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Atreca (BCEL)

QualityStocks, MarketClub Analysis, MarketBeat, BUYINS.NET, StreetInsider, Trades Of The Day and StockMarketWatch reported earlier on Atreca (BCEL), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Atreca Inc. (NASDAQ: BCEL) (FRA: 0C1) is a biopharmaceutical firm that is focused on discovering and developing antibody-based immunotherapeutics that treat various types of solid tumors.

The firm has its headquarters in South San Francisco, California and was incorporated in 2010, on June 11th by Lawrence J. Steinman, William H. Robinson, Yann Chong Tan, Jonathan Woo, Wayne Volkmuth, Daniel Emerling, Paulette A. Dillon, Tito A. Serafini, Jeremy Sokolove, Guy Cavet and Robert Axtell.

The company is party to a license and collaboration agreement with Xencor Inc. which entails researching, developing and commercializing CD3 bispecific antibodies in oncology. It operates as part of the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry and serves consumers in the U.S. It develops new immunotherapies and other therapeutics based on an understanding of the human immune response. Its technology uses next-generation sequencing to identify the antibodies produced during an immune response in an individual’s body.

The enterprise’s pipeline comprises of a monoclonal antibody dubbed ATRC-101, which reacts in vitro with most human ovarian, breast cancer, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer samples from different patients. The enterprise’s IRC (Immune Repertoire Capture) technology generates sequence information from the start of signal sequences through constant regions of immunoglobulins, delivering isotype information and variable domains.

The company recently presented initial data from its phase 1b ATRC-101 trial, which showed encouraging results. This formulation’s success and eventual approval by the FDA would benefit patients who suffer from various types of cancer and encourage more investments into the firm, which would have a positive effect on the company’s growth.

Atreca (BCEL), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.2335, up 118.0205%, on 230,755,045 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 11,943 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.1023/$2.05.

Rokmaster Resources (RKMSF)

We reported earlier on Rokmaster Resources (RKMSF), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Rokmaster Resources Corp (OTCQB: RKMSF) (CVE: RKR) (FRA: 1RR1) is an exploration stage firm focused on acquiring, exploring for and developing mineral properties in Central, South and North America.

The firm has its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and was incorporated in 2010, on December 21st. It operates as part of the other industrial metals and mining industry, under the basic materials sector. The firm serves consumers around the globe.

The company primarily explores for lead, zinc, gold, silver, copper, and polymetallic deposits, as well as precious metals. It holds a 100% interest in the Duncan Lake zinc-lead property, which is made up of 35 contiguous mineral claims that cover an area of 3,929 hectares. The property is located in the Slocan Mining Division, 150km north of the smelter city of Trail in southeast British Columbia and 64km north of the town of Kaslo. It also holds 55% interest in the Big Copper property located in the Fort Steele and Slocan Mining divisions in southeast British Columbia, Canada. In addition to this, the company holds an option to acquire 100% interest in the Revel Ridge project, located in the Revelstoke Mining Division in southeastern British Columbia. The property, which hosts a high-grade gold and polymetallic orogenic sulfide deposit, is situated 420km northeast of Vancouver, 290km west of Calgary, Alberta and 32km northeast of Revelstoke, British Columbia.

The enterprise recently announced positive results from the Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Revel Ridge polymetallic gold-silver project, demonstrating the project’s ability to become a long life and robust polymetallic gold-silver mine with strong project economics. Successful exploration efforts will create additional value for the enterprise’s shareholders.

Rokmaster Resources (RKMSF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.05055, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is 18,099 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.034/$0.09.

Prismo Metals (PMOMF)

We reported earlier on Prismo Metals (PMOMF), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Prismo Metals Inc. (OTCQB: PMOMF) (CNSX: PRIZ) is an exploration-stage firm focused on acquiring, exploring for and developing mineral properties in Arizona and Mexico.

The firm has its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada and was incorporated in 2018, on October 17th. It operates as part of the other industrial metals and mining industry, under the basic materials sector. The firm mainly serves consumers in Canada and Mexico.

The enterprise has an option to acquire 100% interest in the Palos Verdes property, which includes the Palos Verdes concession that covers an area of 22.7707 hectares located roughly 65km north-east of Mazatlán in Sinaloa State, Mexico. This property is located in the PanucoCopala district, in the Municipality of Concordia. It also holds an option to acquire 100% interest in the Los Pavitos property, which is made up of the Los Pavitos Reducción concession, an early-stage exploration project that covers an area of 5,289 hectares and is located in the Álamos area of Sonora State, Mexico. In addition to this, it holds 75% interests in the Hot Breccia project, comprising of 227 mining concessions located in the southern Arizona.

The company recently announced its latest results for the first ever drill program completed at Los Pavitos, showing that gold values are widespread across the project. These results confirm surface geochemistry. It is also focused on expanding the mineralized footprint of the vein system at its Palos Verdes property. The success of the company’s exploration efforts may encourage additional investments into it as well as generate shareholder value.

Prismo Metals (PMOMF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0931, off by 10.9943%, on 39,162 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 3,524 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.091/$0.35.

International Stem Cell (ISCO)

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International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO) is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm focused on developing therapeutic and biomedical products globally.

The firm has its headquarters in San Diego, California and was incorporated in 2001. It operates as part of the biotechnology industry, under the healthcare sector. The firm mainly serves consumers in Asia, the United States and Europe.

The enterprise is engaged in the development of ISC- hpNSC, a neural stem cell program that has concluded Phase I trials for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, as well as for treating traumatic brain injury and stroke. It also provides anti-aging skin care products, including ProPlus Advanced Recovery Complex, ProPlus Brightening Toner, ProPlus Advanced Defense Complex, ProPlus Neck Firming Complex, ProPlus Eye Firming Complex, ProPlus Collagen Booster, ProPlus Advanced Aqueous Treatment, and ProPlus Elastin Booster. In addition to this, it offers human cells from the heart and blood vessels, and reagents to study cardiovascular disease and cancer; human cell culture products including human skin cells and reagents for the study of skin disease, toxicology, or wound healing; and human mammary epithelial cell lines for the study of breast cancer, three-dimensional culture, and carcinogen screening. Its human cell culture products also comprise of human female reproductive system cells for the study of cellular physiology; diabetes, muscle metabolism, insulin receptor studies, muscle tissue repair, and myotube development; and human skeletal muscle cells for the study of biology.

The company remains committed to steadily growing its business units and advancing its clinical trials. The success of its products will bring in additional revenues into the company while also generating value for its shareholders.

International Stem Cell (ISCO), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.11, up 10%, on 2,551 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 78,351 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.05655/$0.3669.

Alligator Energy (ALGEF)

We reported earlier on Alligator Energy (ALGEF), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Alligator Energy Limited (OTC: ALGEF) (ASX: AGE) is an exploration firm focused on mineral exploration activities in Italy and Australia.

The firm has its headquarters in Spring Hill, Australia and was incorporated in 2009, on November 17th. It operates as part of the uranium industry, under the energy sector. The firm serves consumers around the globe.

The company primarily explores for uranium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and other energy mineral deposits. It is party to a strategic relationship with Traxys North America LLC, focused on providing uranium marketing services for future uranium production, project development financing, long term offtake contracting, and assistance in uranium and energy mineral project acquisition opportunities.

The enterprise holds 100% interests in the Big Lake Uranium project and Samphire Uranium project. The Samphire project is located 20km south of Whyalla in regional South Australia and contains inferred resources totaling 47 million pounds amenable to in situ recovery (ISR). The Big Lake Uranium project is located in South Australia’s Cooper Basin, a project targeting discovery of Australia's ISR uranium field. The enterprise also holds interests in the Piedmont project which is located in Northern Italy and contains multiple historic copper, cobalt and nickel mines with notable gold and platinum group element credits; and the Alligator Rivers Uranium Province (ARUP), which includes the Caramal uranium resource bearing around 6.5 million pounds of uranium at a high-grade of 3,100 parts per million.

