Former Chicago Blackhawk and Stanley Cup winner Daniel Carcillo is the CEO of Wesana Health, which gave $1.5 million to nonprofit MAPS to see if MDMA could help treat traumatic brain injuries.
“The biggest thing that we are excited about [at Wesana] is to be in partnership with a leader in the space, the only organization that is in phase three with the FDA, [which is] helping out a lot of the same communities that we want to help out, from veterans to victims of domestic violence. There’s a lot of alignment.”... [+]
“Combined with the high rate of dual diagnosis for TBI and PTSD, these characteristics make TBI a compelling area of study.” Emerson says that over the next several months, the team at MAPS PBC will evaluate the viability and desirability of an eventual partnership with Wesana based on careful analysis. The financial commitment from Wesana will also allow MAPS to build a team that will evaluate the need for TBI treatment.
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