Verve Therapeutics, Inc. Stock Price, News & Analysis

Verve Therapeutics (VERV), a clinical-stage company focused on genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease, has announced its participation in two major investor conferences in June 2025. The company's management will engage in fireside chats at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference on June 4 at 9:20 a.m. ET in New York, and the Goldman Sachs 46th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 9 at 11:20 a.m. ET in Miami. Both events will be available via webcast on the company's website and archived for 30 days.

Verve Therapeutics (VERV), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease, has granted equity awards to seven new employees under its 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan. The grants include:

- Stock options for 134,860 shares at $5.67 per share, vesting over 4 years with 25% after year one and monthly thereafter

- 65,398 restricted stock units (RSUs) vesting equally over three years starting July 1, 2025

These grants were made as employment inducements in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

Verve Therapeutics has announced positive initial data from the Heart-2 Phase 1b clinical trial of VERVE-102, a single-dose base editing treatment targeting PCSK9 for cardiovascular disease. The trial included 14 participants with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and/or premature coronary artery disease (CAD).

Key findings across three dose cohorts (0.3, 0.45, and 0.6 mg/kg) showed:

• Mean LDL-C reduction of 53% and maximum reduction of 69% in the 0.6 mg/kg cohort
• Dose-dependent decreases in blood PCSK9 protein levels
• No treatment-related serious adverse events
• No clinically significant changes in ALT or platelets

The company plans to announce final dose escalation data in H2 2025, initiate Phase 2 trials, and receive Eli Lilly's decision on their PCSK9 program opt-in. Current funding is expected to last until mid-2027.

Verve Therapeutics has received FDA Fast Track designation for VERVE-102, an investigational base editing medicine targeting PCSK9 for treating hyperlipidemia patients with high cardiovascular risk. VERVE-102 is designed as a single-course treatment to permanently deactivate the PCSK9 gene in the liver and reduce LDL-C levels.

The treatment is currently in Phase 1b Heart-2 clinical trial, evaluating safety and tolerability in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and/or premature coronary artery disease (CAD). The company plans to announce initial safety and efficacy data from the first three dose cohorts (0.3, 0.45, and 0.6 mg/kg) in Q2 2025.

The Fast Track status may enable more frequent FDA communications and potential Priority Review. Verve plans to report final dose escalation data, deliver the opt-in package to Eli Lilly, and begin Phase 2 trials in H2 2025.

Verve Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cardiovascular genetic medicine company, has announced new equity awards granted to three employees on March 31, 2025. The inducement grants, made under the company's 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, include:

• Stock options to purchase 50,700 shares at $4.57 per share (closing price on grant date)
• 17,800 restricted stock units (RSUs)

The stock options have a 10-year term with a four-year vesting schedule: 25% vesting after one year, followed by monthly installments over three years. The RSUs will vest equally over three years, starting April 1, 2025. Both grants require continued employment for vesting.

Verve Therapeutics has received FDA clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for VERVE-102, a novel gene editing medicine targeting cardiovascular disease. The treatment is designed as a single-course therapy to inactivate the PCSK9 gene in the liver, aiming to permanently lower blood LDL cholesterol levels.

The ongoing Heart-2 Phase 1b clinical trial has shown promising interim results across three dose cohorts (0.3 mg/kg, 0.45 mg/kg, and 0.6 mg/kg), with no treatment-related serious adverse events reported as of January 10, 2025. The company plans to announce initial safety and efficacy data in Q2 2025, with final dose escalation data expected in H2 2025.

The treatment targets patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and/or premature coronary artery disease (CAD). Verve will begin activating U.S. trial sites and plans to deliver an opt-in data package to Eli Lilly while initiating Phase 2 clinical trials in the second half of 2025.

Verve Therapeutics, a clinical-stage cardiovascular genetic medicine company, has granted equity awards to four new employees on February 28, 2025. The compensation package includes:

• 14,300 stock options with an exercise price of $6.33 per share (matching closing price)
• 20,100 restricted stock units (RSUs)

The stock options have a 10-year term with a 4-year vesting schedule: 25% vests after one year, with remaining shares vesting monthly over three years. RSUs will vest equally over three years starting April 1, 2025. These grants were made under the company's 2024 Inducement Stock Incentive Plan, complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).