Ovid Therapeutics Expands Scientific Advisory Board with Appointments of Leading Neurologists, Neuroscientists and Epileptologists

NEW YORK, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by rare epilepsies and brain conditions, announced it has significantly expanded its SAB with the appointment of renowned neurologists, neuroscientists, and epileptologists. The new SAB members were appointed to advise Ovid on the potential application of its unique pipeline programs and mechanisms of action to broader areas of neurology in which they may offer therapeutic promise. Specifically, advancements over the last year in Ovid’s Rho associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase 2 (ROCK2) inhibitor and potassium chloride co-transporter 2 (KCC2) direct activator libraries suggest that these mechanisms may have a fundamental role in modifying intractable disorders of the brain, including conditions caused by hyperexcitability, neurovascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation.