1.12
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Currency In USD
Address
100 – 740 McCurdy Road
Kelowna, BC V1X 2P7
Canada
Phone
250 765 6424
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Employees
7
First IPO Date
January 12, 2021
| Name | Title | Pay | Year Born |
| Mr. Richard C. Christopher | Chief Executive Officer & Director | 0 | 1970 |
| Mr. John M. Docherty M.Sc. | Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board, Chief Scientific Officer, President & Director | 0 | 1969 |
| Dr. C. Michael Gibson M.D., M.S. | Chief Medical Advisor & Member of Scientific Advisory Board | 0 | N/A |
| Mr. Michael Shankman CPA | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | 1961 |
| Vanessa Carle | Head of Legal | 0 | N/A |
| Ms. Kristin Hamilton | Director of Operations | 0 | N/A |
Lexaria Bioscience Corp. operates as a biotechnology company. Its patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients enter the bloodstream by promoting effective oral delivery. The company's DehydraTECH has demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids and nicotine by 5-10x and in some instances with cannabinoids by 27x compared to standard industry formulations, reduce time of onset from 1 - 2 hours to minutes, and mask unwanted tastes; and is also being evaluated for orally administered anti-viral drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), PDE5 inhibitors, and others. DehydraTECH also deliver drugs effectively across the blood brain barrier. It operates a licensed in-house research laboratory and holds intellectual property portfolio with 23 patents granted and approximately 50 patents pending worldwide. Lexaria Bioscience Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada.