Skye Bioscience Inc

NASDAQ:SKYE

Skye Bioscience, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of cannabinoid-based therapeutics. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and currently employs 9 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-02-24. The Company’s products programs include THCVHS and CBDVHS. The firm's lead candidate, THCVHS, is a prodrug of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is a topical formulation under development for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension (OHT). The company chemically modifies THC to create a unique synthetic molecule with the intent to realize the known positive effects of THC. Its molecule enables enhanced local delivery in the eye, reduced systemic side effects, and the potential for neuroprotection for the treatment of ocular diseases. CBDVHS is a proprietary analog of cannabidiol (CBD) that has demonstrated biological activity that is both pharmacologically and therapeutically distinct from CBD in various preclinical models.