# Willow Biosciences

Biosynthetic CBGA/CBG, API licensing with Laurus Labs — Engineered prenyltransferase (NphB quadruple mutant).

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/willow-biosciences/
Updated: 2026-07-03

- Country: Canada

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | $1.64 million raised through a brokered private placement in June 2024 | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-announces-multi-product-development-and-licensing-partnership-with-laurus-labs-for-manufacturing-active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-859723834.html, https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results-and-provides-corporate-update-888140231.html, https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CANSF/willow-biosciences-provides-corporate-update-and-announces-signing-vb50lppqpr0g.html |
| Funding | $4.0 million in guaranteed research and development payments in year one of the Laurus Labs partnership | https://newsfile.futunn.com/public/NN-PersistNoticeAttachment/7781/20250325/SEDAR_PLUS/CSA_SEDAR_PLUS_NOTICE_RECORD_ID_2062863.pdf, https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-announces-multi-product-development-and-licensing-partnership-with-laurus-labs-for-manufacturing-active-pharmaceutical-ingredients-859723834.html, https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results-and-provides-corporate-update-888140231.html, https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1048764/willow-biosciences-inks-api-manufacturing-deal-with-laurus-labs-1048764.html, https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CANSF/willow-biosciences-provides-corporate-update-and-announces-signing-vb50lppqpr0g.html |
| Capacity | contracted manufacturing through multiple CMOs including fermentation capacity; exact volume capacity not specified | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-announces-expansion-of-its-fermentation-manufacturing-network-and-progress-on-its-cbg-gras-determination-852314417.html, https://www.sedarplus.ca/csa-party/records/document.html?id=119cf111e6001177223c0ecc2c8b7dec7d8639efc281b9aaa94206089895d7ea |
| Certification | contract manufacturing partners hold necessary certifications for food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical markets | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-announces-expansion-of-its-fermentation-manufacturing-network-and-progress-on-its-cbg-gras-determination-852314417.html |
| Regulatory approval | FutureGrown CBG successfully completed toxicological assessments for GRAS determination in the United States; prior regulatory licenses for cannabinoid research with DEA and Health Canada were foregone | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-announces-expansion-of-its-fermentation-manufacturing-network-and-progress-on-its-cbg-gras-determination-852314417.html, https://www.sedarplus.ca/csa-party/records/document.html?id=119cf111e6001177223c0ecc2c8b7dec7d8639efc281b9aaa94206089895d7ea |
| Production site | research facility in Sunnyvale, California (approx. 16,000 sq ft); production utilizes contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) | https://www.sedarplus.ca/csa-party/records/document.html?id=119cf111e6001177223c0ecc2c8b7dec7d8639efc281b9aaa94206089895d7ea |
| Headcount | 19 total employees as of most recent reporting (14 science/technical staff in Sunnyvale, 4 in Calgary, 1 in Sunnyvale) | https://www.sedarplus.ca/csa-party/records/document.html?id=119cf111e6001177223c0ecc2c8b7dec7d8639efc281b9aaa94206089895d7ea |
| Revenue | $4.66 million in 2024 revenue; $1.0 million in Q2 2024 revenue | https://newsfile.futunn.com/public/NN-PersistNoticeAttachment/7781/20250325/SEDAR_PLUS/CSA_SEDAR_PLUS_NOTICE_RECORD_ID_2062863.pdf, https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/willow-biosciences-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-results-and-provides-corporate-update-888140231.html, https://www.stocktitan.net/news/CANSF/willow-biosciences-provides-corporate-update-and-announces-signing-vb50lppqpr0g.html |

Independent sources: newsfile.futunn.com, newswire.ca, proactiveinvestors.com, sedarplus.ca, stocktitan.net

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