Analysis

August 22, 2022

Europe’s microdosing companies

Opportunists are jumping on the growing appetite for psychedelics in society


Tim Smith

6 min read

For some time, the startup world has been searching for a real-life version of the drug from the movie “Limitless” — where Bradley Cooper takes a daily pill that unlocks the true potential of his brain. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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