RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

At Athena® we pride ourselves in the knowledgeable and passionate team that we have in-house, working day after day to bring the best cannabis nutrients, supplies, and solutions to the market. One key member of that team is our Director of Manufacturing, Chris Durand.

Chris grew up around agriculture and knew that was where he wanted his career path to lead. He attended UC Davis in California, working in greenhouses running bug trials and developing fertilizer programs for the plants that they were growing. His passion for formulation started when he was working for the department of entomology at UC Davis where he was formulating small batches of fertilizer for Cannabis