Insilico, Hygtia Therapeutics to co-develop brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor ISM8969 for CNS diseases

Insilico, Hygtia Therapeutics to co-develop brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor ISM8969 for CNS diseases

Clinical-stage biotechnology company Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) and Hygtia Therapeutics, a Shenzhen Pengfu Fund–backed startup under Fosun Health Capital, have entered into an exclusive co-development and licensing agreement to jointly advance ISM8969, a novel brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor for central nervous system diseases. The deal grants 50-50 worldwide rights to both companies, with Insilico eligible to […]

Ventyx to give Lilly an oral inflammation pipeline—what’s the real upside?

Ventyx to give Lilly an oral inflammation pipeline—what’s the real upside?

Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to acquire Ventyx Biosciences Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion, securing a portfolio of clinical-stage oral small molecule therapeutics focused on chronic inflammatory-mediated diseases. The deal includes NLRP3 inhibitors such as VTX2735 and VTX3232, alongside two Phase 2 programs for inflammatory bowel disease. The […]

Meta-Flux and Mercury Bio team up to target intracellular CNS pathways with precision

Meta-Flux and Mercury Bio team up to target intracellular CNS pathways with precision

Mercury Bio Inc., a biotechnology company focused on large-molecule therapeutics, has announced a strategic collaboration with Meta-Flux, a disease simulation company that leverages artificial intelligence, to advance drug discovery programs for Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. The partnership combines Mercury Bio’s proprietary yeast extracellular vesicle (yEV) delivery technology with Meta-Flux’s disease-scale computational modeling platform, with […]