TORONTO, May 13, 2019 /CNW/ - Khiron Life Sciences Corp. ("Khiron" or the "Company") (TSXV: KHRN), (OTCQB: KHRNF), (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), a medical cannabis company with core operations in Latin America, reports that the Company's previously announced agreement for the acquisition (the "Acquisition") of NettaGrowth International Inc. ("NettaGrowth"), which at closing will own all of the outstanding shares of a Uruguayan company, Dormul S.A. ("Dormul"), is progressing as planned and the Company is in the latter stages of securing local regulatory approvals in Uruguay for the completion of the Acquisition. The Company has received conditional approval for the Acquisition from the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. ("TSXV").