Aurora Cannabis Inc and Aurora Europe GmbH, authorised producer and distributor of medical cannabis, have chosen Barcelona as the location for their subsidiary Aurora Medicine España.

Aurora was established in 2006 on the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and is currently traded on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges and operates in 25 countries. In Europe, the group does business in 13 countries, with its headquarters in Germany.

The medicinal products it offers are based on cannabis with different concentrations of THC and CBD, and made according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure quality and safety. 

Salvador Garcia-Ruiz, in the photo, is the managing director of the new subsidiary, which has just joined CataloniaBio & HealthTech: "We are proud to be a member of CataloniaBioHT, an organisation that brings together the top biomedicine and healthcare companies in Catalonia."