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Markus Roggen, PhD
President & Chief Scientific Officer
DELIC Labs
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
SPEAKER
SAFETY

Of Birds, Bees and Buds: How to Talk About Cannabis and How to Label it Correctly
The current labeling of cannabis products is complicated, useless, and even gives the wrong incentive to the customer. The current market is tilted towards buying the highest total THC percentage, because it is a number that everyone believes they understand. There is a lot wrong with this. Starting from the problem that total THC is miscalculated. Adding the fact that “potency” and intoxication are not directly linked. Cannabis offers more bioactive compounds then just THC and CBD, but current labeling doesn’t show it. How can we present a cannabis product in a new way to guide the customer/patent to the right product. This presentation will build on my publications in the area of total THC labeling and chemovar research.
BIO

Dr. Markus Roggen is President and Chief Scientific Officer of Delic Labs, a licensed cannabis and psilocybin research laboratory focused on extraction optimization, analytical testing, and process development. Delic Labs is one of a handful of research labs licensed for both cannabis and psilocybin in Canada. Delic Labs was initially founded as Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures by Dr. Roggen and Prof. Dr. Glenn Sammis in 2018, and rebranded after the sale to Delic Corp.

Dr. Roggen received his M/Sci degree from Imperial College, London, UK in 2008. He then pursued his graduate degree in organic chemistry at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ), where he received his PhD in 2012. Dr. Roggen was awarded an DAAD postdoctoral fellowship to pursue further training in physical organic chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla in 2013-2014. He then entered the cannabis industry in 2014 and since has held executive positions in analytical and production companies. His research into process optimization and analytical methods has been recognized with a number of awards, ElSohley Award of the ACS, Cannabis Scientist Power List 2020 & 2021, 40 under 40 by Marijuana Venture Magazine among others. Dr. Roggen is also a trusted advisor and mentor to multiple startups, startup accelerators and organizations.

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED. THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT.

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