Jose Gonzalo Bisquera Mora

Gonzalo Bisquerra is the founder and CEO of Happy Caapi, a botanical science company dedicated to advancing the research, standardization, and sustainable cultivation of Banisteriopsis caapi, the legendary Amazonian vine at the heart of ayahuasca. After nearly two decades leading innovation and global supply chains in the consumer products and pharmaceutical industries, Gonzalo became fascinated by a simple question: why had one of the most revered plants in Amazonian medicine received so little scientific attention on its own? That question launched years of research into the vine’s chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical evidence. Today, he collaborates with researchers, ethnobotanists, and cultivators to bridge indigenous wisdom with modern neuroscience, advancing the scientific understanding of the ayahuasca vine while promoting sustainable cultivation and standardized botanical innovation.