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December 5, 2025

Cerevance Showcases Positive Phase 2 Results Demonstrating Significant Reduction in OFF Time with Solengepras as an Adjunctive Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease

  • Phase 2 results selected as one of only 10 featured presentations in the Poster Tour at the 2025 Parkinson Study Group (PSG) Annual Meeting
  • Pivotal Phase 3 ARISE trial evaluating solengepras as an adjunctive treatment in Parkinson’s disease is underway and actively enrolling patients

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April 1, 2025

Cerevance Presents Topline Results from Phase 2 ASCEND Trial of Solengepras as Monotherapy Treatment for Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease at AD/PD 2025

  • Solengepras showed evidence of potential benefit in functional and non-motor symptoms versus placebo as measured by MDS-UPRDS Parts I, II, NMSS, and ESS, consistent with its novel non-dopaminergic mechanism of action
  • This investigational treatment was generally well tolerated with no serious adverse events; fewer adverse events related to non-motor symptoms were reported in the solengepras arm
  • Pivotal Phase 3 ARISE trial evaluating solengepras as adjunctive therapy in Parkinson’s disease is ongoing with topline data expected in first half of 2026

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March 27, 2025

New Data to Be Presented at Upcoming Congresses Showcase Cerevance's Advanced Clinical Program in Parkinson’s Disease and Deep Pipeline for CNS-based Disorders

  • Topline results from Phase 2 ASCEND trial of solengepras as a monotherapy treatment for early-stage Parkinson’s to be presented
  • First presentation of data from Phase1 trial of novel KCNK13 inhibitor for CNS diseases targeting neuroinflammation
  • Additional meeting presentations highlight potential of proprietary NETSseq platform to identify novel therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases

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November 18, 2024

Cerevance Doses First Patient in Pivotal Phase 3 ARISE Trial of Solengepras for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

  • Solengepras is a potentially first-in-class, oral, non-dopaminergic investigational therapy in development for Parkinson’s disease
  • ARISE will evaluate the efficacy of solengepras as an adjunctive therapy to levodopa and other background Parkinson’s disease medications
  • Company expects to report topline data in the first half of 2026
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November 11, 2024

Cerevance’s CVN293 Demonstrated Positive Phase 1 Results in Healthy Volunteers

  • CVN293 was generally well-tolerated in healthy volunteers for up to 14-days of continuous dosing
  • Dose-dependent exposure was observed with evidence of robust brain penetration
  • Data supports potential advancement into Phase 2 for neurodegenerative diseases characterized by neuroinflammation such as Frontotemporal Dementia, AmyotrophicLateral Sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s Disease

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October 21, 2024

Cerevance Announces Publication of Positive Phase 2 Results of Solengepras for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in eClinical Medicine

Cerevance has published the full results from the Phase 2 clinical trial of solengepras, in eClinicalMedicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by The Lancet Discovery Science Suite. The results demonstrated that solengepras, a potentially first-in-class, oral, once-daily, non-dopaminergic, GPR6 inverse agonist, significantly reduced OFF time in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and was generally well-tolerated.

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October 17, 2024

Sarah Sheikh Joins Cerevance’s Board of Directors

Cerevance is pleased to appoint Sarah Isabel Sheikh, M.Sc., B.M. B.Ch., MRCP, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Dr. Sheikh holds dual responsibilities at Takeda as the Head of Global Development for all therapeutic areas – Gastrointestinal and Inflammation, Neuroscience, Oncology, Plasma-Derived Therapies, and Vaccines – and as the Head of the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area.

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October 8, 2024

Cerevance Achieves Second Milestone in Research Collaboration with Merck

Cerevance announced the achievement of the second milestone in its research collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. The research collaboration, which was announced in August of 2022, focuses on the identification and validation of novel therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease. The achievement of this milestone triggers a payment from Merck to Cerevance.

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August 12, 2024

Cerevance Appoints Sagar Vaidya, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer

Cerevance has appointed Dr. Sagar Vaidya, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Vaidya brings a wealth of experience in drug development, clinical research, and medical affairs, with a distinguished track record in advancing therapeutic programs for severe and life-threatening diseases.

