Received $20.0 million in February 2026 from Newsoara under an amended licensing agreement
Expect to complete enrollment in the CATT1 Phase 3 trial in the third quarter of 2026
Strengthened balance sheet provides funding runway well past the anticipated CATT1 Phase 3 topline readout
HIGH POINT, N.C., March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- vTv Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTVT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of cadisegliatin, a novel, potential first-in-class oral adjunctive therapy to insulin being investigated for the treatment of type 1 diabetes ("T1D"), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, and provided an update on recent corporate developments.
“In 2025, vTv delivered meaningful clinical and corporate progress that positions us for a highly productive 2026,” said Paul Sekhri, Chairman, President and CEO of vTv Therapeutics. “During the course of the year, we initiated patient dosing in the Phase 3 CATT1 trial evaluating cadisegliatin as an adjunct to insulin for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, strengthened our balance sheet with an $80.0 million financing with leading healthcare investors, and continued to expand our intellectual property estate supporting cadisegliatin. In early 2026, we secured an additional $20.0 million in non-dilutive funding.”
“Looking ahead, 2026 remains an important year for vTv as we advance the CATT1 Phase 3 trial. Following study start-up, while patient enrollment progressed more slowly than initially anticipated, we expanded the number of participating sites, and increased physician and patient engagement efforts, resulting in a significant acceleration in enrollment momentum. Based on current trends, we expect to complete enrollment in the third quarter of 2026. Cadisegliatin continues to show promise as a meaningful oral adjunctive therapy for people living with type 1 diabetes, and we look forward to completing the trial and bringing this important potential therapy to market.”
Recent Company Highlights
- Amended Licensing Agreement with Newsoara Biopharma Inc., Resulting in $20.0 million Upfront Milestone Payment to vTv. In February 2026, the Company announced it expanded its license agreement with Newsoara to include global rights to the Company’s highly selective PDE4 inhibitor, HPP737. Pursuant to the amended license agreement, Newsoara obtained an exclusive, worldwide license to develop and commercialize Company’s PDE4 inhibitor, HPP737, in exchange for vTv receiving an upfront payment of $20.0 million, as well as the potential to receive future development milestones of up to approximately $50.0 million, sales milestones of up to $65.0 million, and tiered royalties based on sales.
- Submission of Phase 2 Clinical Study Protocol for Cadisegliatin in Type 2 Diabetes to the United Arab Emirates Department of Health. In December 2025, vTv and M42’s Insights Research Organization & Solutions (IROS) announced that a Phase 2 clinical study protocol was submitted to the Department of Health (DOH) Abu Dhabi. The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of cadisegliatin, a potential first-in-class oral adjunctive therapy to insulin, in people living with type 2 diabetes.
- New Appointments to its Scientific Advisory Board. In October 2025, the Company announced the appointment of Alfonso Galderisi, MD, PhD, Mark Evans, MD, Chantal Mathieu, MD, PhD, and Klara Klein, MD, PhD, to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB, composed of internationally recognized leaders in endocrinology, diabetes research, clinical trial design, and regulatory science, will continue providing strategic guidance on the development of cadisegliatin, which is currently being investigated in Phase 3 clinical trials as an oral adjunctive therapy to insulin for the treatment of T1D.
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
- Cash Position: The Company’s cash position as of December 31, 2025, was $88.9 million compared to $36.7 million as of December 31, 2024. This increase is largely due to proceeds from the private placement financing as announced on September 2, 2025.
- Research & Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $3.9 million and $2.2 million in each of the three months ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The increase is attributable to (i) higher spending on cadisegliatin of $3.6 million, due to increases in clinical studies, partially offset by (ii) a decrease in indirect costs of $0.4 million, and (iii) a decrease of $1.5 million in other projects primarily related to the write off of an aged accrual.
- General & Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $4.0 million and $2.7 million for each of the three months ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The increase of $1.3 million was primarily due to (i) an increase in payroll expense of $0.3 million, (ii) an increase in legal expense of $0.3 million, (iii) an increase in share-based expense of $0.1 million, and (iv) an increase in other operating costs of $0.6 million.
- Interest Income: Interest income for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 of $0.9 million and $0.4 million, respectively, is related to interest and dividend income from our money market account.
- Other (Expense) Income, net: Other expense of $0.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was driven by losses related to the change in the fair value of the outstanding warrants to purchase our Class A common stock. Other income for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was immaterial.
- Net Loss: Net loss attributable to vTv shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2025, was $7.1 million or $0.58 per basic share. Net loss attributable to vTv shareholders for the comparable period a year ago was $3.6 million or $0.55 per basic share.
