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LG – Lead Generation
LO – Lead Optimization
P1 – Phase 1
P2 – Phase 2

AMR - ANTIBACTERIAL

BWC0977

IV + Oral step down small molecule agent for treating critical care infections

LG

LO

P1

P2

GYROX NXTGEN

IV + Oral step down small molecule agent for treating critical care and community infections

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:

  • Critical priority pathogens including carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii & Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • High priority pathogens including Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Campylobacter sp., Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Bio-threat pathogens including Bacillus anthracis, Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, Burkholderia mallei, Burkholderia pseudomallei

ONCOLOGY

BWC2094

A2AR/A2BR/ENT1

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Adenosine-axis biology implicated across immunologically suppressed solid tumours including CRC, NSCLC, TNBC, pancreatic, prostate, RCC, HNSCC and ovarian cancers.
  •  Potential first-in-class small-molecule approach targeting multiple nodes of the adenosine pathway.
  • Potential combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors, cytotoxics, targeted therapies and cell-based therapies.
  • Designed to address immune suppression, tumour microenvironment resistance and poor response to existing immuno-oncology therapies.

BWC5681 / BWC6388

CDK7/2

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Dual transcription and cell-cycle control strategy for aggressive, transcription-addicted and replication-stress driven tumours.
  • Potential relevance in TNBC, ovarian, prostate, lung and MYC/CCNE-driven cancers.
  • CDK2 component may address cyclin-E/CDK2 driven resistance biology.
  • Potential combination with endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, DDR agents and targeted therapies.

BWC6323 / BWC6362

CDK7/9

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Transcriptional dependency approach targeting cancers reliant on CDK7/CDK9-mediated oncogenic transcription.
  • Potential relevance in MYC-driven, MCL1-dependent and transcriptionally addicted solid tumours.
  • May support activity in cancers resistant to conventional cell-cycle or targeted therapies.
  • Potential combination with apoptosis modulators, chemotherapy and immune-oncology agents.

BWC6096 / BWC6389

CDK7

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • CDK7 inhibition for transcriptionally addicted and difficult-to-treat tumours.
  • Potential relevance in TNBC, ovarian, prostate, lung and GI cancers.
  • Opportunity to modulate oncogenic transcription and cell-cycle progression through a targeted small-molecule approach.
  • Potential use in biomarker-selected tumours and rational combinations with DDR, IO and cytotoxic regimens.

BWC6135 / BWC6151

PARP1

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Targeting DNA damage repair vulnerabilities across BRCA-mutant, HRD-positive and replication-stress driven tumours.
  • Potential relevance in ovarian, breast, prostate, pancreatic and selected GI cancers.
  • Selective PARP1 approach may support differentiation versus earlier PARP inhibitors.
  • Potential for combinations with DDR agents, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immune-oncology regimens.

BWC6305 / BWC6414

PIK3CA/ATM/DNA-PK 

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Multi-node targeting of PI3K and DNA damage response pathways.
  • Potential relevance in PIK3CA-mutant, DDR-deficient and radio/chemo-resistant solid tumours.
  • Coverage may include breast, ovarian, endometrial, prostate, lung, head & neck and GI cancers.
  • Strong potential for combination with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, PARP inhibitors and immune-oncology agents.

BWC5167 / BWC5197

Splicing Modulator

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Targeting aberrant RNA splicing and spliceosome dependency in cancer.
  • Potential relevance in tumours with splicing-factor alterations, high transcriptional stress or difficult-to-drug oncogenic programs.
  • Coverage may include hematologic malignancies and selected solid tumours.
  • Potential directed cytotoxic opportunity, including payload-like applications and combination with targeted therapies.

BWC5820 / BWC5847

PTPN1/PTPN2

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Immuno-oncology target designed to enhance anti-tumour immune signalling.
  • Potential relevance across immune-resistant solid tumours including melanoma, lung, renal, colorectal and head & neck cancers.
  • May improve interferon/JAK-STAT signalling and tumour immune recognition.
  • Strong combination potential with checkpoint inhibitors, cytokine-based approaches and cell therapies.

BWC4221 / BWC3416

MAT2A Inhibitor

LG

LO

P1

P2

Coverage:
  • Synthetic-lethal strategy targeting MTAP-deleted cancers through MAT2A dependency.
  • Potential relevance in pancreatic, lung, bladder, glioblastoma, mesothelioma and selected GI cancers where MTAP loss is observed.
  • Biomarker-led opportunity with clear patient-selection logic.
  • Potential combination with PRMT5-pathway agents, chemotherapy and targeted therapies.

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