Universal Ibogaine Announces Re-Opening of the Kelburn Recovery Center

Calgary, AB – TheNewswire - January 23, 2023 – Universal Ibogaine Inc. (TSXV:IBO) (“UI” or the “Company”), a life sciences company with a mission to deliver medicalized ibogaine-centered addiction care, advises that it’s addiction and mental health treatment clinic, the Kelburn Recovery Center (“Kelburn”), which operates near Winnipeg, Manitoba via a wholly-owned subsidiary of UI, has re-opened effective January 23, 2023.

Dr. Ian Rabb, UI’s Chief Clinics Officer stated “We experienced a longer than expected closure period in 2022 following on-site basement flooding damages, and the subsequent repairs and a related facility upgrade process.  It has been a transformational process both within the physical structure of the clinic as well as with the programming, staff and services offering.  Kelburn offers leading edge addiction and mental health services with care for mind, body and spirit, utilizing the most effective evidence based treatment protocols available today.  We also intend to provide ibogaine based detox therapy upon the planned eventual regulatory approval by Health Canada.  Addiction treatment is in high demand so we expect to be busy.”

About Universal Ibogaine Inc.

UI is a life sciences company, with a mission to transform addiction treatment using medicalized ibogaine through a planned Canadian clinical trial focused on opioid use disorder, and ultimately to utilize that protocol globally through planned future licensing agreements.    UI is concurrently developing a state of the art holistic addiction treatment protocol at its Kelburn Recovery Centre that, which when paired with the planned ibogaine detox protocol, is intended to revolutionize the way we treat addiction and drastically improve the lives of individuals and families affected by addiction. 

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For further information:

Investor Relations: Dugan Selkirk, IR Manager

dugan.selkirk@universalibogaine.com

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