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Cybin Appoints Michael Halstead As Chief Executive Officer

PUBLIC · HELPAug 08, 2026•about 17 hours ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Cybin

Michael Halstead
TorontoOtherBiotechnology

Description

Cybin has appointed Michael Halstead as its Chief Executive Officer effective August 3, 2026. Halstead brings 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical leadership, contributing to product launches and corporate transactions. This leadership change coincides with notable upward momentum in Cybin's share price.

Company Information

Company

Cybin

Location

100 King St. West, Suite 5600

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Cybin is a leading ethical biopharmaceutical company, working with a network of world-class partners and internationally recognized scientists, on a mission to create safe and effective therapeutics for patients to address a multitude of mental health issues. Headquartered in Canada and founded in 2019, Cybin is operational in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Ireland. The Company is focused on progressing Psychedelics to Therapeutics by engineering proprietary drug discovery platforms, innovative drug delivery systems, novel formulation approaches and treatment regimens for mental health disorders.

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