EmpowerPharm adds Controller
EmpowerPharm is delighted to announce the appointment of Pramod Shrotri as Controller to the finance team. Pramod is a highly accomplished finance professional with more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and retail industries. His high-level experience includes strategy formulation, process improvement, financial planning and control, and costing. He is a highly motivated […]
EmpowerPharm receives occupancy for its manufacturing facility
EmpowerPharm moves into the new facility in Burlington, ON. EmpowerPharm has been building its manufacturing facility for the last year and a half. Shortly after incorporation, EmpowerPharm found a pharmaceutical packaging facility in Burlington. The construction team stripped it back to the bare walls, dug up the foundation, and built the plant that stands today. […]
Dr. Jake Thiessen, PhD joins the EmpowerPharm team
Dr. Thiessen will consult on all clinical aspects of pharmaceutical development B.Sc. (Pharm): University of Manitoba; M.Sc.: University of Manitoba; Ph.D.: University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Jacob (Jake) J. Thiessen earned his B.Sc. (Pharm) degree from the University of Manitoba in 1965 and his M.Sc. in Pharmacy in 1969. He subsequently completed his Ph.D. […]
EmpowerPharm adds Director of Pharmaceutical Research & Development
EmpowerPharm is delighted to announce the appointment of Giridhar Cheekati as Director of Pharmaceutical Research & Development. Giridhar (Giri) is an industrial pharmacist with 27 years of experience in pharmaceutical and health product industries with vast expertise in the areas of pharmaceutics research & development, commercial manufacturing, validation, product life cycle management, and quality assurance […]
EmpowerPharm receives Health Canada Research Licence
This is the first licence on EmpowerPharm’s critical path. Health Canada has approved EmpowerPharm’s application for its Research Licence. Obtaining this licence is the first step on EmpowerPharm’s path to manufacturing CBD prescription drug products. The licence allows for research and development (R&D) activities on CBD. The licence covers both EmpowerPharm’s manufacturing facility in Burlington, […]
EmpowerPharm establishes Board of Directors led by experienced pharmaceutical leaders
EmpowerPharm has sought out some of the best minds from the Canadian pharmaceutical industry. Several of the EmpowerPharm’s board members have been working alongside the management team over the last year, but now with the entire Board of Directors firmly in place, the first official board meeting will take place in September. The Board has […]
EmpowerPharm closes initial private placement funding round
EmpowerPharm went out to market to raise $10 million for its initial private placement and completed fundraising efforts in just nine days. After meticulously crafting a pitch deck, the team shared it with nearly 200 individuals from their networks. Demand for shares was high, with the first commitment for an investment coming back within minutes. […]