Psyence BioMed’s Strategic Collaboration with PsyLabs Yields Breakthrough in High-Purity Ibogaine Production
Psyence BioMed (Nasdaq: PBM) announced that its strategic partner, PsyLabs, has successfully produced a GMP-aligned Ibogaine Total Alkaloid extract meeting food-grade consumption safety standards. This achievement follows PBM's strategic equity investments in PsyLabs during 2024 and 2025.
The breakthrough represents a significant milestone in producing high-quality psychedelic APIs, with PsyLabs' extract passing third-party laboratory verification. The company is expanding its chemistry production facilities to meet growing demand for Ibogaine HCL, Psilocybin Isolate, and other 90% purity SKUs derived from Iboga and Mushrooms.
The products will be available to licensed research institutions and developers globally, ensuring reliable and ethical sourcing of psychedelic compounds.
Psyence BioMed (Nasdaq: PBM) ha annunciato che il suo partner strategico, PsyLabs, ha prodotto con successo un estratto totale di alcaloidi di Ibogaina conforme agli standard GMP e sicuro per il consumo alimentare. Questo risultato segue gli investimenti strategici di PBM in PsyLabs nel 2024 e 2025.
Questa innovazione rappresenta un traguardo importante nella produzione di principi attivi psichedelici di alta qualità, con l’estratto di PsyLabs che ha superato la verifica di laboratori terzi. L’azienda sta ampliando le proprie strutture chimiche per soddisfare la crescente domanda di Ibogaine HCL, Psilocibina Isolata e altri prodotti con purezza al 90% derivati da Iboga e funghi.
I prodotti saranno disponibili per istituti di ricerca autorizzati e sviluppatori a livello globale, garantendo un approvvigionamento affidabile ed etico di composti psichedelici.
Psyence BioMed (Nasdaq: PBM) anunció que su socio estratégico, PsyLabs, ha producido con éxito un extracto total de alcaloides de ibogaína alineado con GMP que cumple con los estándares de seguridad para consumo alimentario. Este logro sigue a las inversiones estratégicas de PBM en PsyLabs durante 2024 y 2025.
Este avance representa un hito significativo en la producción de principios activos psicodélicos de alta calidad, con el extracto de PsyLabs aprobado por verificaciones de laboratorios externos. La compañía está ampliando sus instalaciones de producción química para satisfacer la creciente demanda de Ibogaína HCL, Psilocibina Aislada y otros SKU con 90% de pureza derivados de Iboga y hongos.
Los productos estarán disponibles para instituciones de investigación autorizadas y desarrolladores a nivel mundial, garantizando un abastecimiento confiable y ético de compuestos psicodélicos.
Psyence BioMed (나스�: PBM)은 전략� 파트너인 PsyLabs가 GMP 기준� 부합하� 식품 등급 안전 기준� 충족하는 이보가� � 알칼로이� 추출물을 성공적으� 생산했다� 발표했습니다. � 성과� 2024년과 2025년에 걸친 PBM� PsyLabs� 대� 전략� 지� 투자� 따른 것입니다.
이번 돌파구는 고품� 환각� 활성 성분(API) 생산� 중요� 이정표로, PsyLabs� 추출물은 �3� 실험� 검증을 통과했습니다. 회사� 이보가와 버섯에서 추출� 이보가� HCL, 실로시빈 분리� � 기타 90% 순도 SKU� 대� 증가하는 수요� 충족하기 위해 화학 생산 시설� 확장하고 있습니다.
� 제품들은 � 세계� 허가받은 연구 기관� 개발자들에게 제공되어, 환각� 화합물의 신뢰� � 있고 윤리적인 공급� 보장합니�.
Psyence BioMed (Nasdaq : PBM) a annoncé que son partenaire stratégique, PsyLabs, a réussi à produire un extrait total d’alcaloïdes d’ibogaïne conforme aux normes GMP et répondant aux standards de sécurité pour la consommation alimentaire. Cette réussite fait suite aux investissements stratégiques de PBM dans PsyLabs en 2024 et 2025.
Cette avancée représente une étape majeure dans la production d’ingrédients pharmaceutiques actifs psychédéliques de haute qualité, l’extrait de PsyLabs ayant passé la vérification par un laboratoire tiers. L’entreprise étend ses installations de production chimique pour répondre à la demande croissante en Ibogaïne HCL, Psilocybine isolée et autres SKU à 90 % de pureté dérivés de l’iboga et des champignons.
Les produits seront disponibles pour les institutions de recherche agréées et les développeurs à l’échelle mondiale, garantissant un approvisionnement fiable et éthique en composés psychédéliques.
Psyence BioMed (Nasdaq: PBM) gab bekannt, dass sein strategischer Partner PsyLabs erfolgreich einen GMP-konformen Gesamtalkaloid-Ibogain-Extrakt hergestellt hat, der den Sicherheitsstandards für den Lebensmittelkonsum entspricht. Dieser Erfolg folgt auf PBMs strategische Beteiligungsinvestitionen in PsyLabs in den Jahren 2024 und 2025.
Dieser Durchbruch stellt einen bedeutenden Meilenstein in der Herstellung hochwertiger psychedelischer Wirkstoffe dar, wobei der Extrakt von PsyLabs eine Überprüfung durch ein unabhängiges Labor bestanden hat. Das Unternehmen erweitert seine chemischen Produktionsanlagen, um der wachsenden Nachfrage nach Ibogaine HCL, Psilocybin-Isolat und anderen SKUs mit 90% Reinheit aus Iboga und Pilzen gerecht zu werden.