The firm remains focused on drilling at its Samphire uranium project, which will not only cover the current resource envelope but also extend into the newly identified exploration target range, potentially increasing the project's lifespan and/or production rate. This may, in turn, encourage additional investments into the firm.

Alligator Energy (ALGEF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0402, off by 4.2857%, on 3,500 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 75,782 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.01/$0.045.

Therma Bright (TBRIF)

We reported earlier on Therma Bright (TBRIF), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Therma Bright Inc. (OTCQB: TBRIF) (FRA: JNX) is a medical technology firm focused on acquiring, developing, manufacturing and marketing proprietary healthcare and medical devices focused on respiratory illnesses, vascular health and consumer medical devices for the institutional and consumer marketplace.

The firm has its headquarters in Toronto, Canada and was incorporated in 2001. Prior to its name change in February 2018, the firm was known as The Jenex Corporation. It operates as part of the medical devices industry, under the healthcare sector. The firm primarily serves consumers in Canada.

The enterprise’s products include InterceptCS, a cold sore prevention system which offers controlled topical heat without the risk of burning the skin; AcuVid, an antigen and antibody rapid screening test for COVID-19; Venowave, a medical compression pump designed to treat and alleviate the symptoms associated with poor circulation; Benepod, a hot and cold contrast therapy device for pain relief without pain relieving medication; and Digital Cough Test (DCT), an app that uses artificial intelligence to detect multiple respiratory diseases. It also offers Inretio, a medical device for ischemic stroke treatment; TherOZap, a thermal therapy insect device that reduces the inflammatory response and relieves the symptoms of pain, itching, and inflammation associated with insect bites and stings; and inhaled statin therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome in hospitalized patients. The enterprise serves medical professionals and consumers.

The company recently announced that its AI-driven Digital Cough Analyzer was ready for a 513(g) request to the U.S. FDA. The approval and commercialization of this product may benefit patients with different indications while also bringing in additional revenues to the company.

Therma Bright (TBRIF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.017, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is 365,698 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.005/$0.10.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (TCNNF)

InvestorPlace, QualityStocks, MarketBeat, Wealth Insider Alert, Daily Trade Alert, Top Pros' Top Picks, Cabot Wealth, The Street, Trades Of The Day, Profit Trends, TradersPro, The Online Investor and StreetInsider reported earlier on Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (TCNNF), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

A survey from The Ohio State University (OSU) has found that a majority of active armed services personnel and retired veterans, as well as their families, believe Veteran Administration (VA) doctors should be allowed to recommend psychedelics and medical marijuana to patients who stand to benefit from these treatments.

OSU researchers surveyed active-duty military personnel, veterans, their families, and even nonmilitary respondents from late August to early September 2023 on their thoughts about making medical marijuana and psychedelics accessible as treatment options. The 1,168 participants surveyed for the poll included 315 active as well as retired members of the military, 426 individuals from military families, plus 427 people outside the military.

Researchers say that due to the huge caseload of health problems in the veteran society plus the necessity of a variety of treatment alternatives for retired military service members, some scientists are exploring if and how veterans should access alternative treatments such as cannabis and psychedelics.

Medical marijuana has been around for more than two decades and is now legal in dozens of states across the United States. Several studies have found that the controversial plant has numerous potential health benefits and can help alleviate the symptoms of conditions that typically affect veterans, including anxiety disorders and chronic pain. However, VA doctors aren’t technically allowed to recommend medical marijuana to their patients because they are limited to prescribing medications that are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medical use.

Study authors also noted that studies on veteran issues rarely explore how veterans’ perspectives on specific drug issues in relation to the views held by individuals within their immediate plus broader communities.

The recent study drew its participants from the volunteer American Population Panel and asked those participants whether they were in agreement with a quartet of statements regarding cannabis and psychedelics. The last statement said that VA doctors should be able to recommend both marijuana and psychedelics if they believe their patients could benefit from them due to the “unique hardships and health conditions” veterans experience.

The majority of all the three groups surveyed said both drugs can be efficacious therapies. Even more stated that VA physicians should be permitted to recommend them to patients who may benefit. Additionally, all groups supported the idea that VA doctors shouldn’t need the FDA’s approval to recommend either psychedelics or cannabis.

The results of this survey underscores what the broader cannabis industry, including leading entities such as Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) have always believed,  that marijuana could benefit in one way or the other nearly every section of the population that is struggling with health issues.

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (TCNNF), closed Thursday's trading session at $5.5675, up 1.0436%, on 235,488 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 641,143 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.42/$7.80.

Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (SEEL)

QualityStocks, MarketBeat, StockEarnings, StockMarketWatch, MarketClub Analysis, TradersPro, Schaeffer's, BUYINS.NET, Trades Of The Day, Prism MarketView and INO Market Report reported earlier on Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (SEEL), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Last week, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a request for applications to carry out in-depth studies on the use of psychedelic substances in the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The VA revealed that it was the first time since the 1960s that the agency would be funding psychedelic research, adding that it intends to collect definitive scientific evidence of the potential safety and effectiveness of psychedelic compounds such as psilocybin and MDMA.

When administered together with psychotherapy, these compounds may help treat veterans with depression and PTSD.

The department also highlighted in its press release that researchers were focused on supporting innovations that would deliver the best care to veterans. It then noted that exploring the effectiveness of new and promising treatments that could improve the quality of life and health of veterans was an important step.

The in-depth research to be conducted will permit the VA to directly evaluate the effectiveness and safety of these treatments.

Representatives Lou Correa and Jack Bergman, who cofounded the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus, noted that this milestone by the VA was a huge development. Correa stated that this was the first step toward tackling the national mental health crisis head-on, noting that these treatments held the promise of being the biggest breakthroughs in mental-health treatment in nearly five decades.

Bergman also pledged to continue fighting for the advancement of promising treatments that could save the lives of countless veterans.

The VA’s announcement was also applauded by Representative Morgan Luttrell, who publicly admitted to using psychedelics to help treat a traumatic brain injury in the past. In an emailed release, Luttrell noted that this was great news for veterans, made possible by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs’ commitment to finding new solutions for veterans and Secretary McDonough. While discussing his own treatment with 5-MeO-DMT and ibogaine, Luttrell noted that it changed his life.

In 2023, Luttrell advocated for the inclusion of psychedelics research provisions in a federal defense bill that was signed into law by President Joseph Biden in December.

The VA then noted that the expansion of psychedelics research for veterans was in line with calls from veterans service organizations such as Disabled American Veterans and American Legion, as well as other groups that provide mental-health services.

Steps toward expanded access are also supported by military members, the general public, a huge majority of family members of veterans and veterans themselves. Recent figures show that about 64% of active military respondents and veterans supported permitting VA doctors to legally recommend psychedelics to veterans if they believed it could benefit the patient.

The news that the VA is seeking to fund research into the potential benefits of treating health complications prevalent in the veteran community could be music to the ears of startups such as Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SEEL) because it shows how seriously major governmental entities are looking at psychedelics.

Seelos Therapeutics Inc. (SEEL), closed Thursday's trading session at $1.63, off by 0.609756%, on 333,222 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 6.924M and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.04/$49.80.

Workhorse Group Inc. (WKHS)

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The U.S. Treasury has revealed that more than 20 electric cars will lose eligibility for the tax credits maxing out at $7,500 in 2024 after new EV battery-sourcing regulations take effect. Issued by the Treasury in early December 2023, the new guidelines exempt EVs with battery materials sourced from China from federal electric vehicle tax credits.

With the United States and other western nations scrambling to cut their reliance on the Chinese EV battery supply chain, these new rules are meant to encourage domestic production of electric vehicle batteries. According to the treasury, the guidelines will lock out EV models such as the Tesla Cybertruck All-Wheel Drive, Chevrolet Blazer E, and the Nissan Leaf.

