Vext Science, Inc. announced that its research and development team has filed a provisional patent application (the "Patent") with the United States Patent Office ("USPTO") in collaboration with researchers at BioSciTech and Arizona State University ("ASU"). The patent covers new crystalline forms of phytocannabinoid acids, a class of non-psychoactive natural products isolated from the cannabis sativa plant, several of which have been proven to be pharmaceutically active. Crystallized phytocannabinoids have been proven to be the most effective method to ensure pharmaceutical level purity for processing and production.

These crystalline forms also have improved shelf-life and bioavailability compared to the natural forms. Studies have also indicated that phytocannabinoid acids have anti-inflammatory properties, and may be applicable as anti-virals.