MediciNova

MNOV

Market cap $64.5M

LA JOLLA, Calif., July 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that the target enrollment of 200 patients has been achieved in the SEANOBI-ALS study (Scalable Expanded Access with Analysis of Neurofilament and Other Biomarkers in ALS ; NCT 06743776) evaluating MN‑166 (ibudilast) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today provides shareholders a corporate update in the following Letter to Stockholders from CEO Yuichi Iwaki, M.D.

LA JOLLA, Calif., June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a pending patent application that covers the use of ibudilast (MN-166) in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, specifically an anti-PD-1 antibody, for the treatment of glioblastoma.

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced the completion of last patient last visit (LPLV) in its Phase 2 clinical trial, MN-001-NATG-202, evaluating MN-001 (tipelukast) for the treatment of hypertriglyceridemia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

LA JOLLA, Calif., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that a study conducted by researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) has identified macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)–mediated reprogramming of CD74‑positive microglia and macrophages as a central vulnerability in brain metastasis. The research, recently published in the peer‑reviewed journal “Cancer Research” (March 2026), demonstrates pharmacological modulation of this pathway using the brain‑penetrant small molecule ibudilast.

LA JOLLA, Calif., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875) (the “Company”), announces that Yuichi Iwaki, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO, and David H. Crean, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer will participate at the 38th Annual ROTH Conference. The conference is being held on March 22 – 24, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA.

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced that as of the end of January 2026, 12 sites in the US are activated and 100 patients have been enrolled in the SEANOBI study (Scalable Expanded Access with Analysis of Neurofilament and Other Biomarkers in ALS; NCT 06743776) representing 50% of the planned 200-enrollment, evaluating MN‑166 (ibudilast) in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875) provides shareholders a corporate update in the following Letter to Stockholders from CEO Yuichi Iwaki, M.D.

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ:MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced the successful completion of patient enrollment in the randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial, the OXTOX study (Oxaliplatin Neurotoxicity study in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer). This study, an investigator-initiated clinical trial led by Dr. Janette Vardy and Dr. Haryana Dhillon, is evaluating MN-166 (ibudilast) for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. A total of 100 patients have been randomized across two treatment arms at 11 clinical sites in Australia. Patient recruitment is now officially closed.

LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ: MNOV) and the Standard Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Code: 4875), today announced an update and the patients' basic characteristics data from its Phase 2b/3 clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), known as the COMBAT-ALS study. These results were presented at the 36th International Symposium on ALS/MND, held December 5–7, 2025, in San Diego, California, USA.