Organization: Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies

The Short Report – May 8, 2019: Cannabis R&D, fuel cell demo, accelerator funding

With the goal becoming a mainstream healthcare company, Smiths Falls, ON-based Canopy Growth Corp. has spun off a new division – Spectrum Therapeutics – to oversee the company’s commercial medical and clinical research operations including Spectrum Cannabis, Canopy Health Innovations, and recently acquired Germany-based C3Cannabinoid Compound Company, which develops cannabinoid-based medical therapies. – Canopy Growth…

FRQ-NT seeking new scientific director

The Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies, (FRQ-NT) is seeking a new scientific director to replace Dr Maryse Lassonde following her appointment as president of the Quebec Superior Council of Education for a four-year term. Lassonde, who served as FRQ-NT scientific director for six years, is a noted professor of neuropsychology with…