Biotechnology company and drug delivery platform innovator Lexaria Bioscience (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) on Wednesday announced that, through its subsidiary Lexaria CanPharm ULC, it has entered a definitive 5-year agreement to provide Lexaria’s patented DehydraTECH(TM) technology to a private California-based cannabis company. Under the agreement the cannabis company will utilize the technology in certain cannabis-based beverages to be produced and sold in the states of California and Nevada. DehydraTECH-enabled beverages are protected under Lexaria’s many existing US-granted patents and may include any combination of ready-to-drink beverages such as non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits; cold or hot coffee or teas, sports drinks and much more. In addition, Lexaria this morning announced the addition of Dr. Dwayne Godwin, Dr. Terry D. Blumenthal, Dr. Matthew Fraser and Dr. Carla Lema Tome to its Scientific Advisory Board. Each of the new appointees will contribute support, advice and recommendations related to the company’s scientific research and product development. “Lexaria Bioscience Corp. is very pleased to welcome these accomplished experts to our Advisory Board, who can provide critical scientific guidance to Lexaria’s ongoing and future R&D programs,” Lexaria CEO Chris Bunka said in the news release. “Lexaria is building towards becoming one of the world’s leaders in drug delivery technology and our most recent Advisors can assist in achieving that goal.”
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About Lexaria Bioscience Corp.
Lexaria Bioscience has developed and out-licenses its disruptive delivery technology that promotes healthier ingestion methods, lower overall dosing and higher effectiveness of lipophilic active molecules. Lexaria has multiple patents pending in over 40 countries around the world and has patents granted in the United States and Australia for utilization of its DehydraTECH delivery technology. Lexaria’s technology provides increases in intestinal absorption rates, more rapid delivery to the bloodstream, and important taste-masking benefits for orally administered bioactive molecules including cannabinoids, vitamins, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), nicotine and other molecules. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.LexariaBioscience.com.
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