Rua Bioscience is a medicinal cannabis company from the East Coast of New Zealand.
Founded in 2016 as a subsidiary of Hikurangi Enterprises Ltd, Rua Bioscience is a global innovator in plant breeding and genetics. Its team of growers, scientists and engineers, are experts in breeding, cultivating and processing cannabinoid-based plants to create clinically proven safe and effective medicines.
The company is underpinned by its mission to heal the people and heal the land. Rua Bioscience works to deepen the world’s understanding of medicinal cannabis products and their effectiveness for health and healing, with a strong focus on quality, sustainability and innovation.
Rua Bioscience is the first company in New Zealand to be granted a licence to cultivate pharmaceutical-grade cannabis and the first to legally import high THC seeds.
Joined 17 March 2020