Industry Pharmaceutical Founder Thoma Kikis Type of business Private | Founded 2010 Headquarters Doylestown, Huntington | |
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Founders Dean Petkanas, Thoma Kikis Total assets Exclusive License of patent US 6630507 | ||
Introducing kannalife
Kannalife Sciences Inc. is a bio-pharmaceutical and phyto-medical company based in Huntington, NY and Doylestown, Pennsylvania founded by Dean Petkanas and Thoma Kikis. Kannalife was formed in 2010 and is involved in the research and development of novel new therapeutic agents designed to reduce oxidative stress, and act as immuno-modulators and neuroprotectants. It is a portfolio company of Medical Marijuana, Inc..
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In 2011, the company was granted an Exclusive License by National Institutes of Health – Office of Technology Transfer (NIH-OTT) for the Commercialization of patent US 6630507 , “Cannabinoids as Antioxidants and Neuroprotectants."
Kannalife is currently conducting research and development at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County in Doylestown, PA, for a target drug candidate, KLS-13019 to treat Hepatic encephalopathy and CTE, an oxidative stress related disease that affects the cognitive and behavioral functions, and the wellness of the brain.
Kannalife was featured in Sports Illustrated article on using cannabinoids to treat CTE.