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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
November 8, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 

 
CervoMed Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
001-37942
30-0645032
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
20 Park Plaza, Suite 424
Boston, Massachusetts
02116
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 744-4400
 
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
 
CRVO
 
NASDAQ Capital Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
 
 

 
Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On November 12, 2024, CervoMed Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) issued a press release announcing financial results as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information included in or incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
 
Item 8.01         Other Events
 
On November 8, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing it was awarded the Prix Galien USA 2024 prize in the Best Startup category by the Galien Foundation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
On November 13, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing two senior leadership appointments and inducement option awards to certain new employees. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01                  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
99.2
 
99.3
 
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: November 13, 2024
CervoMed Inc.
By:
/s/ William Elder
Name:
William Elder
Title:
Chief Financial Officer & General Counsel
         
 

Exhibit 99.1

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CervoMed Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updates

 

- Reported last patient, last visit in its RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating neflamapimod in patients with early-stage dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) in October 2024; topline data expected in December 2024

 

- Hosted a virtual key opinion leader event in July 2024 highlighting neflamapimods potential for patients with early-stage DLB

 

Boston November 12, 2024 – CervoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVO), a clinical stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders (CervoMed or the Company), today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

 

“In the third quarter, we conducted the final patient visits in RewindD-LB, our Phase 2b trial evaluating neflamapimod in patients with early-stage DLB and began to prepare for database lock in the fourth quarter. We remain on track to report topline data from the study in December 2024,” said John Alam, MD, Chief Executive Officer of CervoMed. “Additionally, we carried out important chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) activities to prepare for Phase 3 trial initiation in mid-2025 after a planned end-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA. While our core focus remains on the opportunity in DLB, we also plan to initiate a Phase 2a trial to evaluate neflamapimod’s potential to promote recovery from ischemic stroke in the first quarter of 2025, for which we recently obtained ethics committee approval.”

 

Recent Highlights and Anticipated Milestones

 

 

In November 2024, CervoMed was selected as “Best Startup” in the 2024 Prix Galien USA Award by the Galien Foundation, a premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences.

 

Delivered two oral presentations at the recent Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease Conference (CTAD) showing neflamipimod demonstrated a treatment effect on plasma glial fibrillary acid protein, a robust measure of neurogenerative disease activity in DLB, and that the RewinD-LB study enrolled a population that is optimized to show the treatment effect. Full details on the CTAD presentation can be found here.

 

Reported last patient, last visit had occurred in the Phase 2b RewinD-LB clinical trial evaluating oral neflamapimod in patients with early-stage DLB in October 2024 and remain on track to report topline data from the study in December 2024.

 

Plasma biomarker data from the AscenD-LB Phase 2a trial of neflamapimod in patients with DLB were featured in a poster presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference®, held in Philadelphia on July 29, 2024. A PDF copy of the poster presentation is available on the “Presentations and Publications” section of the CervoMed website.

 

Hosted a virtual key opinion leader event on clinical disease expression of DLB, the role of the cholinergic system and neflamapimod’s potential for patients with early-stage DLB in July 2024. The call featured presentations from John-Paul Taylor, MBBS (hons), MRCPsych, PhD (Newcastle University) and Ralph A. Nixon, MD, PhD (New York University Grossman School of Medicine). A replay is accessible on CervoMed’s website.

 

On July 1, 2024, CervoMed was added to the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes as part of the 2024 Russell U.S. Indexes annual reconstitution.

 

 

 

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Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

 

Cash Position: As of September 30, 2024, CervoMed had approximately $46.7 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, as compared to approximately $50.9 million and $7.8 million as of June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The increase in cash on-hand compared to year-end was primarily attributable to the upfront proceeds received in CervoMed’s private placement completed in April 2024. Based on its current operating plan, CervoMed believes its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand as of September 30, 2024, along with the remaining funds to be received from its National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIA) grant, will enable the Company to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through 2025.

Grant Revenue: In January 2023, CervoMed was awarded a $21.0 million grant from the NIA to support the RewinD-LB trial and, in August 2024, CervoMed was awarded an additional $0.3 million under the grant. Grant revenue was approximately $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to approximately $1.5 million for the same period in 2023. This increase was related to an increase in services performed during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as a result of, among other things, a larger number of trial sites being active in the RewinD-LB trial during the current year period.

