Billionaire wild bets on Consumer Biotech, GLP-1s, and psychedelics | Christian Angermayer | E61

Christian Angermayer became a multimillionaire before turning 25 thanks to the merger of Alnylam with Ribopharma. We talk about his diverse investment appetite and the rise of consumer biotech and human enhancement.We talk about GLP-1s, the progress of AtaiBeckley, and why he thinks ‘going home and sleeping’ beats an all-nighter every time.---Discover the best biotech companies in 🇪🇺 with the FlotBio Map at https://bit.ly/4nXmKjN---⭐️ ABOUT THE SPEAKERChristian is the founder of Apeiron Investment Group, which manages around $7 billion across psychedelics, longevity, consumer biotech, crypto and media. He also co-founded big companies including AtaiBeckley and the Enhanced Games.Christian studied business in Germany at the University of Bayreuth but dropped out to co-found Ribopharma, which merged with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals in 2003.🔗 LINKS MENTIONEDChristian Angermayer LinkedIn profile — https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-angermayer/Enhanced Games — https://www.enhanced.com/Enhanced Games inaugural event press release — https://investors.enhanced.com/inaugural-enhanced-games-deliver-a-world-record-and-21-personal-bests-showcasing-that-living-enhanced-works/David Nutt LinkedIn profile — https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-david-nutt-82498025/AtaiBeckley pipeline — https://www.ataibeckley.com/our-work/pipelineBBC weight loss drugs comparison — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c981044pgvyoDavid Nutt drug-harm chart — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HarmCausedByDrugsTable.svgMatthew Walker, *Why We Sleep* — https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316Mayo Clinic report on resveratrol/red wine — https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/red-wine/art-20048281CNBC — atai's 2021 Wall Street debut — https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/18/peter-thiel-backed-psychedelic-start-ups-shares-pop-in-wall-street-debut.htmlFortune article on Angermayer's uranium bet — https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/05/27/christian-angermayer-uranium-digital-german-billionaire-tether/Robert Nelsen, ARCH Venture Partners — https://www.archventure.com/team/robert-nelsen/📜 TRANSCRIPTRead the full transcript here: https://flot.bio/episode/christian-angermayer-glp-1s/💸 DONATEWe welcome donations from individuals and businesses to support our podcast and allow us to create even more content: https://www.paypal.me/PhilipHemme⭐️ SPONSORSHIPReady to amplify your brand to influential leaders in biotech and biopharma? Contact nick@flot.bio and unlock sponsorship opportunities in our podcasts!🫶 FOLLOW USNewsletter: http://eepurl.com/h_fnmHLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flot-bio/X (Twitter): https://x.com/FlotBio🙏 LIKE/FOLLOW/REVI