Dr. Dadi Segal, Panaxia CEO: “Using the Malta facility is a significant stepping stone as we enter the European market. We believe this makes Panaxia the first company in Israel in the field of medicinal cannabis to begin selling in the EU. We are in progressive stages of registering and certifying our advanced products – starting in Germany and Denmark and other countries to follow. We aim forward to realize Panaxia’s vision to bring our patients in Israel as well as new patients in Europe a broad variety of advanced reproducible and safer medicinal cannabis products, meeting groundbreaking pharmaceutical standards not currently found in the market.”

Pharmaceutical company Panaxia Labs Israel Ltd. (Panaxia Israel) (TASE: PNAX), the largest manufacturer of medical cannabis products in Israel, announced today its contractual agreement with the holder of controlling interest, Panaxia Pharmaceutical Industries, to use the research and development of the holder of controlling interest in Malta for the production and extraction the company’s advanced products (such as oils, inhalers, sublingual tablets, suppositories) designated for the European market.

The agreement allows Panaxia to use the Maltese R&D facility and commence its European activity. The Maltese operations are expected to commence within a few months, subject to complete conversion of the facility into a commercial facility meeting the requirements of the EU-GMP standard and the receipt regulatory approvals from the Maltese government. By that, to the best of the company’s knowledge, it shall become the first medicinal cannabis company in Israel to commercially manufacture and sell medical cannabis products in EU countries.

The Maltese facility to be operated by Panaxia is ready to extract cannabis inflorescence. It has the capacity of producing several hundred thousand products annually, which will join the ensemble of products already manufactured in Israel.

At first, the company is expected to begin its operations in the German and Maltese markets. The company has announced that is in the process of registering its products in additional European countries, which, once complete, will allow it to manufacture its products in the Maltese facility and market them in additional countries.

Dr. Dadi Segal, Panaxia CEO, stated: “Using the Malta manufacturing facility is a significant stepping stone as we enter the European market. We believe this makes Panaxia the first company in Israel in the field of medicinal cannabis to begin selling in the EU. We are in progressive stages of registering and certifying our advanced products and contracting distribution and marketing agreements – first in Germany and Denmark and then in other countries. In line with our strategic plans, in recent months we have emphasized massive preparation work geared towards our European expansion. Starting our manufacturing and marketing activities through the Maltese facility allows us to shorten our time to market with high quality products that meet the most rigorous standards, developed based on the international R&D capabilities of Panaxia. We aim forward to realize Panaxia’s vision to bring our patients in Israel as well new patients in Europe abroad variety of advanced reproducible and safer medicinal cannabis products, meeting groundbreaking pharmaceutical standards not currently found in the market.”