AXIM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCMKTS:AXIM) Files An 8-K Other Events
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On December 20, 2016, our board of directors appointed Professor Robert Ritch to the Company’s Advisory Board.

Professor Robert Ritch

Professor Robert Ritch holds the Shelley and Steven Einhorn Distinguished Chair in Ophthalmology and is Surgeon Director Emeritus and Chief of Glaucoma Services at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE). He has devoted his career to broadening the understanding of the underlying etiologies and mechanisms of glaucoma and innovation in its medical, laser, and surgical treatment.

Prof. Ritch received his B.A. cum laude from Harvard College and an M.A. in cell biology from Harvard University. He received his M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and, after a residency in Ophthalmology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, received fellowships in glaucoma from the Heed Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. A Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, Prof. Ritch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American College of Surgeons, the International College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Ophthalmology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, and the New York Academy of Medicine, and is a member of more than 35 scientific and medical societies around the world.

About AXIM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCMKTS:AXIM)

AXIM Biotechnologies, Inc., formerly Axim International, Inc., is a biotechnology company. The Company is engaged in developing the treatment of pain, spasticity, anxiety and other medical disorders with the application of cannabinoids-based products. It is focused on research, development and production of pharmaceutical, nutriceutical and cosmetic products, as well as procurement of genetically and nano-controlled active ingredients. It is engaged in the business of research, development and production of alternative and renewable sources of energy, such as high caloric content fuels produced from industrial hemp and from the byproducts of industrial hemp after completion of the oil extraction/decarboxylation process. It is engaged in the research and development of pharmaceutical delivery systems and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for treatment of conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, restless leg syndrome (RLS) and Crohn’s disease.

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