Advancing psychedelic research and therapies to benefit science, healthcare, and society since 2007.
Founded in 2007, the OPEN Foundation is the leading nonprofit organisation in the Netherlands and Europe dedicated to advancing the knowledge and understanding of psychedelics through research. We aim to optimise the potential of psychedelics in a therapeutic context and to help integrate psychedelics into society in a way that’s both sustainable and responsible. We fulfil our mission by bringing together and educating professionals, policymakers, and the public through conferences, trainings, membership programmes, and by facilitating and promoting rigorous, interdisciplinary research.
The Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) is our scientific conference for academics, therapists, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and members of the public. ICPR has been running since 2010 and we're gearing up for its 5th edition from September 22nd to 24th, 2022 in Amsterdam! ICPR continues to the leading European conferences dedicated to advancing psychedelic research and therapies. Click below to learn about ICPR 2022, its confirmed speakers, and to get all the latest updates including early bird and discount tickets!
As an independent, nonprofit organisation, the OPEN Foundation applies an interdisciplinary and scientifically rigorous approach to the field of psychedelic research. We seek to, among other things:
OPEN facilitates and promotes rigorous scientific research into psychedelics and psychedelic-assisted therapies so we can better understand their benefits and risks.
OPEN collaborates with researchers, clinicians, and therapists, as well as with the mental health patients who could receive these treatments when approved.
OPEN connects and educates professionals, policymakers, and members of the public to help ensure that psychedelics are sustainably and responsibly integrated into society.
Organising scientific conferences, workshops, symposiums, journal clubs, master classes, and other educational events.
Facilitating and promoting rigorous, interdisciplinary research into psychedelics and their therapeutic applications.
Educating professionals through continued (medical) education trainings, practice-oriented workshops, and master classes.
Building communities and creating networking opportunities for researchers, therapists, and others interested in psychedelics.
Advocating for the safe, ethical, and sustainable development and integration of beneficial applications of psychedelics.
The OPEN Foundation regularly organises lectures, expert meetings, trainings, webinar series, symposiums, journal clubs, along with its biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR). All the OPEN Foundation’s events focus on a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to science. ICPR continues to be one of the largest European conferences dedicated to advancing psychedelic research and therapies.
The Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) is a scientific conference for academics, therapists, researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and members of the public. ICPR features many of the world’s leading experts in psychedelic research and therapies from across many fields, including psychiatry, neuroscience, psychology, and anthropology. ICPR started in 2010 and its 5th edition will be in September 2022!
To advance psychedelic research and therapies, OPEN collaborates with the world's leading experts and organisations to offer the best events, programmes, and resources.
The OPEN Foundation’s events are centred around educating and connecting the key stakeholders in the psychedelic space.
The OPEN Foundation’s programmes include memberships, trainings, and research that attract both professionals and the public.
The OPEN Foundation’s resources are full of interesting content, including video talks from our previous conferences, research papers, book reviews, and more.
There are many ways we can work together to ensure that advancements in psychedelic research and therapies benefit science, healthcare, and society as a whole.
Read the latest news from the OPEN Foundation and enjoy our educational blog series about advancing psychedelic research and therapies.
Should psychedelic researchers administer psychedelics to themselves? This has been an ongoing debate since psychedelics have been around. Michiel van Elk is a Dutch researcher
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‘The Netherlands can play a pioneering role in developing the right frameworks, limiting potential risks, and designing training programs,’ the Dutch health minister said. Author:
If you attended university or college and didn’t have an option to take a course on psychedelics – that was because they were practically nonexistent
After 15 years, Dorien Tatalas says goodbye 22-02-2022 After 15 years of service, I recently resigned from the board of the OPEN Foundation. In these
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