Gabon

Rooted in Gabon. Built for global impact.

Gabon is the cultural and biological origin of iboga. Countries of origin should participate meaningfully in the scientific knowledge, technical capability, and value created from their biological resources.

Origin

Tabernanthe iboga is native to Central Africa

Iboga's significance in Gabon extends far beyond its chemical composition. Growing international scientific interest creates responsibilities around origin, stewardship, and participation, and Reset Health approaches that context through listening, transparency, and recognition of the communities that have maintained relationships with the plant across generations.

Tabernanthe iboga shrub bearing ripe orange fruit in the forest understory

Iboga seedling growing from forest elephant dung, with a forest elephant behind

Gabonese cultural musicians in traditional dress and ceremonial face paint

Capability at origin

Scientific capability at origin

Scientific capability is infrastructure, not charity. Stronger scientific ecosystems closer to the origin of important biological resources can expand local participation in research, strengthen institutions, create technical careers, and allow more knowledge and economic value to remain within Gabon.

Scientific capability
Technical skills development
Institutional collaboration
Responsible stewardship
Scientific participation
Global scientific collaboration

Map of Gabon on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, showing Libreville, the equator, and neighbouring countries — Gabon sits on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, astride the equator, with extensive tropical forest cover.

Participation

From source to scientific participant

For many natural resources, countries of origin have participated mainly at the beginning of the value chain, while scientific knowledge and economic value were created elsewhere. Natural-product biotechnology presents an opportunity to think differently.

A broader natural-products opportunity

Gabon holds extraordinary biological diversity. As scientific tools for understanding natural products advance, biodiversity-rich regions may play an increasingly important role in future discovery.

Responsible stewardship

Scientific development involving biological resources should account for sustainability, provenance, cultural context, and long-term stewardship.

Science without removing origin

Global collaboration does not require separating biological resources from their origin. Stronger local participation makes international partnerships more balanced.

Shared value

Creating shared value

Responsible development should create value beyond the final product: scientific participation, technical expertise, institutional relationships, responsible stewardship, and economic opportunity within countries of origin.

Reset Health's collaborators in Gabon are participants in the platform, not recipients of it. The company's intent is shared scientific capability that outlasts any single program.

Our responsibility model