Numinus Wellness Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Evan Wood as Chief Medical Officer with Numinus, effective immediately. Dr. Wood, who over a 20-year career has gained international recognition as a leading researcher into addiction, most recently as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU). As Chief Medical Officer with Numinus, Dr. Wood will play a lead role in helping to establish the evolving Numinus models of care, including defining and hiring the medical and therapeutic team. He will also lead the design of an interdisciplinary medical education program, serve as the company's primary representative in all research partnerships and protocol development, work with regulators and health authority leadership to advance psychedelic therapies, and help ensure Numinus centres operate within all medical and regulatory guidelines.