** Shares of biotech firm Ovid Therapeutics OVID.O rise about 16% to $2.33 premarket
** Says experimental epilepsy drug OV329 showed a clean safety profile in an early-stage study
** Volunteers given a 7 mg dose reported no treatment-related side effects; other events were mild and short-lived - OVID
** Says no signs of eye problems, a known risk with older drugs in the same class
** Plans a mid-stage trial in focal onset seizures, a common form of epilepsy, in Q2
** Also plans studies in rare childhood seizure disorders, including tuberous sclerosis complex and infantile spasms
** Raises $60 mln in a private funding round to support the studies
** Shares gained ~75% in 2025
(Reporting by Sahil Pandey in Bengaluru)
((Sahil.Pandey@thomsonreuters.com))
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