Mindset Pharma To Defend Against Lawsuit Filed By Reunion Neurosciences

TORONTO, March 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mindset Pharma Inc. (CSE: MSET) (FSE: 9DF) (OTCQB: MSSTF) (“Mindset” or the “Company”), a drug discovery company developing novel, optimized, next-generation psychedelic and non-psychedelic medications to treat neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders with unmet medical needs, today announced that the Company has been made aware that Reunion Neuroscience Inc. (“Reunion”) has filed a lawsuit against Mindset in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey asserting, among others, inventorship and co-ownership of one of Mindset’s patents, inequitable conduct, and breach of contract.

Mindset disagrees with and denies the allegations set forth from Reunion. The Company plans to vigorously defend itself against this lawsuit.

About Mindset Pharma Inc.
Mindset Pharma Inc. is a drug discovery and development company focused on creating optimized and patentable next-generation psychedelic and non-psychedelic medicines to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders with unmet medical needs. Mindset was established in order to develop next-generation pharmaceutical assets that leverage the breakthrough therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs. Mindset is developing several novel families of next-generation psychedelic compounds, as well as an innovative process and cost-effective to chemically synthesize psilocybin in addition to its own proprietary compounds. The company has a co-development agreement with the McQuade Center for Strategic Research and Development, a member of the Otsuka Pharmaceuticals family of companies, for its short-duration compounds, Mindset Families 2 & 4.

For further information on Mindset, please visit our website at www.mindsetpharma.com.

For more information, please contact:

Investor Contact:
Allison Soss
KCSA Strategic Communications
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 212-896-1267
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Media Contact:
McKenna Miller
KCSA Strategic Communications
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 949-606-6585

Company Contact:
James Lanthier, CEO
Email: [email protected]

Jason Atkinson, VP, Corporate Development
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 416-479-4094

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