Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (Nasdaq: MNMD), (the "Company" or "MindMed"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders, today announced that it will be added to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI), effective at market open on Monday, December 23, 2024.

“2024 has been a transformational year for MindMed. We’ve successfully executed many important milestones, including raising approximately $250 million through two equity financings, obtaining a newly issued patent covering MM120 orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) and extending intellectual property protection through 2041, expanding our pipeline to include MM120 ODT for major depressive disorder, and most recently, launching Voyage, our Phase 3 study of MM120 ODT in generalized anxiety disorder,” said Rob Barrow, Chief Executive Officer of MindMed. “We are in a pivotal phase in our growth and the addition to the NBI further validates our potential in delivering long-term value to shareholders as we progress our pipeline and aim to deliver transformational innovation for people living with brain health disorders.”

The NBI is designed to track the performance of a set of securities listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market^® (Nasdaq^®) that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The NBI is calculated under a modified capitalization-weighted methodology. Companies in the NBI must meet eligibility requirements, including minimum market capitalization, average daily trading volume, and seasoning as a public company, among other criteria. Nasdaq selects constituents once annually in December.

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About MindMed

MindMed is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel product candidates to treat brain health disorders. Our mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative product candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting neurotransmitter pathways that play key roles in brain health. MindMed trades on Nasdaq under the symbol MNMD.

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