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May 2, 2024

Cerevance Achieves First Milestone in Research Collaboration with Merck

Cerevance achieves first milestone in research collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada. The research collaboration, which was announced in August of 2022, focuses on the identification of novel therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease. The achievement of this milestone triggers an undisclosed payment from Merck to Cerevance.

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April 25, 2024

Cerevance Adds $47 Million in Series B-1 Extension to Advance Robust Clinical Pipeline

Cerevance announced an initial closing of its Series B-1 Extension financing round that will add $47 million to the $51 million previously raised bringing the total Series B-1 raise to $98 million.

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April 22, 2024

Cerevance Publishes CVN293 in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Cerevance announces that the peer-reviewed journal, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, has published the manuscript titled “Discovery of CVN293, a Brain Permeable KCNK13 (THIK-1) Inhibitor Suitable for Clinical Assessment”.

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February 15, 2024

Cerevance Announces Publication of CVN766 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Cerevance Announces Publication of CVN766 in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters describing the discovery and initial development of CVN766 in the peer-reviewed journal, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. In the publication titled, “Discovery and first-time disclosure of CVN766, an exquisitely selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist”

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November 13, 2023

Cerevance Doses First Patient in ASCEND Phase 2 Clinical Study of CVN424, a First-in-Class, Non-Dopaminergic Therapy for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Cerevance Doses First Patient in ASCEND Phase 2 Clinical Study of CVN424, a First-in-Class, Non-Dopaminergic Therapy for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

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September 19, 2023

Cerevance Doses First Subject in Phase 1 Clinical Study of CVN293, a Selective Inhibitor of KCNK13 Designed to Selectively Modulate Neuroinflammation, for the Treatment of ALS and Alzheimer’s Disease

Cerevance today announced that the first subject has been dosed in the Phase 1 clinical study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of CVN293.

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August 28, 2023

Fierce Biotech Names Cerevance a “Fierce 15” Biotech Company of 2023

Cerevance has been named by Fierce Biotech as one of the most promising early-stage biotechnology companies in the industry in 2023, showcased on this year’s Fierce 15 list.

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July 10, 2023

Cerevance to Present at the Alzheimers Association International Conference

Cerevance to present a poster presentation at the upcoming Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 16 – 20, 2023.

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May 16, 2023

Oral Presentation of Phase 1 Data on CVN766 at American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP)

Cerevance to present an oral presentation at the upcomingAmerican Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP) conference, taking place in Miami, Florida, May 30 – June 2, 2023.

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May 9, 2023

Cerevance to Present at Neurodegeneration: New Biology Guiding the Next Generation of Therapeutic Development

Cerevance today announced plans to present at the upcoming Neurodegeneration: New Biology Guiding the NextGeneration of Therapeutic Development conference, taking place in British Columbia, Canada, May 15 – 19, 2023.

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April 13, 2023

Poster Presentation at the BNA International Festival of Neuroscience

Cerevance today announced a poster presentation at the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) 2023 International Festival of Neuroscience in Brighton, United Kingdom being held April 23-26, 2023

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March 21, 2023

Cerevance to Present at Two Medicinal Chemistry Conferences

Cerevance to present at two upcoming medicinal chemistry conferences:

  • 7th RSC-BMCS / SCI Symposium on Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets held March 27-28 in Cambridge, UK
  • Binding Kinetics and Mechanistic PK/PD Modeling in Early Drug Discovery Conference held March 27-28 in Cambridge, UK
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March 20, 2023

Cerevance to Present at AD/PD™ 2023 International Conference

  • Positive CVN424 Phase 2 data for Parkinson’s disease to be presented
  • Presentation of NETSseq platform’s ability to reveal novel targets to inform CNS drug development
  • Novel target, CVN417, for the potential treatment of Parkinson’s disease to be disclosed
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February 13, 2023

Cerevance Expands Series B Financing with Additional $51 Million

  • Proceeds will advance Cerevance’s potential first-in-class programs developed using proprietary NETSseq platform
  • CVN424 for Parkinson’s disease will advance to Phase 2 monotherapy study in Q2 2023
  • CVN766 for negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia will advance to Phase 2 study in Q4 2023
  • CVN293 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis will advance to Phase 1 study in Q3 2023
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January 27, 2023

Cerevance Announces Publication in Organic Process Research and Development

Cerevance today announced the publication in Organic Process Research and Development entitled, “Scalable Synthesis of CVN424, an Inverse Agonist of the GPR6 Receptor”.

