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Company plans to build on proven successes with entry into international markets,
pharmaceutical and nutraceutical verticals
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"The success of the medical cannabis verification pilot program has been tremendously important for us. It has validated our technology and begun to establish the StrainSecure platform as a potential de facto standard for quality assurance and traceability in the Canadian cannabis industry," said
Key Accomplishments in Calendar 2019
- By the close of 2019,
TruTrace completed the first two phases of the medical cannabis verification pilot program (the "Pilot Program"), which is designed to increase transparency, interoperability and product identification within the medical cannabis industry.
- The first two phases of the Pilot Program also included the addition of several licensed producers and testing partners into the StrainSecure platform.
- Additionally, the development team enhanced the Company's technology, including meeting and incorporating the global traceability standards of GS1, furthering our partnership with Microsoft by utilizing their Azure solution for
Canada , completing comprehensive modules to support laboratory management and dynamic quality assurance and finalizing APIs into several key technology partners.- Established relationships with customers and prospective partners in several international markets, as well as the pharmaceutical sector and the nutraceutical sector, with a view to ascertaining their unique needs and potentially adding them to the StrainSecure platform.
- Finalized a strategic alliance with global giant Deloitte to combine
TruTrace's technology with Deloitte's leadership in the cannabis space and to improve clients' ability to build trusted brands, ensure medical and recreational distributors and retailers receive accurate shipments, and provide consumers with confidence they are buying verified products from credible sources.- Increased revenue and began to mitigate operational expenses as management was able to shift its focus from core product development to sales and account management.
Calendar 2020 Strategic Priorities
The Company's strategic priorities in 2020 include a planned expansion of its addressable market through the following initiatives:
- Continue its execution of the StrainSecure medical cannabis traceability platform and advance the platform from POC to full operational implementation, thereby establishing a potential revenue stream to fund the Company's growth.
- Deploy StrainSecure with an initial set of licensed producers in several rapidly growing international medical cannabis markets.
- Advance several key strategic partnerships and alliances.
- Commencing business development initiatives with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customers including utilization of the Company's traceability platform, adapted to meet specific requirements of these sectors.
The Company plans to provide updates throughout the year on the progress it makes towards achieving these strategic goals.
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the expansion of the Company's StrainSecuretm traceability platform into the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical verticals, as well as entry into several international markets, and the applicability of the Company's technology to those sectors; the Company's aims to establish a foothold in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors, as well as extend its footprint in cannabis traceability into several markets outside of
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