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Taking the Helm at Helus: A Brief Q&A With New CEO Michael Cola

This morning, Helus Pharma announced the appointment of Michael Cola as CEO. Here, Psychedelic Alpha’s Josh Hardman speaks with the newly appointed executive in a brief Q&A on execution, regulatory rigour, and scaling serotonergic CNS medicines.

Josh Hardman, Psychedelic Alpha: How does your background in specialty pharma support Helus?

Michael Cola, HelusI have spent my career taking differentiated medicines from late-stage development through approval and into real-world use, which is often where CNS programs struggle most

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