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NEW YORK, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to meaningfully improving the lives of people affected by rare epilepsies and brain conditions, today announced that management will participate in a virtual presentation at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the Needham presentation can be accessed through the Events & Presentations section of...

Two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials studying soticlestat as a treatment for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome (DS) completed enrollment; Takeda anticipates topline data readout by or before September 2024 OV888 (GV101) is progressing on-track in a Phase 1, double-blind, multiple-ascending dose trial; a higher dose cohort has been added and no serious adverse events have been observed Feedback from a pre-IND session with the FDA supports potential initiation of a Phase 2 study of...

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company developing medicines designed to conquer epilepsies and meaningfully improve the lives of people affected by brain disorders, today announced that management will participate in a panel titled “Orphan Epilepsies” at the TD Cowen 44 th Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. ET in Boston, Massachusetts. A live webcast of the TD Cowen panel discussion...

NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company developing medicines designed to conquer epilepsies and meaningfully improve the lives of people affected by brain disorders, today announced that management will participate in a virtual presentation at the Oppenheimer 34th Annual Healthcare Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 12:40 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the Oppenheimer presentation can be accessed through...

Posters with new preclinical data on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behavior of OV329 support its profile as a potential best-in-class GABA aminotransferase inhibitor Disease models provide further evidence characterizing OV350 and its anticipated seizure reduction and neuroprotective profile, including its ability to reverse diazepam-resistant seizures NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company developing medicines...

Received a $30 million payment from Ligand for the sale of a 13% interest in the potential future royalties and milestone payments owed to Ovid for soticlestat The Company extended its expected cash runway into 2026 Clinical trials studying soticlestat as a treatment for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome remain on track; Takeda anticipates regulatory filings in its fiscal year 2024 Ovid recently hosted an R&D Day during which the Company announced indication and formulation expansions...

Ligand will receive 13% of all soticlestat royalties and milestone payments owed to Ovid Ovid secures a $30 million non-dilutive capital infusion from Ligand, which Ovid expects to extend its cash runway into 2026 while simultaneously retaining 87% of the interest in soticlestat Transaction provides further validation of soticlestat as a potential treatment for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:...

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that management will participate in a presentation at the Jefferies Inaugural Biotech CNS/Neuro Summit on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. ET in New York. A live webcast of the Jefferies presentation can be accessed through the Events &...

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that it will host a Research & Development (R&D) Day investor event on Monday, October 2, 2023. The event will take place at the Company’s headquarters in New York’s Hudson Yards from 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm and will be webcast simultaneously. Ovid...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that management will participate in a panel presentation at the 2023 Cantor Fitzgerald Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 9:55 a.m. ET in New York, New York. A live webcast of the Cantor Fitzgerald presentation can be accessed...

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences. Citi’s 18 th Annual BioPharma Conference – Ovid will participate on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. The H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference...

Completed single ascending dose (SAD) portion of Phase 1 trial evaluating OV329, a potential next-generation GABA-aminotransferase inhibitor Executed equity investment and initiated collaboration with Graviton Bioscience to develop highly selective ROCK2 inhibitors for rare neurological conditions Expanded scientific leadership team with appointments of Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Medical Officer Regulatory filings for soticlestat in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome continue to...

NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference on August 7, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. ET. The live webcast of the panel will be available on BTIG’s conference website at the time of the event, and a replay will...

Dr. Zhong Zhong joins Ovid as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and Dr. Manoj Malhotra assumes role as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) following the planned retirement of Dr. Claude Nicaise Meg Alexander promoted to Chief Strategy Officer Ovid streamlined G&A infrastructure to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people...

NEW YORK, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company developing medicines designed to conquer epilepsies and meaningfully improve the lives of people affected by brain disorders, today announced that the company was added to the Russell 3000 ® Index, effective after the U.S. market opens on June 26, 2023, as part of the 2023 Russell indexes annual reconstitution. “Over the last two years, Ovid has fundamentally reshaped and focused our...

Initiated collaboration with Graviton Bioscience to develop selective ROCK2 inhibitors for rare neurological diseases Long-term data supporting soticlestat safety, tolerability and seizure-reduction efficacy presented by Takeda at the American Academy of Neurology meeting OV329 Phase 1 trial continues to progress on track with no safety signals Company to prioritize development of its clinical small molecule programs; intends to conclude and explore the out-licensing of its genetic medicine...

Collaboration to unlock the therapeutic potential of ROCK2 inhibition for rare neurological diseases Couples Ovid capabilities in rare CNS development with Graviton’s expertise in RhoA/ROCK2 signaling pathway to accelerate a series of clinical development programs Development to focus on serious disorders that have few-to-no therapeutic options, including cerebral cavernous malformations and conditions presenting with seizures Ovid to invest $10 million in preferred equity in Graviton and will...

Interim 2-year findings show soticlestat appeared generally safe and well tolerated, consistent with prior studies Sustained reduction in frequency of drop seizures among Lennox-Gastaut patients and convulsive seizures among Dravet patients were documented for up to two years Sustained reductions were also seen in the frequency of all-seizures from baseline for up to 2 years across both cohorts A separate post-hoc study of the Phase 2 ELEKTRA study presented at the meeting found a reduction in...

NEW YORK, April 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with epilepsies and seizure-related disorders, today announced that management will present at the 22 nd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on April 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed through the Events & Presentations section of the Company’s website at...

OV329 Phase 1 trial is progressing on track An IV formulation candidate suitable for future clinical trials has been achieved for OV350, one of several compounds from the Company’s KCC2 activator portfolio Takeda's guidance on soticlestat remains unchanged; anticipates regulatory filings in its FY 2024 Current cash runway expected to fund operations into the first half of 2025 NEW YORK, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company...