About the foundation
The leading private research foundation for psychedelic medicine in the Nordics
We conduct clinical research and education that brings documented treatments from the laboratory to the clinic, and makes them available to those who need them most.
Our mission
The foundation works on research, treatment and knowledge sharing
Responsible use of psychedelics requires more than clinical results alone.
Research projects
We contribute to the funding and execution of clinical research of the highest scientific standard.
Treatment projects
We run treatment projects for patient groups where current options fall short, building the bridge between research and clinical practice.
Knowledge sharing
We organise and deliver training for health professionals, share our results openly, and make our expertise available where society needs it.
Our approach
Patience and action
Psychedelic-assisted therapy is a rapidly evolving field. We combine scientific rigor with a willingness to act. Those who need treatment the most cannot wait.
For patients in need
We collaborate with patient organisation and other groups that represent people in need of better treatment options.
Academic partners
We cooperate with univeristites and research institution to excel the knowledge about psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted treatments.
Philantropy, foundations and funds
We work with financing our projects together with our network of philanthropists and organisations who support our work.
Collaboration with the Axon Clinic
Close to the clinic, independent of it
The foundation grew out of the professional community at the Axon Clinic, the largest clinical environment for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in the Nordics, with more than 6,500 treatments since 2018. That closeness gives our research direct access to clinical experience, and gives our treatment projects an established medical apparatus to stand on.
At the same time, the foundation is professionally and legally independent, with its own board and its own statutes. Agreements with the clinic are made at arm's length and approved by the board, our budgets are open, and the results are published no matter what they show.
Our values
How we work
Our values decide which projects we take on, who we work with, and what we turn down.
We work evidence-based
Our decisions rest on current research and documentation from the leading experts. We are professionally independent, with no political agenda, and we say no to assignments, partners and communication that would weaken that.
We have the courage to challenge
We dare to ask the uncomfortable questions and challenge established truths when the research warrants it. We take a public stand when the data supports it, even when it costs us.
We build bridges
We build bridges between academic communities, clinics and funders, and share knowledge openly with those who need it. Open publication is the standard, not the exception.
Research integrity
Six conditions we hold ourselves to
The foundation is structurally independent of Axonklinikken, but uses the clinic as its treatment partner. That closeness makes the work clinically relevant, and it comes with obligations. The board has therefore set six conditions that apply to all research we fund or carry out.
- Arm's length from the clinic, with documented commercial contracts at market price or cost.
- A public commitment to publish all research results, positive or negative.
- An independent research lead and advisory board with no equity stake.
- Full disclosure of the foundation's ownership interests in the clinic.
- Recusal on any decision that benefits a board member's own research, recorded in the minutes.
- Blinded, independent outcome assessment, with a pre-registered protocol and analysis plan.