KetamineOne Capital Limited (“Ketamine One” or the
“Company”) (NEO: MEDI) (OTC: KONEF) (Frankfurt: MY0), a
company focused on consolidating medical clinics and becoming a
North American leader in mental health treatments, is pleased to
announce that it has established a Medical Advisory Board
(“
MAB”) to help guide the development of Ketamine
One’s mental health platform and other aspects of the Company.
Chaired by Ketamine One’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mark Kimmins,
the MAB’s appointed foundational members also include Dr. Ravi
Bains, Dr. Glen Brooks, Dr. Darren Cotterell, Dr. Dennis Filips and
Dr. Quang Henderson (the “
Medical Advisors”). The
Medical Advisors are thought leaders in the fields of psychiatry,
psychedelics innovative mental health treatments and veteran
affairs, and the Company expects to add other members to the MAB in
due course, as appropriate.
Dr. Ravi Bains earned a bachelor’s degree in
psychology prior to studying medicine in his home province at the
University of Manitoba. He completed a psychiatric residency at
Dalhousie University, where he went on to complete a fellowship in
Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. After graduating in
2006, Dr. Bains has practiced as an inpatient psychiatrist and a
psychotherapist. He has developed a passion for promoting
body/mind/spirit health, ‘deprescribing’ and working with trauma.
Acutely aware of the limits of conventional psychiatry, Ravi has
also developed a strong interest in the potential of psychedelic
medicines such as ketamine and psilocybin. He is currently CMO for
Wayfound Mental Health Group as well as ATMA Journey Centers.
Dr. Glen Brooks, MD, a board-certified
anesthesiologist and pioneer in his field, eight years ago
recognized the tremendous need for a treatment that could provide
rapid relief to those suffering from life threatening mood
disorders and central neuropathic pain. He is now the Founder and
Medical Director of NY Ketamine Infusions, one of the first
treatment centers dedicated exclusively to providing ketamine
therapy. Dr. Brooks treats patients with mental health conditions,
including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, post
traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and
chronic neuropathic pain. He has treated over 3,000 patients and
coordinates infusion treatments with each individual’s referring
psychiatrist or therapist. Dr. Brooks completed his training at
Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and taught at Yale
University School of Medicine.
Dr. Darren Cotterell is a geriatric psychiatrist
based in Chichester, England. He has obtained multiple psychiatric
credentials, including but not limited to an MRCPsych from the
United Kingdom in 2006 and a Specialist Certification in Psychiatry
form the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada in 2014.
Darren has held the role of Old Age Psychiatrist with Sussex
Partnership NHS Foundation Trust since September of 2020.
Previously, he held the role of Geriatric Psychiatrist with Island
Health of the Vancouver Island Health Authority, which began in
June of 2011. Prior to his time on Vancouver Island, Dr. Cotterell
held a similar role with Solent NHS Trust in Portsmouth, England
from July of 2010. Darren received his Master’s Degree (with
Distinction) in Clinical Neuroscience from the University of
Roehampton in 2010, subsequent to earning a Bachelor of Medicine,
Bachelor of Surgery – MBBS, Medicine from the University of the
Witwatersand in 1998.
Dr. Dennis Filips is the principal founder and
Chief Medical Officer of Innovative Trauma Care. Dr. Filips, a
trauma surgeon, retired from the Canadian Forces after 20 years of
service and completing tours in Afghanistan, Bosnia, and the Golan
Heights. He completed an Executive MBA program at the Telfer
School, University of Ottawa in May 2020. Dennis was an Assistant
Adjunct Professor at the National Defense University in Washington
DC where he taught Healthcare Industry Studies. He also worked as a
general/trauma surgeon in Edmonton and Toronto and as a course
director for Advanced Trauma Life Support and Tactical Medicine
courses for the military and tactical police units. Dr. Filips
completed a trauma fellowship at Sunnybrook & Women’s College
Health Sciences in Toronto, Ontario in 2002, his general surgery
residency at the University of Toronto in 2001 and medical school
at Queen’s University in 1991.
Dr. Quang Henderson is the Founder and Medical
Director of MindScape Ketamine & Infusion Therapy, PLLC. He is
a licensed Board-Certified Emergency Physician with over 20 years
of experience in utilizing ketamine. Dr. Henderson co-founded
Neighbors Emergency Centers and previously served on its Board and
as Medical Director for several of its facilities. He is passionate
about making intravenous ketamine a viable option to those
suffering with severe depression, bipolar depression, post
traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric disorders and chronic pain.
Quang attended Texas A&M University pursuing a degree in
Biochemistry. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree from The
University of Texas Medical Branch. Dr. Henderson completed his
Emergency Medicine Residency at UT Houston Health Science
Center/Hermann Hospital. He currently also holds the position of
Chairperson of Clinical Innovation Council for Ketamine One.
Management Commentary
“It is an honour and a privilege to lead
Ketamine One’s Medical Advisory Board and work alongside such an
esteemed group of leaders in their respective fields. I am excited
to both shape our discussions and learn from them, while ultimately
helping to apply the recommendations of our advisors to the Company
for the benefit of our patients” said Mark Kimmins, Chief Medical
Officer of Ketamine One.
“The establishment of the Medical Advisory Board
is an important step in Ketamine One’s strategic evolution and
toward its goal of becoming a leader in psychedelic-assisted mental
health treatments across the continent. We look forward to
continuing to build our leadership capabilities in psychedelics,
digital therapeutics and telemedicine,” added Adam Deffett, Interim
CEO of Ketamine One.
Options
As consideration for the Medical Advisors’
appointments, the Company has granted each an aggregate of 50,000
stock options to purchase up to 50,000 common shares of the
Company, for an aggregate amount of 250,000 stock options to
purchase up to 250,000 common shares of the Company, at a price of
$1.55 per common share for a period of five years from the date of
grant, pursuant to its stock option plan that was approved by
shareholders on Feb. 21, 2021. Fifty per cent of the options vest
six months from the date of grant, with the remaining fifty per
cent of the options vesting 12 months after the date of the grant.
Ketamine One has also granted a consultant 100,000 options to
purchase 100,000 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.40
per common share, subject to the same other terms as above. The
option grants are subject to acceptance by the NEO Exchange.
ABOUT KETAMINE ONE
KetamineOne Capital Limited (formerly Myconic
Capital Corp.) is a company focused on consolidating medical
clinics and becoming a North American leader in mental health
treatments. It is working to provide the critical infrastructure
needed to develop and deliver breakthrough mental health
treatments. Currently, Ketamine One has a network of 16 clinics
across North America, with plans to further consolidate the highly
fragmented industry. The recent addition of KGK Science Inc. as the
Company’s contract research division also places the company at the
forefront of premium clinical research based on its 23-year history
and extensive experience in pharmaceuticals, cannabis, and the
emerging psychedelic medicine industries. As a collective
enterprise, Ketamine One is dedicated to helping solve the growing
need for safe and accessible mental health therapy.
On behalf of:
KETAMINE ONE
"Adam Deffett"Adam Deffett, Interim CEO
For further information, please contact:
Nick Kuzyk, Investor RelationsTel:
1-844-PHONE-K1 (1-844-746-6351)Email: IR@ketamine.one Web:
www.ketamine.one Twitter: @KetamineOne
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