Tenth Patient With Depression Starts Dosing MB22001 in Take Home Microdosing Trials

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / October 5, 2023 / MindBio Therapeutics Corp. (CSE:MBIO);(Frankfurt:WF6), (the "Company" or "MindBio"), is pleased to announce that the first ten clinical trial participants (out of a total of 20 anticipated participants) with depression have started take home dosing of MB22001 in the Company's Phase 2a clinical trial.

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MindBio's LSD-Microdosing clinical trials have obtained regulatory approvals for take-home use of MB22001, the Company's proprietary LSD- microdosing treatment for depression. At-home use is crucial for testing and modeling the safety and efficacy of psychedelics within the community. In a world first, these clinical trials have already proven safety and positive mood responses in healthy individuals in a Phase 1 trial completed last year.

Chief Executive Officer of MindBio Justin Hanka, said "By using microdosing, we are creating a unique treatment model that is globally scalable, accessible, and affordable, aiming to address the existing challenges in mental health care. MindBio is amassing the world's largest repository of biometric, physiological and psychometric data from Microdosing randomised controlled clinical trials in a big data play for the Company. We are leading the world in LSD-Microdosing and look forward to providing the next update to shareholders soon."

MindBio would also like to announce that Blackhawk Growth Corp has agreed to novate its loan (as detailed in the listing filings) (the "MindBio Loan") to Riverfort Global Opportunities PPC LTD. The MindBio Loan has been amended in consideration of this novation so that it becomes payable in quarterly instalments (being 12.5% of the MindBio Loan) on 30 March 2024 and repeated every 3 months (being June 2024, September 2024 and December 2024) up to 50% of the value of the MindBio Loan. The remaining 50% of the MindBio Loan is due on 30 March 2025. If MindBio elects to prepay RiverFort CDN$100,000 of the MindBio Loan by 28 February 2024 and issues to RiverFort $35,000 in common stock (calculated at the closing price the day prior to the relevant prepayment) as an extension fee, the MindBio Loan repayment schedule is revised to be quarterly instalments (being 8.33% of the MindBio Loan) on 30 June 2024 and repeated every 3 months (September 2024, December 2024, March 2025, June 2025 and September 2025). The final balance of the MindBio Loan being due in December 2025. This restructure of the repayment schedule by the novation of the MindBio Loan enables MindBio to extend its capital runway to support further investment into the existing business.