Emyria Commences National Expansion with Avive in Brisbane
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ASX RELEASE
29 July 2025
Emyria Expands National Footprint Via Landmark
Agreement with Avive Health
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Emyria has signed an agreement with Avive Health, a growing national mental health
hospital operator, to establish an Empax clinic within Avive’s licensed private hospital in
Brisbane, Emyria’s first Queensland location.
The expansion builds on Emyria's recent Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) agreement
and advances its national rollout strategy to deliver specialised, reimbursable care for
treatment-resistant mental health conditions 1.
The agreement provides exclusive rights to deliver Emyria’s PTSD and treatmentresistant depression programs at the Brisbane site, along with a first right of refusal for
additional clinics in Victoria and South Australia.
The agreement highlights Emyria’s ability to scale efficiently via select partnerships,
supporting a capital-light expansion strategy to address heightened patient interest in
the Company’s treatment programs tackling Australia’s growing mental health crisis.
Emyria Limited (ASX: EMD) (“Emyria”, or the “Company”) a leader in developing and delivering
innovative mental health treatments, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with
Avive Pty Ltd (“Avive Health”) to establish a new Empax clinic within Avive’s licensed private
hospital in Windsor, Brisbane.
The agreement marks Emyria’s first Queensland location and represents a major milestone in
the Company’s national expansion strategy. The agreement builds on the Company’s recent
landmark multi-year Hospital Purchaser Provider Agreement (“HPPA”) with Medibank Private
Ltd (ASX:MPL), Australia’s largest private health insurer, to deliver funded, psychedelic-assisted
therapy for eligible patients in a tightly controlled clinical setting.
Key Terms of the Agreement
The agreement contains binding provisions in respect of exclusivity, fee structure and the first
right of refusal, as well as providing the framework for the licensing of the clinical space to
deliver the treatments. The licensing terms remain subject to entry into a definitive binding
agreement. Key terms include:
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Clinical Access: Avive will provide dedicated, licensed hospital space for delivery
of Emyria’s Empax programs for PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.
Program Integration: Empax care protocols will be embedded into Avive’s
hospital workflows.
Expansion Rights: Emyria holds a first right of refusal to expand into Avive
hospitals in Victoria and South Australia.
Initial Term: Three (3) years, with extension options subject to performance and
mutual agreement.
Go-Live Timeline: Clinic expected to significantly expand Emyria’s national
patient capacity with treatment commencing in Q4 CY2025, following
regulatory approvals and fit-out completion.
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Emyria’s Strategic Rationale and National Expansion Vision
Mental health is Australia’s leading chronic health concern 2 with conditions like PTSD
affecting approximately 1 in 11 Australians 3 and disproportionately affecting women, veterans
and first responders). Existing systems are struggling to meet growing demand creating an
urgent and significant need for more effective, scalable and reimbursed treatment models.
Emyria has developed a clinically validated, data-driven model of care designed for
repeatable, capital-light expansion. Through the Empax platform, the Company is
executing a national rollout strategy to broaden access to structured mental health
programs and deepen engagement with insurers, hospitals, and regulators. This
expansion is now accelerating to meet growing demand from patients already
emerging following the Company’s landmark reimbursement agreement.
Core elements of the strategy include:
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Establishing additional Empax clinics across major metropolitan areas in
Eastern Australia
Partnering with leading private hospitals to deliver care
Working with additional health funders to improve affordability and access
Extending the Empax framework to additional high-need indications, beyond
PTSD and treatment-resistant depression
Scaling Emyria’s real-world data platform to support health economics,
regulatory
engagement,
funder-backed
expansion
and
continuous
improvement.
Figure 1: Exterior view of Avive’s 63-bed mental health hospital in Brisbane, highlighting the
restored heritage-listed building (left), alongside the welcoming interior reception area.