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January 9, 2023

Cerevance Announces Positive Topline Data from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CVN766 for the Potential Use in the Treatment of Schizophrenia

  • CVN766 was well tolerated with no serious adverse events
  • CVN766, which has >1000-fold selectivity for the orexin 1 receptor, was well tolerated and showed no evidence of somnolence
  • Data supports once a day dosing of CVN766 in future studies
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November 30, 2022

Cerevance to Present Preclinical Data During the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Neurodegenerative Diseases – Biology and Therapeutics Conference and Publication in Neuropharmacology

  • Presentation highlights a novel target identified for Alzheimer’s disease using Cerevance’s proprietary NETSseq platform
  • Cerevance’s THIK-1 targeting inhibitor, C101248, demonstrated positive results in human and mouse cell based and electrophysiology assays relevant to neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative disease
  • Data has been concurrently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Neuropharmacology
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August 9, 2022

Cerevance Establishes Strategic Research Collaboration with Merck for the Discovery of Novel Targets in Alzheimer’s Disease

Cerevance today announced a multi-year strategic research collaboration with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, to identify novel targets for Alzheimer’s disease utilizing Cerevance’s proprietary Nuclear Enriched Transcript Sort sequencing (NETSseq) technology platform.

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April 19, 2022

Cerevance Announces Leadership Transition to Implement Next Phase of Growth in Advancing Novel Therapeutics for Brain Diseases

Cerevance today announced the appointment of Craig Thompson to chief executive officer. Mr. Thompson brings over 25 years of commercial and marketing leadership experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries to the company.

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March 31, 2022

Cerevance Reports Positive Phase 2 Clinical Trial Results with CVN424, a Parkinson’s Disease Drug Working Through a New Mechanism

Cerevance today announced the completion of its Phase 2 clinical trial of CVN424, the company’s first-in-class, once-a-day, orally-delivered compound in development for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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January 25, 2022

Cerevance Doses First Subjects in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CVN766

Cerevance Doses First Subjects in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of CVN766

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September 8, 2021

Neuroscience Drug Development Veteran Mike Poole, M.D., FACP, to Join Cerevance Board of Directors

Cerevance today announced the appointment of Mike Poole, M.D., FACP, to Cerevance’s Board of Directors.

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February 1, 2021

Cerevance Appoints Naidong Ye, Ph.D. as Vice President and Head of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls

Cerevance today announced the appointment of Naidong Ye, Ph.D., a seasoned chemist with extensive pharmaceutical industry experience, as vice president and head of chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC).

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February 1, 2021

Cerevance Appoints Carrie Ann Cook as Chief Business Officer

Cerevance, today announced the appointment of Carrie Ann Cook, a global business development executive with more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, as chief business officer

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December 8, 2020

Cerevance Appoints David Lubner to Board of Directors

Cerevance today announced the appointment of David Lubner, a senior finance executive with more than 25 years of experience in the life sciences industry, to Cerevance’s Board of Directors.

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November 16, 2020

Cerevance’s CVN058 Achieves Primary Endpoint in Phase 1b Schizophrenia Cognition Study

Cerevance today announced positive results from a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating the company’s oral compound, CVN058, in a biomarker study evaluating its potential as a treatment for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS).

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July 21, 2020

Cerevance Expands Series B Financing to $65 Million

Cerevance, a private drug discovery and development company focused on brain diseases, has expanded its Series B financing round, adding $20 million to the $45 million that it announced in April.

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April 14, 2020

Cerevance Closes $45 Million Series B Financing

Cerevance has closed a Series B financing, bringing in $45 million from new investors including GV (formerly Google Ventures), Bill Gates and Foresite Capital, as well as all of the company’s previous investors...

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January 7, 2020

Cerevance Appoints Clinical Development Veteran Dr. Aoife Brennan to Board of Directors

Dr. Brennan is currently president and chief executive officer of Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq:SYBX), a clinical stage biotechnology company applying synthetic biology to beneficial microbes to develop novel, living medicines.

