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Press Release

  • 08 October 2024
    Pharma Peers Unite to Build DNA-Encoded Libraries
  • 28 August 2024
    Infographic | HitGen FY2024H1 Report
  • 22 August 2024
    Bridge Biotherapeutics and HitGen Initiate Research Collaboration to Advance Novel Cancer Therapeutics Program
  • 24 April 2024
    Infographic | HitGen FY2023&2024Q1 Report
  • 08 April 2024
    Vernalis announces a drug discovery collaboration with C4X Discovery in inflammatory disease
  • 26 March 2024
    HitGen Partners with LabCentral / BioLabs / MBC BioLabs to Accelerate Biotechnology Discovery
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Coverage

  • July 15, 2020

    Jin LI – Chairman & CEO, HitGen, China

    PHARMA BOARDROOM Dr Jin Li explains Chinese firm HitGen’s unique drug discovery technology platform, how its ability to screen billions of molecules has the potential to significantly increase success rates in early drug discovery, and the next steps for the company’s expansion. "By now, we have a platform of over 500 billion small molecules, and in terms of published numbers, we probably have the largest DEL collections in the world. By the end of this year, we hope to have built a DEL of over one trillion small molecules!"
  • May 07, 2020

    New economy business becomes a growing driver of city development

    China Daily, Yuan Shenggao 2020-05-07 HitGen, a local biopharmaceutical company, was listed on the science and technology innovation board at the Shanghai Stock Exchange in mid-April, and is the first company in southwestern China to appear on the board. The company, founded in 2012, provides research services for the early stages of drug discovery using its core DNA encoded compound library technology. It has established partnerships with multinational drug and biomedicine companies such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, MSD and Sanofi. Li Jin, chairman and general manager of HitGen, said it will expand investment into DNA encoded compound library technology and business, to promote research and development of drugs.
  • April 29, 2020

    Chinese biotech firm uses DNA to discover new drugs

    CGTN, By Wei Lynn Tang HitGen Inc., a Chengdu-based biotechnology company that has listed on China's Science and Technology Innovation Board on April 16, raising some 118 million U.S. dollars. According to the company's listing prospectus, 75 percent of its listing net proceeds will be used for a new molecular design, construction, and application platform construction project, with the remaining funds for a new drugs research and development project. According to the company's listing prospectus, 75 percent of its listing net proceeds will be used for a new molecular design, construction, and application platform construction project, with the remaining funds for a new drugs research and development project. Li Jin, chairman and CEO of HitGen, said the company's top priority is to continue to invest in its core technology – the DEL technology – to make progress in its drug discovery programs.
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Events

July 12-January 01
Evolving DNA-Encoded Library Technology and Its Application for Innovative Drug Discovery, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by HitGen and Xtalks
October 13-January 01
“Evolving DNA-Encoded Library (DEL) technology to meet drug discovery needs” webinar offered by HitGen and Endpoints News coming up on Friday 20th October
January 12-01
Meet you in JPM 2022
June 30-30
Webinar: Advancing Innovative Drug Discovery by DNA Encoded Library (DEL) and FBDD/SBDD methods
December 20-January 01
BSBE Guest Seminar丨Dr. Dengfeng DOU from HitGen Inc.
November 03-January 01
See you in Shanghai! HitGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. to attend the 5th China International Import Expo
January 11-01
Meet us in BIOTECH SHOWCASE™2022 in virtual!
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Industry News

  • 09.09
    DEL for Macrocycles
    Macrocycles1 are generally defined as organic compounds with a ring of at least 12 atoms and hold in a chemical space between small molecules and biologics (Figure 1). With the constrained but somewhat flexible conformation, macrocycles often show higher affinity and selectivity to targets compared with their linear analogues. Therefore, macrocycles constitute an excellent tool for the targets which are difficult to modulate by traditional small molecules. With the enormous structural diversity, many of macrocycles display a wide range of functional capability and remarkable biological activities, which makes them as an important modality in drug discovery. More than 60 macrocycles have been approved as drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Most of the macrocyclic drugs are natural products or their derivatives. Infectious disease, oncology, autoimmune disorders, and immunosuppressants are the major therapeutic indications of macrocyclic drugs.
  • 03.20
    DEL for Unconventional Applications
    The advancement of DNA Encoded Library (DEL) technology has been significant in recent decades. Beyond its conventional role in small molecule drug discovery, its integration into emerging fields has begun to garner increased interest. This can be attributed to its large chemical space, abundant Structure-Signal Relationship (SSR) data, and inherent DNA conjugation properties. In this context, we will explore alternative applications of DEL technology. It is postulated that with the continuous expansion of the DEL field and technological progression, more applications are yet to be unveiled.
  • 03.07
    DEL for Kinases
    As one of the largest and most functionally diverse gene families, kinases have been recognized as key regulators/mediators of biological signaling networks. More than 30% of drug development efforts target these enzymes in the past two decades. As of January 2024, more than 90 small molecule kinase drugs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with approximately 200 orally available protein kinase inhibitors in clinical trials. These compounds have had a significant impact on the treatment of both oncological and non-oncological conditions.
  • 11.27
    DEL for Covalent Ligand Discovery
    Although many covalent drugs were serendipitously discovered historically, covalent inhibitors were in general discouraged due to the concerns over their interference with biological assays and potential lack of selectivity. Over the past decades, rational design of covalent inhibitors has gained traction and garnered increased interest, particularly due to their stronger potency, prolonged target engagement, increased selectivity, and effectiveness to some drug-resistance mutants to reversible inhibitors.
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