> single dose of a proprietary, synthetic formulation of psilocybin
What?! Psilocybin is being synthesized?
I had never heard of "C360", the name for the psilocybin administered, and was curious because the doses seemed low compared to standard mushroom weight, which is obvious if the psilocybin itself has been synthesized/concentrated and you aren't dealing with mass of fruiting bodies.
It's frankly a bit of a bummer to see "proprietary" attached to something that can be found in a field under cow shit, but I can only hope the results as have been seen in other incurable depression studies help others in the end.
Yes, Compass Pathways has been synthesizing it for quite a while. It’s been used in several university studies over the past few years and we’re now seeing the results.