MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:MXC)

Company's Profile

MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies phytocannabinoid derived medicines in Australia and Slovenia. It provides pharmaceutical products, such as Tetrinol for the treatment of cachexia; MXOT01GB01 to treat glioblastoma; MXOT02ME01 for the treatment of melanoma cancer; MXOT03PC01 to treat prostate cancer; TopiCann for the topical treatment of eczema and inflamed skin; and InCann, a biactive capsule to treat Chron’s and IBS. The company’s products under development include CannEpil, which is in Phase IIb clinical trial for the treatment in children and adolescents with refectory epilepsy; CogniCann that is in Phase II clinical trial to treat dementia and Alzheimer’s diseases; and ArtemiC, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment COVID-19. It has strategic collaborative partnership agreements Epilepsy Action Australia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the University of Notre Dame in Western Australia, as well as the National Institute of Biology & University Medical Centre, Ljubljana Slovenia. The company was formerly known as Erin Resources Limited and changed its name to MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited in December 2015. MGC Pharmaceuticals Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in West Perth, Australia.