Some Tesla Model 3s, the Ford E-Transit, the BMW X5 xDrive50e, the Cadillac Lyriq, the Audi Q5 PHEV 55 and Volkswagen ID.4 also lost eligibility for EV tax credits. Although Tesla did not comment on the newly effective guidelines, a statement on Tesla’s website noted that the Cybertruck is “likely to qualify for the federal tax credit later in 2024.”

Volkswagen said that it was currently working to confirm eligibility for federal tax credits. It said it was optimistic that all its MY2024 ID.4s plus the MY2023 ID.4s would be eligible for electric vehicle tax credits per these new rules. BMW didn’t release an immediate comment while Nissan said that it is working with supply chain partners to meet the requirements outlined by the new rules and regain tax credit qualification for the Leaf.

The treasury says that American automakers are now modifying supply chains in order to wean themselves off of Chinese companies by partnering with local suppliers and bringing investments and jobs back to the United States. In the meantime, however, some of the EV models will not be eligible for federal tax credits until their supply chains meet the new guidelines.

Consequently, the number of electric cars that qualify for federal EV tax credits has fallen from 43 to 19. The treasury notes that the list is still in flux because some car manufacturers still haven’t submitted information on eligible electric cars. Per the guidelines, EV buyers can also claim the electric vehicle tax credit of up to $7,500 at the point of sale in a participating dealership.

Before this change, buyers would pay full price and then wait to be refunded via a tax credit. While this system undoubtedly aided in accelerating EV adoption, it limited EV ownership to individuals who could afford to wait until tax season for their EV credit to kick in.

Manufacturers such as Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) and other startups in the industry may need to clarify to their customers regarding their eligibility for part of or the entire available federal EV tax credits.

Workhorse Group Inc. (WKHS), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.3206, up 1.7132%, on 6,179,462 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 7.402M and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.306/$2.60.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB)

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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has asserted its ultimate authority in determining the scheduling of cannabis, regardless of the recommendations made by the U.S. Health and Human Services. Michael Miller, the DEA acting chief of the Office of Congressional Affairs, communicated this stance in a letter addressed to Representative Earl Blumenauer, cochair of the Congressional Marijuana Caucus.

The scheduling review process, initiated by President Joseph Biden in October 2022, commenced with a scientific assessment from the HHS. The assessment purportedly advised the DEA to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). After HHS provided its recommendation in August, the DEA proceeded with its independent review.

The DEA’s response was prompted by an earlier letter from 31 bipartisan legislators, led by Blumenauer, urging the DEA to consider the merits of legalization during the review. The lawmakers expressed concern about the limitations of placing marijuana in Schedule III rather than completely removing it from CSA control. They emphasized the urgency of full descheduling and criticized the outdated scheduling of cannabis, which they deemed incongruent with the public’s sentiment.

In its reply, the DEA refrained from addressing the lawmakers’ arguments and focused on the procedural details of the scheduling review. The timeline for completing the review remains undisclosed, though speculation suggests a conclusion before the November election.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) suggested that, based on past precedent, the DEA would likely follow HHS’s recommendation. However, the DEA reiterated its final jurisdiction over the CSA, retaining the authority to disregard HHS advice.

Despite the controversy surrounding the rescheduling review, little is known about HHS’s justification for recommending Schedule III. The agency submitted extensive documents to the DEA, but those documents have been released in highly redacted form, offering scant insight into the health agency’s findings on medical benefits, addictive potential or other policy aspects.

The DEA has received input from various stakeholders, including 29 former U.S. attorneys, urging the preservation of Schedule I. Six governors and former DEA heads voiced opposition to HHS’s recommendation, highlighting the complexity of the marijuana policy debate.

Lawmakers and advocates supporting marijuana reform marked the one-year anniversary of Biden’s cannabis pardon and scheduling directive by urging further action. Two GOP senators introduced legislation to prevent federal agencies from rescheduling cannabis without congressional approval.

Simultaneously, a coalition of 14 GOP legislators urged the DEA to reject HHS’s recommendation and maintain the strictest categorization for cannabis under the CSA.

Actors in the marijuana space, such as Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), are eagerly waiting for the decision that the DEA will make on cannabis classification under the CSA.

Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.45, off by 1.7038%, on 4,058,608 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 296,238 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.41/$1.205.

Nextech3D.ai (NEXCF)

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Nextech3D.ai (OTCQX: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: 1SS), an AI-3D model supplier for major e-commerce retailers, has announced that its new groundbreaking artificial intelligence (“AI”)-powered 3D model search engine has increased the company’s 3D modeling productivity by up to 80%. The company announced that it began using the new engine internally last week. The new search solution uses both images and text prompts to search and represents a major technological breakthrough, according to the company, which could see significant revenue growth from the new tech this year. According to the announcement, Nextech3D.ai plans on releasing the AI search engine in the coming weeks; it will charge for the service on a per-use basis. The company announced that CEO Evan Gappelberg will host a special livestream event today at 2 p.m. ET to demo and discuss the new search engine and the impact it could have on Nextech3D.ai.

“With hundreds of millions of products being converted to 3D, this technology has major growth potential,” said Nextech3D.ai CEO Evan Gappelberg in the press release. “We have been working on this breakthrough AI technology for over a year, and quite frankly, I didn’t anticipate it being so powerful and productive so quickly. Being able to reduce the amount of time spent working on a 3D model by 80% is truly staggering. Currently, we are happy to use this AI technology in house; however, we expect to release it for general use soon, which I believe will be the launch of the first AI-powered 3D model search engine, which is a major milestone for our company.”

To view the livestream demonstration, visit https://ibn.fm/ivpNV

To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/wC2bj

About Nextech3D.ai.

Nextech3D.ai is a versatile augmented reality, artificial intelligence (“AI”) technology company that utilizes its proprietary AI to craft immersive 3D experiences at scale for e-commerce. The company's primary focus lies in creating high-quality 3D WebAR photorealistic models for various online retailers. Nextech3D.ai has adopted a unique approach to creating shareholder value beyond its operating business of creating 3D models. The company also develops or acquires disruptive AI technologies, which are subsequently spun out to shareholders as standalone public companies. This spin-out strategy allows Nextech3D.ai to issue stock dividends to its shareholders while maintaining significant ownership in the public spin-out, without dilution to the parent company Nextech3D.ai. Notably, Nextech3D.ai successfully spun out ARway (OTCQB: ARWYF) (CSE: ARWY) (FSE:E65), its spatial computing platform, as a standalone public company in 2022. The company retains a 49% stake with 13 million shares in ARway Corp. while distributing 4 million shares to Nextech shareholders. Similarly, Nextech3D.ai accomplished its second spinout, launching Toggle3D.ai (OTCQB: TGGLF) (CSE: TGGL) (FSE: Q0C), an AI-powered, 3D-design studio aimed at competing with Adobe. The company retains a 44% stake with 13 million shares in Toggle3D.ai Corp. For more information about the company, please visit www.NextechAR.com.

Nextech3D.ai (NEXCF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.1683, up 11.457%, on 124,773 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 33.561M and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.078/$0.835.

Lucid Group Inc. (LCID)

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Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID), a company setting new standards for luxury electric experience with the Lucid Air, has released production and delivery totals for fourth quarter 2023, the period ended Dec. 31, 2023. According to the report, the company produced 2,391 vehicles and delivered 1,734 vehicles during the quarter. Those numbers added to numbers from previous 2-2023 quarters bring the total number of produced vehicles in 2023 to 8,428 with a total of 6,001 vehicles being delivered. The company also announced it will host an earnings conference call to discuss Q4 2023 financial results; the call is slated to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 21, 2024. The company is planning to issue an earnings press release with a link to the webcast prior to the call. The webcast will include time for a Q&A, and retail and institutional investors may submit and upvote questions prior to the call.

To view the webcast, visit https://ibn.fm/vqu1x

To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/BLEXm

About Lucid Group Inc.