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December 17, 2019

Cerevance Enters Research Collaboration with Takeda to Advance New Treatments for Gastrointestinal Disorders

Cerevance has formed a multi-year research alliance with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) to identify novel target proteins expressed in the central nervous system and to develop new therapies against them for certain GI disorders.

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December 4, 2019

Cerevance Initiates Phase 2 Trial of CVN424 for Parkinson’s Disease

Cerevance, announced today the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of CVN424, an oral, first-in-class compound that selectively modulates a novel, non-dopaminergic target selectively expressed in an important class of neurons in the striatum.

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June 3, 2019

Cerevance Appoints CNS Drug Developer James Summers, Ph.D. as Scientific Advisor

Cerevance has appointed pharmaceutical industry veteran, James Summers, Ph.D., as a key scientific advisor to guide the company in its drug discovery and development efforts.  Dr. Summers brings extensive experience in the discovery of...

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April 30, 2019

Cerevance Achieves Key Endpoints in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Novel Parkinson’s Disease Drug CVN424

Cerevance, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company advancing new medicines for brain diseases, has successfully completed its Phase 1 clinical trial of CVN424, the company’s first-in-class, orally-delivered compound in development for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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April 16, 2019

Cerevance Appoints Industry Veteran Roland Bürli, Ph.D. as Vice President of Drug Discovery

Roland Bürli, Ph.D. as Vice President of Drug Discovery brings expertise in preclinical drug discovery, specializing in medicinal and synthetic chemistry, with a proven track record from hit identification through lead optimization, having led efforts that discovered six pre-clinical candidate molecules, including a program now in Phase II.

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March 5, 2019

Industry Central Nervous System Specialist Lee Dawson, Ph.D. Joins Cerevance as VP of Neuroscience

Dawson brings 25 years of career experience spearheading drug discovery and development across companies based in the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. Most recently, he served as Vice President of CNS drug development at Astex Pharmaceuticals, where he established and developed their global neuroscience research strategy.

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October 9, 2018

Cerevance Appoints Ted Hibben as Chief Business Officer

A twenty-year biotechnology industry veteran, Mr. Hibben has formed over $2 billion in platform and product-based R&D collaborations. Prior to joining Cerevance, Mr. Hibben served as Chief Business Officer at Catabasis where he led partnering activities.

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September 25, 2018

Cerevance Announces First-in-Human Dosing of CVN424 for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Cerevance, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on brain diseases, today announced the start of dosing in a Phase I first-in-human clinical trial of CVN424, an oral compound being developed for symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

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February 21, 2018

Cerevance Kicks Off 2018 with Additional $10 Million of Infusions

Cerevance, a drug discovery and development company focused on brain diseases, today announced that it has received an additional equity investment as well as a non-dilutive cash payment in the first six weeks of 2018 totaling more than $10 million.

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November 27, 2017

Cerevance Appoints David H. Margolin, M.D., Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Clinical and Translational Medicine

Prior to joining Cerevance, Dr. Margolin served in several leadership roles at Sanofi-Genzyme over a 14-year period.  There, he leveraged his expertise in designing and leading translational medicine initiatives as well as clinical trials from phase 1 to phase 4 across various neurologic and rare disease indications...

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October 24, 2017

Trailblazer in Molecular Genetics and Neuroscience, Jeremy Nathans, M.D., Ph.D., to Advise Cerevance

Dr. Nathans is Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Neuroscience and Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, where his research focuses on molecular mechanisms of visual system development, function, and disease. He is also an Investigator in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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October 17, 2017

Cerevance Licenses Human Brain Tissue Profiling Technology from The Rockefeller University

Cerevance, a drug discovery and development company focused on brain diseases, today announced that it has signed an agreement with The Rockefeller University to license a novel technology for profiling specific cell populations in human brain tissue

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October 12, 2017

Harvard’s Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D., a Leader in Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics, Joins Cerevance’s Advisory Board

Cerevance, a drug discovery and development company focused on brain diseases, today announced that Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D., has joined the company as a senior-level scientific advisor.

