LGD Holdings Ltd.

This blinded placebo-controlled study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK in healthy participants of a single- and multiple-doses (SAD and MAD) of a new investigational drug: NUV001

A total of 170 patients male or female who are carrying SS or Sbeta0 versions of the beta globin gene will be included in the study. The subjects will be assigned with 1:1:1 ratio of either NUV001 Immediate release IR or NUV001 Gastro resistant GR or Placebo. The treatment duration of the study will be 90 days which has in total 5 visits. The primary end point of this study is to check the safety and tolerance of the orally administered nutraceutical supplement. This endpoint will be checked by assessing the Adverse events, Vital signs of the subject and the Change in hematological parameters from Baseline to Final visit.

This is a pilot study of daily dosing of NUV001 as a dietary supplement in 12 sickle cell disease patients with 3 months of follow-up plus 1 month after supplementation.The present study is designed to evaluate, first, the safety and tolerability parameters as well as to measure the plasma and urinary residues of daily oral doses of NUV001. Secondly, the study will evaluate the impact of NUV001 on biological parameters and quality of life of patients.