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This Billionaire Made $360 Million Selling His Psychedelic Company To Eli Lilly
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6:00Now PlayingTwelve years ago, Christian Angermayer took a mushroom trip that inspired him to try to create FDA-approved medicines from psychedelic drugs. Now Big Pharma is making a $2.8 billion bet on his vision.
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