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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): September 22, 2025
Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-41264 (Commission File Number) |
86-2405608 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Bridge Plaza Suite 275
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(201) 614-3150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Exchange Name |
| Common Stock | NVCT | Nasdaq Capital Market |
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act. |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act. |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2b under the Exchange Act. |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act. |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 22, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Juan Sanchez, MD, to the Board. Dr. Sanchez will serve as a director until his term expires at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, at which time he will stand for election by the Company’s stockholders.
Dr. Sanchez has (i) no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to as a director, and (ii) no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.
Dr. Sanchez has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
The Company announced Dr. Sanchez’s appointment via press release on September 25, 2025. A copy of the press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Nuvectis Pharma, Inc., dated September 25, 2025. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: September 25, 2025 | ||
| By: | /s/ Ron Bentsur | |
| Ron Bentsur | ||
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | ||
Exhibit 99.1
Nuvectis Pharma Appoints Biotech Executive Juan Sanchez, MD, to the Board of Directors
Fort Lee, NJ – September 25, 2025 –– Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVCT), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology, today announced the appointment of Juan Sanchez, MD, to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Sanchez is a seasoned biotech executive with expertise in industry, capital markets and medicine, having most recently served as Vice President of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations at Intra-Cellular Therapies, acquired by Johnson & Johnson in April 2025 for $14.6 billion.
Ron Bentsur, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nuvectis, commented, “We are excited to welcome Dr. Juan Sanchez to the Nuvectis Board of Directors. As we enter the next stage of growth, with the start of the Phase 1b program for NXP900, we believe Juan brings a wealth of industry and strategic expertise and experience that will bring significant value to Nuvectis and contribute to the potentially bright future that we envision for the Company.”
Dr. Sanchez noted, “I am pleased to join the Nuvectis Board at this pivotal time for the Company. The Company’s innovative approach to developing NXP900 for the potential use in advanced and treatment-resistant cancers, and the prospect of working with the seasoned management team and Board members, made the opportunity to join the Board compelling.”
Dr. Sanchez brings 30+ years of multifaceted experience that uniquely integrates key healthcare perspectives including direct patient care as a medical doctor, research analysis on Wall Street followed by serving as a leading executive at a prominent biopharmaceutical company, Intra-Cellular Therapies. Dr. Sanchez joined Intra-Cellular Therapies in 2014 and his tenure spanned the successful clinical development and commercialization of CAPLYTAÒ (lumateperone), culminating in the company’s acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in April 2025 for $14.6 billion. Prior to that, Dr. Sanchez was a managing director of healthcare equity research at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. and Punk, Ziegel & Co. Dr. Sanchez holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Columbia University in New York, an MBA from the University of Los Andes in Columbia and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Pontifical Xavierian University in Bogota, Columbia. Dr. Sanchez practiced medicine for 5 years in Colombia.
About Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.
Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative precision medicines for the treatment of serious conditions of unmet medical need in oncology. The Company’s lead program, NXP900, is an oral small molecule inhibitor of the SRC Family of Kinases (SFK), including SRC and YES1. Its unique mechanism of action enables inhibition of both the catalytic and scaffolding functions of the SRC kinase, providing comprehensive shutdown of the signaling pathway. NXP900 has completed a Phase 1a dose escalation study and is being evaluated in a Phase 1b program. The Company is also considering next steps for NXP800, an oral small molecule GCN2 activator that has demonstrated anti-cancer activity in recurrent, platinum-resistant, ARID1a-mutated ovarian cancer. For additional information about Nuvectis Pharma please visit: https://nuvectis.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, which are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate”, "believe”, "contemplate”, "could”, "estimate”, "expect”, "intend”, "seek”, "may”, "might”, "plan”, "potential”, "predict”, "project”, "target”, "aim”, "should”, "will”, "would”, or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on Nuvectis Pharma, Inc.'s current expectations and interpretations of data and information available, including but not limited to the expected impact of the new Board appointment, preclinical and clinical safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy data generated to date for NXP900 and the timing and data expectations for the NXP900 Phase 1b study and estimates and projections regarding our financial condition. The outcomes of the events described in these forward-looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks, assumptions, market and other conditions, and other factors that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. These and other risks and uncertainties may also be subject to market and other conditions and described more fully in the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Q2 2025 Form 10-Q and our other public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). However, these risks are not exhaustive and new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release or other filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as may be required by law, and we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Company Contact
Ron Bentsur
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
rbentsur@nuvectis.com
Media Relations Contact
Kevin Gardner
LifeSci Advisors
kgardner@lifesciadvisors.com