Emyria’s Executive Chairman, Greg Hutchinson, said: “This agreement with Avive is a key
milestone in our east coast expansion strategy and allows us to bring our innovative Empax
model of care to patients in Queensland. Our recent agreement with Medibank was the first
of its kind and strong validation of our approach, and we are now building on that
momentum to expand patient access to funded, innovative mental health care, nationally.
“With strong patient demand, scalable infrastructure, and clinical partnerships secured, we
are well-positioned to grow nationally and transform access to advance mental health care.”
Avive’s Co-CEO, Mark Sweeney, said: “Avive is committed to becoming Australia’s leading
provider of innovative, high-quality mental health care. This partnership with Emyria and the
establishment of an Empax Centre within our Brisbane facility reflects our ambition to
integrate cutting-edge treatments into our service offering. Together, we aim to set a new
national standard for care that is evidence-led, patient-centred, and outcomes-driven.”
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Other Key Terms of the Agreement
Initial Term
3 years with two optional 3-year renewals at Emyria’s discretion
Licence Fee
Payable on a monthly basis and based on a fee schedule reflecting increased
rates by Year 2.
Access &
Exclusivity
Emyria has exclusive access to Brisbane site and first right of refusal for VIC &
SA sites within the Avive network
Operations
Empax provides care and full clinical team; Avive provides infrastructure,
licensure & in-patient support
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See ASX release 16 June 2025
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/chronic-conditions
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health/stress-and-trauma
This release has been approved by the Board of Emyria.
For further information, investment opportunities, or more about Emyria’s approach to
mental health treatment, please contact:
Greg Hutchinson
Executive Chair
1300 436 363
investors@emyria.com
About Avive
Avive Health is a rapidly emerging private provider of mental health care in Australia. Founded
in 2021, Avive operates purpose-built licensed private hospitals including a 63-bed facility in
Brisbane and a 60-bed hospital on the Mornington Peninsula. Avive operates these hospitals
alongside outpatient specialist suites and day programs.
The organisation focuses on delivering evidence-informed, trauma-aware, multidisciplinary
care built around tailored inpatient, day-patient, and outpatient therapies using cutting-edge
technology and clinical models. Avive also streamlines access through a centralised
admissions team to support seamless patient referrals and transitions.
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Emyria Limited develops and delivers new treatments for mental health and select neurological
conditions through an integrated model of direct clinical services and treatment development:
generates
Emyria Healthcare: Evidence-based treatment for patients not finding relief
from conventional care while also helping evaluate emerging new therapies like
assisted therapy for PTSD and assisted therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
Emyria Data: Robust and ethically sourced Real-World Data gathered with patients
to improve Emyria’s unique therapy and drug development programs.
informs
Emyria’s Pipeline: New psychedelic-assisted therapies and drug treatments for mental
health and select neurological diseases.
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Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
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Risks associated with the use of MDMA, MDMA-inspired compounds and psilocybin
All medicines carry risks and specialist prescribers, such as registered psychiatrists, are best placed to assess
the suitability of a new medication against a patient’s individual circumstances and medical history before
proceeding. Adverse effects of MDMA include high blood pressure, increased pulse rate, faintness, and panic
attacks, and in some rare cases it can cause loss of consciousness or trigger seizures. Other side effects include
involuntary jaw clenching, decreased appetite, restless legs, nausea, headache, sweating and muscle/joint
stiffness. Adverse effects of psilocybin can include temporary increase in blood pressure and a raised heart rate.
There may be some risk of psychosis in predisposed individuals. The effects of MDMA and psilocybin are
unlikely at low doses in the treatment regimens used in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy while
appropriately managed in a controlled environment with direct medical supervision. The risk profile of the
MDMA inspired compounds is currently unknown.
The availability of these products is subject to the safety and efficacy of the products being tested through
clinical trials. Emyria makes no representations or warranties as to the safety or efficacy of the products or the
products’ ability (or the ability of its key compounds) to be used in the treatment of indications such as PTSD.
There are currently no approved products containing MDMA, psilocybin or MDMA inspired compounds that
the TGA has evaluated for quality, safety and efficacy.
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