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Abliva - New strategic investor on board and CMD

The rights issue announced on 19 February 2020 is now complete with 90% of the total amount of offered shares subscribed raising a total SEK67m. A positive surprise was the announcement that Nordic life sciences investor Hadean Ventures also decided to invest via a direct private placement of SEK20m. This brings the total amount of new funds to SEK87m gross, which will primarily fund the development of the two core assets for primary mitochondrial diseases (PMD): KL1333, a small molecule NAD+ modulator, and NV354, a succinate prodrug. The most significant share price catalyst in the near term is the KL1333 Phase Ia/b results from the final part of the study, which should start enrolling PMD patients in H220. Our valuation is SEK1.76bn or SEK5.93 per share.
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Abliva AB

NeuroVive Pharmaceutical is engaged in the conducting research and development into pharmaceuticals that protect the mitochondria and pharmaceuticals to promote more effective mitochondrial function. The drug development technology platform is cyclosporine A, versions of cyclosporine, and molecules with a similar structure, which together, constitute a new class of pharmaceutical called cyclophilin inhibitors. The project portfolio also includes drug candidates for cellular energy regulation.

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Sean Conroy

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