Lucid Group has a mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating advanced technologies and the most captivating luxury electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The company's first car, the Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design. Lucid Air Grand Touring features an official EPA estimated 516 miles of range. Assembled at the company’s factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, and King Abdullah Economic City(KAEC), Saudi Arabia, deliveries of Lucid Air are currently underway to customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. For more information about the company, visit www.LucidMotors.com.

Lucid Group Inc. (LCID), closed Thursday's trading session at $3.26, off by 4.3988%, on 61,985,740 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 27,593 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.15/$17.81.

The QualityStocks Company Corner

Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ELO) (OTCQX: ELRRF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ELO) (OTCQX: ELRRF).

Eloro Resources (TSX.V: ELO) (OTCQX: ELRRF) (FSE: P2QM), a leading exploration and mine development company, is reporting on the final assay results for the last six diamond drill holes in its 11-hole definition drill program on the Iska Iska project. A silver-tin polymetallic project, Iska Iska is situated in the Potosi Department of southwestern Bolivia. Highlights of the report indicate that Hole DSB-66 returned well mineralized intersections; Hole DSB-65 showed a very high-grade sample indicating the potential for Iska Iska to host extraordinary grades within the overall extensive mineralized system; and Hole DSB-63, the eastern most hole in the definition drill program, intersected a significant tin ("Sn") intersection. Overall, the company noted that the definition drill program has expanded both the higher-grade Sn and silver ("Ag") zones, specifically to the west where limited drilling had taken place previously. The announced noted drilling results have shown upgraded tin and silver values from near surface down to at least 500 meters in vertical extent, with geophysical information and deep drilling indicating that tin-silver mineralization may extend to depths of 1 kilometer or more.

"I am very pleased with the continuation of significantly higher-grade silver equivalent results from the latest definition drilling program, compared to the initial mineral resource estimate (‘MRE') starter pit area model as previously reported," said Eloro Resources CEO Tom Larsen in the press release. "These new results highlight the potential to upgrade and expand the higher-grade resource in the Santa Barbara starter pit area. . . . Tin is proving to be an important metal contributor to these upgraded silver equivalent results. This can enhance NSR values and increase tonnage in future MRE studies. There is more and more evidence of high temperature sulphidation centers being identified as feeders within the open pit area resulting in upgraded tin and silver values. Higher density definition drilling in the initial Santa Barbara open pit envelope is consistently proving up higher grades as drill density is improved."

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Eloro Resources Ltd. (TSX.V: ELO) (OTCQX: ELRRF) is a publicly traded exploration and mine development company with a portfolio of gold and base-metal properties in Bolivia, Peru and Quebec.

The company has an option to acquire a 99% interest in the highly prospective Iska Iska Property, classified as a silver-tin polymetallic epithermal-porphyry complex, a significant mineral deposit type in the Potosi Department of southern Bolivia. Iska Iska is a road-accessible, royalty-free property.

Eloro also owns an 82% interest in the La Victoria Gold/Silver Project, located in the North-Central Mineral Belt of Peru, some 50 kilometers south of Barrick’s Lagunas Norte Gold Mine and Pan American Silver’s La Arena Gold Mine. La Victoria consists of eight mining concessions and eight mining claims encompassing approximately 89 square kilometers. La Victoria has good infrastructure, with access to road, water and electricity, and is located at an altitude that ranges from 3,150 meters to 4,400 meters above sea level.

The company has a strong management and technical team working diligently to uncover the value of both Iska Iska and La Victoria. Eloro is based in Toronto, Canada.

Projects

Iska Iska – Potosi, Bolivia

Iska Iska is associated with a Miocene possibly collapsed/resurgent caldera, emplaced on Ordovician age rocks with major breccia pipes, dacitic domes and hydrothermal breccias. The property is wholly controlled by the title holder, Empresa Minera Villegas S.R.L. It is located 48 kilometers north of Tupiza city, in the Sud Chichas Province of the Department of Potosi. This is an important mineral deposit type in the prolific South Mineral Belt of Bolivia. Eloro commissioned a NI 43-101 Technical Report on Iska Iska, which was completed by Micon International Limited and is available on Eloro’s website and under its filings on SEDAR.

A fully financed drill program is currently underway on the property, situated near world-class deposits including Silver Sand, San Bartolomé, Pulacayo, San Cristobal, San Vicente, Chorolque, Tasna, Choroma and Siete Suyos. Iska Iska is in the southwest part of the Eastern Cordillera, which hosts a number of major polymetallic mines and mineral deposits. Drilling and continuous channel sampling results have demonstrated some very high metal values, especially silver and tin, within an immense system, where mineralization has been encountered in every drill hole to date. The company believes there is excellent potential for world-class bulk mineable deposits.

La Victoria – Ancash, Peru

The La Victoria project, targeting gold and silver production, is situated near world-class, low-cost gold producers Pan American Silver and Barrick Gold Corporation. Located in Ancash Department, La Victoria sits on the western slopes of the Peruvian Andes. The property is located 12 hours from Lima, with a travel distance of 600 kilometers. The nearest road accessible population centers from La Victoria are Huandoval, Pallasca and Cabana. The project includes four principal mineralized zones in Peru’s prolific North-Central Mineral Belt – San Markito, Victoria, Victoria South and Ccori Orcco – with excellent potential for gold discovery. Operations at La Victoria are planned to proceed with a 2,000-meter diamond drilling program to test targets to outline potential resources at San Markito. Trenching and sampling confirmed high silver values and veins at San Markito in 2020.

Market Outlook

According to industry association The Silver Institute, the outlook for silver demand is exceptionally promising, with global demand forecast to rise to a record high of 1.112 billion ounces in 2022. The increase will be driven by record silver industrial fabrication, which is forecast to improve by 5%, as silver’s use expands primarily in solar energy and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing. The institute states that government commitments to carbon neutrality have resulted in a rapid expansion of green energy projects, driving record photovoltaic panel installations which are expected to lift silver demand in this segment to an all-time high in 2022.

Rising demand in the electronics industry is also boosting the demand for tin, which is primarily used in solder. The electronics and electrical industries use solders containing 40-70% tin, which provide strong and reliable joints under a variety of environmental conditions. At present, the majority of the assemblers are using patented tin-and-copper-based solders. Mordor Intelligence estimated tin demand at 387 kilotons in 2021 and forecasts demand growth of 2.5% annually through 2027. Over the medium term, surging demand from the EV market and increasing applications in the electrical and electronics industry is expected to drive the market.

Management Team

Thomas G. Larsen is CEO of Eloro. He has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry, specializing in corporate finance and management of junior resource companies, raising in excess of C$200 million. He previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Iron Limited. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Iron Mines Limited.

Dr. Bill Pearson is Executive VP of Exploration for Eloro. He has more than 40 years of direct experience in the exploration and production of minerals worldwide. He played an integral role in the acquisitions of Desert Sun Mining Corp. by Yamana Gold in 2006 and Central Sun Mining by B2 Gold in 2009. He was formerly VP Exploration at Desert Sun Mining and Senior VP at Central Sun Mining.

Miles Nagamatsu, CPA, is CFO at Eloro. He has over 30 years of experience in accounting, management, lending, restructurings and turnarounds. Since 1993, he has acted as a CFO of public and private companies primarily in the mineral exploration and investment management sectors. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.

Osvaldo Arce Burgoa is General Manager at Eloro. He is a geological and mineral processing engineer with 26 years of experience in Bolivia. He is a former President of the Bolivian Geological Society, Main Technical Advisor of the National Mining Corporation (COMIBOL) and has served as exploration manager and chief geologist at various mining and exploration companies. He has authored two books on Bolivian geology and holds a doctorate in mining engineering from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan.

Eloro Resources Ltd. (OTCQX: ELRRF), closed Thursday's trading session at $1.385, off by 0.359712%, on 17,829 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 150,909 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.026/$3.135.

Recent News

Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF).

