Atai Life Sciences N.V. reported positive top-line phase 2a results of BPL-003 in treating Alcohol Use Disorder patients, showing a 50% abstinence in patients over a 12-week period. Release of results from the phase 2b study using BPL-003 for treatment-resistant depression expected in mid-2025. The global treatment-resistant depression treatment market is projected to reach $4.06 billion by 2030.
atai Life Sciences could create value in the near-term with the release of key Phase 2 and 3 datasets for psychedelic drug candidates over the next 12 to 18 months, analysts at Jefferies believe. “Seeing positive data could strengthen the notion psychedelics have an important role for hard-to-treat $1 billion-plus central nervous systems disorders, as well as reassure investors the FDA's rejection of MDMA in 2024 was more of an idiosyncrasy,” analysts wrote in a note to clients.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has announced positive topline results from Beckley Psytech's Phase 2a study of BPL-003 (intranasal 5-MeO-DMT benzoate) in alcohol use disorder. The company said a single dose of BPL-003 in combination with relapse prevention therapy produced “meaningful and sustained reductions” in alcohol use, with the mean number of alcohol units consumed per day decreasing from 9.3 units to 2.2 units.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has announced several key leadership appointments to advance its aim of delivering innovative mental health therapies. Dr Srinivas Rao has officially transitioned to the role of sole chief executive officer, following his promotion to co-CEO in mid-2024.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) shares should move higher on a slew of Phase 2 and 3 data readouts in 2025 from across its pipeline of innovative psychedelic therapies, analysts at Jefferies. Following the release of atai's third quarter results earlier this week, the analysts repeated their ‘Buy' rating on the stock and awarded it a $5 price target, implying upside of 242% from its share price at the time of writing.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC), a biopharmaceutical company targeting mental health disorders, advanced its pipeline of innovative therapies during the third quarter of 2024. Notably, the US Food and Drug Administration approved an investigational new drug application for for VLS-01, atai's buccal film formulation of DMT.
President-elect Donald Trump's promise that Robert F Kennedy Junior (RFK Jr) will take on a “big role” in shaping health policy could be a positive for psychedelics given RKF Jr's well-documented support of this drug class, analysts at Jefferies believe. “RFK Jr seems positively inclined and sounds motivated to help foster psychedelic drug development,” analysts wrote in a note to clients, noting that psychedelics have reportedly helped his family and friends recover from trauma, severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
After the FDA's rejection of Lykos Therapeutics' NDA for MDMA therapy, we take a more complete look at major psychedelic stocks. Atai Life Sciences is an early mover with a unique company structure and diverse pipeline that could minimize risk. Atai's stock is at historic lows, but with several upcoming Phase 2 milestones, a long-term position in ATAI could be a smart move.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC)' chief scientific officer Dr Srinivas Rao joined Proactive to discuss the company's latest clinical trial results. Dr Rao detailed the positive outcomes from the Phase 1B trial of the VLS-01 (oral DMT) program, emphasizing the drug's excellent tolerability and potential as a best-in-class treatment option.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has been awarded a 'Buy' rating from Jefferies analysts as the company's pipeline of mental health therapies enters a catalyst-rich period. “atai's pipeline of psychedelics (and non-psychedelics) has the potential to safely, profoundly, and durably treat tough $1 billion-plus in central nervous systems indications,” analysts wrote in a note to clients.
atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI, ETR:9VC) has provided an update on its research activities and told investors it has cash, marketable securities, and committed term loan funding available which is expected to fund its operations into 2026. In addition to announcing its second quarter financial results, atai on Tuesday unveiled positive preliminary Phase 1b trial results for VLS-01, its proprietary oral transmucosal film formulation of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) that is applied to the buccal surface.
Shares of companies developing treatments based on psilocybin and other psychedelic drugs moved lower on Monday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected use of MDMA for post-traumatic stress disorder.