Organigram invests in firm that can produce cannabis' active ingredients in lab


The parent company of marijuana producer Organigram Inc. has closed a $10-million investment deal with Hyasynth Biologicals, boosting its access to biotechnology that can produce cannabis' active chemical ingredients in a lab without needing a costly grow-op. Organigram says Hyasynth's proprietary technology can produce active ingredients that occur naturally in the cannabis plant, called phytocannabinoids, using genetically engineered strains of yeast in a technique known as biofermentation.



from Biotech News