Analysis

March 1, 2021

European companies set to dominate psychedelics market

European companies like Compass Pathways, Beckley Psytech and Atai Life Sciences are leading the race to dominate the new psychedelic market.


Sian Bradley

10 min read

Through most of the 20th century, the piobneering research in the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders has largely come out of the US.

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Psychedelic therapy. Credit: Compass Pathways
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Beckley Psytech CEO Cosmo Feilding Mellen and his mother Amanda Feilding.
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A room for people to "trip" in a controlled setting. Credit: Compass
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Lars Christian Wilde, Compass
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Florian Brand, Atai CEO
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