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Ovid reports Phase 1 safety and PK for OV350; oral KCC2 activator OV4071 on track for Q1 2026 filing
Ovid Therapeutics Inc.
- OV350 IV showed good safety; no treatment-related SAEs or lab findings in 16 healthy participants.
- PK as predicted; exploratory qEEG indicated central activity consistent with KCC2 modulation.
- OV4071 (oral) is 20-fold more potent; regulatory submission for Phase 1/1b expected Q1 2026, clinical start Q2 2026.
- Company will not advance OV350 IV further; resources directed to oral KCC2 activators OV4071 and OV4041.
- Most common AE was headache; nausea/vomiting in subset attributed to off-target pharmacology.