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October 5, 2017

Stanford Neuroscientist, Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D., to Advise Cerevance

Cerevance, a drug discovery and development company, today announced that Robert Malenka, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the company as a senior-level scientific advisor.  Dr. Malenka is the Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

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May 3, 2017

Dementia Discovery Fund to Invest $5M in Cerevance to Seek New Treatments for Dementia

The Dementia Discovery Fund, an innovative global investment fund managed by SV Life Sciences and launched in 2015 to develop disease modifying drugs for dementia, today announced a $5 million investment in the initial financing round of start-up drug discovery company, Cerevance.

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December 2, 2016

Cerevance Launched With New Technology, Drug Portfolio and $36M in Cash to Tackle Brain Diseases

  • Takeda and Lightstone Ventures Participate in Series A Financing
  • Former Takeda Cambridge UK employees, CNS programs moved to create turn-key discovery capabilities
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December 1, 2025

Cerevance to Participate in RBC Capital Markets 2025 Healthcare Private Company Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
December 11
Scheduled Meetings
Virtual
One-on-One Meetings
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November 24, 2025

Cerevance to Highlight Potential of Solengepras in Parkinson’s Disease at the 2025 Parkinson Study Group Annual Meeting

Date:
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Location:
Media:
December 5
Two presentations: 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PT and 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PT.
San Diego, CA
Poster
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November 17, 2025

Cerevance to Participate in the TD Cowen Treatment Advancements in Obesity and Related Disorders Summit

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November 24
9 – 9:50 a.m. ET
Virtual
Panel
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September 22, 2025

Cerevance to Present Phase 2 Data on Solengepras in Parkinson’s Disease at the 2025 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

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October 5-9
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. HST/ 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. PT
Room 312, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI
Presentation
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August 7, 2025

Cerevance to Participate in Piper Sandler Virtual CNS Symposium

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August 14, 2025
2:30 – 2:55 p.m. ET
Virtual
Presentation
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July 11, 2025

Cerevance Announces Presentations at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2025

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Time:
Location:
Media:
July 27-31, 2025
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Toronto, Canada
Poster
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April 8, 2025

Cerevance Presents Positive Results from Phase 1 Study of CVN293 at American Academy of Neurology 2025 Annual Meeting

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April 6-8, 2025
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San Diego
Poster
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April 1, 2025

Cerevance Presents Topline Results from Phase 2 ASCEND Trial of Solengepras as Monotherapy Treatment for Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease at AD/PD 2025

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April 1, 2025
1:15 pm CEST
Vienna
Poster
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September 23, 2024

Cerevance to Participate in a Panel Discussion at Fierce Biotech Summit 2024

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October 1, 2024
2:15 – 3:00 PM EDT
Boston, MA
Panel Discussion
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June 18, 2024

Cerevance Presents at The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2024

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June 18, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Vienna, Austria
Poster
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May 20, 2024

Cerevance to Participate in Precision Neurotherapeutics Panel During the 2024 BIO International Convention

Date:
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June 3 – 6, 2024
11 am – 12 pm, PT
San Diego, CA
Panel Discussion
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May 9, 2024

Cerevance Presents at IAPRD XXIX World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders

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May 19-22, 2024
9:35 – 10:20am
Lisbon, Portugal
Oral Presentation
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April 29, 2024

Cerevance to Present at RBC Capital Markets 2024 Global Healthcare Conference

Date:
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Media:
May 14-15, 2024
11:30 am ET
New York
Oral Presentation
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April 29, 2024

Cerevance to Participate at Wells Fargo Virtual Private Biotech Symposium

Date:
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May 14-15, 2024
Per meeting scheduling
Virtual
Scheduled Meetings
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April 17, 2024

Cerevance Presents at 35th Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry in Eastern England

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April 25, 2024
2:35pm BST
Hatfield, United Kingdom
Oral Presentation
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April 2, 2024

Cerevance to Participate at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Health Care Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
April 8-11, 2024
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Virtual
Scheduled Meetings
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March 13, 2024

Cerevance Announces Presentation at Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
March 20-21, 2024
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Liverpool, United Kingdom
Poster
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February 27, 2024

Cerevance Announces Presentation at AD/PD™ 2024 International Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
March 5-9, 2024
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Lisbon, Portugal
Poster
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February 22, 2024

Cerevance to Participate at the TD Cowen 44th Annual Health Care Conference

Date:
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Media:
March 4-6, 2024
Scheduled Meetings
Boston, MA
Scheduled Meetings
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December 5, 2023

