Avicanna Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
January 04 2022 - 6:30AM
Avicanna Inc. (“Avicanna” or the “Company“) (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX:
AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development, manufacturing and commercialization of plant-derived
cannabinoid-based products, is pleased to announce the appointment
of Eileen McCormack to, and the resignation of Setu Purohit from,
its board of directors effective immediately.
Eileen McCormack is an experienced senior marketing
executive with more than 30 years of international experience in
the bio-pharmaceutical industry. Ms. McCormack retired from
AstraZeneca US where she led commercial and cross-functional teams
responsible for launch planning and business development in the US
market. Ms. McCormack has experience in bio-pharmaceutical product
development, portfolio strategy in complex regulated environments
and brings significant multi-market and international commercial
experience. Ms. McCormack gives back to her community by having
served on a number of national and Toronto-based non-for-profit
boards over the last 10 years.
“I am excited to be joining the Avicanna board
of directors,” said Eileen McCormack. “I believe Avicanna has a
strong business model and talented management team that uniquely
positions it to capitalize on the evolving cannabinoid-based
biopharmaceutical industry. I look forward to contributing to
Avicanna’s future growth and success as the company executes
development and launch activities for its evidence-based
products.”
“We are pleased to add Ms. McCormack to our
board of directors at an appropriate time where her experience and
wisdom can support the next phase of evolution of the Company,
including pipeline analysis and global commercialization efforts,”
stated Aras Azadian, CEO Avicanna Inc.
About Avicanna
Avicanna is a Canadian commercial-stage
biopharmaceutical company established in cannabinoid research,
development, and evidence-based products for the global consumer,
as well as medical and pharmaceutical market segments. In leading
global cannabinoid advancements, Avicanna conducts most of its
research in Canada at its R&D headquarters in the Johnson &
Johnson Innovation Centre, JLABS @ Toronto, located in the MaRS
Discovery District. The company actively collaborates with leading
Canadian academic and medical institutions. Avicanna has
established an industry-leading scientific platform including
advanced R&D and clinical development which has led to the
commercialization of over twenty products across four main market
segments:
- Medical Cannabis
& Wellness Products: Marketed under the RHO Phyto™ brand, or
Magisterial Preparations, these medical and wellness products are
an advanced line of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis products
containing varying ratios of cannabidiol (“CBD”) and
tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”). The product portfolio contains a full
formulary of products including oral, sublingual, topical, and
transdermal deliveries that have controlled dosing, enhanced
absorption and stability studies supported by pre-clinical data.
The advanced formulary is marketed with consumer, patient and
medical community education and training. Avicanna’s medical and
wellness product portfolio also forms the foundation of the
Company’s pharmaceutical pipeline with the contribution of the
formulations that form the basis of the products as well as the
data generated from sales and participation of the products in real
world evidence studies.
- CBD
Derma-Cosmetic Products: Marketed under the Pura H&W™ or Pura
Earth™ brands, these registered, clinically tested, derma-cosmetic
products include a portfolio of functional CBD topical
products.
- Pharmaceutical
Pipeline: Leveraging Avicanna’s scientific platform, vertical
integration, and real-world evidence, Avicanna has created a
pipeline of patent-pending drug candidates which are
indication-specific and in various stages of clinical development
and commercialization. These cannabinoid-based drug candidates
provide solutions for unmet medical needs in the areas of
dermatology, chronic pain, and various neurological disorders.
Avicanna’s first pharmaceutical preparation (Trunerox) is in the
drug registration stage in South America.
- Cannabis Raw
Materials, Seeds, and Bulk Formulations: Marketed under the Aureus™
brand, the Company’s raw material business has successfully
completed sales to 11 countries. Aureus offers cannabis dried
flower, standardized seeds, full spectrum extracts, and cannabinoid
distillates, isolated cannabinoids (CBD, THC, cannabigerol (“CBG”)
and other rare cannabinoids), and bulk formulations derived from
hemp and cannabis cultivars through its sustainable, economical,
and industrial-scale subsidiaries based in Colombia. The majority
of the Aureus products are produced at Santa Marta Golden Hemp
S.A.S. (“SMGH”), the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, which is
also Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (“GACP”) certified
and has United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) National
Organic Program certification for its hemp cultivar.
SOURCE Avicanna Inc.
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and the utility and potential application of certain drugs,
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prospectus dated November 27, 2020, filed with the Canadian
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