PreveCeutical Medical (PREV : PRVCF) hails deal with cannabis producer, which will boost its Sol-Gel program
Preveceutical Medical Inc. has entered into a strategic research and development supply agreement dated effective Sept. 18, 2017, with a licensed producer of medical cannabis under Health Canada's Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, whereby the LP will supply samples of cannabis-derived products and ingredient information for use by Preveceutical in its research and development program for the commercialization of sol-gels for the nasal delivery of medical compounds, including cannabinoids.
PreveCeutical's Chairman and CEO, Mr. Stephen Van Deventer commented, "We are extremely pleased with the agreement between PreveCeutical and the LP. The LP is an acknowledged industry leader in Canada in terms of its high-quality, high-margin derivative products that are manufactured under rigorous standards regarding processes, testing and transparency. We believe that having access to high quality cannabis oil and dried cannabis plant extracts from the LP will greatly assist PreveCeutical with the continued development of the Sol-Gel Program."
Commercial Terms of Supply Agreement
Under the terms of the Supply Agreement, the LP will provide the Company with prescribed strains of cannabis oil and dried cannabis plant extract along with certain ingredient and excipient specifications (the "Deliverables"). As consideration for the Deliverables and subject to acceptance by the Canadian Securities Exchange, the Company will grant to the LP:
non-transferable options (the "Options") to acquire that number of common shares in the capital of the Company (being 2,565,000 common shares) having an aggregate value of CAD 2 million at an exercise price equal to the closing price of PreveCeutical's common shares on the Canadian Securities Exchange on the date of execution of the Supply Agreement, which Options will be exercisable for a period of 24 months from the effective date of the Supply Agreement;
a right of first refusal (the "Financing ROFR") to subscribe for the whole or a portion of any equity financing conducted by the Company for a period of 24 months from the effective date of the Supply Agreement; provided that if the LP exercises the Financing ROFR, then any Options that have not yet been exercised by the LP will expire within 15 days of the date of such exercise; and
a right of first refusal (the "Licensing ROFR) to negotiate a non-transferable license for the non-exclusive use by the LP of the sol-gel technology developed by the Company; provided that in the event that the LP declines to exercise the Licensing ROFR, it will have the non-assignable right to receive a royalty on the gross revenues of the Company from the sale of the Company's sol-gel technology in Australia and/or Canada to a maximum of CAD 2 million as follows:
Aggregate Gross Revenues (CAD)Royalty Payable (%)
0 to 500,000 8%
500,001 to 1,000,000 6%
1,000,001 to 5,000,000 5%
5,000,001 to 10,000,000 3%
Over 10,000,000 2%
The provision of the Deliverables by the LP to the Company is conditional on the LP obtaining an export licence and complying with any other applicable regulatory requirements for the delivery of the Deliverables to Australia, as well as on the Company obtaining an import license and complying with any other regulatory requirements for the same. The Supply Agreement does not grant or transfer to the Company any intellectual property rights in the Deliverables, and vice versa does not transfer to the LP any intellectual property rights in the sol-gel technology.
Sol-Gel Nasal Delivery System
The Sol-Gel Program is focused on developing what the Company believes will be the first FDA approved, nose-to-brain delivery system of cannabinoids intended to provide relief for a range of ailments, such as pain, inflammation, seizures, and neurological disorders. The Company is seeking to design universally-patient friendly proprietary nasal formulations that can be used in children and adults alike.
PreveCeutical's Sol-Gel Program is being conducted by the Company through UniQuest Pty Limited ("UniQuest") pursuant to a research and development agreement dated April 22, 2017. For further information regarding the Company's research and development agreement with UniQuest, please refer to the Company's news release dated April 24, 2017. Any common shares of PreveCeutical issued upon the exercise of the Options will be subject to a hold period in Canada of four months and one day from the date of issuance.
About PreveCeutical Medical Inc.
PreveCeutical is a health sciences company that develops innovative preventive therapies utilizing organic and nature identical products.
PreveCeutical aims to be a leader in preventive health sciences and currently has five research and development programs, including: dual gene therapy for curative and prevention therapies for diabetes and obesity; a Sol-gel platform for nose to brain delivery of medical compounds including cannabinoids; Nature Identical™ peptides for treatment of various ailments; non-addictive analgesic peptides as a replacement to the highly addictive analgesics such as morphine, fentanyl and oxycodone; and a therapeutic product for treating athletes who suffer from concussions (mild traumatic brain injury).
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