COMPASS Pathways expands its Discovery Center through new collaborations with world-leading scientists - Seite 2

Jason Wallach PhD, who is leading the work at the Discovery Center, is a leading chemist and pharmacologist who studies a broad range of psychoactive compounds, including psychedelic and dissociative drugs. He said, “Psilocybin and other psychedelic compounds have shown promise for helping people suffering with mental health challenges, such as treatment-resistant depression. The Discovery Center is investigating whether similar compounds could have superior properties to psilocybin. We are looking for the next generation of compounds that might make a difference to patients. I’m honoured to be collaborating with Dr Halberstadt and Dr McCorvy, who bring increased breadth and depth of expertise to our research.”  

Lars Wilde, Chief Business Officer and Co-founder, COMPASS Pathways, said, “This is a really exciting collaboration with three of the world’s most eminent scientists in psychedelic research. The Discovery Center will focus on preclinical research of novel psychedelic compounds addressing significant unmet need in a number of mental health indications. We believe that this will enable us to build a broad portfolio that will ultimately help patients and bring us closer to our vision of a world of mental wellbeing.”

About COMPASS Pathways

COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. Our focus is on improving the lives of those who are suffering with mental health challenges and who are not helped by current treatments. We are pioneering the development of a new model of psilocybin therapy, in which our proprietary formulation of synthetic psilocybin, COMP360, is administered in conjunction with psychological support. COMP360 has been designated a Breakthrough Therapy by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and we are currently conducting a phase IIb clinical trial of psilocybin therapy for TRD in 22 sites across Europe and North America. We are headquartered in London, UK, with offices in New York, US. Our vision is a world of mental wellbeing. www.compasspathways.com