PsyRx
Drug Development Using Biological Bioreactor Technology
Startup Seed Health Tech & Life Sciences Est. 2019
Total Raised
$2.38M
Seed
Last Round
$330K
3 rounds
Team
5
1-10 employees
Confidence
99/100
News
6
articles
Patents
1
About
PsyRx is a pharmaceutical R&D company developing biological API psilocybin and ibogaine in accordance with GMP standards. Using biological bioreactor technology, the company is focused on becoming a leading producer of GMP-standard ibogaine and psilocybin for use by target customers in the development and production of psychedelic- and ibogaine-based pharmaceuticals, food supplements, and other products. PsyRx also aims to develop a revolutionary antidepressant drug based on a combination of ibogaine and existing approved antidepressants, with a focus on reducing side effects and improving efficacy. The companys vision is to develop new drugs for the treatment of depression and addiction by using existing regulatory-approved antidepressant drug formulations with ibogaine. Ibogaine is also known to affect the brain much like antidepressants, but through different pathways. Therefore, PsyRx believes that there might be synergy between these two drugs, enabling them to treat depression with better efficacy and fewer side effects than existing antidepressants.
Classification
Sector
Health Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyDrugs Discovery & Development
Core Technology
BiologicalsHerbals
Target Customer
Healthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesPharmaceuticals
Business Model
B2B
Tags
mental-healthpharma-companiestreatmentspharmaceuticalsfood-industrydrug-development
Funding & Events
Jul 2023
Seed $330K
Dec 2020
Pre-Seed $1.5M
Aug 2022
Seed $550K
News (6)
Oct 3, 2023 · www.haaretz.com
Growth-Positive
PSYRX'S INNOVATIVE NEXT-GENERATION- PLANT-BASED SOLUTION FOR DEPRESSION
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Feb 22, 2022 · www.prnewswire.com
growth-positive
PsyRx Announces Appointment of Prof. Itamar Grotto as New Executive Chairman of the Board
Management Changes
Feb 9, 2022 · www.jpost.com
growth-positive
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/mind-and-spirit/article-695925
Management Changes
Jan 3, 2022 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
Now psychedelics are coming to your medicine cabinet
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Sep 3, 2021 · www.maariv.co.il
growth-positive
חברה ישראלית מפתחת תרופות חדשות לטיפול בדיכאון עם מרכיב מפתיע
Investment
Jul 12, 2021 · www.jpost.com
growth-positive
https://www.jpost.com/health-science/israeli-lab-grows-magic-mushrooms-to-treat-depression-673524
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Details
Product Stage
Clinical Trial
Employees
1-10
Exact Count
5
District
Center District
Founded
2019
Registrar
516095668
Locations
Tel Aviv, Israel
Links
Website
LinkedIn
Facebook
Admin
Last Update
Jan 21, 2025
Verified by
Yotam Maman
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (5)
Asher Holzer
Co-founder & Chairman
Founder
Yoav Elishoov
CEO
Itay Hecht
Co-founder & BizDev
Founder
Kobi Buxdorf
Co-founder & CTO
Founder
Noam Barnea-Ygael
Research Officer
Internal
Created by
Yanina Wainscheinker (yanina.wain@gmail.com)
Created
2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Matan Eblagon (matane@sncentral.org)