AXIM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCMKTS:AXIM) Files An 8-K Other EventsITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On May 9, 2017, our board of directors appointed Dr. Donald Abrams to the Company’s Advisory Board.
Dr. Donald Abrams, is chief of the Hematology-Oncology Division at San Francisco General Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Abrams has long been involved in clinical trials of complementary and alternative medicine interventions for HIV/AIDS and cancer, including evaluations of medicinal marijuana. In 1997, Dr. Abrams received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to conduct clinical trials of the short-term safety of cannabinoids in HIV infection. Subsequently, he was granted funds by the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research to continue studies of the effectiveness of cannabis in a number of clinical conditions. Dr. Abram’s NIDA-funded trial investigated the possible pharmacokinetic interaction between vaporized cannabis and opioid analgesics in patients with chronic pain. Dr. Abrams is conducting an NIH-funded trial investigating vaporized cannabis in patients with Sickle Cell disease. He co-authored the chapter on "Cannabinoids and Cancer" in the Oxford University Press Integrative Oncology text that he co-edited with Andrew Weil. He co-edits the NCI PDQ CAM Cannabinoids and Cancer website.
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. AXIM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. (OTCMKTS:AXIM) Recent Trading Information
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