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Lo Friesen is the founder, CEO, and Chief Extractor of Heylo. With a background in chemistry and clinical research, Lo was inspired to explore cannabis as a medicine and to enter the emerging industry. She joined Eden Labs, a leading CO

 extraction equipment manufacturer to support and expand a Research and Development department. There she managed the development of their latest and greatest CO

 extraction system. In 2017, after working with Eden Labs and another cannabis processor, Lo launched Heylo with a mission to help people get more out of life with cannabis.

Articles

This article explores chromatographic separation techniques for the efficient purification of cannabinoids along with the benefits and drawbacks of these separation methods.

Advancements in Chromatographic Separation Techniques for Efficient Cannabinoid Analysis and Purification

This piece reviews the rise of distillate in the market, how this has helped and hurt manufacturers, and predictions for the future.

Why Is Everything Distillate?

Webcasts

Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Aug 31, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

Promoting Cannabis Lab Success: A Conversation with the CEO of Modern Canna

Webinar Date/Time: Webinar Date/Time: Thu, Jun 22, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

How to Develop a Highly Integrated Cannabis Lab

In this article, we explore how cannabis extraction technology can preserve the acidic cannabinoids in the process.

Extraction of Acidic Cannabinoids

Gretchen Schimelpfenig is a Senior Energy Engineer at Energy Resources Integration, LLC where she implements energy efficiency programs and provides direct consulting services. She is the former Technical Director of the Resource Innovation Institute and manager of the organization’s Technical Advisory Council. She authored RII’s Lighting, HVAC, and Facility Design & Construction Best Practices Guides for Controlled Environment Agriculture and the Lighting, HVAC, and Controls Best Practices Guides for Cannabis Cultivation. She has worked with partners like the University of Vermont to optimize commercial and industrial buildings, including greenhouses and controls systems used for academic research on hemp and other cultivars. She has a B.S. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Wyoming and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. She is a licensed Civil Professional Engineer in California and Vermont.

This column expresses how cannabis facilities that invest in RCx projects can enhance equipment reliability and worker safety, improve conditions for plant growth and development, increase canopy yields, and reduce maintenance costs.

Retrocommissioning Pays Dividends

In this article, we explore the difference in chemical profile between fresh and dry cannabis flower and why manufacturers may choose to extract frozen or dry cannabis.


The Transformation of Cannabis Terpenes from Harvest to Shelf

Webinar Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb 15th and Thursday, Feb 16th, 2023
Day 1: 9:00 am EST – 2:45 pm EST
Day 2: 8:30 am EST – 4:30 pm EST 



Confidence in Your Cannabis: Exploring New Horizons

Webinar Date/Time: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 at 11am EST|8am PST|4pm GMT|5pm CET



Improved Cannabinoid Formulation w/ Functional Lipids

is a Full Professor and Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at The University of Texas (UT) at Arlington.

In the work presented here, the authors evaluated the effects of variable red-light exposure on the phytochemical content of four Group III cannabis cultivars.