Wall Street investors are investing tens of millions of dollars in psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness for a fraction of the cost of traditional therapy.
Transcend Therapeutics, Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals, and Lusaris Therapeutics have raised over $100 million since November to develop drugs for treating PTSD and depression.
The companies' focus on more cost-effective psychedelic therapy coincides with a selloff in biotech stocks last year that dampened enthusiasm for hallucinogens' commercial potential.