Latest Psychedelic startups Podcast Episodes
FDA advisors say no to MDMA. What’s the impact? With Josh Hardman
Business Trip - June 21, 2024 12:00 - 56 minutesGreg and Matias interview Josh Hardman, founder and editor of Psychedelic Alpha, to discuss the recent FDA advisory committee meeting on Lykos Therapeutics’ MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. Josh is a leading writer covering the intersection of psychedelics and business. He provided live reportin...
Investing in New Frontiers of Mental Health (Live at SXSW)
Business Trip - May 07, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutesSoftware, hardware, and biotechnology are playing an increasingly transformative role in our mental health and wellness. Join us as we discuss what investors look for in these new companies and how they separate what’s real — and what’s near-term — from what’s hype. We’ll explore AI-powered tool...
Chemical Conversations: Comparing Psychedelic Compounds in Therapy
Business Trip - April 09, 2024 15:00 - 1 hourMatias hosted a panel at The Battery SF with renowned psychedelics experts, Nolan Williams, Allison Feduccia, Matt Baggott. Nolan is a Stanford professor currently researching ibogaine among other areas in psychiatry and radiology, and he's a founder of TMS company Magnus Medical. Allison is th...
Comparing Psychedelic Compounds in Therapy (Live Panel at Battery SF)
Business Trip - April 09, 2024 15:00 - 1 hourMatias hosted a panel at The Battery SF with renowned psychedelics experts, Nolan Williams, Allison Feduccia, Matt Baggott. Nolan is a Stanford professor currently researching ibogaine among other areas in psychiatry and radiology, and he's a founder of TMS company Magnus Medical. Allison is th...
What Payers Want with Lili Brillstein
Business Trip - March 14, 2024 17:00 - 48 minutesMatias interviews Lili Brillstein about how to work collaboratively with healthcare payers (the ones that reimburse for medical expenses). Lili is a pioneer in the field, having previously led one of the largest bundled payment initiatives at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield. She currently is the...
Decoding the Brain with Ed Boyden
Business Trip - February 22, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutesGreg and Matias interview Ed Boyden about neuroscience frontiers and its applications to mental health. Ed is a pioneer in understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the brain. He runs a lab at MIT for Synthetic Neurobiology and is a professor across the departments of neurotechnology, biologi...
5-MeO-DMT in mental healthcare with Steve Rio
Business Trip - January 25, 2024 17:00 - 50 minutesGreg and Matias interview Steve Rio about 5-MeO-DMT and its potential role in mental healthcare. Steve is a social impact cofounder, transformational coach, and practitioner at the Enfold Institute, one of the most reputable aboveground retreat centers working with 5-MeO-DMT. He shared many in...
Tom Insel: Startups, AI, Psychedelics, and SSRIs
Business Trip - December 15, 2023 13:00 - 57 minutesTom Insel is an entrepreneur and former director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, the lead US agency supporting mental health research with a $2 billion budget. Since his time at the NIMH, Tom has built mental health technology, first at Verily and Mindstrong Health, and more recen...
Food as Medicine for Mental Health: Drew Ramsey
Business Trip - November 30, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutesWhat if your next antidepressant was a clam or spinach? Greg & Matias invite Dr. Drew Ramsey to explore nutritional psychiatry - a field exploring how the food we eat can be as powerful as medication in treating mental illnesses like depression and anxiety. Dr. Drew Ramsey is a psychiatrist, e...
Ketogenic Diet for Brain Health: Jan Baszucki
Business Trip - November 16, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutesCan diet treat mental illness? Greg and Matias interview Jan Baszucki of the Baszucki Group whose son Matt overcame bipolar through the ketogenic diet. Jan has supported studies on ketogenic diets and fasting protocols for conditions like depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. In th...
Investing in Neurotech 101: Alex Morgan of Khosla Ventures
Business Trip - November 02, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutesAdvancements in neuroscience, AI, and bioengineering are unlocking new possibilities for neurotechnologies. Investors are paying attention. Alex Morgan of Khosla Ventures is an MD, PhD, physicist, and one of the most active investors in neurotech startups. He's backed companies harnessing neuro...
All you need is d̶r̶u̶g̶s̶ energy: Motif Neurotech's Implants for Depression
Business Trip - October 20, 2023 16:00 - 55 minutesNeuromodulation flies in the face of modern psychiatry. It can significantly improve mental health without drugs. It allows us to stimulate or inhibit activity in precise regions of the brain using electricity, magnetism or ultrasound. Motif Neurotech is pioneering minimally invasive implants ...
Holy shit! Mental health and the gut (part 2 with Bloom Science)
Business Trip - September 28, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutesIn part 2 of a 2-part series, Greg and Matias explore microbial therapeutics for mental health with Dr. Christopher Reyes, biophysist, serial enterepreneur, and founder of Bloom Science. Dr. Reyes' research on leveraging microbes to treat neurological conditions began at UC San Francisco. He is...