Appia (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FSE: A0I0) today announced the extension of its existing mining claims at the PCH project in Goiás, Brazil from 17,551.07 hectares to an expansive 40,963.18 hectares across a total of 22 claim blocks. The substantial 133% increase in the current land package includes 12 new claims independently staked by Appia, but included as part of the project acquisition, incurring minimal costs. "The expansion of our exploration rights to 40,963.18 hectares marks a pivotal moment for Appia in Brazil as we build on the momentum achieved through our initial drilling program at the Target IV and Buriti zones," said Stephen Burega, president. "Our dedicated Brazilian team is eager to explore the untapped potential of the northern corridor, where similar geological and geophysical features have been identified. There is huge potential in these new claim blocks as we can draw clear parallels to the favourable geology that hosts the critical rare earth minerals that initially convinced us to enter into our agreement on the PCH project. Doubling the size of our overall land package within the prolific alkali province not only reflects our commitment but also strengthens the company's strategic plans."

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Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) is a mineral exploration company focused on exploration activities at its newly acquired Cachoeirinha rare earths project (“PCH Project”) in Brazil, as well as delineating high-grade critical rare earth elements (REE) and gallium at its Alces Lake property in Saskatchewan. Other properties in Appia’s portfolio include its Elliot Lake Property in Ontario’s historic mining camp, with a large NI 43-101 uranium and rare earths resource. Fully funded with over $5 million (CDN) in cash, no debt, aggressive exploration currently underway, and experienced management, Appia is progressing rapidly on multiple fronts in highly desired market sectors.

The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Projects

PCH Project-Brazil

The PCH project hosts REE mineralization in both ionic clays developed from the weathering of alkaline granites and in-situ rare earth mineralization associated with the underlying granite and a carbonatite intrusion to depths greater than 100 meters. Sampling data shows enrichment in rare earth minerals to depths of between eight meters and +30 meters.

In early 2023, Appia announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% interest in the PCH Project, which is 17,551 hectares in size and located in the Tocantins Structural Province of the Brasília Fold Belt, Goiás State, Brazil. It is classified as an alkaline intrusive rock occurrence with the potential for highly anomalous REE and Niobium mineralization.

The region around Iporá, a city located roughly 30 km from the PCH Project, has significant mineral exploration and mining activity and well-developed infrastructure.

In July 2023, Appia commenced an aggressive auger and reverse circulation (RC) drill campaign to delineate a potential resource estimate at the PCH project. Initial results at the site revealed significant exploration potential with impressive values that often surpass known ionic clay deposits in Brazil, particularly for the highly valuable heavy rare earths Terbium and Dysprosium.

The auger holes drilled at Target 4 have exhibited a range of total REE grades, ranging from 274 ppm to 16,648 ppm (1.66%), with an average of 1,291 ppm total REE. The valuable rare earths used in magnet applications – praseodymium, neodymium, terbium and dysprosium (Pr, Nd, Tb, and Dy) plus yttrium (Y) accounted for approximately 14% of total rare earths, reaching a maximum of 28.4%. Notably, the deposit also contains anomalous values of niobium and scandium, with average values of 736 ppm for Nb and 62 ppm for scandium in a composite sample from Target 4.

Heavy rare earths (HREEs) show maximum values of 1,624 ppm and average values of 1,291 ppm, primarily as terbium and dysprosium. Light rare earths (LREEs) show maximum values of 14,024 ppm (1.54%) with an average of 1,145 ppm. Neodymium and praseodymium, the main magnetic light rare earths, show respective maximum values of 3,131 ppm (Nd) and 885 ppm (Pr) and average values of 216 ppm (Nd) and 61.7 ppm (Pr). The overall HRRE/LREE ratio has a maximum of 39.5% and an average value of 16.67%.

“Appia is thrilled with the progress made and the promising results thus far,” CEO Tom Drivas stated in a news release. “The company remains committed to advancing its exploration plans, aiming to promptly gather significant data throughout the year, and to work towards estimating a maiden mineral resource in the coming months.”

Alces Lake Project – Saskatchewan

Appia’s Alces Lake project, located in northern Saskatchewan, encompasses some of the highest-grade total and critical REEs and gallium mineralization in the world, hosted within several surface and near-surface monazite occurrences that remain open at depth and along strike.

Following the company’s acquisition of additional new mineral claims in the area in February 2023, Appia’s Alces Lake claim block now totals 38,522 contiguous hectares (95,191 acres) – 100% owned by the Company.

Appia announced the completion of a NI43-101 technical report on the property in June 2023, providing an update on exploration previously reported in March 2021.The report is available on SEDAR under the company’s profile.

Extensive diamond drilling and geophysics surveys are underway to explore a more than 25-kilometer structural corridor. In July 2023, the company issued an update on its diamond drill program having completed the first phase of drilling at the project’s Magnet Ridge Zone to further test the extent of the mineralization to the south south-east (SSE). President Stephen Burega noted the presence of “continued mineralization at significantly thicker intercepts.”

As part of its 2023 exploration program at Alces Lake, Appia plans to target priority areas that extend SSE from the Wilson, Richard, Charles, Bell, Ivan, Dylan, Dante and AMP zones through the Magnet Ridge Zone and beyond, covering an area extending approximately 20 kilometers in length and 5 to 7 km in width. Appia will also undertake reconnaissance drilling on priority regional geological and geophysical targets in the Western Anomaly area.

Other Projects

  • Appia holds a total of 75,314 hectares (186,106 acres) of land on four uranium claim blocks in the prolific Athabasca Basin (Loranger, North Wollaston, Eastside and Otherside). Exploration plans for these properties are expected to be announced once permits are in hand.
  • Appia also has a 100% interest in 12,545 hectares (31,000 acres), with rare earth element and uranium deposits over five mineralized zones, in the Elliot Lake Camp, Ontario.

Market Opportunity

A report from Mordor Intelligence forecasts the global REE market is expected to grow from 168 million tons in 2023 to 206.25 million tons by 2028, marking a CAGR of 4.19% during the forecast period. The market is gradually improving following the economic and production restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Factors driving the market’s growth include high demand from emerging economies and the dependency of environmentally friendly technologies on rare earth elements.

According to UxC, one of the nuclear industry’s leading market research and analysis companies, the uranium market is rapidly becoming production-driven, where spot and long-term prices more closely correlate to the marginal cost of uranium production.

Although global reactor requirements are projected to be flat through 2024, UxC forecasts that significant demand growth from 2025 to 2040 will necessitate new production as resources are exhausted at several uranium projects. In addition, a large percentage of production exists in regions of the world with high geopolitical risk, which makes the market vulnerable to future disruptions and price volatility.

Management Team

Tom Drivas is CEO of Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. He is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in various industries, including over 20 years in the mineral resource industry. He is also currently a director of Romios Gold Resources Inc., a publicly traded company he founded in 1995.

Stephen Burega is President of Appia. He brings 16 years of management and operations experience in the mining and natural resources sectors. His extensive emerging markets background, along with a deep understanding of stakeholder management, social development and structured community engagement, position him well to lead Appia’s First Nations community engagements. He is also President and CEO of Romios Gold Resources which is focused on base and precious metal exploration in North America.

Frank van de Water is the company’s CFO. He holds CPA and CA designations and has been involved with international mining, metals and resource companies in North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa for more than 40 years.

Dr. Irvine R. Annesley, Ph.D., is VP Exploration at Appia. He is a licensed geoscientist (P.GEO.) and Professor in Economic (Mining and Mineral Exploration) Geology at École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie in France and an Adjunct Professor in Geology at the University of Saskatchewan. He has over 35 years of global exploration and applied research experience in uranium, gold and base metals exploration, most recently with Athabasca uranium explorer JNR Resources Inc.

Don Hains, P.Geo., is the company’s Consulting Geologist and Qualified Person Consulting Industrial Minerals Expert.

Antonio Vitor is Appia’s Country Manager, Brazil. He has a track record as a portfolio manager and board member. He has held multiple significant positions, including Territory Manager at Shell, as well as Senior Project Planning and Consulting roles at PwC and Petrobras.