Die Produkte werden weltweit lizenzierten Forschungseinrichtungen und Entwicklern zur Verfügung stehen und so eine zuverlässige und ethische Beschaffung psychedelischer Verbindungen gewährleisten.
- Successful production of GMP-aligned Ibogaine extract meeting food-grade safety standards
- Strategic equity position in PsyLabs providing direct exposure to psychedelic API market
- Expansion of chemistry production facilities to meet growing market demand
- Development of multiple high-purity product SKUs for global distribution
- Ongoing development still needed to achieve higher purity levels
- Limited to licensed research institutions and developers, restricting immediate market size
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Psyence BioMed's investment in PsyLabs yields GMP-aligned ibogaine production, strengthening their position in emerging psychedelic therapeutics market.
This development represents a significant technical milestone in the evolving psychedelic medicine landscape. PsyLabs' achievement in producing GMP-aligned Ibogaine Total Alkaloid extract that meets microbial safety standards for food-grade consumption establishes a critical foundation for pharmaceutical applications. The importance cannot be overstated—GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) alignment is essential for any compound intended for clinical trials or therapeutic use.
Psyence BioMed's strategic equity investments in PsyLabs during 2024-2025 are now showing tangible returns through this technical breakthrough. This vertical integration strategy gives Psyence preferential access to high-quality psychedelic compounds—a potential competitive advantage as the sector develops.
The announcement indicates PsyLabs is actively scaling production capabilities for multiple compounds including Ibogaine HCL and Psilocybin Isolate at 90% purity. This expansion suggests preparation for increased commercial demand rather than merely research-scale production. The mention of making these compounds available to licensed research institutions and developers worldwide points to a clear commercialization pathway.
This achievement positions Psyence BioMed to potentially capture value in the pharmaceutical supply chain for psychedelic medicine development. As clinical research advances and regulatory frameworks evolve, having established production capabilities for high-purity compounds represents a valuable early-mover advantage in this emerging therapeutic space.
NEW YORK, July 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Psyence Biomedical Ltd. (Nasdaq: PBM) (“Psyence BioMed� or the “Company�) is pleased to announce that its strategic partner, PsyLabs � a leader in the production of purified psychedelic compounds � has successfully produced a GMP-aligned Ibogaine Total Alkaloid extract. The high-purity extract met all microbial safety standards for food-grade consumption, as verified by an accredited third-party laboratory. In 2024, Psyence BioMed acquired an equity stake in PsyLabs and continued that investment in 2025. This achievement reflects the impact of Psyence BioMed’s ongoing investment and collaboration, which continues to support PsyLabs� development of scalable, compliant, and globally relevant psychedelic APIs.
PsyLabs continues to push the boundaries of pharmaceutical innovation, with ongoing development aimed at further increasing purity levels to isolate standards.
“This is a groundbreaking moment for our entire team on the ground who have put countless hours and effort into ensuring our naturally derived, sustainable input materials are extracted with the same caution, mindfulness, and care, all covering the GMP manufacturing processes,� said Cody Robyn Futeran, Head of Extraction Innovations and Business Development at PsyLabs. “I’m extremely proud of our team for receiving such outstanding results showing PsyLabs� readiness to fulfil orders of safe-for-consumption medications across the world.�
Building on this momentum, Tony Budden, CEO of PsyLabs, emphasized the broader impact of the achievement.
"Achieving this milestone is a testament to our team's dedication and our state-of-the-art facilities," said Budden. "We are committed to refining our processes to achieve even higher purity levels, supporting the growing demand for high-quality psychedelic APIs."
PsyLabs� extraction division is currently expanding its chemistry production area to ensure it consistently meets the growing demand for Ibogaine HCL, Psilocybin Isolate, and other
PsyLabs� Ibogaine will be available to licensed research institutions and developers worldwide, ensuring a reliable and ethically sourced supply.
About PsyLabs
PsyLabs is a psychedelic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) development company, federally licensed to cultivate, extract, and export psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelic compounds including psilocin, mescaline, ibogaine, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) to legal medical and research markets. The company has successfully exported psilocybin products to Canada, the UK, Portugal, and Slovenia, and supplies purified extracts to its UK-based CMO partner.
PsyLabs operates from an ISO 22000-certified facility audited by the British Standards Institution, ensuring the highest standards of safety and traceability. With a focus on natural compound purification, regulatory support, and global distribution, PsyLabs is expanding its product pipeline to include ibogaine and other next-generation psychedelics.
About Psyence BioMed
Psyence Biomedical Ltd. (Nasdaq: PBM) is one of the few multi-asset, vertically integrated biopharmaceutical companies specializing in psychedelic-based therapeutics. It is the first life sciences biotechnology company focused on developing nature-derived (non-synthetic) psilocybin and ibogaine-based psychedelic medicine to be listed on Nasdaq. We are dedicated to addressing unmet mental health needs, particularly in palliative care. The name ‘Psyence� merges ‘psychedelics� and ‘science,� reflecting the company’s commitment to an evidence-based approach in developing safe, effective, and FDA-approved nature-derived psychedelic treatments for a broad range of mental health disorders.
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