by @nasdaq on 8 Jan 2021, 08:50
Aleafia Health Enters Definitive Supply Agreement with European Pharmaceutical Producer Apipharm
    
  • New international agreement strengthens Aleafia Health’s global distribution network
  • Initial purchase order for 1,000 kg of dried cannabis flower, with fulfilment of order underway
  • Apipharm a leading European natural pharmaceutical company with distribution in nine countries
TORONTO, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH, OTC: ALEAF) (“Aleafia Health” or the “Company”) has entered into a definitive three-year cannabis supply agreement (the “Supply Agreement”) with Apipharm Veletrgovina d.o.o. (“Apipharm”) a leading European pharmaceutical producer and distributor.
Apipharm specializes in the distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredients of plant origin including semi-synthetic cannabinoid isolates, along with the development of advanced pharmaceutical formulations.
Under the terms of the agreement, Aleafia Health will supply Apipharm with dried cannabis flower grown at its Niagara greenhouse facility. Apipharm has also submitted an initial purchase order to Aleafia Health, for 1,000 kg of premium dried flower. The initial purchase order is expected to ship as early as the end of Q1 2021, dependent on the timing of necessary import and export permits.
“It is our great pleasure that we have entered into a partnership agreement with Aleafia which will strengthen our market position in the development of advanced pharmaceutical formulations,” said Dr. Matevz Pompe, CEO of Apiharm.
“We are delighted to open a new international sales channel leveraging the well-established distribution network and expertise of Apipharm,” said Aleafia Health CEO Geoffrey Benic. “Building on our best results to date in the most recent quarter, we will continue to execute on near-term international sales opportunities, fully leveraging our world class Canadian cannabis production assets.”
Aleafia Health Contact:
Nicholas Bergamini, VP Investor Relations
1-833-879-2533
IR@AleafiaHealth.com
www.AleafiaHealth.com
Apipharm Contact:
Dr. Matevz Pompe, CEO
+386 51 618 182
matevz.pompe@apipharm.si
www.apipharm.si