Kannalife Sciences @ Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center
Kannalife is a bio-pharmaceutical and phyto-medical company involved in the research and development of novel new therapeutic agents designed to reduce oxidative stress, and act as immuno-modulators and neuroprotectants. Kannalife Sciences currently holds an exclusive license with National Institutes of Health for the Commercialization of U.S. Patent #6630507, “Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants” (the “’507 Patent”).
Kannalife is currently conducting research and development at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center in Doylestown, PA, for a target drug candidate to treat Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Both HE and CTE are neurological diseases that affects the cognitive and behavioral functions, and the wellness of the brain.
The Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County is the result of a unique partnership with the Hepatitis B Foundation, to creating a historic and transformational force from which discoveries are born, students trained, and new companies are incubated. The PBC seeks to advance biotechnology in Bucks County and the surrounding region, maximize synergies between nonprofit scientists and their commercial colleagues, and launch new ideas and discoveries that will make a difference.
Also at the PBC, the Natural Product Discovery Institute (NPDI), a division of the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (BSBI), provides KannaLife with access to a collection of more than 100,000 extracts from plants, fungi, and bacteria, previously owned by Merck and donated to the Institute in 2011. The NPDI natural products library is regarded as one of the best collections of screen ready druggable libraries made from living organisms.
The Kannalife scientific team, comprised of dedicated professionals, clinicians and bio-chemists, all have a strong background in phyto-pharmaceutical, biological and Ayurvedic sciences with a long track record of successfully developing drugs from plant sources that are complex in nature and structure. The team also has the requisite relationships with nationally supported institutions of health as well as top academic food and science departments at several recognized universities in the United States.
Kannalife’s ultimate goal is to become a profitable and socially responsible company that seeks to improve the quality of life of patients using plant based natural products.
Kannalife Sciences
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Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center
Official Website – http://www.pabiotechbc.org
Baruch S. Blumberg Institute
Official Website – http://www.blumberginstitute.org
Hepatitis B Foundation
Official Website – http://www.hepb.org