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Emerald picks Lonza for cannabinoid synthesis

by Rick Mullin
February 17, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 7

 

Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals has signed Lonza to make a synthetic derivative of cannabidiol it is developing to treat multiple sclerosis and systemic scleroderma. Under the contract, Lonza will synthesize the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), VCE-004.8, and finished liquid-filled hard and soft-gel capsules. Lonza will make the API in Nansha, China; hard capsules in Edinburgh, Scotland; and soft gels in Ploermel, France. The agreement allows for further commercialization of novel cannabinoids.

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