Holy poop! Mental health and the gut (part 2 with Bloom Science)
Business Trip - September 28, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutesIn part 2 of a 2-part series, Greg and Matias explore microbial therapeutics for mental health with Dr. Christopher Reyes, biophysist, serial enterepreneur, and founder of Bloom Science. Dr. Reyes' research on leveraging microbes to treat neurological conditions began at UC San Francisco. He is...
Holy poop! Mental health and the gut (part 1 with Holobiome)
Business Trip - September 14, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutesBusiness Trip launched in 2020 as a podcast focused on psychedelics. As Matias and Greg started to dive deeper into the complexities of mental health, they met more and more entrepreneurs and scientists creating novel treatments across many areas of mental health, including the gut microbiome. ...
Holy shit! Mental health and the gut (part 1 with Holobiome)
Business Trip - September 14, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutesBusiness Trip launched in 2020 as a podcast focused on psychedelics. As Matias and Greg started to dive deeper into the complexities of mental health, they met more and more entrepreneurs and scientists creating novel treatments across many areas of mental health, including the gut microbiome. ...
Ketamine for OCD: Carolyn Rodriguez (Stanford pt 3)
Business Trip - August 24, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. This is part 3 of a 3-part series, where we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of...
Stanford Psychedelics: Carolyn Rodriguez
Business Trip - August 24, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. This is part 3 of a 3-part series, where we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of...
Are psychedelics effective under anesthesia?: Boris Heifets (Stanford pt 2)
Business Trip - August 17, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. This is part 2 of a 3-part series, where we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of...
Stanford Psychedelics: Boris Heifets
Business Trip - August 17, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. This is part 2 of a 3-part series, where we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of...
The Startup Landscape for Expanding Consciousness
Business Trip - August 09, 2023 18:00 - 1 hourPsychedelics have long been known to induce altered states of consciousness. But there are many other techniques that can also expand our awareness - from meditation and breathwork to exploring dreams, prayer, light and sound. In this episode, Greg speaks with Scott Britton about the emerging st...
Stanford Psychedelic Overview: Robert Malenka (Stanford pt 1)
Business Trip - July 20, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. In this 3-part series, we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of psychedelic scien...
Stanford Psychedelics: Robert Malenka
Business Trip - July 20, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutesStanford University is one of the leading universities in psychedelic science, focusing on understanding how psychedelics work in the body. In this 3-part series, we will explore groundbreaking discoveries via leading Stanford researchers who are revealing the significance of psychedelic scien...
Live from Psychedelic Science 2023
Business Trip - July 07, 2023 15:00 - 56 minutesPsychedelic Science 2023, Learning Man, MAPS Burn...whatever you want to call it...was a magical conference organized by MAPS. 12k people made the pilgrimage to Denver to discuss psychedelic science, culture, business, art, spirituality, and more. Rick Doblin called this the "Psychedelic 20's"...
What VCs Look for in Psychedelic Companies
Business Trip - June 09, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutesWhat does it take for a traditional VC to fund a psychedelic company? In our latest episode, Matias takes us behind the scenes of a panel discussion at the Psychedelic Therapeutics & Drug Development Conference in San Francisco, CA. Matias talks with VCs at firms with $100M+ fund sizes: Anne Dwa...
Developing Non-Hallucinogenic Psychedelics: Bryan Roth
Business Trip - May 15, 2023 16:00 - 49 minutesIn our latest episode, Greg and Matias engage in an insightful discussion with Dr. Bryan Roth, the Michael Hooker Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and the founder of the Roth Lab. Dr. Roth’s lab is on the cutting edge of...
Behind the Scenes of PsyMed Ventures
Business Trip - April 14, 2023 16:00 - 35 minutesIn this week's episode, Greg and Matias take a moment to reflect on the opportunities and challenges they have faced while building the PsyMed Ventures syndicate and venture capital fund since starting the Business Trip podcast in 2020. Their ultimate goal is to support founders who are building...
The 2023 Psychedelic Industry Landscape with Psychedelic Alpha
Business Trip - February 27, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutesIn this week’s episode, Greg and Matias chat with Josh Hardman, the founder of Psychedelic Alpha. Josh is a leading writer and founder at Psychedelic Alpha, an online resource, newsletter, and community covering the intersection of psychedelics and business. He regularly collaborates and write...
The State of Psychedelics (Part 2): Dr. Rachel Yehuda and Zach Haigney (live recording at Soho House)
Business Trip - January 18, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutesIn this week’s special episode, Matias chats with Dr. Rachel Yehuda and Zach Haigney at Soho House in New York City. This is part 2 of a moderated panel recorded in front of a live audience, with part 1 released in June 2022. Dr. Yehuda has spent the last 30 years doing research on PTSD and tr...
The quest to improve MDMA
Business Trip - December 20, 2022 20:00 - 55 minutesThis episode shares the story of Tactogen, a drug development company making new chemical entities inspired by MDMA. Co-founder Matt Baggott has been fascinated by MDMA and has studied it for 30 years. And while he believes that MDMA can be effective as a therapeutic, his company is developing a...
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