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Thursday, March 17 2022 - 04:57
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Terran Biosciences announces licensing deal with Columbia University for exclusive worldwide rights to proprietary CNS biomarker software platform
NEW YORK, March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Terran Biosciences, Inc. ("Terran"), a biotech platform company dedicated to 
the development of transformational therapeutics and technologies for 
neurological and psychiatric diseases, has entered into an agreement with 
Columbia University ("Columbia") and the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene 
("RFMH"), to obtain worldwide exclusive rights to develop and commercialize 
Columbia's proprietary CNS biomarker software platform and patent portfolio. 

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The foundational algorithms were initially developed by a team of Columbia 
physicians, neuroscientists, and software engineers, led by Guillermo Horga, 
MD, PhD, and Clifford Cassidy, PhD. This novel technology has already 
demonstrated promising clinical applications in several studies across a number 
of indications including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's 
disease, major depression, drug addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder 
(PTSD).

On the back of this data, Terran is further developing the algorithms by 
incorporating them into Terran's cloud-based software as a medical device 
(SaMD) platform. Terran is also sponsoring additional clinical research studies 
at RFMH and Columbia, and is expanding the dataset, indications of interest, 
and patent portfolio. Terran aims to bring forward this platform to help enable 
non-invasive and cost-effective solutions for patients suffering from 
neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Dr. Sam Clark, Terran's CEO, commented "The team at Columbia and RFMH has done 
an incredible amount of work in building out this software platform to help 
solve very difficult questions around the identification and measurement of key 
brain biomarkers in neuropsychiatry. We are looking forward to continuing this 
research collaboration to further this work and broaden the access to this 
powerful technology." 

Dr. Guillermo Horga, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Columbia 
University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, stated, "We are excited 
to continue the collaboration with the Terran team to push this work even 
further and explore its capabilities across a number of different disease 
states and applications."

About Terran Biosciences, Inc. 

Terran is a biotech platform company developing a portfolio of therapeutics and 
technologies for patients with neurological and psychiatric diseases. Backed by 
a number of life-science and tech investors, Terran has built a CNS-focused, 
tech-enabled drug development platform, and is rapidly advancing of number of 
late-stage assets, which include novel psychedelic-based therapeutics.

Terran Contact
Investor Relations:
ir@terranbiosciences.com

Media:
info@terranbiosciences.com

SOURCE  Terran Biosciences, Inc.
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