Tech Company Inital Public Offerings
Ovid Therapeutics IPO
Ovid Therapeutics, based in New York, went public on 5/5/2017.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
5/5/2017
Transaction Type
IPO
Amount
$75,000,000
Proceeds Purpose
We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with our existing cash and cash equivalents, as follows: approximately $35 million to conduct and complete a Phase 2 STARS trial of OV101 in adults with Angelman syndrome and a Phase 1 trial in OV101 in adolescents with Angelman syndrome or Fragile X syndrome, as well as other future Phase 2 trials in adolescents and pediatrics in these indications; approximately $17 million to conduct and complete a Phase 1b/2a trial of OV935 in patients with epileptic encephalopathies; approximately $7 million for other ongoing research and development activities related to additional drug candidates and preclinical programs; and the remainder to fund the expansion of patient-focused activities, including social media outreach and involvement, and for business development, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Company Information
Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
1460 Bdwy.
New York, NY 10036
USA
New York, NY 10036
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID) is named for the Roman poet, Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid), known for his epic work, Metamorphoses or Books of Transformations. Ovid is passionately committed to transforming the lives of patients with rare and orphan diseases of the brain--patients who currently have few if any treatment options or prospects for cure or improvement.
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