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Molecules of the Month – June 2023

Drug Hunter

semaglutide/Ozempic), this month features a pair of ultra-hot non-peptide oral GLP-1R modulators in clinical development. “compound 13” – A DCAF1 binder applied to targeted protein degradation, identified through high-throughput screening and optimization by Novartis.

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics raises $96m to develop protein-degrading molecules

The Pharma Data

. Monte Rosa Therapeutics has raised $96m in Series B financing to support further develop of its pipeline of small-molecule protein degraders. In this process, protein-degrading molecules ‘co-opt’ large cellular proteins (ubiquitin ligases) to breakdown other target proteins, including those that cause cancer. “We

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Sosei Heptares and Captor Therapeutics Enter Strategic Technology Collaboration Focused on Targeted GPCR Degradation as Novel Approach for Drug Design

The Pharma Data

Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is an approach whereby the body’s natural process for degrading proteins is diverted using small molecule drugs to eliminate disease-causing proteins. . TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England , Dec. No further financial details are disclosed. ” About Sosei Heptares.

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ARVINAS AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE GLOBAL COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PROTAC® PROTEIN DEGRADER ARV-471

The Pharma Data

The companies will equally share worldwide development costs, commercialization expenses, and profits. This collaboration has the potential to be transformational, as it combines our leadership in targeted protein degradation with Pfizer’s global capabilities and deep expertise in breast cancer.

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Sosei Heptares to Explore Structure-based Drug Discovery (SBDD) Approaches to Ion Channels through Strategic Technology Collaboration with Metrion Biosciences

The Pharma Data

In addition to Metrion, these collaborations with Captor Therapeutics in targeted protein degradation and with PharmEnable to access proprietary artificial intelligence-enabled and medicinal chemistry technologies are a key factor to drive our future growth ambitions.”