~President James Morrison met Middle East family offices as Ensysce advances CY200 and its severe pain pipeline~
SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 21, 2026 / Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENSC) ("Ensysce" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative neuroplastogenic therapies beyond mood disorders, with an initial focus on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ("CRPS") today announced that James Morrison, President of Ensysce Biosciences, participated in the Family Office Summit, Dubai, on October 15, 2026.
The visit was a central component of Ensysce's expanding global investor and strategic outreach initiative. At the summit, a private gathering for the family office sector, Mr. Morrison met family offices from across the Middle East to introduce the Company and its focus on severe chronic pain, and to begin long-term relationships with investors and potential partners in the region.
The meetings came as Ensysce enters a pivotal period of corporate and clinical development. In September 2026, the Company submitted the protocol for a Phase 2a clinical study of CY200, its clinical-stage candidate for CRPS, to the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Following Ensysce's acquisition of Cy Biopharma in August 2026, CY200 has become a key component of the Company's growth strategy and clinical pipeline. CRPS is a severe and debilitating chronic pain disorder for which no therapy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). CY200 has received Orphan Drug Designation from the FDA.
"We are entering an important stage in Ensysce's evolution, and expanding our relationships with sophisticated global investors and strategic partners is a key priority," said James Morrison, President of Ensysce Biosciences. "The UAE has rapidly developed into a major international center for capital, healthcare innovation and life sciences, making this an ideal opportunity to tell the Ensysce story and introduce the Company to a broader global investment community."
Mr. Morrison continued, "Patients with CRPS have very few options, and CY200 is designed to address that need. Our objective in the UAE was to meet investors and potential partners who take a long-term view of drug development and who understand the opportunity in differentiated clinical-stage assets."
About Ensysce Biosciences
Ensysce Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel neuroplastogenic therapies using psychedelics that go beyond mood disorders and address the root cause of chronic pain through central nervous system modulation. The company is also developing a new class of highly novel opioids for the treatment of severe pain while minimizing the risk of both drug abuse and overdose. For more information, please visit www.ensysce.com.
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Ensysce Biosciences Company Contact:
Lynn Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
(858) 263-4196
Ensysce Biosciences Investor Relations Contact:
Shannon Devine
MZ North America
Main: 203-741-8811
ENSC@mzgroup.us
SOURCE: Ensysce Biosciences