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confidence high
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materiality 0.75
Centessa discontinues SerpinPC, launches ORX750 Phase 2a, Q3 net loss $42.6M
Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc
- Additional interim Phase 1 data for ORX750 in sleep-deprived volunteers showed statistically significant increase in wakefulness at all doses with favorable safety; Phase 2a initiated in NT1, NT2, IH.
- Discontinued SerpinPC development after interim analysis; net savings of ~$200M reallocated to OX2R agonist franchise.
- Cash $518.4M as of Sept 30, 2024; expected to fund operations into mid-2027.
- Completed upsized public offering in Sept 2024 resulting in net proceeds of ~$242.7M.
- Advancing ORX142 and ORX489 in IND-enabling studies; clinical data expected in 2025.