Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 17, 2005

 


 

MEDICINOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   000-51133   33-0927979

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4350 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 950

San Diego, CA 92122

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 373-1500

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On June 17, 2005, MediciNova, Inc. announced in a press release the initiation of a second Phase I study with MN-029 in patients with solid tumors. MN-029 is a vascular targeting agent, or VTA, that in pre-clinical studies demonstrated greater potency with possibly less cardiovascular and central nervous system toxicity than first generation VTAs.

 

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety is the press release issued by MediciNova on June 17, 2005.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

 

Description


99.1   Press Release issued June 17, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: June 17, 2005.

 

MEDICINOVA, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Takashi Kiyoizumi


   

Takashi Kiyoizumi, M.D., Ph.D.

   

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description


99.1   Press Release issued June 17, 2005.

 

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