 LAVAL, Québec, Aug. 27, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Acasti Pharma Inc. Acasti NASDAQ: ACSTTSX-V: ACST, announced today the completion of its previously disclosed acquisition of Grace Therapeutics, Inc. Grace via merger. The successful completion of the merger positions Acasti to build a premier, late-stage specialty pharma company focused on rare diseases. Based on managements current forecasts, Acasti expects to have enough cash on its balance sheet following the merger to provide at least two years of operating runway. The combined companies will be led by Jan DAlvise as President and Chief Executive Officer, under the oversight of Acastis newly elected Board of Directors, comprised of four re-elected directors of Acasti and two Grace nominees newly elected as directors with a third Grace nominee expected to be nominated prior to the next annual meeting of shareholders. All Grace employees will transition to Acasti and they will continue to maintain a research and development laboratory and commercial presence in North Brunswick, New Jersey. 