Cold Plasma Group Inc. (CPG) has completed a cooperation and licensing agreement with GOC-NEXUS Europe GmbH to supply and to further scale up CPG’s plasma sterilization technology for cannabis.
CPG’s patent-pending technology gently destroys bacterial and fungal spores without altering the quality of cannabis flower nor the concentrations of cannabinoids and terpenes. CPG’s technology is eco-friendly and free of ionizing radiation, heat, or added chemicals, which makes it ideal for treating cannabis destined for the European market. CPG will supply its present third-generation machine for a demonstration facility in Canada and will develop larger-scale versions of the equipment for the exclusive use by GOC in EU-GMP processing hubs for the European and global medical markets.
“We believe we’ve found an ideal industry partner with deep roots in both medicinal cannabis and the European recreational market. We are jointly moving towards our dream of a demonstration facility in Canada aimed at the existing Canadian market and, subsequently, the American market as it legalizes,” said David Johnson, Cold Plasma Group’s President. Simultaneously, we will design and EU-GMP certify the technology on a much larger scale for Europe. GOC-NEXUS’ experience with GMP certification will accelerate the growth of plasma treatment in Europe and globally.”
“Plasma processing is a superior method for the microbial remediation of heat- and radiation-sensitive products, such as cannabis flower,” adds Dr. Florina Truica, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of CPG. “Without ionizing radiation, heat, or chemicals, it better protects the quality of the final product. The current commercial implementation for the cannabis sector and the launch of ‘smart’ plasma sterilizers is just the beginning for us. CPG is developing additional plasma solutions for the medical or agriculture sectors. Our technology reduces the consumption of energy and chemicals, eliminates toxic by-products, and is overall safer for people and the environment.”
Stefan Langer, Chief Business Development (CBD), GOC-NEXUS observes of the technology: “We were searching for sterilization options that do not suffer from the quality and regulatory issues faced by existing sterilization options. Cold Plasma is the missing link in the design and construction of service hubs for cannabis processing, first for Europe, then globally. We have a tight timeline for both the Canadian demo-hub and our first large-scale European hub.”
For more information:
Cold Plasma Group
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coldplasmagroup.ca
GOC-NEXUS 
www.goc-nexus.com