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X-Chem Achieves Bayer Milestone

Licenses early-stage discovery program against an epigenetic drug target

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

X-Chem, Inc. has achieved a milestone under its multi-target collaboration with Bayer Pharma AG. Bayer is licensing an early-stage drug discovery program directed against an epigenetic drug target, which has shown promise as an emerging therapeutic option for cancer and other diseases. While identifying small molecule inhibitors for these targets is considered technologically challenging, X-Chem’s product engine has proven effective for discovering novel and selective inhibitors to multiple clas...

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