BioHarvest Sciences Inc has announced plans to build a production facility in Ontario as part of the next phase in the global expansion of its cannabis vertical.
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it is exploring opportunities to acquire an existing licensed facility or a licensed producer (LP), which would enable it to use its BioFarming technology to produce and then sell unique cannabis products into the Canadian market.
”Our BioFarming technology not only enables the production of full-spectrum cannabis without growing the plant but also creates unique new patentable and consistent compositions that will have corresponding human utility value,” BioHarvest CEO Ilan Sobel said in a statement.
“I am excited about the opportunity to bring such unique cannabis solutions to the Canadian market by building a local production facility in Canada,” he added.
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The company also announced that it has also moved its production of full-spectrum cannabis biomass to industrial-scale bioreactors, which is a critical final step in ensuring adequate production levels for commercialization. It noted that the full-spectrum, pesticide-free, non-genetically modified biomass is based on its proprietary BioFarming technology that produces cannabis without growing the plant itself.
Following its December 8, 2021, announcement in which it reported that it was the first company to produce a significant amount of full-spectrum, non-GMO cannabis biomass without growing the cannabis plant itself, BioHarvest said it has moved swiftly towards the final stage of the development program by now growing the trichome cells in industrial-scale bioreactors.
The trichome cells contain cannabinoids such as CBD, THC, as well as other compounds that grow naturally in the cannabis plant, the company explained.
“This stage successfully tested the resilience of BioHarvest's proprietary "amalgamated trichome cells" against the shear forces generated by the large bioreactor's liquid media motion. These amalgamated Trichomes have a coral-shaped structure and have a density of up to 200 times greater than the conventional agriculture case," it added.
The company asked those LPs interested in a collaborative agreement to send requests to partnership@bioharvest.com.
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