{"id":17061,"date":"2013-11-21T17:18:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T16:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:05:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/es\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17061\" class=\"elementor elementor-17061 elementor-6\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e1639e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4e1639e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72a3423\" data-id=\"72a3423\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ce95fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ce95fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3051b25b\" data-id=\"3051b25b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711729e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"711729e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>About Us<\/h1><p>ALPHA-CAT believes that the most important criteria for medical cannabis are the potency, stability and safety for patients use. We assist patients, doctors, dispensaries, cooperatives, collectives and growers in cannabis quality control &amp; certification standard. We are an experienced company in Europe offering to test for potency, screening for safety and quality certification standard for legal cannabis production.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3126 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"ALPHA-CAT Banner logo\" width=\"745\" height=\"150\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150.jpg\" alt=\"ALPHA-CAT Banner logo\" width=\"745\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150-600x121.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150-724x146.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Alpha-Cat-Hor-Standard-Blue-750x150-500x101.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-197b2424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"197b2424\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d3d834a\" data-id=\"4d3d834a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75204d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75204d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon01.png\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon01.png\"><\/noscript><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mobile Test Kit<\/h4><p>ALPHA-CAT offers a mobile, simple, affordable and efficient way to test a cannabis product and measure the potency of cannabinoids. Everyone can use ALPHA-CAT : no scientific background or specific knowledge is required for correct analysis and results.<\/p><p><a class=\"button primary is-outline is-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/shop\/\" target=\"_self\">BUY NOW<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"button primary is-outline is-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/resources\/how-it-works\/\" target=\"_self\">HOW IT WORKS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39d1d251\" data-id=\"39d1d251\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6084dba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6084dba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon02.png\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon02.png\"><\/noscript><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cannabis Test Center<\/h4><p>ALPHA-CAT creates testing laboratories in Europe to provide high quality and accurate cannabis potency testing and safety screening for the medicinal cannabis community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-794a72fa\" data-id=\"794a72fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2338c7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2338c7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon03.png\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/about-us_icon03.png\"><\/noscript><\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Quality Certification Standard<\/h4><p>Alpha-cat has created a quality certification standard for cannabis products and assists dispensaries, cooperatives, collectives and growers from all over the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-682b84a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"682b84a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4aa857c5\" data-id=\"4aa857c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321946c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321946c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">WHY WE DO IT<\/h3><p>ALPHA-CAT believes that it is imperative to introduce a high-quality system for better production and usage of medical cannabis. There is currently an exponential growth in interest for medical cannabis from patients, doctors, industrial concerns and governments. Many countries have allowed cannabis for medicinal use but most of them have a lack of quality control. The re-introduction of cannabis as a medicine necessitates the introduction of a quality and safety-control management system.<\/p><p>So far cannabis has been used therapeutically for its THC content and we are only just starting to study and discover the benefits of CBD. However many other cannabinoids also have potential medicinal value. Which cannabinoids are present? How to titrate the dosage? How to produce a stable, reliable and consistent product? What are the therapeutic differences between various strains of cannabis? What are their precise concentrations?<\/p><p>ALPHA-CAT addresses all of these issues by providing potency testing, safety screening and quality certification standards for legal cannabis production. Our goal is to understand mechanisms inside the plant that determine the levels of the active constituents (genetics, terpenoids, cannabinoids\u2026) for better medical application. With our research, we want to define and categorise plants and cannabis products according to their medicinal values and create quality production standards for consistent, stable and effective medical cannabis products. We want to help doctors to ascertain the most suitable treatments for their patients\u2019 conditions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/resources\/education\/\">Click for more info about medical cannabis<\/a>.<\/p><h3>Founder of ALPHA-CAT<\/h3><figure id=\"attachment_52931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52931\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sebastien-Beguerie-Greenhouse.webp\" class=\"wp-image-52931 lazyload\" alt=\"Sebastien Beguerie in a Greenhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-52931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sebastien-Beguerie-Greenhouse.webp\" alt=\"Sebastien Beguerie in a Greenhouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sebastien-Beguerie-Greenhouse.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sebastien-Beguerie-Greenhouse-300x284.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>S\u00e9bastien B\u00e9guerie<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>S\u00e9bastien B\u00e9guerie holds a masters degree in Plant Science with a specialisation in plant physiology and medical cannabis. S\u00e9bastien has performed hundreds of controlled laboratory tests on cannabis and worked with the leading medical cannabis companies in the world. He is a medical cannabis scientist expert with 7 years of experience in cannabis production optimisation and quality control.<\/p><p>Born in Marseille, France, in 2007 S\u00e9bastien first became interested in the science of cannabis in Italy at the cannabis department of Prof. Giampaolo Grassi, part of the Italian governmental Agriculture Research Institute, ISCI Rovigo.\u00a0After this, he gained the sponsorship of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedrocan.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bedrocan BV<\/a>\u00a0to study at Wageningen University Research (WUR), in the Netherlands where he obtained his MSc.degree in Plant Sciences specialising in Horticulture and Plant Physiology. In 2010 he presented a poster (i.e. an article in graphic form with text abbreviation presenting key findings with bullet points and graphics) on clonal propagation of pharmaceutical cannabis during the 28th International Horticultural Congress in Lisbon. To see the poster,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihc2010.org\/eposters\/poster.asp?posterId=4458&amp;searchTerm=&amp;category=67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>. He is the co-founder and coordinator of the Union Francophone of Cannabinoids as Medicine (UFCM), created in 2009.<\/p><p><a class=\"button primary is-primary is-small\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpha-cat.org\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\">CONTACT US<\/a><\/p><p>ALPHA-CAT\u2019s research team is looking forward to assisting you with scientific and technical support regarding questions and scientific projects for cannabinoid-based medicine. 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