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Shaping future cannabis strategy at the GCI Europe Summit
GCI’s Cannabis Leaders’ Summit goes virtual for 2020.
The Global Cannabis Intelligence (GCI) Europe Summit will give global leaders the opportunity to network with the...
Novel Foods and the uncertain future of Europe’s hemp industry
New Frontier Data explores the potential implications of changes to the EU’s Novel Foods legislation.
In July 2020, news broke that the European Commission was...
Top tips for safely launching your medical cannabis products in Europe
Marc Stegeman of ProPharma Group outlines the factors business owners need to consider when moving into the growing European market.
The continent of Europe consists...
European Commission tests national contact tracing and warning apps
The European Commission has begun testing an interoperability gateway service for national contact tracing and warning apps to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19...
Timely infection control prevented COVID-19 taking hold in Europe
A new study has shown that early infection control interventions such as intensive contact tracing helped to stamp out COVID-19 infections in Europe before...
Europe goes gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
This month marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month which recognises the children and adolescents affected by cancer within Europe and across the globe.
CCI Europe (representing parents/patients)...
Cutting cardiovascular risk for European patients with cholesterol drug
The risk of damaging cardiovascular events could be minimised for European patients through the use of cholesterol drugs.
A new, European study involving 18 different...
Reducing liver transplant waiting-list mortality in Europe
A European study has demonstrated that prioritising patients for liver disease transplants using the Model for End-stage Liver Disease Sodium (MELD-Na) score could reduce...
Discover the EUMCA with Professor Trevor Jones
Professor Trevor Jones, Chairman of the European Medicinal Cannabis Association, tells MCN Digital Editor Stephanie Price about CBD quality standards, education and evidence-based policy.
Formed...
Ultra-processed foods: an EU health crisis
Many European countries have seen a dramatic increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods in recent decades, with research estimating that these food products...
Horizon Europe to boost health innovation for vulnerable populations
A budget €100bn is being proposed for Horizon Europe, with funds allocated for health support for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, very young,...
ECDC expert discusses the need for public health support
ECDC Principal Expert for Emergency Preparedness and Response Dr Agoritsa Baka on the need for public health support.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and...
Meet Khiron: the company providing cannabis trials with medical products
Khiron Life Sciences is a cannabis pharmaceuticals company with operations and a presence across Latin America, joint venture entry into the US consumer market,...
Exploring growth in the European medical cannabis market
Luc Springinsfeld of leading investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co explores the European medical cannabis market and the rise of medical cannabis investment in...
European Institute for Gender Equality: the gendered impacts of COVID-19
European Institute for Gender Equality Director Carlien Scheele tells HEQ about the gendered impacts of COVID-19.
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an...
Khiron Life Sciences: expanding into Europe with patient focus
Global cannabis leader Khiron Life Sciences is expanding into the European sector with a patient focus.
Khiron Life Sciences is a vertically integrated global cannabis...
The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on senior populations
The World Health Organization has published a policy briefing analysing the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on senior populations.
Senior populations have been disproportionately...
Increased European cannabis demand amidst COVID-19 pandemic
MCN’s partner New Frontier Data explores the effect of COVID-19 European cannabis demand, including consumer trends and the economic future.
Despite inevitable regulatory delays due...
Greater Cannabis launches CBD oral tab with European partner Symtomax
Greater Cannabis Company has announced that it has launched its first cannabidiol (CBD) consumer product - OralTabs - with European partner Symtomax.
Greater Cannabis Company,...
New EU approved flu vaccine is designed to protect over 65’s
The European Commission has given regulatory approval for the first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to become available across Europe and is designed to protect...
