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January 20 – 26, 2025

Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin 186

Psychedelic Alpha ↗

  • As Trump Takes Office, Impact on Psychedelics Field Remains Unclear
    • Psychedelics Advocate Sergey Brin Bags Seat in Billionaire’s Gallery
    • When MAHA?
    • NIH Freeze Stokes Funding Fears; Might Psychedelics Benefit?
  • Psychedelic Power Couple, the Jurvetsons, Talk Trump, Lykos, and Philanthropy at Munich Conference
    • Genevieve Jurvetson Hopes to Get MDMA Approved This Year
  • J&J Buys Intra-Cellular for $14.6 Billion
  • Lykos Provides Update on Board Departures, FDA Meeting, and U.S. Patent Applications
  • GH Research Shares Positive Results from Proof of Concept Studies; Provides Update on FDA Clinical Hold
  • and more…

January 13 – 19, 2025

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January 6 – 12, 2025

Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #185

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  • Joe Rogan on Ibogaine: Rick Perry and Bryan Hubbard Appear in Two-Hour Interview
  • On Psychedelic Lobbying (Otsuka Joins In)
  • Neumora’s Kappa Opioid Receptor Drug for Depression Fails in Phase 3
  • Wisconsin’s Medicaid System to Cover IV Ketamine for Major Depressive Disorder
  • Inside the Plan to Make Lykos MAPS Again
    Other Stories
  • Tacoma Set to Vote on Psychedelic Decrim.
  • APA Special Issue, APA Workshops and Webinars
  • Colorado Regulator’s Last-Minute Changes
  • and more…

Billionaire Investor Antonio Gracias Plots $100M Lykos Takeover with Doblin’s Backing

Psychedelic Alpha ↗

This latest twist in the Lykos Therapeutics saga threatens a major overhaul of the company’s strategy and direction, with Musk ally and billionaire investor Antonio Gracias appearing to want to take the company back toward its nonprofit drug development roots and a more Doblinite philosophy. Now, the company’s board must decide whether to stick with its current lead investor, Helena, or accept Gracias’ proposal.

December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025

Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #184

Psychedelic Alpha ↗

  • We explore psychedelics-related lobbying activity at the federal level in Q3’24, which saw a significant increase in such efforts
  • Psychoplastogens a ‘primary focal point’ of depression trials last year
  • NJ Psilocybin Bill Appears Dead
  • FDA moves to restrict Amanita muscaria
  • DEA increases DMT production quota
  • and more…

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