Jiangsu Vcare Approved to Establish "Nanjing Key Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drug Design"
Published Time:
2025-04-11 17:28
Source:
Recently, following joint review by Nanjing Jiangbei New Area Sci-Tech Bureau and Nanjing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, the"Nanjing Key Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Drug Design"established byJiangsu Vcare Pharmatech Co., Ltd.(Jiangsu Vcare) was approved as a 2025 Nanjing Key Laboratory. This marks authoritative recognition of Jiangsu Vcare’s scientific capabilities, with the Lab having achieved significant progress in drug design and molecular discovery.
Jiangsu Vcare specializes in innovative drugs and advanced therapies, recently emphasizing AI-enabled drug R&D. It formed a high-level AI drug design team, equipping the Lab with capabilities from molecular generation to screening and property prediction. Current AI models/algorithms have identified hit compounds in cardiovascular, autoimmune, solid tumors, and pulmonary fibrosis, now undergoing experimental validation.
Leveraging this platform, Jiangsu Vcare will explore new research fields, attract talent and resources, and enhance drug innovation capabilities to advance AI-enabled biopharmaceutical development.
Next Page
Related News
30
2026
/
09
September 29, Jiangsu Vcare PharmaTech Co.,Ltd. (Vcare PharmaTech) and Nanjing Chia-Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Company (NJCTTQ) held a signing ceremony in Nanjing. The two parties signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the commercialization of VELMARTO® (Eratrectinib Capsules), a next-generation TRK inhibitor, in mainland China. Under the agreement, Vcare PharmaTech, as the MAHof VELMARTO®, is responsible for clinical development and manufacturing supply; NJCTTQ obtains the exclusive commercialization rights of VELMARTO® within the cooperation territory.
19
2026
/
08
Recently, Jiangsu Vcare PharmaTech Co., Ltd. (Vcare PharmaTech) announced that the Phase II clinical trial of its self‑developed balanced, highly‑selective new‑generation JAK1 inhibitor VC005 Tablets for oral treatment of alopecia areata has completed enrollment of the first participant. This milestone marks the substantive clinical advancement of another indication of the drug in the autoimmune disease space, bringing expectations for novel therapeutic options for patients with alopecia areata.
17
2026
/
08
Recently, the Phase III clinical trial of VC005 Tablets, a next‑generation balanced high‑selectivity JAK1 inhibitor independently developed by Jiangsu Vcare PharmaTech Co., Ltd. (Vcare PharmaTech), for the oral treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), has successfully completed enrollment of all subjects.
13
2026
/
08
Jiangsu Vcare PharmaTech Co., Ltd. (Vcare PharmaTech) recently announced positive top‑line results from its multi‑center, randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled Phase II clinical study evaluating orally‑administered VC005 Tablets, a self‑developed next‑generation balanced highly‑selective JAK1 inhibitor, in adult patients with non‑segmental vitiligo (NSV). This marks another positive top‑line outcome for VC005 Tablets in dermatological indications, following its Phase III program for moderate‑to‑severe atopic dermatitis (AD).
12
2026
/
08
PanTRKare™ Officially Approved as the Companion Diagnostic for VELMARTO® (Eratrectinib)
August 6,the NMPA granted approval to Geneseeq’s PanTRKare™ NTRK1/2/3 Gene Fusion Detection Kit as a companion diagnostic for VELMARTO® (Eratrectinib), a next‑generation highly selective TRK inhibitor independently developed by Vcare PharmaTech. The approval provides critical support for the precise identification and clinical medication of patients with NTRK fusion‑positive solid tumors.
17
2026
/
07
Recently, Jiangsu Vcare PharmaTech Co.,Ltd. (Vcare PharmaTech) announced that the pivotal clinical trial of its self-developed Class 1 innovative drug VELMARTO® (generic name: Eratrectinib, research code: VC004) for patients with NTRK fusion-positive solid tumors who failed prior therapies has received official approval. This trial marks the first pivotal clinical study conducted by a China-originated NTRK innovative drug targeting pretreated patients with fusion-positive solid tumors. It signals that VELMARTO® has stepped into a systematic clinical research phase for treating drug-resistant solid tumors, further enriching the evidence-based medical data portfolio of the agent and delivering more robust treatment options for domestic patients with recurrent and drug-resistant NTRK fusion-driven solid tumors.