Drug Target Review

JUNE 15, 2023

In this article Drug Target Review’s Izzy Wood spoke to Sam Hasson, Director of Target Biology at Rgenta Therapeutics, a biotech firm in Massachusetts, US, that aims to develop small molecule therapeutics to target RNA processing.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 13, 2023

In recent years, a novel approach known as condensate biology has emerged, revolutionising the way researchers think about drug discovery and development. He now leads research and development (R&D) at Dewpoint. Dewpoint’s breakthrough was the realisation that certain condensates are associated with human diseases.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Lead Pharma has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Roche , hoping to lead the way in the development of oral small molecules for immune-mediated diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel diseases. . The agreement encompasses Lead Pharma’s entire pipeline.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 28, 2021

Novel small molecule drug candidates will target GPR75 to potentially address obesity and related co-morbidities. AstraZeneca has entered into a collaboration with Regeneron to research, develop and commercialise small molecule compounds directed against the GPR75 target with the potential to treat obesity and related co-morbidities.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 4, 2023

These therapies have broadened treatment options for patients to expand beyond the more traditional small molecule drug alternatives. In practice, some patients may be left managing a syndrome associated with the therapy along with the disease. 3D rendering of Antibody Drug Conjugate Molecules.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

R&D collaboration building on Lead Pharma’s expertise in the discovery, design and optimization of small molecule treatments. ” About Immune Mediated Diseases. A wide range of human diseases is driven by deregulated immune function. OSS, Netherlands , Nov. OSS, Netherlands , Nov.

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Broad Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration By Corie Lok November 2, 2023 Breadcrumb Home Bayer and Broad Institute extend cancer therapy research collaboration Long-standing industry-academia collaboration has already resulted in three clinical oncology candidates.

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DrugBank

MAY 15, 2024

Researchers would sift through natural extracts , hoping to stumble upon a compound that exhibited beneficial effects. Today, we're able to identify and target specific molecules involved in disease processes—a method that's much more like using a sniper rifle than throwing darts blindfolded.

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Dark Matter Blog

AUGUST 27, 2020

A few years ago, at Arrakis Therapeutics, we set out to conquer a strange new territory, drugging RNA structures with small molecules. The efficiency of exon 7 inclusion in the mature SMN2 mRNA varies significantly among patients and poor inclusion efficiency correlates with higher disease severity.

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DrugBank

JULY 24, 2024

This is a game-changer, especially in the fight against cancer and other complex diseases. These multifunctional small molecules are like tiny spies, hijacking the body’s natural protein degradation system to remove unwanted proteins. This can potentially correct the root causes of some diseases at the genetic level.

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ASPET

JULY 19, 2024

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains one of leading causes of death worldwide. Here we design an assay to screen a compound library of small molecules inhibitors. Four compounds were identified as potential small molecule inhibitors one of which, BM-8372, demonstrated significant effect in platelet aggregation assays.

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Broad Institute

MARCH 14, 2024

Related groups Liu lab Choudhary lab Fischer lab Researchers studying the role of proteins in health and disease use experimental tools that inactivate proteins, destroy them, or prevent them from being made in cells. PACE allows researchers to rapidly evolve new proteins that have useful features.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 23, 2024

Shortly after finishing my studies, I landed my first job in industry working on cell biology research for several disease indications. At the time, research and leadership roles in biotech/pharma industry were predominately held by men and there were not as many opportunities for career development and mentorship from women leaders.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 7, 2023

Approximately three percent of the global population — 240 million people — experience autoantibody diseases, which occur when one’s own body attacks critical organs and tissues. This can create an abnormal immune response that attacks the cells of our bodies and contributes to the development of autoantibody diseases.

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Broad Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By Makenzie Kohler October 17, 2023 Credit: Allison Colorado, Broad Communications Amy Deik is a research scientist and lab manager in the Metabolomics Platform. She’d always had an interest in genetics research and moved to Boston in 2002 to work for a genetics-focused startup. What do you do as a research scientist at Broad?

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Drug Target Review

JULY 6, 2023

TPD is a rapidly evolving therapeutic modality to degrade a disease-causing proteins, thereby eliminating their function specifically. 1 TPD is expected to challenge undruggable proteins, which are highly difficult to target by conventional small molecules.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

As the CEO of iOnctura, an innovative oncology biopharmaceutical company she co-founded in 2017, Catherine has played a key role in advancing the development of highly targeted small molecules aimed at revolutionising cancer treatment. I went on to complete my MBA and PhD at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in drug development.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

How does morADC technology combine the properties of small molecules and monoclonal antibodies to enhance anti-aggregation effects for CNS applications? The morADC are able to cross the blood-brain barrier more efficiently and offer higher potency than individual parent molecules.

