Friday, November 21, 2025

Explainer: Anti Alzheimer’s, Dravet Syndrome, Epilepsy & Addiction Drugs – The Daily Dive

On today’s Daily Dive, Cassandra welcomes back Ian McDonald, CEO of Bright Minds Biosciences (CSE: DRUG). He shares the promising results of the company’s proprietary BMB-101 drug to treat a rare form of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome. The chief officer also talks about the firm’s plan to list on the Nasdaq, the common misconceptions on psychedelics, and the overall outlook of the biotech company in the medical space.

Bright Minds is focused on developing novel transformative treatments for neuropsychiatry disorders, epilepsy and pain. Bright Minds has a portfolio of next generation serotonin agonists designed to precisely target abnormalities in neurocircuitry that lead to dysfunctional behaviors. The company is developing targeted therapies with the potential to improve the treatment of mental health and neurological disorders through the use of serotonergic compounds leveraging its world class scientific and drug development expertise to bring forward the next generation of safe and efficacious drugs.


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