Core One Labs Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Santiago Ferro, Chief Executive Officer of Akome, to the Company's board of directors. Dr. Ferro is a world-renowned physician with over 20 years' experience in pharmaceuticals, biologicals and biotech industries. Dr. Ferro has held many prestigious senior research and development positions with global responsibilities for clinical development programs, design, implementation, and analysis of clinical trials data, and has a proven record of generating and building relationships, managing projects from concept to completion, as well as designing clinical plans to meet market targets and bringing products to success.

A graduate of Javeriana University Medical School in his native Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Ferro specialized in Internal Medicine, and later received his sub-specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the University of Toronto. Following completion of his medical and specialty training, he returned to Bogotá and established a private practice in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, while at the same time holding academic positions at different teaching hospitals. Over the years, Dr. Ferro built a distinguished reputation in his fields of study, having over twenty-five scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and medical textbooks; and being featured in multiple international scientific conferences.

Dr. Ferro will continue in his role as Chief Execute Officer of Akome as well as Chief Medical Officer of Core One. The Company also announced that, effective immediately, Dr. Robert E.W. Hancock, OC, PhD, OBC, will step down as Chairman and Director from the Company's board of directors, and dedicate his time in a new appointment as Head of Scientific Development for Vocan Biotechnologies Inc. ("Vocan"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Core One. In this capacity, Dr. Hancock will continue to build and nurture Vocan's growth through his invaluable expertise and insight into the psychedelics industry.