNA) specific against the human CLCN7 G215R mRNA.