The purchase of psychedelics drugmaker AtaiBeckley by the world's biggest pharmaceutical company comes as more clinical data on the efficacy of such compounds is emerging. Analysts say the deal will smooth the way for others in the psychedelics space.
At U.S. airports and border crossings, scientists returning from trips abroad are getting a closer look from law enforcement agents. More smuggling and paperwork violations that might once have been overlooked are turning into criminal cases.
Attorneys putting together big provider transactions today say they see a growing need for what they call a producer approach to their practice, in which they oversee law, finance, public messaging and internal coordination in tandem.