What’s in the hopper then?17 Jun 2025 17:49
The Company's current focus is on Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), which affects more than 40 million people across the US, UK, and EU4, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), impacting over 13million adults in the US and approximately 20 million across the same regions.Solvonis has three core R&D programmes and a proprietary library of preclinical drug candidates:
1. SVNS-001: A novel investigational combination therapy for the treatment of severe AUD, currently in Phase 3 clinical development. In a prior Phase 2 study, participants in the active treatment arm achieved 86% abstinence from alcohol in the six months post-treatment, compared to just 2% pre-trial.
A market analysis commissioned by Solvonis and conducted by PharmaVentures indicates that comparable late-stage UK/EU-focused assets in the substance use disorder space typically achieve total deal values of ~£60 million in upfront and milestone payments, in addition to royalties on net sales if successfully out licensed.
2. SVNS-002: A proprietary, investigational, patent-pending sublingual/buccal esketamine formulation for use in combination with manualised therapy in treating moderate to severe AUD. This programme is in Phase 2b planning in the US and is expected to follow the FDA's 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway.
PharmaVentures estimates that, following successful Phase 2b completion, comparable mid-stage assets typically achieve total deal values of ~£150 million, plus future royalties if out licensed.
3. SVNS-SDN-14: A novel series of serotonin, dopamine, and noradrenaline receptor modulators, currently at preclinical stage, being developed to promote pro-social behavior and improve upon the safety profile of existing investigational PTSD treatments.
SVN-SDN-014 translational development plan. This latest phase involved the synthesis of a focused set of compounds for subsequent preclinical characterisation, including pharmacological and toxicological profiling.
The remaining stages for the programme are as follows:
1. In-vitro screening for SERT, DAT and NET re-absorption inhibition
2. In-vitro screening for SERT, DAT and NET release - expected to complete by the end of July 2025
3. Pre-clinical animal testing
4. Lead candidate selection - expected by the end of Q3 2025
4. Initiation of artificial intelligence supported CNS drug discovery programme
Solvonis Therapeutics plc (LSE: SVNS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for addiction and mental health disorders, is pleased to announce the initiation of an artificial intelligence ("AI") supported drug discovery programme focused on its proprietary central nervous system ("CNS") compound library.
The library, acquired through the Company's recent acquisition of Awakn Life Sciences Corp. ("Awakn"), includes multiple patent-pending chemical series developed through a completed hit-to-lead programme. This body of work incorporated in silico design, in vitroscreening