ABOUT
US
WHO WE ARE
Naativv Bioscience is an R&D-led supplier and distributor of high quality medicinal cannabis products in New Zealand to meet growing domestic and international market demands.
Established in 2020, our mission is to bring the benefits of medicinal cannabis to society through education and safe use. It is our view that this complex and unique plant, with its far-reaching healing properties, is a gift from Mother Nature. It is a natural medicine to be harnessed and honoured, that eases pain and ailments, and brings relief to those who suffer.
THE
NAATIVV BIOSCIENCE
APPROACH
The collective knowledge of medicinal cannabis applications today remains incomplete, its use in modern treatment and healthcare underdeveloped.
To fill this gap, Naativv Bioscience is adopting a sustainable and scientific approach, that shares and creates new evidence-based knowledge with experts within and outside the health industry. We define success by increasing medicinal cannabis access to as many people as possible and by continually improving the effectiveness of the medicine we create.
OUR TEAM
At NAATIVV Bioscience, we believe in diversity and inclusivity. Our team consists of a transdisciplinary, multicultural, and multilingual team formed by talented professionals from around the world with strong backgrounds in their respective disciplines.
Fernando Worner
Founder & CEO
Fernando Worner
Founder & CEO
From an UNIVALI law degree dropout to a NZIE Diploma holder in Business Management, Fernando Worner has built a reputation as a passionate leader and mentor, educator, and a motivator of excellence and self-empowerment.
He is the creative visionary behind the Naativv Bioscience project, an ambitious addition to his twenty-year entrepreneurial portfolio in the fitness, wellness, and entertainment industries. On top of successes in his native Brazil and New Zealand, Fernando has been an active player in the Asian market, co-founding in 2016 BeWater, a top-tier fitness establishment in Hong Kong. He remains a prominent figure in the industry as an ambassador to the global Lululemon Athletica and Alliance Jiu Jitsu brands.
Dr. Erik Amazonas
Chief Scientific Advisor
Dr. Erik Amazonas
Chief Scientific Advisor
A professor of genetics, immunology and endocannabinology, Dr. Amazonas currently coordinates the medical cannabis research group for the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he researched the impact of full-spectrum cannabis oil on the mental health of frontline doctors and nurses. He is a council member of the Brazilian Association of Patients with Medicinal Cannabis (Ama + Me), Brazilian Society for the Study of Cannabis (SBEC), and Association of Veterinary Medicine Cannabinoide Latino America (AMVC LATAM).
Fredy Magrini
Co-Director, Cultivation
Fredy Magrini
Co-Director, Cultivation
Fredy Magrini is an agronomist (UNESP), specialist in agroecology/organic production (UFFS). He has over ten-years’ experience in technical assistance and rural extension, with a focus on organic production, agroecology, and agroforestry systems.
Working in several cooperatives, and public entities such as INCRA and MDA/MAPA, Fredy has provided consultancy services mainly on organic certification and transition from conventional to organic orchards. Fredy has worked also as co-director of cultivation at Abraflor Patients Association, assisting in the cultivation and its derivatives, as well as in the manufacture and use of organic and biological fertilisers.
Ben Lenihan
Legal Advisor
Ben Lenihan
Legal Advisor
Ben is one the few legal professionals in New Zealand who is highly knowledgeable on the cannabis industry.
He is an expert on New Zealand cannabis law and is Naativv Bioscience’s compliance advisor on its objective to become a major cannabis company in the country. Outside of New Zealand, Ben has worked with an English legal practice in Central and Eastern Europe and lends his international experience and perspective to the business.
Arvy Chan
Marketing Strategist
Arvy Chan
Marketing Strategist
Arvy Chan combines marketing and public relations talent with a passion for health and wellbeing as Naativv Bioscience’s marketing strategist.
A graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Arvy enjoyed successful stints in premium content ideation, advertising, and TV commercial production, before joining an online platform startup to help grow their digital presence that today boasts over 3 million followers. She has since ventured into the brand management and operations of a leading HK holistic fitness and wellness studio, where she also serves as its resident instructor of yoga.
QID
Brand Identity Consultant
QID
Brand Identity Consultant
QID is a Kuala Lumpur-based brand identity studio specialising in design, architecture, content development, and publishing.
From corporate logos to limited edition monographs, to office interiors, boutique fitness gym and a renowned eco-retreat, the studio’s diverse body of work spans across major cities – Kuching, Penang, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Aberdeen, Auckland – to meet the needs of an eclectic international clientele.
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