Jack Lifton is the company’s Senior Technical Advisor and Consultant. He is an author and lecturer on the market fundamentals of technology metals.

Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (OTCQX: APAAF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.16, off by 2.9715%, on 81,976 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.135/$.

Recent News

Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Mullen Automotive Inc. (MULN).

Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ: MULN), an emerging electric vehicle ("EV") manufacturer, today announced the completion of a light-weight service truck body for the All-Electric Mullen THREE, which was developed in collaboration with Phenix Truck Bodies & Van Equipment and Knapheide Manufacturing. According to the announcement, the unique, light-weight body configuration was designed to bring an EV solution for Class 3 service body truck fleets to municipalities and public utilities. The Mullen Class 3 vehicle upfit is available to commercial fleet customers for evaluation and pilot programs and is on display now at Mullen's CES 2024 ("Consumer Electronics Show") and will be featured later at the NTEA Work Truck Show and Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. "This Mullen THREE Phenix/Knapheide upfit is a perfect use case for municipalities and utilities who need to transition away from gas and diesel and into electric, especially in states with strong incentives to switch, like California and other CARB states," said David Michery, CEO and chairman of Mullen Automotive. "Phenix is one of the best upfitters out there and partnering with both Phenix and Knapheide to develop this Class 3 solution opens an important segment for us with public utilities and local municipalities, especially in California."

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Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN) is a Southern California-based automotive company that owns and partners with several synergistic businesses working toward the unified goal of creating clean and scalable energy solutions. Mullen has evolved over the past decade in sync with consumers and technology trends. Today, the company is working diligently to provide exciting EV options built entirely in the United States and made to fit perfectly into the American consumer’s life. Mullen strives to make EVs more accessible than ever by building an end-to-end ecosystem that takes care of all aspects of EV ownership.

Commencement of Trading on Nasdaq

On November 5, 2021, Mullen announced its commencement of trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

“Today is a monumental day for Mullen Automotive. I am especially proud of our team, investors and all who have believed in Mullen and taken us to this point as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Capital Market,” David Michery, CEO and Chairman of Mullen Automotive, stated in the news release. “Trading on Nasdaq now opens us up to new investors, both institutional and retail shareholders, and broadens our awareness and company profile, while increasing awareness of Mullen and our technology platform and opening new opportunities in EV and beyond. The road ahead has never been brighter for Mullen, and I am proud to lead us into the future.”

The milestone came in the wake of the company’s stock-for-stock merger with Net Element Inc.

The Mullen FIVE

The Mullen FIVE EV Crossover, debuting at the Los Angeles International Auto Show (LAIAS) on November 17, 2021, embodies Mullen’s Southern California roots with an inspired design focused on two complementary Golden State themes – California landscape and California urban.

The FIVE is built on an EV Crossover skateboard platform that offers multiple powertrain configurations and trim levels in a svelte design that is Strikingly Different™ and exciting to experience in person.

Prior to the start of LAIAS, the Mullen FIVE was selected as a finalist by the LA Auto Show for Top EV SUV in the ZEVA “People’s Choice” Awards.

LAIAS provides Mullen an opportunity to display multiple variants of the FIVE model while also showcasing its powertrain, battery and charging technology. The company intends to bring the FIVE to market in 2024, and reservations are currently open here.

Mullen’s development portfolio also includes EV Fleet Vans, which it intends to bring to market in Q2 2022, and the pure electric, high performance Mullen DragonFLY.

Expansion of Manufacturing Capacity

On November 2, 2021, Mullen announced plans to expand its facility in Robinsonville, Mississippi.

Mullen’s Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Facility (AMEC) currently occupies 124,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The total available land on the property is over 100 acres, and Mullen is moving ahead with plans to build out another 1.2 million square feet of manufacturing space to support class 1 and class 2 EV cargo vans and the Mullen FIVE EV Crossover.

On the expanded site, Mullen plans to build a body shop, a fully automated paint shop and a general assembly shop.

EV Market Outlook

The global EV market was reported to consist of 3,269,671 units in 2019, a figure that is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% through 2030 to a total of 26,951,318 units worldwide. This market’s monetary value was estimated at $162.34 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 22.6%, resulting in an approximate value of $802.81 billion by 2027. The primary driver for this exponential growth is a worldwide increase in vehicle emissions regulations.

Management Team

David Michery is the CEO and Founder of Mullen and has been leading the company and its divisions since inception in 2014. With over 25 years of executive management, marketing, distressed assets, and business restructuring experience, Mr. Michery brings a wealth of relevant knowledge and expertise to the Mullen brand. He has notably created 12 trademarks so far to develop the company brand and vision.

Mr. Michery is working toward a sustainable future accessible to all by creating a suite of clean-energy electric vehicles at varied price points. With entirely U.S.-based manufacturing and operations, he is also determined to have Mullen Technologies play a role in shaping a self-sustaining local economy by creating more jobs in America.

Mr. Michery manages risks and company expectations as a pathway to success and has personally overseen several businesses that totaled over $1 billion in transactions. His key strength is the ability to be fiscally responsible and lead teams to complete projects on time and within budget. As a seasoned professional in this space, Mr. Michery has demonstrated skill in building businesses from the ground up and into successful entities that subsequently sold for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Mullen Automotive Inc. (MULN), closed Thursday's trading session at $12.35, off by 10.3123%, on 597,041 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $6.95/$10080.00.

Recent News

Electronic Servitor Publication Network Inc. (OTCQB: XESP)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Electronic Servitor Publication Network Inc. (OTCQB: XESP).

Electronic Servitor Publication Network (OTC: XESP), a digital engagement company, recently finalized the purchase of assets of PhiTech Management, LLC, a digital activation and engagement technology company. "PhiTech provides customer and content workflow applications to connect people with customized content through dynamic content provisioning, creating relevant digital relationships. The agreement between XESP and PhiTech included PhiTech's proven proprietary Digital Engagement Engine(TM). This sophisticated tech stack is built on a microservices architecture that helps companies enhance the reach and lift of their content to new or targeted audiences. The Digital Engagement Engine combines automation, unique data management and a modern workflow to achieve superior reach and lift. Using sophisticated data analysis and smart technology, the Digital Engagement Engine allows companies to maintain complete control of their content while creating meaningful relationships with new customers and revenue streams. It isn't just another marketing and technology tool, but a way to develop real connections with target markets," explains a recent article. "The asset purchase of PhiTech allows XESP to further automate and enhance our foundational digital activation and engagement technology – the Digital Engagement Engine – while bringing increased value efficiencies and growth for our customers," Peter Hager, CEO of XESP, was quoted as saying.

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Electronic Servitor Publication Network Inc. (OTCQB: XESP) is a digital engagement company offering a managed service which provides digital activation and engagement solutions to companies that seek to optimize their growth. Its managed service is powered by a proven, proprietary technology – the Digital Engagement Engine™. This technology provides intelligent interaction management, dynamic content provisioning, and a logic-driven workflow, which creates digital experiences that accelerate an audience from awareness to action – driving growth.

Electronic Servitor Publication Network’s services are designed to drive growth for both established and developing organizations. Through the optimization of digital interactions within current and new communities, the Digital Engagement Engine™ ensures that client content is relevant, reaches the right audience, and connects with the intended person at the right time.

The company calls it ‘Growth as a Service’.

Client implementation is nearly effortless, since the solution is completely managed by the Electronic Servitor Publication Network team. This business model allows clients to focus on their brands, core product offerings, and content creation, while the company manages the technology and outcome.

The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Technology

Electronic Servitor Publication Network’s Digital Engagement Engine™ utilizes a combination of automation, unique data management, and a modern workflow built on a microservices architecture to achieve greater reach and lift. Using sophisticated data analysis and smart technology, the Digital Engagement Engine™ provides companies with the ability to maintain complete control of their content while creating meaningful relationships with new customers and revenue streams.

