RavenQuest BioMed Expands Into Europe
May 22 2019 - 6:00AM
RavenQuest BioMed Inc. (CSE: RQB OTCQB: RVVQF Frankfurt:
1IT1) (the “
Company” or
“
RavenQuest”) is pleased to announce that it has
signed a Heads of Agreement (the “
HoA”) with
Norway's Cannabis Biocare A/S (“
Cannabis Biocare”)
to enter into a joint venture (“
JV”) to construct
cannabis production facilities using RavenQuest's Orbital Garden
grow technology in certain geographic regions. It is
anticipated that production facilities will be constructed within
twenty-four months, with the capacity to produce up to 35,000
kilograms of cannabis annually. RavenQuest will own a
fifty-percent equity interest in the JV.
According to the HoA, RavenQuest will grant the
JV use of its Orbital Garden grow technology, intellectual property
and developed microbes.
Cannabis Biocare will provide full funding for
facility build-outs and cannabis technologies including orbital
gardens and startup expenses for all facilities within the
regions.
About Cannabis Biocare
Cannabis Biocare is founded by Mr. Gerhard
Ludvigsen, Mr. Yossef A. Hamdon and Mr. Mohamed Choucair. Mr.
Ludvigsen is the founder and current director of HEMLA, a
Norwegian group with multiple decades of experience from energy
related operations in Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Mr. Ludvigsen brings substantial experience in the gas sector. For
information about HEMLA, visit http://www.hemla.no.
Mr. Ludvigsen stated, “Our organization has
quietly and patiently conducted research as a pre-cursor to entry
into the global cannabis marketplace. Our due diligence process has
been exhaustive and has involved conversations with several
Canadian cannabis companies including five companies with market
capitalizations in the billions of dollars. Ultimately, we chose to
partner with one of the most scientific, innovative and
fundamentally sound cannabis projects worldwide, namely RavenQuest
BioMed.”
The RavenQuest BioMed/Cannabis Biocare JV will
be created with the sole purpose of conducting an orderly
multinational expansion through all regions where HEMLA has boots
on the ground. Initial production will focus upon the
Balkans/Europe with subsequent expansion into East Africa, West
Africa and the Middle East.
RavenQuest CEO, George Robinson, stated, “Mr.
Gerhard Ludvigsen is a highly esteemed and much-respected business
leader in the European market and around the world. We couldn’t be
happier to be partnering with such a first-class individual and his
impressive team. We are very excited to take our company’s
disruptive technology into new markets starting with Europe. It’s
notable that we are able to do so without any immediate cash
outlay.”
“Amid a flurry of international expansion
throughout the cannabis industry, it was important for our
organization to take the time and due diligence to select bona fide
business partners of the very highest caliber in our overseas
endeavors. It’s clear that in Mr. Ludvigsen and his team, we have
such a partner. We bring to this partnership our veteran cannabis
experience, technology and facility design, which is complemented
beautifully by Cannabis Biocare’s capital and geographic reach.
This is an excellent fit for both parties and we couldn’t be more
excited to begin our expansion into international markets in a
prudent manner with a highly-respected business partner,” Robinson
continued.
The entering into of the JV remains subject to a
number of conditions, including finalization of a corporate
structure and negotiation of definitive documentation to give
effect to the JV. Readers are cautioned that there can be no
guarantee that the JV venture will be completed as planned.
Further information will be provided as soon as it becomes
available.
For more information, access RavenQuest’s
investor presentation, fact sheet and videos here.
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About RavenQuest BioMed
Inc.
RavenQuest BioMed Inc. is a diversified publicly
traded cannabis company with divisions focused upon cannabis
production, management services & consulting and specialized
research & development. RavenQuest is a licensed producer with
facilities located in Markham, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta.
RavenQuest maintains a research partnership with
McGill University focused upon cultivar (strain) recognition, plant
stabilization and yield maximization of the cannabis plant.
The Company focuses on partnerships with Indigenous
communities.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors
ofRAVENQUEST BIOMED INC.
“George Robinson”Chief Executive Officer
For further information, please contact: |
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Mathieu McDonald, Corporate Communications1-877-282-1586 |
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Forward-Looking Statements
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statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking information”
with respect to the Company within the meaning of applicable
securities laws, including statements with respect to the execution
of a definitive JV agreement between RavenQuest and Cannabis
Biocare, the construction of cannabis production facilities in
certain geographic regions and the production capacity of those
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