MiHKAL GmbH, with MiHKAL being an acronym of Molecules I Have Known and Loved, is a

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that is developing

psychedelic Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Also referred to as classic halluci ...

s and

entactogen Entactogens, also known as empathogens or connectogens, are a class of psychoactive drugs that induce the production of experiences of emotional communion, oneness, connectedness, emotional openness—that is, empathy—as particularly observe ...

s as potential medicines. Matthias Grill is the founder and

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(CEO) of the company, while Tamara Hell is its co-founder and

chief financial officer A chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization who is assigned the primary responsibility for making decisions for the company for projects and its finances; i.a.: financial planning, management of financial risks, ...

(CFO). The name of the company is a play on the name of psychedelic chemist

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and ph ...

's books ''

PiHKAL ''PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'' is a book by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin published in 1991. The subject of the work is Psychoactive drug, psychoactive phenethylamine Derivative (chemistry), chemical derivatives, notably those that act ...

'' (''Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved'') and ''

TiHKAL ''TiHKAL: The Continuation'' is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to '' PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'', ''TiHKAL'' is an acronym that stands for "Trypt ...

'' (''Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved''). MiHKAL has filed and published

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s on

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s of psychedelics and/or entactogens. In September 2021,

Compass Pathways Compass Pathways, or COMPASS Pathways, is a British pharmaceutical company developing psychedelics as potential medicines. Its main drug candidate, psilocybin (COMP360), is currently in phase 3 clinical trials for treatment-resistant depression. ...

acquired MiHKAL's

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(IP) and entered a non-exclusive partnership with the company to develop novel psychedelic compounds. MiHKAL's drugs include

lys-MDA Lys-MDA (Lysine-MDA, N-(L-lysinamidyl)-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) is a substituted amphetamine derivative with empathogenic effects, which acts as a prodrug for Methylenedioxyamphetamine, MDA with a slower onset of effects and longer duration ...

and

lys-MDMA Lys-MDMA, or lysine-MDMA, also known as ''N''-(L-lysinamidyl)-MDMA, is a prodrug of MDMA which is being investigated for possible use as a pharmaceutical drug in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Structurally, lys-MDMA is to MDMA as lisdexa ...

, among others. The company MiHKAL should not be confused with the deceased

psychedelic music Psychedelic music (sometimes called psychedelia) is a wide range of popular music styles and genres influenced by 1960s psychedelia, a subculture of people who used psychedelic drugs such as Dmt, DMT, Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, mescaline, ...

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of the name MiHKAL (standing for Music I Have Known and Loved; real name Michael Anderson).

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External links

MiHKAL website

MiHKAL - Projects (Pipeline)

MiHKAL - LinkedIn
Pharmaceutical companies of Switzerland Psychedelic drug research Psychedelic pharmaceutical companies

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