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Bioprocessing Psilocybin for Mental Health

PsyBio Therapeutics, where Jones is chairman of the scientific advisory board, is commercializing the process. Jones and his team invented a one-pot method of bioprocessing with E. coli to make tryptamines. Starting with 4-hydroxyindole, the process developed by Jones produces psilocybin. He says that this technique provides three key advantages—cheaper, faster, and greener than other methods.