Research and Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024, were approximately $5.1 million, compared to approximately $1.8 million in the same period in 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in outsourced contract research organization costs and related site expenses related to the RewinD-LB trial, services for which ramped up progressively between initiation in the third quarter of 2023 and the completion of enrollment in June 2024.

General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were approximately $2.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, versus approximately $2.4 million in the same period in 2023. The slight decrease of $0.2 million was primarily due to fewer one-time professional fee costs incurred related to the Company’s reverse merger in August 2023, including D&O insurance, public relations, and accounting services.

Operating Loss: Operating loss was approximately $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to approximately $2.7 million for the same period in 2023.

Net Loss: Net loss was approximately $4.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to net income of approximately $2.2 million for the same period in 2023. The net income in the prior year period was driven primarily by a non-cash fair value adjustment to previously outstanding convertible notes, which converted into shares of CervoMed common stock in connection with the reverse merger in August 2023.

 

 

 

 

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About the RewinD-LB Phase 2b Study in Dementia with Lewy Bodies

CervoMed’s ongoing Phase 2b study, RewinD-LB, is a randomized, 16-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating oral neflamapimod (40mg TID) in 159 patients with early-stage DLB. In early-stage DLB patients – who are estimated to comprise approximately 50% of the total diagnosed DLB patient population at any given time – the disease has not progressed to a point where the patient has significant neuronal loss in the hippocampus. Patients with advanced DLB – in whom there is significant, irreversible neuronal loss in the hippocampus and associated Alzheimer’s Disease co-pathology – as assessed by a blood biomarker (plasma ptau181), were excluded from the study. The primary endpoint in the study is change in the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes, and secondary endpoints include the Timed Up and Go test, a cognitive test battery, and the Clinician’s Global Impression of Change. The RewinD-LB study is funded by a $21.3 million grant from the NIA, which is being disbursed over the course of the study as costs are incurred. The study includes 43 sites (32 in the United States, eight in the United Kingdom, and three in the Netherlands) and completed enrollment in June 2024, with topline data expected in December 2024. Patients completing the 16-week placebo-controlled study period will be able to continue in the study while receiving open label neflamapimod treatment for an additional 32 weeks. More information on the RewinD-LB study, including contact information on active clinical trial sites, is available at clinicaltrials.gov.

About CervoMed

CervoMed is a clinical-stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders. The Company is currently developing neflamapimod, an investigational, orally administered small molecule brain penetrant that inhibits p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase alpha. Neflamapimod has the potential to treat synaptic dysfunction, the reversible aspect of the underlying neurodegenerative processes that causes disease in DLB and certain other major neurological disorders. Neflamapimod is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study in patients with early-stage DLB.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes express and implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, regarding the intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or forecasts for the future of the Company, including, but not limited to, the Company’s financial position and cash runway, the therapeutic potential of neflamapimod, the anticipated timing and achievement of clinical and development milestones, including the completion and achievement of primary endpoints of the RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial and the Company’s announcement of topline and other data therefrom, and any other expected or implied benefits or results, including that any initial clinical results observed with respect to neflamapimod in the AscenD-LB trial or RewinD-LB trial will be replicated in later trials, as well as the timing of the initiation of any potential future trials. Terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “aims,” “seeks,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately,” “potential,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “predict,” “forecast,” “continue,” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes (including the negative of these terms) may identify these forward-looking statements. Although there is believed to be reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained herein, forward-looking statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Particular risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those related to: the Company’s available cash resources and the availability of additional funds on acceptable terms; the results of the Company’s clinical trials, including RewinD-LB; the likelihood and timing of any regulatory approval of neflamapimod or the nature of any feedback the Company may receive from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations in the future; general economic, political, business, industry, and market conditions, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical conflicts; and the other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 29, 2024, and other filings that the Company may file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof (or such earlier date as may be identified). The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except to the extent required by law.

