BetterLife Pharma Appoints Professor Richard B. Lipton as Co-Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board
The advisory appointment includes equity compensation that would permit Lipton to purchase shares as the options vest.
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BetterLife Pharma (BETRF) appointed Professor Richard B. Lipton as co-chair of its Scientific Advisory Board for the BETR-001 development program. He joins Professor Peter Goadsby, whose appointment was announced on October 14, 2026. BetterLife is developing BETR-001 for chronic cluster headache and chronic migraine.
Lipton directs the Montefiore Headache Center and is a past president of the American Headache Society. His appointment includes an agreed grant of options to purchase 500,000 common shares, vesting quarterly over 24 months with a ten-year term. The exercise price will follow Canadian Securities Exchange policies.
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Director of the Montefiore Headache Center and past President of the American Headache Society joins Professor Peter Goadsby in leading the SAB for BETR-001
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 19, 2026) - BetterLife Pharma Inc. (CSE: BETR) (OTCQB: BETRF) (FSE: NPAU) ("BetterLife" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company developing BETR-001 for chronic cluster headache and chronic migraine, today announced the appointment of Professor Richard B. Lipton, MD, as Co-Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB"). Professor Lipton joins Professor Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, FRS, whose appointment as Co-Chair was announced on October 14, 2026.
Dr. Lipton is the Edwin S. Lowe Chair in Neurology and Vice Chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Director of the Montefiore Headache Center in New York, the first center in the world dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of headache. He also holds professorships in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and in Epidemiology and Population Health at Einstein. He is a past President of the American Headache Society.
Dr. Lipton's work spans headache diagnosis, classification, epidemiology and treatment. His research program combines longitudinal population studies, diary studies and randomized clinical trials, and he has authored more than 1,200 peer-reviewed publications. His epidemiological work has shaped how the field measures the burden of migraine and how clinical trials define meaningful benefit for patients.
"Many people with chronic migraine keep having frequent attacks after trying several preventive treatments, including the newer CGRP-targeted therapies," said Dr. Lipton. "Those patients need new options, and they need clinical trials built around outcomes that matter in their daily lives. I am pleased to join my friend and esteemed colleague, Peter Goadsby, in advising BetterLife on the development of BETR-001."
"Richard Lipton and Peter Goadsby bring different and complementary strengths," said Douglas Drysdale, Executive Chair of BetterLife's Board of Directors. "Peter's work defined the biology of headache. Richard has spent four decades defining how we measure it, in populations and in trials. A development program in cluster headache and chronic migraine needs both. With the SAB now led by two of the most respected figures in the field, we have the scientific oversight this program requires as we move toward the clinic."
In connection with his appointment, the Company has agreed to grant Professor Lipton stock options to purchase 500,000 common shares of BetterLife, with quarterly vesting over 24 months and a ten (10) year term. Exercise price for the stock options will be in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange.
About BETR-001
BETR-001 is a non-hallucinogenic derivative of 2-bromo-lysergic acid diethylamide (2-Br-LSD) in development for the preventive treatment of chronic cluster headache and chronic migraine. The Company holds a granted U.S. composition-of-matter patent covering BETR-001. BETR-001 is an investigational product and has not been approved by any regulatory authority.
About BetterLife Pharma Inc.
BetterLife Pharma Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company primarily focused on developing and commercializing BETR-001 to treat various neurological disorders, such as chronic cluster headache and chronic migraine.
For further information, please visit BetterLife Pharma.
Institutional affiliations are provided for identification purposes only and do not imply endorsement of the Company or BETR-001 by those institutions.
Contact
Ahmad Doroudian, Chief Executive Officer
Email: Ahmad.Doroudian@blifepharma.com
Phone: 1-604-221-0595
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
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Who is joining BetterLife Pharma's Scientific Advisory Board as co-chair?
Professor Richard B. Lipton is joining Professor Peter Goadsby as co-chair of BetterLife Pharma's Scientific Advisory Board. The board advises on BETR-001, which BetterLife is developing for chronic cluster headache and chronic migraine.
What stock options will BetterLife Pharma grant Richard Lipton?
BetterLife has agreed to grant Lipton options to purchase 500,000 common shares, with quarterly vesting over 24 months and a ten-year term. The exercise price will be set in accordance with Canadian Securities Exchange policies.