Nitrogen-rich fused bicyclic structures are undisputedly one of the most used scaffolds for therapeutic use.The 5:5 polynitrogenated bicycles are moieties considerably less documented then their 6:6 or 6:5analogues. Despite the pharmacological potential of the pyrazolo[3,4-d]thiazoles and of thepyrazolo[3,4-c]pyrazoles, two examples of such rare families, only few methods of preparation and directfunctionalization of these heterocyclic moieties have been described.In this context, the main goal of our research aims at exploring new routes towards these bicyclic systemsfrom readily available and affordable starting materials. Efficient strategies were developed relying onhydrazine condensations, on intramolecular N-cyclizations, on chemo-sel...