Trump highlights ibogaine development push, Psyence BioMed responds

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Psyence BioMed Welcomes U.S. Administration’s Latest Action to Accelerate Ibogaine Development

August 18, 2026 5:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psyence BioMed Ltd. (Nasdaq: PBM) (Psyence BioMed or the Company), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and supply of nature-derived psychedelic compounds for clinical research and therapeutic applications, today welcomed President Donald J. Trumps latest announcement supporting the accelerated development of ibogaine as a potential medical treatment in the United States.

President Trump announced today that the University of Miami has provided the U.S. Federal Government with its original 1994 ibogaine Investigational New Drug (IND) application, which he said could help accelerate ibogaines development as a medical... More