Kingsley invests £10m in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
Kingsley Capital Partners has invested ТЃ10m in Oxford University spinout Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OCT), a developer of medical cannabis-based therapies.
The company will work alongside Oxford University to conduct research and development within the space.
The development comes after Kingsley founded US-based business Forma in 2016, which acquired assets across the cultivation, manufacturing and distribution of medical cannabis. Kingsley managing partner Neil Mahapatra is the president of Forma.
Company
OCT is a therapeutic cannabinoid biotechnology company. The business will develop therapies for acute and chronic conditions including pain, cancer, neurological disorders and inflammatory disease.
People
Kingsley Capital Partners – Neil Mahapatra (managing partner).
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