EMA Pushes For Industry Collaboration On Psychiatric And Psychedelic Drug Innovations

The European Medicines Agency wants to work with other regulators as well as industry, scientists and patients to “find solutions for the most pertinent problems in psychedelic research” and improve treatment options for psychiatric disorders more broadly, says the agency.

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An estimated 1.2 million people in Europe suffer from a psychiatric disorder, but developing new therapies for these conditions is challenging due to their “complex pathology,” according to Pavel Balabanov, head of office for Therapies for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders at the European Medicines Agency.

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