Meet Viridia, the ATAI unit exploring ayahuasca-based treatments for mental illness

July 22, 2020 Articles 7:21 pm

Can ayahuasca, a psychoactive brew used traditionally in South America, be used to treat depression and other mental illnesses? Biotech builder ATAI Life Sciences is setting up a subsidiary to find out: Viridia Life Sciences.

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Meet Viridia, the ATAI unit exploring ayahuasca-based treatments for mental illness

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