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Nxt-ID, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTD) shares gained 28.9% to $3.21 after the company said it was awarded U.S. General Services Administration contract to distribute personal emergency response systems to Federal, State and Local government purchasers.
Psilera is a Florida-based biotechnology company focused on developing drugs to treat mental disorders using non-hallucinogenic derivatives from psychedelic compounds. The company is aiming to alleviate adverse effects of disorders such as anxiety, addiction and PTSD.
The U.S. government has taken a significant step toward tackling the mounting national substance addiction crisis by partnering with neuroscience company Delix Therapeutics to study a non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine.
Venture capitalist and businessman Stephen Jurvetson is joining an expanding group of prominent investors who are backing research into psychedelic ventures.