Private company

Helus Pharma

Canadian pharmaceutical company

Helus Pharma, also known formerly as Cybin IRL, is a Canadian pharmaceutical company that was led by CEO Doug Drysdale from 2020-2025, developing psychedelic drugs as medicines. The company's drug candidates include psilocybin (HLP001; CYB001), HLP002 (CYB002; discontinued), deupsilocin (HLP003; CYB003; psilocin-d10; deuterated psilocin), deudimethyltryptamine (HLP004; CYB004; DMT-d10; deuterated dimethyltryptamine (DMT)), HLP005 (CYB005; deuterated phenethylamine derivative), and HLP006 (CYB006).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Helus Pharma, also known formerly as Cybin IRL, is a Canadian pharmaceutical company that was led by CEO Doug Drysdale from 2020-2025, developing psychedelic drugs as medicines. The company's drug candidates include psilocybin (HLP001; CYB001), HLP002 (CYB002; discontinued), deupsilocin (HLP003; CYB003; psilocin-d10; deuterated psilocin), deudimethyltryptamine (HLP004; CYB004; DMT-d10; deuterated dimethyltryptamine (DMT)), HLP005 (CYB005; deuterated phenethylamine derivative), and HLP006 (CYB006).2

Timeline

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