Tryp Therapeutics Appoints Robin Carhart-Harris, Ph.D. as SAB Chairman and Adds Daniel Clauw, M.D. as Scientific Advisor
San Diego, California--(Newsfile Corp. - July 26, 2021) - Tryp Therapeutics (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) ("Tryp"), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing psilocybin-based compounds for diseases with unmet medical needs through accelerated regulatory pathways, announced today the appointment of Robin Carhart-Harris, Ph.D. as Chairman of its Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB") and Daniel Clauw, M.D. as a new member of the SAB.
Dr. Carhart-Harris initially joined Tryp's SAB in February 2021 and has since been instrumental in advising the Company through the development of its Psilocybin-for-Neuropsychiatric Disorders (PFN™) program. He currently serves as Director of the Neuroscape Psychedelic Division at the University of California, San Francisco as well as Founder and Head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research, Division of Brain Sciences, at Imperial College London. Dr. Carhart-Harris has published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is one of the most cited researchers in the medical application of psychedelic compounds.
"Having spent several months working with the team at Tryp already, I recognize the incredible opportunity that the Company has with its truly innovative approach to administering psychedelics in differentiated indications such as chronic pain and eating disorders," said Dr. Carhart-Harris. "I couldn't be more excited to elevate my activity as Chairman of our Scientific Advisory Board to expand Tryp's body of ground-breaking scientific research and to support the development of these therapies for physicians, psychotherapists, and the patients who need them most."
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