Avicanna Inc. announced that it has entered into a master services agreement with the University Health Network for projects to be performed by Dr. Peter Carlen as the principal investigator related to epilepsy. Additionally, the company has completed the technical transfer and first pharmaceutical pilot production of its epilepsy drug candidate at Altea Farmaceutica S.A. in Bogota, Colombia, a major step required for the final preparation for its registration and commercialization in South America. The partnership will also co-develop a high throughput electrophysiological testing system for the evaluation of multiple cannabinoid ratios and in combination with standard epileptic drugs. In addition, the system will examine standard anti-seizure drugs for their efficacy in the model and determine the potential synergistic value of adjunctive cannabinoids, and cannabinoids as monotherapy in treating seizures in this in vitro setting. The services to be performed under the Master Services Agreement will be provided on an exclusive basis and Dr. Carlen's laboratory has agreed to not conduct testing on any formulations or products similar to the Products for a period of two years. All intellectual property created under the Master Services Agreement will remain the sole property of Avicanna. The research collaboration is further expanded to include electrophysiological studies of medical cannabinoids on 3D human cerebral organoids and neuroglial cultures with the support of a two-year Mitacs Accelerate program grant.