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Orthogon Therapeutics is developing first-in-class anti-infective small molecule drugs using biophysics- and structure-based drug design to optimize compounds that target difficult-to-drug proteins. The company’s initial focus is on treating BK and JC polyomavirus infections in transplant patients.
The biotech company’s federated platform has enabled it to accumulate some high-profile pharma and drug discovery partnerships in its five-year history.
The promise of targeted protein degradation to drug ‘undruggable’ proteins is driving a surge of venture funding and partnerships around this novel therapeutic modality.
Companies applying artificial intelligence tools in small-molecule drug discovery have recently attracted substantial financing and a multitude of large pharma partners.
HOOKIPA Pharma is developing a new class of arenavirus-based immunotherapies that activate and amplify targeted T cells to fight cancer. The company is seeking development and commercialization partners for several of its preclinical and clinical programs.
Chimeron Bio aims to transform RNA therapy with its novel nanoparticle technology by developing new vaccines and therapies based on self-amplifying RNA for the treatment of infectious diseases, oncology and rare genetic disorders.
Building on its history of successful collaborations, the global business unit at Sanofi responsible for vaccines is seeking partners with a common drive for excellence and pursuit of innovation.
Membrane lipids have long been neglected as therapeutic targets, but Laurent Pharmaceuticals is breaking new ground with LAU-7b, a first-in-class membrane-lipid modulator for the treatment of coronavirus infection.
COVID-19 reinforced the value of infectious disease vaccines and medicines. GSK works to realise that value by putting research and development at the heart of innovation, harnessing immune science, human genetics, and advanced technologies to deliver new and specialty products.
Partnering with like-minded, focused innovators provides AstraZeneca with access to cutting-edge science and opportunities in oncology, with recent deals and an evolving partnering strategy driving its industry-leading marketed oncology portfolio.
BenchSci is on a mission to increase the speed and quality of life-saving research by empowering scientists with the world’s most advanced biomedical artificial intelligence (AI).
InterVenn is pioneering artificial intelligence-driven glycoproteomic analysis for novel biomarker identification to generate highly accurate diagnostics to guide targeted therapies and to fuel drug discovery and development.
With a drug discovery platform built around patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells and multi-omics, PurMinds NeuroPharma is de-risking the path to targeted brain therapeutics.
Dompé’s Exscalate supercomputing platform is designed to accelerate drug development and is deploying an open innovation approach collaborating with top tier academic institutions, industry players and startups.
InterAx Biotech has developed a specialist drug discovery approach that combines artificial intelligence, integrated mathematical models and cell biology experiments to enable the early identification of safe and effective candidates.
Individualized cancer therapies represent the next step for cancer immunotherapy. NEC Corporation has developed cutting-edge artificial intelligence to predict patient-specific neoantigens to turn this promise into reality and extend the approach to infectious diseases.
Vyasa has developed deep-learning artificial intelligence solutions for organizations looking to solve the complex data challenges associated with healthcare and the life sciences, from improving scientific research and accelerating drug discovery and development, to enhancing care pathways.