HYTN Innovations has announced the commercial launch of Hermetic Autogenous Remediation™ ("HARd") as a service offering for qualified dried cannabis flower programs.
HARd is HYTN's proprietary remediation process for dried cannabis flower, developed and validated within the Company's GMP quality systems. The process is designed to reduce microbial burden while preserving the structural, organoleptic and chemical characteristics of dried cannabis flower.
According to the Company's validation work and third-party analytical testing, HARd has demonstrated significant microbial reduction across evaluated cannabis cultivars, including multi-log reductions in Total Aerobic Microbial Count, Total Yeasts and Moulds Count, and Bile-Tolerant Gram-Negative organisms. In many evaluated cases, post-process findings were reported at levels intended to support qualification against stringent microbiological specifications associated with inhalation drug specifications under the European Pharmacopoeia.
The Company notes that HARd does not rely on external thermal input, ionizing or non-ionizing radiation, chemical fumigation, or dehydration-based remediation methods. HYTN believes these process characteristics are relevant for counterparties seeking a remediation pathway intended to support product quality while maintaining key physical and chemical attributes within tightly controlled quality and regulatory frameworks, including EU-GMP-aligned programs.
The Company further notes that dried cannabis flower processed using HARd has now been released in Germany under a commercial program, demonstrating the practical application of the process within a regulated international supply context. While that product release should not be interpreted as regulatory approval of HARd as a methodology, it does demonstrate the process has been applied in a commercial setting.
HYTN intends to offer HARd as a service to domestic and international counterparties seeking a remediation solution developed within an EU-GMP-aligned quality framework. The Company notes that HARd is best described as a proprietary process developed and validated within such a framework and should not be interpreted as an independently certified system or as regulatory approval of the methodology itself. The Company believes this service offering complements its broader GMP processing and international market development activities, including activities in Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia.
"We've built HARd to address a practical market need," said Jason Broome, Chief Operating Officer of HYTN. "We believe there is demand for a remediation service developed within a GMP environment, supported by validation work, and designed to preserve the characteristics that matter in premium dried cannabis flower programs, particularly for counterparties operating in markets where non-irradiation pathways may be commercially important, including Germany."
The Company expects HARd service engagements to be assessed on a program-by-program basis, including technical fit, quality requirements, commercial terms, and the applicable regulatory framework for the intended market.
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