Khiron Life Sciences Corp. announced that Zerenia has signed a contract with insurance CAPITAL SALUD EPS, to provide medical cannabis services and products to CAPITAL SALUD EPS patient population and has already begun treating the first cohort of patients. Under the contract, CAPITAL SALUD EPS patients will get access to Khiron's products and clinical services fully reimbursed by CAPITAL SALUD EPS.

In 2022, the Bogota City Council and the Bogota Mayor's office launched a first of its kind initiative with the purpose of establishing the city as a research, production, and commercialization hub for medical cannabis for Colombia and Latin America. As part of this initiative, CAPITAL SALUD EPS - which is wholly owned by the City of Bogota - has signed a contract with Zerenia to provide "Integrative Health Services and Pharmacotherapeutic Treatment with Medical Cannabis" to its patient population. Under the contract with CAPITAL SALUD EPS, Zerenia will provide integrative health services and medical cannabis products to patients diagnosed with chronic pain, mental health, neurological conditions, and epilepsy, amongst others.

With an annual budget of more than CAD 500 million, 1.2 million insured individuals, and more than 280,000 patients diagnosed with chronic conditions, CAPITAL SALUD EPS is the largest public insurance company in Colombia.