“The Diary of a Psychedelic Exec,” is a video series by Jody Aufrichtig, Co-founder and Executive Chairman – Psyence. In this video series you hear from Jody about what is happening at Psyence Group.
He will communicate each week about the milestones Psyence is meeting, and the challenges it may encounter, as he looks to build a sustainable business that delivers shareholder value.
This week we continue to hear from Dr Amza Ali, neurologist and global medical director at Psyence about palliative care, and Psyence’s vision for making a positive impact on the lives of people suffering from serious illnesses.
Dr Amza Ali is a neurologist and the global medical director at Psyence. In this episode of the Diary of a Psychedelic Exec, Dr Ali shares his thoughts on palliative care, a key focus area for Psyence.
Hi, I am Neil Maresky, the new CEO of Psyence. I am delighted to be able to make a contribution to the “Diary of a Psychedelic Exec”. In this episode I reflect on the challenges society is facing when it comes to mental health and why I think psychedelics, and Psyence in particular, have an important role to play in addressing these challenges. I feel privileged to have the opportunity to lead an incredible team at Psyence, all of whom are clearly committed to making an impact on society.
It was another exciting week at Psyence as we welcomed Dr. Neil Maresky as Chief Executive Officer of Psyence Group. Based in Canada, Neil brings over twenty years of biopharmaceutical experience to Psyence; he was previously at AstraZeneca. I am now the Executive Chairman of Psyence Group and will work closely with Neil on all aspects of the business going forward. I am also delighted to share news of our partnership agreement with Clerkenwell Health; a leading psychedelic Contract Research Organisation based in the United Kingdom.
In this week's diary I reflect on the impact of trauma in our lives following an unexpected medical emergency at home. This has fuelled my passion for what we are doing here at Psyence and the positive impact we could have on the lives of so many people.
I am a strong believer that in business, one always has to mitigate risk. Yes, we are focusing on psilocybin and doing some incredibly exciting work in this space, but parallel to this we are also building a business in mental health and mental wellness.
In this episode I share the story of Psyence and how it came into being. From receiving a full license to cultivate, process, import, produce and export Psilocybin mushrooms just over a year ago, to designing and building out our commercial facility, a lot has been achieved in a short time.
It’s been an exciting four months since we listed Psyence on the CSE January 2021. My team and I have been hard at work since then, perfecting our strategy, commencing operations, product development and making sure that we are hyper focused on what we are trying to achieve.
