April 2024 Patent Highlights: GPR84 Antagonists, TYK2 Inhibitors, JAK2 V617F Inhibitors, and More!

This article highlights the key drug discovery patents published in August 2024, including AKR1C3-dependent KARS (not KRAS!) inhibitors for NRF2/KEAP1-mutated cancers and DHX9 helicase inhibitors of MSI-high tumors. It also covers the development of MK2 degraders for inflammatory diseases and small molecule IL-17A inhibitors that show promise in modulating inflammation. Additionally, we cover Roche’s take on Revolution Medicines’ macrocyclic pan-KRAS inhibitors, which show improved PK profiles, and novel non-hydroxamate LpxC inhibitors for treating Gram-negative bacterial infections.

This summary of September's major clinical updates features FDA approvals, drug withdrawals, anticipated regulatory decisions, notable trial results, new NDA submissions, clinical trial setbacks, and the initiation of new clinical trials.

To choose Molecules of the Month for June, our team reviewed hundreds of molecules from thousands of papers, press releases, conference presentations, and other sources. In this article, you'll find a curated selection of over 60 additional molecules from June that piqued our interest, along with highlights of some of our favorites and explanations of why they're worth keeping an eye on.

This article highlights million-dollar molecules that were recently in the news with related patent applications that give clues to their structures and properties. This edition includes Maze’s glycogen synthase 1 (GYS1) inhibitors that were recently licensed to Sanofi, allosteric androgen receptor (AR) modulators that may be of interest to targeted protein degradation researchers, brain-penetrant HER2 and ROCK2 inhibitors, and MDM2 degraders.

As part of our series of monthly patent roundup articles, which bring you highlights of the most relevant drug discovery IP disclosures, by member request we have collated recent selections into a single searchable table. This tool allows you to see longer-term industry trends in therapeutic areas and target selection to inspire ideas for your pipeline.