Psyence Group Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Clive Ward-Able as the Medical Director of Psyence Group, effective immediately. Dr. Ward-Able joins the existing medical team in Toronto and also assumes the roles of Head of Research & Development (R&D) and Early Commercialization. Dr. Ward-Able has degrees in both Pharmacy and Medicine and has over thirty years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, within R&D, medical affairs, marketing and sales.

The majority of his experience is in the medical aspects of the commercialization of a pharmaceutical product. He has been involved with the launch of over 16 products in multiple therapeutic areas. He also has direct involvement with the design and conduct of clinical trials.

Dr. Ward-Able will oversee the execution of Psyence's first clinical trial to the standards. Psyence is designing market-leading clinical trials using natural psilocybin in the field of palliative care, which will initially be conducted in the United Kingdom. The clinical trial programme is focused on assessing the safety and efficacy of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of adjustment disorder due to an incurable cancer diagnosis versus psychotherapy alone.