Pe­ter Thiel-backed ATAI launch­es new Salvia-fo­cused biotech; Pur­due bank­rupt­cy tri­al ex­pect­ed to be­gin to­day — re­port

ATAI Life Sci­ences, the Pe­ter Thiel-backed um­brel­la de­vel­op­er of psy­che­delics and oth­er drugs for men­tal health con­di­tions, launched a new port­fo­lio com­pa­ny Thurs­day.

The new out­fit is called Re­vix­ia Life Sci­ences, and its mis­sion is to bring the main ac­tive in­gre­di­ent in Salvia to the clin­ic for treat­ment-re­sis­tant de­pres­sion, sub­stance use dis­or­der and pain, ATAI an­nounced Thurs­day morn­ing. The in­gre­di­ent in ques­tion is called Salvi­norin A, and Re­vix­ia says it’s a non-ni­troge­nous ag­o­nist of the kap­pa-opi­oid re­cep­tor.

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