The Digital Engagement Engine™ isn’t just another marketing or technology tool; it’s a way to develop real connections with target markets.

Market Outlook

According to a report by ReportLinker.com, an award-winning market research firm, the global customer engagement solutions market was estimated at $19.3 billion in 2022 and is forecast to grow to $32.2 billion by 2027, achieving a CAGR of 10.8% during the forecast period.

The report notes that these engagement solutions are vital to companies seeking to widen their customer bases, reduce customer churn rates and increase customer retention. These perceived benefits of customer engagement solutions are likely to drive their growing adoption around the globe during the forecast period, according to the report.

Management Team

Peter Hager is President and CEO of Electronic Servitor. He joined the company from Pointward Inc., a medtech customer engagement agency that provided solutions to drive market entry, growth, and commercialization for Fortune 500 health care brands and medtech startups. He has founded and managed multiple technology, professional services and medtech organizations throughout his career. Mr. Hager holds a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, with concentrations in economics and psychology.

Jim Kellogg is CFO of Electronic Servitor. He has served as the principal of J. Kellogg & Company Inc., a business and tax consultant, since 2005. He has provided legal support to clients’ business valuations, business interruption and divorce property valuations. He has worked as a professional tax adviser since 1983. Mr. Kellogg obtained his JD with emphasis on taxation from Western State University College of Law and was certified as a financial planner by the College for Financial Planning in 1990.

Thomas (Denny) Spruce, RPh, is COO of Electronic Servitor. He oversees company infrastructure, regulatory reporting, and strategic partner relationships, among other roles and responsibilities. He joined the company in March 2022 and, since that time, has implemented foundational support processes, developed contractual relationships with service providers, managed financial and regulatory reporting and overseen contract development and management with the legal team. Mr. Spruce obtained a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas.

Electronic Servitor Publication Network Inc. (XESP), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.1799, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.05/$0.22.

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Diamond Lake Minerals Inc. (OTC: DLMI)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Diamond Lake Minerals Inc. (OTC: DLMI).

Diamond Lake Minerals (OTC: DLMI), a multi-strategy operating company, is experiencing rapid growth in the wake of its reinvention from a mining holding enterprise to the digital asset and security token space. The attention security tokens and tokenized securities are gaining are drivers of evolution in the companies' investment platforms. "Diamond Lake Minerals is developing its operation by building a vertically integrated ecosystem of numerous industry agnostic holdings and imbuing each with an SEC-registered security token offering (‘STO'). The result is a portfolio of widely varied subsidiaries that will share resources and support one another while they're growing and developing self-sufficiency, using dedicated STOs as a means to attract traditional investors otherwise unfamiliar with digital assets but dependent on regulatory compliance. Diamond Lake works with SEC security token exchange partner INX to provide access to its companies before public trading commences," a recent article reads. "Diamond Lake's market capitalization had held relatively steady at around $1 million for years, but following the introduction of experienced new management team members and advisers, as well as the rebrand to focus on digital assets during the past three months, DLMI's cap has grown to over $100 million."

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Diamond Lake Minerals Inc. (OTC: DLMI) is a multi-strategy operating company offering traditional investors an entry point to the future of digital securities. The company’s goal, through its established M&A roadmap, is to responsibly innovate and develop promising businesses that are likely to benefit from the ongoing shift toward digital assets. Through this approach, Diamond Lake Minerals provides traditional investors an opportunity to gain exposure to the emergence of regulated digital securities through a more familiar investment vehicle – the purchase of stock.

Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Diamond Lake Minerals is positioning itself as a leader in the digital asset and security token space. The company’s mission is to bring back to the public markets timeless business principles focused on healthy, sustainable growth and strong earnings with a goal of creating value for stakeholders in the modern digital world.

Diamond Lake Minerals believes the future of financial markets is set to be revolutionized by tokenization. Tokenization refers to the use of digital assets that can be traded via protocols with instantaneous settlement and reduced fees, eliminating the need for traditional clearing or settlement processes. Beyond efficiency, the emerging landscape emphasizes transparency, liquidity and security in asset management and investment.

With the backing of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises and its 20+ years of experience, Diamond Lake Minerals has access to the expertise of 110+ companies and 200+ joint ventures, along with knowledge spanning 25+ industries. The company is creating a vertically integrated ecosystem that encompasses various high-growth sectors. This integration aims to maximize operational efficiencies and profitability across all business units.

Products & Services Portfolio

Diamond Lake Minerals, guided by its strategic partnerships and future roadmap, envisions a diverse portfolio across multiple industries, as shown in the overview below. The company is poised to redefine the conglomerate model for the 21st century, with a focus on vertical integration, digital securities and sustainable growth.

Its target market segments include:

  • Fashion: DLMI seeks stakes in brands blending timeless aesthetics with tech influences.
  • Beauty: DLMI eyes partnerships with innovators elevating beauty through sustainable practices.
  • Real Estate: DLMI aims for interests in ventures modernizing property transactions via blockchain.
  • Hospitality: DLMI’s vision includes associations with enterprises enhancing guest experiences via tech integration.
  • Liquor: DLMI aspires to collaborate with unique distillers merging tradition and innovation.
  • IoT: DLMI intends to invest in solutions seamlessly connecting the digital and physical worlds.
  • Wireless: DLMI envisions stakes in wireless tech optimizing global communication.
  • Technology: DLMI plans to back pioneers driving the next tech revolution.
  • Maritime: DLMI seeks partnerships in maritime solutions emphasizing green initiatives.
  • Aviation: DLMI’s strategy includes holdings in aviation innovators focusing on efficiency.
  • Aerospace: DLMI aims to support ventures pushing boundaries in space exploration.
  • Education: DLMI collaborates with platforms revolutionizing learning through tech.
  • Charity: DLMI eyes alliances with charitable entities leveraging transparency via blockchain.
  • Healthcare: DLMI foresees investments in healthcare tech personalizing patient care.
  • TV: DLMI intends stakes in TV platforms innovating content delivery.
  • Film: DLMI aspires to support filmmakers merging storytelling with immersive tech.
  • Music: DLMI plans interests in music ventures amplifying artists through digital platforms.
  • Entertainment: DLMI targets stakes in platforms redefining entertainment paradigms.
  • IP: DLMI envisions collaborations safeguarding intellectual properties via tech solutions.
  • Data Management: DLMI seeks ventures optimizing data utilization and insights.
  • Data Storage: DLMI’s roadmap includes alliances with secure data storage solutions.
  • Streaming: DLMI intends to back streaming platforms prioritizing user experience.
  • Real World Assets: DLMI eyes investments translating tangible assets into digital value.
  • Gold & Silver: DLMI aims for stakes in platforms digitizing precious metal trading.
  • Sports: DLMI envisions collaborations enhancing sports experiences via tech integration.
  • Sports Technology: DLMI seeks ventures revolutionizing athlete performance and fan engagement.
  • Water: DLMI plans to back solutions ensuring water sustainability and accessibility.
  • Water Treatment: DLMI targets investments in eco-friendly water purification technologies.
  • Animation: DLMI eyes stakes in animation houses blending art with cutting-edge tech.
  • Studio Production: DLMI’s vision includes support for studios transforming content creation.
  • Consumer Products: DLMI seeks partnerships with brands prioritizing consumer-centric innovations.
  • Collectables: DLMI envisions collaborations with platforms digitizing unique collectibles.
  • Digital Assets: DLMI aims to invest in ventures maximizing the potential of digital ownership.
  • Web3: DLMI aspires to back pioneers ushering in the decentralized web era.
  • Identity Management: DLMI eyes solutions prioritizing user identity security in the digital space.
  • Media & Journalists: DLMI seeks alliances promoting unbiased reporting and content democratization.
  • Metaverse: DLMI envisions stakes in ventures crafting immersive virtual universes.
  • Space Economy: DLMI targets investments in ventures monetizing space exploration.
  • Modular Homes: DLMI plans interests in solutions revolutionizing home construction.
  • Financial Technology: DLMI seeks partnerships modernizing financial transactions.
  • Gaming: DLMI aims to back game developers enhancing user immersion.
  • Travel: DLMI eyes collaborations transforming travel experiences through tech.
  • Health & Wellness: DLMI’s strategy includes investments in holistic health tech solutions.
  • Augmented Reality: DLMI envisions stakes in AR platforms blurring reality and digital.
  • AI: DLMI seeks to support AI innovations humanizing tech interactions.
  • Esports: DLMI targets investments in platforms amplifying esports experiences.
  • Construction: DLMI plans to back ventures modernizing construction practices.
  • Virtual Reality: DLMI intends stakes in VR platforms offering alternate realities.
  • Retail Tech: DLMI envisions collaborations digitizing retail experiences.
  • Biotechnology: DLMI seeks ventures pushing boundaries in biotech innovations.

