VYNE Therapeutics announces granting of composition of matter patent for VYN202

VYNE Therapeutics announced GB Patent No. 2621505 entitled “Pyrrolopyridone derivatives useful in the treatment of inflammatory disorders, immune disorders and cancer” has been granted by the United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Office. This granted patent covers the compound in VYNE‘s VYN202 program and has a 20-year term that will expire in June 2042. “The granting of this composition of matter patent is key to the development of VYN202, which we believe is the most potent and BD2-selective BET inhibitor in development,” said David Domzalski, President and Chief Executive Officer of VYNE. “Obtaining intellectual property protection is an important value driver for VYNE and we will continue to seek protection in additional jurisdictions as we progress our BET inhibitor pipeline.”