Investor Contact:

PJ Kelleher

LifeSci Advisors

Investors@cervomed.com

617-430-7579

 

 

 

 

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CervoMed Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

 

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Assets

               

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,743,667     $ 7,792,846  

Marketable securities, current

    38,913,236        

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    1,888,879       1,256,501  

Grant receivable

    264,148       915,404  

Total current assets

    48,809,930       9,964,751  

Other assets

    73,937       7,770  

Total assets

  $ 48,883,867     $ 9,972,521  

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,082,435     $ 662,471  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    2,163,936       1,933,276  

Total liabilities

    3,246,371       2,595,747  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)

               

Stockholders’ Equity:

               

Common stock, $0.001 par value: 1,000,000,000 shares authorized: 8,253,741 and 5,674,520 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

    8,253       5,674  

Additional paid-in capital

    109,531,651       61,811,889  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    123,162        

Accumulated deficit

    (64,025,570 )     (54,440,789  

Total stockholders' equity

    45,637,496       7,376,774  

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 48,883,867     $ 9,972,521  

 

 

 

 

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CervoMed Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(unaudited)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2024

   

2023

 

Grant revenue

  $ 1,939,751     $ 1,526,482     $ 7,575,972     $ 4,654,294  

Operating expenses:

                               

Research and development

    5,125,097       1,791,487       11,711,746       5,583,149  

General and administrative

    2,210,927       2,410,124       6,850,536       4,403,590  

Total operating expenses

    7,336,024       4,201,611       18,562,282       9,986,739  

Loss from operations

    (5,396,273 )     (2,675,129 )     (10,986,310 )     (5,332,445  

Other income (expense):

                               

Other income (expense)

    (3,440 )     4,777,824       (3,717 )     5,422,192  

Interest income

    646,172       47,667       1,405,246       100,778  

Total other income, net

    642,732       4,825,491       1,401,529       5,522,970  

Net (loss) income

  $ (4,753,541 )   $ 2,150,362     $ (9,584,781 )   $ 190,525  

Per share information:

                               

Net (loss) income per share of common stock, basic and diluted

  $ (0.55 )   $ 0.65     $ (1.22 )   $ 0.13  

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

    8,702,764       3,308,302       7,861,757       1,458,415  

Net loss per share of common stock, diluted

  $ (0.55 )   $ (0.70 )   $ (1.22 )   $ (2.37  

Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted

    8,702,764       3,766,700       7,861,757       2,209,407  

Comprehensive (loss) income:

                               

Net unrealized gain on marketable securities

    142,864             123,162        

Total comprehensive (loss) income

  $ (4,610,677 )   $ 2,150,362 )   $ (9,461,619 )   $ 190,525  

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

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CervoMed Awarded the Prix Galien USA 2024 Prize for Best Startup

 

The Prix Galien USA Best Startup category recognizes outstanding innovation by therapeutics-focused life science companies that have not yet received their first product approval

 

The award to CervoMed recognizes the advances made by the company towards developing the first treatment for Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)

 

Boston November 8, 2024 CervoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVO), a clinical-stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders, announced today it was awarded by the Galien Foundation the Prix Galien USA 2024 prize in the Best Startup category. Cervomed was selected as one of two recipients from a total of 43 nominees in the Best Startup category.

 

“DLB is a rapidly debilitating condition affecting over 1.4 million patients in the U.S. and EU, for which there is no approved treatment,” said John Alam, MD, Chief Executive Officer of CervoMed. “As we approach December and the availability of topline results for our innovative proof-of-concept RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial of neflamapimod, we are honored to receive this prestigious prize in recognition of the scientific merit and advances we have already made in our clinical program. We believe our selection by a committee of prominent pharmaceutical industry leaders also implicitly recognizes the significance and major medical breakthrough that a positive outcome in the RewinD-LB study would represent.”

 

The Galien Foundation oversees and directs activities in the US for the Prix Galien, an international awards program dedicated to recognizing and honoring progress through innovative medicines development, with chapters in 15 countries. The Prix Galien USA is considered America’s preeminent prize acknowledging the leading-edge of scientific advances in the life sciences industry since 2007 (https://www.galienfoundation.org/prix-galien-usa).

