Quantum Biopharma Announces Signing of an Agreement with a Global Pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization to Prepare an IND (Investigational New Drug) Application Package for Lucid-21-302 (Lucid-MS), A First-In-Class Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

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[{"type":"text","content":"Quantum Biopharma Announces Signing of an Agreement with a Global Pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization to Prepare an IND (Investigational New Drug) Application Package for Lucid-21-302 (Lucid-MS), A First-In-Class Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis\n\n\n\n TORONTO, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum BioPharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: QNTM) (CSE: QNTM) (FRA: 0K91) (“\n \n Quantum BioPharma\n \n ” or the “\n \n Company\n \n ”), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions, today announces that it has signed an agreement with a global pharmaceutical contract research organization to prepare an IND (Investigational New Drug) application package for Lucid-21-302 (Lucid-MS) with the US FDA. A successful IND application will allow Quantum Biopharma to move forward with a Phase 2 trial of Lucid-21-302 in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).\n \n\n Lucid-21-302 is a first-in-class, non-immunomodulatory, neuroprotective compound with a unique mechanism of action for the treatment of MS. It is a patented New Chemical Entity (NCE) that has been shown in preclinical models to prevent demyelination, a known cause of MS and other neurogenerative diseases characterized by damage to the myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers.\n \n\n “We are pleased to announce that we have signed this agreement to prepare the IND application package, which we hope to submit to the FDA in Q4 2025. This agreement takes us a step closer to initiating the phase 2 trial of Lucid-21-302, a first-in-class treatment for MS,” said Zeeshan Saeed, CEO of Quantum BioPharma.\n \n\n\n About Quantum BioPharma Ltd.\n \n\n\n Quantum BioPharma (NASDAQ: QNTM) is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to building a portfolio of innovative assets and biotech solutions for the treatment of challenging neurodegenerative and metabolic disorders and alcohol misuse disorders with drug candidates in different stages of development. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lucid Psycheceuticals Inc. (“\n \n Lucid\n \n ”), Quantum BioPharma is focused on the research and development of its lead compound, Lucid-MS. Lucid-MS is a patented new chemical entity shown to prevent and reverse myelin degradation, the underlying mechanism of multiple sclerosis, in preclinical models. Quant...

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