Clinical DevelopmentVentyx plans to initiate a 28-day Phase 2a study with VTX3232 in early Parkinson’s disease, as well as a separate 12-week Phase 2a study in patients with obesity and additional cardiovascular and cardiometabolic risk factors.
Financial StabilityVentyx exited the second quarter with $279.7M cash and cash equivalents, which management estimates will be sufficient to fund operations into 2H26.
Strategic InvestmentVentyx announced a $27M strategic investment from Sanofi at a converted price of $3.82/share (+66% premium to yesterday's close) in exchange for an exclusive right of first negotiation for certain program rights related to Ventyx's CNS-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitor, VTX3232.