 

Prix Galien Startup Awards Committee 2024

 

Kenneth C. Frazier

Committee Chair, Former Chairman & CEO Merck

Dr. Mikael Dolsten

Chief Scientific Officer & President, Pfizer Research and Development

Penny Heaton

Global Therapeutic Area Head, Vaccines, Janssen

     

Roch Doliveux

Honorary CEO, UCB

Alex GORSKY

Former CEO & Executive Chairman, Johnson & Johnson

Joel S. Marcus

Executive Chairman & Founder, Alexandria

     

Sheri McCoy

Board of Directors, AstraZeneca, Former CEO, Avon

François Maisonrouge

Senior Managing Director, Evercore Partners

Elias Zerhouni

Former Head of Global R&D, Sanofi

 

 

 

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About Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
DLB is the third most common degenerative disease of the brain (after Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease), with approximately 700,000 individuals in each of US and EU. Patients with this disease accumulate protein deposits, called Lewy bodies, in the brain’s nerve cells. This negatively affects cognitive ability, including attention, judgement, and reasoning, along with motor function. Patients with DLB incur higher healthcare costs, have longer hospitalizations, report lower quality of life, and have caregivers with higher levels of distress when compared to patients with Alzheimer’s disease. No treatments for DLB have been approved by the U.S. FDA or European Medicines Agency, and there are limited drugs in development. The current standard of care is cholinesterase inhibitor therapy, which is approved for use in Alzheimer’s disease, but in DLB patients only transiently improves cognition and does not impact the motor component of the disease.

 

About Neflamapimod
Neflamapimod is an investigational, orally administered small molecule brain penetrant drug that inhibits alpha isoform of the p38MAP kinase. In preclinical studies, neflamapimod reversed synaptic dysfunction, including and particularly within the part of the brain most impacted in DLB – the basal forebrain cholinergic system. In Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical studies involving more than 300 participants, neflamapimod has been shown to be generally well tolerated. Results from the AscenD-LB Phase 2a clinical study demonstrated that neflamapimod significantly improved dementia severity (assessed by Clinical Dementia Rating Sum-of-boxes, or CDR-SB) compared to placebo and significantly improved functional mobility (assessed by Timed Up and Go Test, or TUG test) compared to placebo. At the highest dose evaluated, neflamapimod also improved results on a cognitive test battery. The treatment response in AscenD-LB in patients with early-stage DBL (i.e., those without biomarker evidence of tau pathology in the brain) was substantial (effect size > 0.7) and greater than the overall patient population. Neflamapimod is currently being evaluated in Phase 2b study, named RewinD-LB, a randomized, 16-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in 159 patients with early-stage DLB. Patients completing the 16-week main study period are continuing in a 32-week open label treatment extension. The primary endpoint in the study is change in CDR-SB, and secondary endpoints include the TUG test, a cognitive test battery, and the Clinician’s Global Impression of Change. Topline data from RewinD-LB are expected in December 2024.

 

About CervoMed

CervoMed Inc. (the “Company”) is a clinical-stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders. The Company is currently developing neflamapimod, an investigational, orally administered small molecule brain penetrant that inhibits p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase alpha. Neflamapimod has the potential to treat synaptic dysfunction, the reversible aspect of the underlying neurodegenerative processes that causes disease in DLB and certain other major neurological disorders. Neflamapimod is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study in patients with early-stage DLB.

 

 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes express and implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, regarding the intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or forecasts for the future of the Company, including, but not limited to, the therapeutic potential of neflamapimod and the anticipated timing and achievement of clinical and development milestones, including the completion and achievement of primary endpoints of the RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial and the Company’s announcement of topline data therefrom. Terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “aims,” “seeks,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately,” “potential,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “predict,” “forecast,” “continue,” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes (including the negative of these terms) may identify these forward-looking statements. Although there is believed to be reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained herein, forward-looking statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Particular risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those related to: the Company’s available cash resources and the availability of additional funds on acceptable terms; the results of the Company’s clinical trials, including RewinD-LB; the likelihood and timing of any regulatory approval of neflamapimod or the nature of any feedback the Company may receive from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations in the future; general economic, political, business, industry, and market conditions, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical conflicts; and the other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 29, 2024, and other filings that the Company may file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof (or such earlier date as may be identified). The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except to the extent required by law.

