US Patent Issued to Bristol-Myers Squibb on April 29 for "Small molecule inhibitors of galectin-3" (Indian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,424, issued on April 29, was assigned to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Princeton, N.J.).

"Small molecule inhibitors of galectin-3" was invented by Prasada Rao Jalagam (Bangalore, India), Susheel Jethanand Nara (Mumbai, India), Manoranjan Panda (Yelahanka New Town, India), Murugesan Natesan (Princeton Junction, N.J.) and Pratik Devasthale (Plainsboro, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I), which inhibit Gal-3, and include pharmaceutically acceptable salts, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods using and making such compounds and compositions. (Formula (I))"

The patent ...