- With over 200 million people, Brazil is Latin America´s largest addressable
medical cannabis market, with the potential to reach USD$1.4 billion in annual revenue (Source: New
Frontier Data)
- In partnership with leading medical cannabis patient
association in Brazil, a child
with epilepsy becomes first Brazilian patient to receive Khiron
medical cannabis product
- Khiron plans to expand Zerenia™ vertically integrated clinic
model into Brazil, increasing
patient access to affordable, high-quality medical cannabis
products
TORONTO, July 2, 2021 /CNW/ - Khiron Life Sciences
Corp. ("Khiron" or the "Company") (TSXV: KHRN) (OTCQX:
KHRNF)(Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a
vertically integrated medical cannabis leader with core operations
in Latin America and Europe, is pleased to announce it has
successfully completed its first sale of medical cannabis product
in Brazil. Leveraging production,
distribution, and clinical assets in Latin America, along with marketing agreements
with leading pharmaceutical distributors, Khiron plans to expand
its presence in Brazil, a market
of over 200 million people.
"Our initial export to the Brazilian market represents an
important first step toward opening a large, underserved market
where patients face high barriers to access. By providing patients
with affordable high-quality products, and an unparalleled patient
experience, we see an opportunity to disrupt the Brazilian market
and deliver on our mission of improving patients lives.
Khiron is already treating thousands of patients in
Colombia, Peru, UK and Germany, with positive outcomes. In due
course, we plan to bring our successful Zerenia clinic model to
Brazil, as we have done in
Peru and Colombia," comments Alvaro Torres, CEO and Director.
Through the Company´s strategic alliance with CANNAB, a patient
association that connects physicians, patients, academic
institutions, and suppliers, a three-year old child from
Salvador de Bahia suffering from
epilepsy has received six units of Khiron high-CBD 100mg/50ml
extract. The importation of Khiron's medical cannabis on behalf of
the patient was authorized by ANVISA (the Brazilian National Health
Surveillance Agency). The Company plans to collaborate with CANNAB
to continue offering its medical products to many more patients.
CANNAB expects to help over 1,200 new patients gain access to
medical cannabis products during 2021. According to Prohibition
Partners, the Brazilian medical cannabis user base could reach
close to 3 million people in the next few years.
The Company has also established two partnerships in
Brazil to increase product
awareness and medical cannabis education for health care providers
across the country. As previously announced, Khiron has an
exclusive agreement with Medlive, a pharmaceutical and health
products distributor with a network of over 3,000 clinics and
hospitals in southern Brazil. In
addition, the Company has signed a marketing contract with TAIMIN,
a leading medical distributor focused on Rio de Janeiro, Sao
Paulo and northern Brazil.
Together, the two agreements provide broad regional coverage across
Brazil and are intended to drive
sales by expanding Khiron's network of prescribing physicians. The
Company is also in discussion with several medical clinics as it
seeks to expand its clinic model into Brazil.
About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
Khiron is a leading
vertically integrated medical cannabis company with core operations
in Latin America and Europe. Leveraging wholly-owned medical health
centres and proprietary telemedicine platforms, Khiron combines a
patient-oriented approach, physician education programs, scientific
expertise, product innovation, and agricultural infrastructure to
drive prescriptions and brand loyalty with patients worldwide. The
Company has a sales presence in Colombia, Peru, Brazil,
Germany and the UK, and is
positioned to commence sales in Mexico in 2021. The Company is led by
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Alvaro Torres, together with an experienced and
diverse executive team and Board of Directors.
Visit Khiron online at investors.khiron.ca and on Instagram
@khironlife.
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