Insilico Medicine

Insilico Medicine Nominates AI-Designed GIPR Antagonist ISM1354

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Insilico Medicine Nominates AI-Designed GIPR Antagonist ISM1354

Cambridge, Mass. – September 30, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) has nominated ISM1354, an AI-designed small molecule GIPR antagonist, as a preclinical candidate for obesity, type 2 diabetes and potential cardiovascular applications tied to obesity-associated heart failure.

ISM1354 improves on Insilico's earlier GIPR candidate ISM0676
The company nominated ISM0676, a prior GIPR antagonist, in January, which showed up to 31.3% weight loss in combination with Semaglutide in humanized mouse models. ISM1354 retains comparable weight-loss efficacy while delivering improved pharmacokinetic and safety profiles, addressing tolerability issues that have derailed rival GIPR programs industry-wide.

Insilico Doses First Patient in Phase III Trial of AI-Discovered IPF Drug

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Insilico Doses First Patient in Phase III Trial of AI-Discovered IPF Drug

Cambridge – – September 16, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) has dosed the first patient in GENESIS-IPF-3, a Phase III trial of Rentosertib, marking what the company calls the world's first late-stage clinical study of a drug candidate discovered and developed using generative AI.

Peking and Shanghai hospitals simultaneously enroll first patients

The dosing occurred at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, with Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital enrolling its own first patient on the same day. Professor Zuojun Xu of Peking Union Medical College Hospital serves as Leading Principal Investigator, with Academician Nanshan Zhong and President Chang Chen of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital as Co-Leading PIs.

Six Proteomic Clocks Confirm Insilico's AI Drug Reverses Biological Age

Cambridge, Massachusetts – September 10, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine has published data in Nature Biotechnology showing that its AI-designed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) candidate rentosertib reversed predicted biological age by up to six years in some patients, based on six independently developed proteomic aging clocks.

Insilico Medicine Joins HKEX Tech 100 Index Amid Record AI Drug Pipeline

Cambridge – September 08, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) will join the HKEX Tech 100 Index effective September 08, 2026, following methodology changes announced September 08, 2026, that widen the benchmark's exposure to the AI value chain. Index changes take effect after market close on September 08, 2026 (Friday).

HKEX Tech 100 Index tracks 100 leading Hong Kong tech names across six themes

The index measures 100 of the largest Hong Kong-listed companies with high exposure to technology themes eligible for Southbound Stock Connect. It spans artificial intelligence, biotech and pharmaceutical, electric vehicles and smart driving, information technology, internet, and robotics.