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Ensuring Quality Control Through Cell-Based Testing

CannaMetrix™ Team

THE QUALITY OF OUR TEAM
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CannaMetrix™ Leadership

Harold C. Smith, Ph.D. Founder and CEO

Harold C. Smith, Ph.D. is the founder and CEO of CannaMetrix,  LLC.  He is professor emeritus in biochemistry and biophysics at the University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry following 39 years of academic research with the University and thought leadership in the field of RNA processing, funded through the NIH and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.  His technical expertise, broad biomedical background and critical thinking skills have guided the

Company’s focus on biological potency testing services for cannabis and other nutraceuticals.   Through cell and molecular engineering, the CannaMetrix team has established receptor- based potency testing in live human cells that has a large dynamic range, is high throughput, evergreen and low cost. The aim of the team is to support the medical cannabis industry with novel biological potency testing that will ensure that cannabis products are developed and processed consistently and with full knowledge of how they affect the human endocannabinoid system.  Consumer safety and informed choice is our priority. 

CannaMetrix Team

Kim Staffieri

Interim CFO

Comptroller and Accountant

Juan Pablo Sanchez Tamburrino

Ph.D., COO Plant Genetics & Agrobusiness
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C. Owen Wolffsmith

Ph.D., CSO Biochemistry & Cell Ion Channels & Receptors

Consultants and Advisors

Steinbrenner Law

Legal and Business Counsel
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Ryan Bennett

Ph.D. Cell Assay Development Consultant

CSO, OyaGen, Inc

Robert Antonacci

M.D. Medicinal Applications Consultant

Founder and CEO of Green Express MD Dispensary

Pat Bulger

DEA Scheduling Advisor
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Mitch O’Connell

Ph.D., CRISPR Gene Editing Consultant

Professor, UR Medical Center

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Luke Peppone

Ph.D., Cannabis Clinical Trials Consultant

Professor, UR Medical Center

Foley Lardner LLP

Patent Attorney
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David Yule

Ph.D., GPCR Science Consultant

Professor, UR Medical Center

Brandy Young

Ph.D. Compliancy Testing Advisor

Founder and CEO of Certainty Cannabis Analytical Lab

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Andrew K Gonsalves

General Council

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