NOTE 1—DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Organization—On July 17, 2019 Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (formerly, “MYnd Analytics, Inc.” and herein the “Company” or “Emmaus”) completed its merger transaction (the “Merger”) with EMI Holding, Inc., formerly known as Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (“EMI”). In the Merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company merged into EMI Holding, with EMI Holding surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary. Immediately after completion of the Merger, the Company changed its name to “Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc.”

The Merger was treated as a reverse recapitalization under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) For accounting purposes, EMI Holding was considered to have acquired the Company.

In connection with and prior to the Merger, the Company contributed and transferred to Telemynd, Inc. (“Telemynd”), a newly formed, subsidiary of the Company, all or substantially all of the Company’s historical business, assets and liabilities and the Company’s board of directors declared a stock dividend of share of the Telemynd common stock held by the Company for each outstanding share of Company common stock after giving effect to a 1-for-6 reverse stock of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend, together with the contribution and transfer of the Company’s historical business, assets, and liabilities described above, is referred to as the “spin-off.”

As a result of the spin-off and the Merger, the Company’s ongoing business became EMI Holding’s business, which is that of a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, marketing and sale of innovative treatments and therapies, including those in the rare and orphan disease categories.

References herein to the “Company” or “Emmaus” means Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. and its direct and direct subsidiaries.

 Nature of Business—The Company is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, marketing and sales of innovative treatments and therapies, primarily for rare and orphan diseases. The Company’s lead product Endari® (prescription grade L-glutamine oral powder) is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease (“SCD”) in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older. Endari® has received Orphan Drug designation from the FDA and Orphan Medicinal designation from the European Commission, which designations generally afford marketing exclusivity for Endari® for a seven-year period in the U.S. and for a ten-year period in the European Union, respectively, following marketing approval.

Endari® is marketed and sold by the internal commercial sales team. Endari® is reimbursable by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and every state provides coverage for Endari® for outpatient prescriptions to all eligible Medicaid enrollees within their state Medicaid programs. Endari® is also reimbursable by many commercial payors. The Company has agreements in place with the nation’s leading distributors, as well as physician group purchasing organizations and pharmacy benefits managers, making Endari® available at selected retail and specialty pharmacies nationwide.

On July 4, 2018, the FDA acknowledged receipt of the Company’s investigational new drug application, or IND, for the treatment of diverticulosis using the same prescription-grade L-glutamine (“PGLG”) oral powder used in Endari®. The Company subsequently received a “Study May Proceed” letter from the FDA. In April 2019 the Company commenced a Pilot/Phase 1 study of the safety and efficacy of PGLG oral powder in diverticulosis. The study will evaluate the change in the number and size of colonic diverticula and assess safety in a total of up to 10 to 15 patients at multiple study sites.