Ovid said it received regulatory approval to initiate a Phase 1 study of OV4071, an oral potassium-chloride cotransporter 2 direct activator. The company also reported that a 7 mg dose of OV329, a GABA-aminotransferase inhibitor, showed no treatment-related serious adverse events or adverse events in healthy volunteers. Ovid said it plans to initiate a Phase 2 randomized controlled trial of OV329 in treatment-resistant focal onset seizures in Q2 2026 and expects Phase 2 topline results in mid-2027. The company said it entered into a PIPE financing expected to generate gross proceeds of USD 60 million and noted potential additional proceeds of up to USD 53 million from Series A warrants if exercised in full. Ovid said that, with completion of the PIPE and assuming full exercise of the warrants, it expects cash runway into 2029.
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