| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
Bright Minds Biosciences Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
400 N Aberdeen Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60642 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Cormorant Asset Management, LP
Bihua Chen
This statement is filed by (i) Cormorant Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and the investment adviser to certain funds (the "Cormorant Funds"), with respect to the shares directly held by the Cormorant Funds and (ii) Bihua Chen with respect to the shares directly held by the Cormorant Funds. The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the shares reported herein. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
200 Clarendon Street, 52nd Floor
Boston, MA 02116 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Cormorant Asset Management, LP - Delaware
Bihua Chen - United States |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Shares |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
10919W405 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) |  An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
1,059,331 |
| (b) | Percent of class:
10.88% |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
0
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,059,331
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,059,331
Shares reported herein for Cormorant Asset Management, LP ("Cormorant") represent shares which are beneficially owned by Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP (the "Master Fund"). Cormorant Global Healthcare GP, LLC ("GP LLC") serves as the general partner of the Master Fund. Cormorant serves as the investment manager of the Master Fund. Bihua Chen serves as the managing member of GP, LLC and the general partner of Cormorant. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or her pecuniary interest therein.
The percentages reported herein with respect to the Reporting Persons' holdings are calculated based upon (i) a statement in a Prospectus filed by the Issuer on January 9, 2026 that there would be 9,732,161 Common Shares outstanding following the closing of a public offering described therein and (ii) a statement in a Current Report on Form 6-K filed by the Issuer on January 9, 2026 reporting that the public offering closed on January 9, 2026.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
See Item 4. The Cormorant Funds have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares reported herein. Cormorant Global Healthcare Master Fund, LP, a Cormorant Fund, has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends or the proceeds from the sale of more than 5% of the shares |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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