Inventors affiliated with Nirsense LLC, are designing somatic and cerebral oximetry devices using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). They have filed for patent protection of wearable systems capable of detecting both optical and non-optical biometric properties of a user to determine their cognitive state.
Institute of Cancer Research UK has described lysyl oxidase homolog 2 (LOXL2) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and fibrosis.
Bioversys AG has divulged compounds with the ability to interact with accessory gene regulator A (AgrA) and inhibit the expression of AgrA-regulated virulence factors.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc. has identified proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) comprising an E3 ubiquitin ligase ligand binding moiety covalently linked to an histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6)/8 (HDAC8)-targeting moiety through a linker.
Sanofi SA has synthesized cyclic peptides acting as IL-23 receptor (IL-23R) antagonists reported to be useful for the treatment of psoriasis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriatic arthritis and hidradenitis suppurativa.
Zentaur Therapeutics USA Inc. has disclosed ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (USP1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
In its first patenting, Cambridge, U.K.-based Opto Biosystems Ltd. is seeking protection for implantable sensors that may be used in systems to measure chemical, biological, or electrical signals in the central and/or peripheral nervous systems.
Trioar Inc. has synthesized antibody-drug conjugates comprising antibodies targeting HER2 (Neu, erbB2) covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs (particularly, MMAE and MMAF) through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Doma Biopharmaceutical (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. has disclosed antibody-drug conjugates comprising bispecific antibodies (E-6C4-M-2F11) targeting EGFR (HER1; erbB1) and hepatocyte growth factor receptors (HGFR; MET) covalently linked to cytotoxic drugs through a linker reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer.
Researchers from the University of Maryland Baltimore and University of Maryland Baltimore County are seeking patent protection for an angle-tuned (AT) ring coil for improving the depth-spread performance of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coils as well as high-performance composite coils and multisite TMS systems.