Description
9:05 - 9:50 AM: Keynote Address
Hailing from Kentucky's premier independent hemp testing and research laboratory, KCA Laboratories, Richard Sams, PhD will give an overview of the latest scientific developments in cannabis analysis since the emergence of Δ8 and how these are translating to changes in testing applications.
Richard Sams, PhD, KCA Labs, Scientific Director
9:50 - 10:10 AM: Insights of a Testing Company
An “on-the-ground” compliance lab view of sample analysis and the practical challenges faced by the testing community.
Lev Spivak-Birndorf, PhD, PSI Labs, CSO and Co-Founder
10:10 - 10:30 AM: An Analytical Standards Manufacturer Viewpoint
The growth of cannabis standards and regulations has put the onus on manufacturers to develop high-quality and reliable reagents – hear the latest.
Jeffrey Williams, MSc, Cayman Chemical, Phytocannabinoid R&D
10:45 - 11:05 AM: Prespective of an Instrumentation Company
A discussion on applications, methods and instrumentation used in cannabis testing, along with perspectives on new trends and advancements.
Weston Umstead, PhD, Chiral Technologies, Inc, Technology and Business Development Manager
11:05 - 11:25 AM: Connecting the Dots - Cannabis Industry Consultant
A discussion on how innovation is the key to success of the cannabis industry, the critical role of science, and the need to interconnect it to regulation, accreditation, and policy.
Shaun Opie, PhD, E4Bioscience, Managing Partner
11:25 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel Discussion
A group discussion of issues related to cannabis testing, applications, standards, regulation and compliance, and how the cannabis science space is evolving and what analytical labs and services must do to keep up.
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Richard Sams, PhD, KCA Labs, Scientific Director
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Lev Spivak-Birndorf, PhD, PSI Labs, CSO and Co-Founder
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Jeffrey Williams, MSc, Cayman Chemical, Phytocannabinoid R&D
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Weston Umstead, PhD, Chiral Technologies, Inc, Technology and Business Development Manager
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Shaun Opie, PhD, E4Bioscience, Managing Partner
Event Description
Advancing research and shaping the future of Michigan's cannabis industry.
The Michigan Cannabis Science Symposium will focus on how the cannabis space has evolved since legalization in Michigan, identify expectations from MI’s regulatory bodies of the cannabis science community, and establish a line of communication and networking opportunity between MI’s regulatory bodies and testing communities.
This is intended to be the first of a series of events in this space that explore topics important to the cannabis community.