Full Year 2025 Financial Results
- Research & Development (R&D) Expenses: R&D expenses were $17.9 million and $11.5 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The increase is attributable to (i) higher spending on cadisegliatin of $5.4 million, due to increases in clinical studies, (ii) an increase in indirect costs of $2.6 million primarily due to increases in payroll and bonus costs and a $1.0 million Novo license milestone payment, partially offset by (iii) a decrease of $1.7 million in other projects primarily related to the write off of an aged accrual.
- General & Administrative (G&A) Expenses: G&A expenses were $14.9 million and $13.7 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The increase of $1.3 million was due to (i) an increase in share-based expense of $0.6 million, (ii) an increase in payroll costs of $0.4 million, (iii) an increase in legal expenses of $0.2 million, and (iv) an increase in other operating costs of $0.1 million.
- Interest Income: Interest income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 of $1.9 million and $1.6 million, respectively, is related to interest and dividend income from our money market account.
- Other (Expense) Income, net: Other expense of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 was driven by losses related to the change in the fair value of the outstanding warrants to purchase our Class A common stock. Other income for the year ended December 31, 2024 was immaterial.
- Net Loss: Net loss attributable to vTv shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $27.0 million or $3.20 per basic share. Net loss attributable to vTv shareholders for the comparable period a year ago was $18.5 million or $3.20 per basic share.
| vTv Therapeutics Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) | ||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 88,932 | $ | 36,746 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 743 | 1,192 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 218 | 175 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 89,893 | 38,113 | ||||||
| Other assets | 6 | 153 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 89,899 | $ | 38,266 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 6,557 | $ | 5,027 | ||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | — | 169 | ||||||
| Warrant liability, related party | 84 | — | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,641 | 5,196 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities, net of current portion | 18,669 | 18,669 | ||||||
| Warrant liability, related party | — | 57 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 152 | 43 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 25,462 | 23,965 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Class A Common Stock | 39 | 26 | ||||||
| Class B Common Stock | — | 6 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 391,090 | 311,885 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (326,692 | ) | (299,718 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity attributable to vTv Therapeutics Inc. | 64,437 | 12,199 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | — | 2,102 | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 64,437 | 14,301 | ||||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity | $ | 89,899 | $ | 38,266 | ||||
| vTv Therapeutics Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended December 31, | For the Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | — | $ | 17 | $ | — | $ | 1,017 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 3,908 | 2,234 | 17,861 | 11,546 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 3,977 | 2,675 | 14,947 | 13,651 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 7,885 | 4,909 | 32,808 | 25,197 | ||||||||||||
| Operating loss | (7,885 | ) | (4,892 | ) | (32,808 | ) | (24,180 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 865 | 429 | 1,870 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (1 | ) | — | (6 | ) | — | ||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (117 | ) | 26 | (136 | ) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (7,138 | ) | (4,437 | ) | (31,080 | ) | (22,605 | ) | ||||||||
| Income tax provision | — | — | — | 100 | ||||||||||||
| Net loss before noncontrolling interest | (7,138 | ) | (4,437 | ) | (31,080 | ) | (22,705 | ) | ||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest | — | (803 | ) | (4,106 | ) | (4,243 | ) | |||||||||
| Net loss attributable to vTv Therapeutics Inc. | $ | (7,138 | ) | $ | (3,634 | ) | $ | (26,974 | ) | $ | (18,462 | ) | ||||
| Net loss attributable to vTv Therapeutics Inc. common shareholders | $ | (7,138 | ) | $ | (3,634 | ) | $ | (26,974 | ) | $ | (18,462 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share of vTv Therapeutics Inc. Class A common stock, basic and diluted | $ | (0.58 | ) | $ | (0.55 | ) | $ | (3.20 | ) | $ | (3.20 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average number of vTv Therapeutics Inc. Class A common stock, basic and diluted | 12,408,696 | 6,582,844 | 8,423,632 | 5,771,052 | ||||||||||||
About Cadisegliatin
Cadisegliatin (TTP399) is a novel, oral small molecule, liver-selective glucokinase activator being investigated in the US as a potential first-in-class oral adjunctive treatment for type 1 diabetes (T1D). In non-clinical studies, cadisegliatin, acting selectively on the liver, increased the activity of glucokinase independently from insulin which supports clinical investigation of improvement in glycemic control through hepatic glucose uptake and glycogen storage. Cadisegliatin has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Cadisegliatin is under investigation, and the safety and efficacy have not been established. There is no guarantee that this product will receive health authority approval or become commercially available for the use being investigated.
About vTv Therapeutics
vTv Therapeutics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing oral, small molecule drug candidates intended to help treat people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases. vTv’s clinical pipeline is led by cadisegliatin, currently in a US Phase 3 trial, a potential first-in-class oral glucokinase activator being investigated for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. vTv and its development partners are investigating multiple molecules across different indications for chronic diseases. Learn more at vtvtherapeutics.com or follow the company on LinkedIn or X.
Forward-Looking Statement
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