Norrsken Mind was a main partner of the Borealis Psychedelic Science Summit 2025, together with Nostromo Foundation. The summit was held in Stockholm on September 26–27. The event brought together over 300 participants from 21 countries for Sweden’s second national psychedelic science conference. Organized by the Swedish Network for Psychedelic Science (NPV), the summit explored the latest advances in psychedelic research and their translation into clinical and policy contexts.

Building on previous Nordic initiatives, including the Nordic Psychedelic Science Conference 2022 (Norway) and the Colloquium on Psychedelic Psychiatry 2018 (Sweden), the Borealis Summit aimed to strengthen cross-border collaboration in psychedelic science. Discussions addressed key themes such as Nordic clinical trials, patient perspectives, gender and psychedelics, challenging experiences, and future directions for the field.

Keynote speakers

• Julie Holland, psychiatrist and advisor to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies 
• Matthew W. Johnson, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

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Other presenters & panelists included:

• Guy Goodwin, University of Oxford
• Gerhard Gründer, CIMH Mannheim
• Gitte Moos Knudsen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
• Helena Aicher, University of Zurich
• Paul Liknaitzky, Monash University
• Christoffer Timmermann, University College London
• Dea Stenbæk, University of Copenhagen
• Maria Beckman, Karolinska Institutet
• Josh Hardman, Psychedelic Alpha
• Leor Roseman, University of Exeter
• Peter Hendricks, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Robert Schoevers, University of Groningen
• Lowan Stewart, Nydalen Recovery Clinic, Oslo
• Ian Roullier, PsyPAN co-founder
• Tali Avron, Psychedelic Women Network

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...among many others representing leading research groups across Europe, North America, and Australasia.

The Borealis Summit marked an important step toward a more connected Nordic ecosystem for psychedelic research. By engaging the broader public, it also reflected the growing interest in psychedelic science in Sweden, an effort Norrsken Mind is deeply committed to supporting.