Cerevance to Participate in Fireside Chat at the 2023 RBC Capital Markets Healthcare Private Company Virtual Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
December 13 – 14, 2023
1:10 – 1:40 pm ET
Virtual
Fireside Chat
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November 28, 2023

Cerevance Announces Presentation at the 34th International Symposium on ALS/MND

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5:45 – 7:45pm CET
Basel, Switzerland
Poster
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November 7, 2023

Cerevance Announces Presentation at the SFN Neuroscience 2023 Annual Meeting

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Media:
8am – 12pm ET
Washington, DC
Poster
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November 1, 2023

Cerevance to Participate in the Truist Securities BioPharma Symposium

Date:
Time:
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Media:
9:50 – 10:35am ET
New York, NY
Panel Discussion
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October 25, 2023

Cerevance to Participate at the Wells Fargo 2023 Private Biotech Symposium

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
Check for open times
Virtual
Scheduled Meetings
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October 18, 2023

Cerevance to Participate at the Leerink Biopharma Private Company Connect

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
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Virtual
Scheduled Meetings
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October 10, 2023

Cerevance to Participate at the 3rd Annual Needham Biotech Private Company Forum. Company management will host one-on-one meetings during the conference.

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Location:
Media:
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Virtual
Scheduled Meetings
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October 4, 2023

Cerevance to Participate at the 2023 Life Sciences Private Company Showcase

Date:
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10:05 – 10:25am ET
New York, NY
Presentation
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October 2, 2023

Cerevance to Present at the 36th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
12:35 – 2pm CEST
Barcelona, Spain
Poster
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September 5, 2023

Cerevance to Present During the 6th Annual LSX World Congress USA

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
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Boston, MA
Panel Discussion
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August 31, 2023

22nd Society of Chemical Industry / Royal Society of Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Symposium

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
8:30am
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Presentation
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July 10, 2023

Alzheimers Association International Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
8:45am – 4:15pm
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Presentation
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June 28, 2023

XVI European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease

Date:
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Location:
Media:
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Berlin, Germany
Poster
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June 26, 2023

Gordon Research Conference

Date:
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Location:
Media:
Various times through July 7
Les Diablerets, VD, Switzerland
Presentation
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May 16, 2023

Phase 1 Data on CVN766 at American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP)

Date:
Time:
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Media:
2:00pm – 4:00pm
Miami, Florida
Oral Presentation
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May 9, 2023

Neurodegeneration: New Biology Guiding the Next Generation of Therapeutic Development

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
Check schedule for times
British Columbia, Canada
Presentation
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May 8, 2023

2023 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
9:00 – 9:25am ET
New York, NY
Presentation
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April 13, 2023

BNA International Festival of Neuroscience

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
2:40pm-4:20pm
Brighton, United Kingdom
Poster
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April 10, 2023

Needham Healthcare Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
2:15pm – 2:55 pm
Virtual Conference
Presentation
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March 27, 2023

Chief Medical Officer Summit 360˚

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
1:00 pm - 2:00 p.m. ET
Boston, MA at Boston Park Plaza
Panel Discussion
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March 21, 2023

Two Medicinal Chemistry Conferences

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
1:30pm - 2:45pm
Cambridge, UK
Presentation
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March 20, 2023

AD/PD™ 2023 International Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
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Gothenburg, Sweden
Poster
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March 7, 2023

Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2023

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
See event Schedule
Aberdeen, Scotland and virtually
Presentation
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January 24, 2023

SVB Global Biopharma Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
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Virtual
Fireside Chat
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December 7, 2022

Cerevance to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Virtual Healthcare Private Company Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
3:10 p.m. ET
Virtual
Presentation
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November 30, 2022

Biology and Therapeutics Conference

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
See event schedule
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Presentation
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June 16, 2022

5th Annual LSX World Congress USA

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
3:30 p.m. ET
Boston, MA
Presentation
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June 8, 2022

2022 BIO International Convention

Date:
Time:
Location:
Media:
1:45 p.m. PT – 2:45 p.m. PT
San Diego, CA
Panel Discussion
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The ASCEND Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Research Study

The ASCEND clinical study is evaluating whether CVN424, an investigational drug, is safe and effective in improving the motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

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