Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals to Participate at the Neurotech Investing & Partnering Conference


SAN DIEGO, CA, May 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals Inc. (EHP), a clinical-stage company developing medicines based on cannabinoid science, will participate in a panel discussion at the Neurotech Investing & Partnering Conference on May 22, 2019 at the Renaissance Waterfront Hotel in Boston, MA. Dr. Jim DeMesa, Chief Executive Officer of EHP, will give a presentation and participate on a panel, with details as follows:

Session: “Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disorders”

Date and Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 2:00 PM EDT

Location: Renaissance Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA

The Neurotech Investing and Partnering Conference is a global forum where investors, executives, entrepreneurs, scientists and others involved in the development of new treatments and diagnostics for the brain and nervous system come together to shape the future of their organization and the industry. For more information about this conference, please visit: https://www.neurotechpartnering.com/.

About Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals is developing product candidates derived from cannabinoids for the treatment of CNS, autoimmune, and other diseases. The Company has two families of new chemical entities, derived from synthetic cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG), that it has modified through rational drug design to affect validated receptors and pathways pertinent to targeted diseases. Its first drug candidate, EHP-101, is in Phase I clinical development and is focused on treating multiple sclerosis and systemic scleroderma. Its second drug candidate, EHP-102, is in preclinical development and is focused on treating Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. For more information, visit http://www.emeraldpharma.life or contact: info@emeraldpharma.life.

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