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NORWOOD, MA, and COLCHESTER, VT 鈥� CitraChem, Corp., inventor of the world鈥檚 leading medicinal chemistry platform for producing semi-synthetic phytocannabinoids without agricultural material, announced it is sponsoring a Saint Michael鈥檚 College chemistry professor, Dr. Mark Scialdone, to perform specific research on behalf of CitraChem.

Mark Scialdone

This new industry and academic partnership is a beneficial avenue for CitraChem to advance its cutting-edge work while also enhancing the experiences of Saint Michael鈥檚 community members, both academically and professionally.

鈥淪aint Michael鈥檚 College students and faculty both benefit from this partnership because it provides a great model for use-inspired research in which our community members can tap into Professor Scialdone’s expertise and industry sponsors benefit from the College鈥檚 state-of-the-art lab facilities for its innovative research,鈥� said Provost Gretchen Galbraith, Saint Michael鈥檚 Vice President for Academic Affairs. 鈥淭his new partnership also aligns well with our recent receipt of the EPiiC grant from the National Science Foundation, as it further builds our capacity for regional partnerships across the innovation ecosystem. It鈥檚 a win-win for everyone involved.鈥�

This new partnership will allow CitraChem to reach its goals more efficiently by expanding its team in a unique way. The College has a rigorous undergraduate research program in which students work closely with their professors on important and groundbreaking research, helping address some of the most pressing current scientific questions.

鈥淲hile our company planned to add personnel down the road, bringing on someone with Mark鈥檚 expertise to our team now means we can accelerate our ability to bring active ingredients to drug development companies and researchers,鈥� said CitraChem鈥檚 CEO James Winokur. 鈥淭hat acceleration could really only happen because Saint Michael鈥檚 is actively looking for industry-sponsored programs, has the faculty, students, and chemistry department to support business needs, and is willing to tailor programs to the specific requirements of the sponsor.鈥�

In addition to funding its specific program, CitraChem is also providing an unrestricted gift to the College to support St. Mike鈥檚 more broadly.

Chemistry Professor Mark Scialdone in the lab in fall 2025. (Courtesy Mark Scialdone)

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CitraChem, a chemical Contract Research Organization (cCRO) with its own patent-pending process platform, was founded on the discoveries of its CSO and inventor, Jason Kingsbury, Ph.D. The firm uses concise and highly controllable chemistry processes that mimic how Nature constructs single isomer cannabinoids, yielding molecules botanically identical to those found in cannabis and hemp plants. By leveraging its platform, beginning with readily available materials, the outcome is a range of ingredients that are ultra-pure, consistently high-quality, and abundantly available for use in consumer products and pharmaceuticals. The company鈥檚 first molecule, Cannabigerol (CBG), validated the platform鈥檚 ability to produce molecules at scale and at high purity. Independent lab analyses verified CitraChem鈥檚 CBG is 100% pure.聽CitraChem聽also attracts custom synthesis partnerships to expand the generality of its platform to access phytocannabinoid derivatives as therapeutic agents.

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Saint Michael’s College, founded in 1904 on principles of social justice and leading lives of purpose and consequence, is a selective, Catholic college just outside Burlington, Vermont, one of the country’s best college towns. Located between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain, our closely connected community guarantees housing for all four years and delivers an internationally respected liberal arts education, preparing students for fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. Young adults here grow intellectually, socially, and morally, learning to lead with empathy and professionalism, and to be responsible for themselves, each other, and their world.

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• James Winokur, CEO of CitraChem, Corp 鈥斅�jwinokur@citrachem.com.
• Elizabeth Murray, Saint Michael’s College Associate Director of Communications 鈥� emurray@smcvt.edu.听听