September 2020
UC Berkeley Opens Center for the Science of Psychedelics
To begin, the center will focus on researching the effects of psilocybin.
Timeline of Psychedelic Organization Founding
February 2020
UK Agency Rejects Spravato (Esketamine) Nasal Spray
UK Health Technology Assessment body raised questions over the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the drug.
January 2020
Medical University of South Carolina Launches Psychedelic Research Center
Dr. Michael Mithoefer of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences will lead the center.
September 2019
Johns Hopkins Medicine Opens Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
The distinguished psychedelic researcher Dr. Roland Griffiths is directing operations at the center.
April 26, 2019
Imperial College London Opens World’s First Center for Psychedelic Research
The new Imperial Centre for Psychedelic Research is the first of its kind in the world.
1998
Amanda Feilding Founds the Beckley Foundation
The Foundation works to reform global drug policy and support scientific research into psychoactive substances.
1993
David Nichols Founds the Heffter Research Institute
"Advancing studies on psilocybin for treatment of addictions and other mental disorders, with the highest standards of scientific research."