 

Investor Contact:

 

PJ Kelleher

LifeSci Advisors

Investors@cervomed.com

617-430-7579

 

 

Exhibit 99.3

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CervoMed Announces Key Senior Leadership Appointments

 

- New hires in key scientific and regulatory roles to advance continued development of neflamapimod -

 

Boston November 13, 2024 – CervoMed Inc. (NASDAQ: CRVO), a clinical stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders, today reported two senior leadership appointments to advance continued development of neflamapimod.

 

Claudia Ordonez, MD, joined CervoMed as Senior Vice President, Medical Science in October 2024. Dr. Ordonez was previously Chief Medical Officer at two biotech companies and has significant expertise with both early and late-stage drug development. She previously led clinical development programs in cystic fibrosis and multiple sclerosis at Vertex and Biogen, respectively. Additionally, Mark De Rosch, Ph.D., FRAPS, recently joined CervoMed as Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Government Affairs and Program Management. Dr. De Rosch brings over 30 years of experience having successfully built out regulatory, quality and chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC) functions at separate biotech organizations to support Phase 3 and commercialization readiness.

 

“We are pleased to welcome these seasoned executives to our leadership team at this critical juncture for CervoMed,” said John Alam, MD, Chief Executive Officer of CervoMed. “We believe both Claudia and Mark will play important roles in CervoMed’s future as we continue to evaluate neflamapimod’s potential and the role it could play in addressing the significant unmet need for patients suffering from dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB), for whom no approved therapies are currently available. We look forward to leveraging their extensive experience as we approach topline data from the RewinD-LB study in December 2024 and prepare for regulatory discussions and Phase 3 initiation in mid-2025.”

 

Inducement Grants

 

On November 7, 2024, CervoMed granted options to purchase an aggregate of 56,959 shares of CervoMed Inc. (the “Company”) common stock to three new employees, including 32,000 shares granted to Dr. De Rosch. Each option has an exercise price of $12.53, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, and each will vest in 36 equal installments on the last day of each month over a three-year period, subject to the employee’s continued employment with the Company on each such date. The awards were approved by the compensation committee of the Company’s board of directors as an inducement material to each new employee’s entering into employment with the Company in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

 

About CervoMed

CervoMed Inc. is a clinical-stage company focused on developing treatments for age-related neurologic disorders. The Company is currently developing neflamapimod, an investigational, orally administered small molecule brain penetrant that inhibits p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase alpha. Neflamapimod has the potential to treat synaptic dysfunction, the reversible aspect of the underlying neurodegenerative processes that causes disease in DLB and certain other major neurological disorders. Neflamapimod is currently being evaluated in a Phase 2b study in patients with early-stage DLB.

 

 

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes express and implied forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, regarding the intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or forecasts for the future of the Company, including, but not limited to, the Company’s financial position and cash runway, the therapeutic potential of neflamapimod, the anticipated timing and achievement of clinical and development milestones, including the completion and achievement of primary endpoints of the RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial and the Company’s announcement of topline and other data therefrom, and any other expected or implied benefits or results, including that any initial clinical results observed with respect to neflamapimod in the AscenD-LB Trial or RewinD-LB Trial will be replicated in later trials, as well as the timing of the initiation of any potential future trials. Terms such as “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “aims,” “seeks,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “approximately,” “potential,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “predict,” “forecast,” “continue,” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes (including the negative of these terms) may identify these forward-looking statements. Although there is believed to be reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained herein, forward-looking statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Particular risks and uncertainties include, among other things, those related to: the Company’s available cash resources and the availability of additional funds on acceptable terms; the results of the Company’s clinical trials, including RewinD-LB; the likelihood and timing of any regulatory approval of neflamapimod or the nature of any feedback the Company may receive from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations in the future; general economic, political, business, industry, and market conditions, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical conflicts; and the other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 29, 2024, and other filings that the Company may file from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date hereof (or such earlier date as may be identified). The Company does not undertake any obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release, except to the extent required by law.

 

Investor Contact:

PJ Kelleher

LifeSci Advisors

Investors@cervomed.com

617-430-7579

 

 
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