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ASPET

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of restrictive lung diseases characterized by interstitial inflammation and pulmonary fibrosis. Our previous research showed that the novel and low-toxicity peptide DR3penA had a strong antifibrotic effect on a bleomycin-induced murine model.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Advances in research and development and the utilisation of combination treatment strategies are revolutionising the haematology care landscape, but more must be done to address patients’ individual needs. 2 It is this complexity that necessitates powerful, targeted combination therapies.

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LifeSciVC

JANUARY 16, 2024

recent announcements from Merck and Sanofi for obesity and broader metabolic disease). Small molecule GLP1s? Rise of the best-in-class biologics plays: Are you looking to in-license or invest in “de-risked” biology that is already in the clinic? Join the club. Additional trials (e.g.,

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Broad Institute

JUNE 30, 2023

Common genetic variants associated with cardiometabolic disease can produce phenotype changes of such small effect that they can be difficult to characterize. Common genetic variants associated with cardiometabolic disease can produce phenotype changes of such small effect that they can be difficult to characterize.

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Drug Hunter

MAY 18, 2023

researching DNA photoproducts related to skin cancer. Her interest in research landed her a job at Genentech, where she focused on ADCs—and learned other skills critical to her career. Remember my post-doc research? In her small molecule DMPK research, proteomics also served to identify reactive metabolites (e.g.,

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Preclinical research demonstrated that removing SRC-3 from Tregs resulted in long-lasting tumour eradication and prevented growth of new tumours. Could you provide more information about CoRegen’s SRC small-molecule inhibitor (SMI) and SRC small-molecule enhancer (SMs) within your portfolio?

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DrugBank

MAY 22, 2024

In the dynamic world of drug discovery, the notion of "undruggable" targets presents both a significant challenge and an intriguing frontier for researchers and pharmaceutical companies. Here, researchers are looking at allosteric modulation—hitting different parts of the molecule to increase selectivity.

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ASPET

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Indeed, recognition of the role of SGK-1 in regulation of cell survival and proliferation has led to introduction of a number of small-molecule inhibitors for some types of cancer. Significance Statement Since the discovery of SGK-1, extensive research has unraveled its role in cancer biology and, thus, its therapeutic targeting.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

2 Implication of ATX in a large range of human diseases have been highlighted by both fundamental research and clinical trials. 1-5 Implication of ATX in a large range of human diseases have been highlighted by both fundamental research and clinical trials. He is a researcher at University of Oldenburg, Germany.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 11, 2023

In the quest to combat and eradicate diseases, scientists and researchers are increasingly turning to the immense potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool. It was here that the Impact Medicine Fund was raised as a concept around wellness for those with disease, with the ambition of unlocking some of this vast potential.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have been a groundbreaking approach to cancer treatment with their ability to deliver cytotoxic drugs directly to diseased cells while sparing healthy tissues. The research community pressed on, turning to novel compounds that were substantially more potent than those used in the first generation.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

(Headquarters: Cambridge, UK, “Wren”) today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive research collaboration agreement aiming to advance the discovery of novel small molecules that target ?-synuclein synuclein, which is associated with the onset and progression of these diseases. The accumulation of ?-synuclein

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Sygnature Discovery

APRIL 18, 2023

Sygnature Discovery is pleased to have entered into a research collaboration agreement with the global healthcare group Daewoong Pharmaceutical to accelerate the discovery of a novel small molecule to target autoimmune disease.

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

JULY 27, 2023

Abstract The small molecule, isatin, is a well-known reversible inhibitor of the monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes with IC 50 values of 12.3 This study investigated the SARs of MAO inhibition by isatin analogues and discovered five compounds with IC 50  < 1 μM. μM for MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Biohaven acquires exclusive global rights to a portfolio of novel, small-molecule CGRP antagonists. We are now committed to pursuing other CGRP-mediated diseases through advancing novel investigational agents such as HTL0022562 into human studies.” TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, England , Dec. Vlad Coric , M.D.,

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Applying our technology has enabled us to develop a new small molecule, TT125-802, and to assign a new role to the epigenetic regulator CBP/p300 as a novel master regulator of non-oncogene resistance. This orally available small molecule binds to the bromodomain of CBP/p300 in a highly specific manner.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Company is also aiming to leverage the highly conserved structure of the SARS-CoV-2 M pro protease as a basis for the design of novel oral small molecules against predicted future variants of SARS-CoV-2 and other related human viruses. References. Hilgenfeld, Febs J. 2014), 281, 4085-4096. Pillaiyar, et al, J.

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KIF1A

JULY 1, 2023

Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. Using similar logic, researchers measured the movement of KIF1A homodimers (a pair of healthy KIF1A motors, or a pair of mutant KIF1A motors).

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KIF1A

JANUARY 27, 2024

Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. This would allow a single gene therapy to replace an area of KIF1A that includes multiple disease-causing mutations, and treat multiple mutations at once.

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