COMPASS Pathways Establishes Centre of Excellence with Sheppard Pratt to Accelerate Research and Improve Patient Experience in Mental Health Care
January 08, 2021 at 05:30 pm IST
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COMPASS Pathways plc announced that it is establishing its first Centre of Excellence in collaboration with The Sheppard Pratt Institute for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The Centre of Excellence will model the “clinic of the future”, showcasing the best thinking in science, therapy, technology, and design. Working as a research facility and innovation lab, it will generate evidence to shape therapy models in mental health care, train and certify therapists, conduct clinical trials including proof-of-concept studies, and prototype digital solutions to improve patient experience. The first wave of research will focus on COMPASS’s investigational COMP360 psilocybin therapy, which comprises administration of COMP360 psilocybin with psychological support from specially trained therapists. Sheppard Pratt is one of the world’s leading research institutes in mental health and one of the top psychiatric hospitals in the United States. It is a leader in clinical service delivery, supporting more than 70,000 patients annually in its local community, as well as across 42 states and 19 countries. The Centre of Excellence will be led by Scott Aaronson MD, Director of Clinical Research at Sheppard Pratt, a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a fellow of the American College of Psychiatrists. The Centre of Excellence will be built on the Sheppard Pratt Towson campus and will include at least four psychedelic therapy rooms, as well as facilities for research and training. In addition to a capital investment to support the design and building work, COMPASS will fund research studies into psilocybin therapy and other therapies, led by Dr. Aaronson.
Compass Pathways plc is a United Kingdom-based biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health. The Company is engaged in the development of psilocybin treatment, in which its investigational COMP360 psilocybin is administered in conjunction with psychological support, COMP360 psilocybin treatment. COMP360 is its proprietary psilocybin formulation that includes its pharmaceutical-grade polymorphic crystalline psilocybin, optimized for stability and purity. The Companyâs initial focus is on treatment-resistant depression (TRD), comprising patients who are inadequately served by the current treatment paradigm. It commenced its Phase III program evaluating its COMP360 psilocybin treatment in TRD. In addition, the Company has ongoing Phase II trials in PTSD and anorexia nervosa. It also provides support to research institutions conducting investigator-initiated studies with COMP360 psilocybin in areas of serious unmet need.