BiVictriX Therapeutics Plc announced it has been awarded a grant for £0.37 million from Innovate UK. The grant will facilitate accelerating the preclinical development of BiVictriX's second pipeline product, BVX002, a novel bispecific ADC targeting the treatment of ovarian cancer. In line with the Company's strategy to seek non-dilutive capital to progress R&D, the Innovate UK grant will enable BiVictriX to accelerate its efforts tofurther advance BVX002, including preclinical studies and preparation for the selection of a clinical lead candidate.

The funds will be used on R&D activities to enhance the value of BVX002 and BiVictriX's expertise in the solid tumour setting. The Innovate UK research and development project (funded for 18 months) will consist of two primary elements: selection of the optimal linker/payload and therapeutic format combination, followed by assessment of in vivo efficacy, selectivity and safety to move the best bispecific ADC molecules towards nomination of a clinical lead candidate for BVX002.