Minerva Neurosciences, Inc

Welcome to the Minerva Neurosciences first quarter 2020 conference call. At this time, all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. There will be a question and answer session following today's prepared remarks. This call is being webcast live on the investor section of Minerva's website at ir.minervaneurosciences.com. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to William Boni, Vice President of Investment Relations, and Corporate Communications at Minerva. Please proceed.

Good morning.

A press release with the company's first quarter 2020 financial results and business highlights became available at 7.30 a.m. Eastern Time today and can be found on the Investors section of our website. Our quarterly report on Form 10-Q was also filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission this morning and can be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Joining me on the call today from Minerva are Dr. Remy Luthringer, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rick Russell, President, and Mr. Jeff Race, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Business Officer Following our prepared remarks, we will open the call for Q&A Before we begin, I would like to remind you that today's discussion will include statements about the company's future expectations plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors that are more fully detailed under the caption risk factors in our filings with the SEC, including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2020. Any forward-looking statements made on this call speak only as of today's date, Monday, May 4, 2020. and the company disclaims any obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after today's call except as required by law. I would now like to turn the call over to Remy Luthringer.