Market Opportunity

According to Diamond Lake Minerals’ business plan executive summary, the market for digital securities is projected to grow from $10 billion in 2022 to $1 trillion by 2028, a CAGR of 45% for the forecast period.

The global blockchain market value is expected to grow from an estimated $3 billion in 2020 to $39.7 billion by 2025, marking a CAGR of 67.3% for the period. Valued at $2.28 billion in 2021, the Security Token Offerings market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 19%. This growth is expected to be driven by the rising adoption of tokenization and the increasing prominence of STOs, especially in North America.

In addition, the global investment management market is projected to grow from a value of $100 trillion in 2020 to $178 trillion by 2025, recording a CAGR of 7.2% over the period.

Management Team

Brian J. Esposito is CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals. As founder and CEO of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises LLC, he brings over 20 years of diverse experience in sectors like manufacturing, technology, music and real estate, and is known for his global executive networking and balance sheet optimization skills.

Michael Reynolds is President and Director of Diamond Lake Minerals. With 35 years in private finance and M&A, he has been instrumental in growing companies like Herbalife through reverse acquisition, as well as elevating JB Oxford to $120 million in revenue. His expertise in operational management and business development ensures professional solutions for clients’ business interests.

Jon Karas is DLMI’s senior transaction and investment executive. As the CEO and co-founder of Akon Legacy Ventures, he structured, negotiated and closed numerous transactions focused on innovation and social impact in smart cities, blockchain, agriculture, mining and technology. He co-founded and led multiple companies in media and entertainment and was the driving force behind the development, financing and production of a broad range of film and television content.

Advisory Board

Anthony Scaramucci, Founder and Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital and Chairman of SALT, brings to Diamond Lake Minerals unparalleled expertise in finance, technology and business strategy. He is expected to be instrumental in shaping DLMI’s strategic direction as the company continues to redefine the future of traditional and digital securities.

Larry Namer, Founder of E! Entertainment TV and President of Metan Global, boasts a remarkable career spanning more than half a century. He is an esteemed veteran of the entertainment industry, renowned for his influential contributions to cable television, live events, music and new media. He also leads LJN Media, a consulting firm known for its cross-industry expertise in technology, business and finance.

Andrew Fromm is a seasoned CEO and consultant with a focus on music publishing. He is known for his expertise in asset sales, songwriting and artist development. His extensive network extends beyond the music industry, showcasing his versatility and authority in the field.

Brandon Fugal is the Chairman of Colliers International in Utah and a former EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He has co-founded multiple ventures, including Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors, Cypher, Axcend and Texas Growth Fund, and he is a recognized authority in real estate and entrepreneurship.

Michael Malik Sr. is a Detroit-based entrepreneur with a $750 million net worth, known for his pivotal role in legalizing gambling and developing major casino projects across the U.S., including Detroit’s MotorCity Casino and various Native American gaming ventures. He brings to Diamond Lake Minerals a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the gaming, sporting and entertainment industries spanning over five decades.

Raul Leal is an experienced CEO in the hospitality sector, known for his visionary leadership at SH Hotels & Resorts and former role at Virgin Hotels, where he secured over $500 million in funding and revolutionized guest experiences.

Agnes Budzyn, an accomplished entrepreneur and CEO of Bluedge Ventures, brings to the company a rich history in traditional finance and blockchain technology, serving on various global boards and committees. She has been recognized by the World Economic Forum and numerous institutions for her expertise and contributions to bridging legacy finance with emerging digital asset infrastructure.

Diamond Lake Minerals Inc. (OTC: DLMI), closed Thursday's trading session at $5.2, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.35/$5.25.

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Mountain Top Properties Inc. (OTC: MTPP)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Mountain Top Properties Inc. (OTC: MTPP).

MTPP diversifies investment portfolio with projects spanning traditional property management, real estate development, and investments in PropTech

Company recently secured lucrative lease for exclusive mixed-use property covering five acres in strategic Pennsylvania location

MTPP builds, acquires, renovates, and remarkets waterfront/water-view properties in booming Hamptons amid skyrocketing demand and severe supply shortage

Company currently raising $10 million in equity through a Reg A for Hamptons projects, secured debt capital commitments covering 70% of acquisition costs and 100% of construction expenses

Diversification is critical for generating stable, above-average returns in today's turbulent property market. With that goal in mind, Mountain Top Properties (OTC: MTPP), a diversified real estate holding company, fuses traditional property management and real estate development with investments in property technology ("PropTech") at exclusive locations in the Tri-State area and beyond.

Mountain Top Properties Inc. (OTC: MTPP) is a diversified real estate holding company that acquires, sells and operates assets through its wholly owned subsidiaries and limited partnerships. The company specializes in property management, property technology (“PropTech”) and real estate redevelopment.

Mountain Top Properties was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Liverpool, New York, with offices in Sag Harbor, New York.

Organization

The company’s flagship subsidiary is Mountain Top Realty Inc., the managing partner of its first real estate fund focused on residential redevelopment in the prestigious and storied Hamptons, New York, beachfront communities.

Mountain Top Properties is also the lead investor in blockchain-enabled industrial and warehouse flex space HQXpress, which services the warehousing, reverse logistics and liquidation markets.

The company is in negotiations for the addition of AI-powered technologies that promise to simplify real estate services, including purchasing and sales.

Mountain Top Capital Fund I LLC

Mountain Top Capital Fund I LLC is a New York limited liability company recently organized by affiliates of Mountain Top Realty, manager of the fund. Through this fund, Mountain Top Realty will leverage the company’s experience, market conditions and industry relationships to capitalize on real estate projects as they arise.

This partnership will be focused on waterfront or water view properties in the Hamptons. The Hamptons market has historically remained strong and continues to set new highs year over year.

The fund has partnered with On Site Builder Construction Co. Inc., which is managed by Joseph Kelley, who, for over 40 years, has continued to build the highest quality architecturally designed custom houses, varying in style from classic to ultra-modern, in the Hamptons. Several houses he has built are showcased in books and magazines and featured across various forms of digital and social media. His assembled team of skilled subcontractors are among the finest skilled craftsmen in their various fields of expertise.

Mr. Kelley has built over 60 custom homes in this market and has the unique distinction of building the most expensive house sold in Sag Harbor in 2014, which sold for $31,750,000; the most expensive house in the Hamptons in 2019, which first sold for $27,500,000 in 2017 and later was renovated and re-traded for $39,250,000; and the most expensive house sold in the Hamptons in 2022, which sold with the neighboring house for $118,500,000. Mr. Kelley’s portfolio of projects is valued at over $400,000,000. Although he has historically worked as a custom home builder, he would like to shift from providing a service to now providing a finished product in this market.

Market Opportunity

Mountain Top Capital Fund I has a target to raise $75 million to acquire, renovate and remarket Hamptons waterfront or water view properties. The fund has secured debt capital commitments for 70% of the acquisition costs and 100% of the construction costs and will use $10 million to leverage strategic waterfront opportunities in and around the Hamptons.

Profits from each project will be distributed upon the sale of the project, which is anticipated every 15 to 18 months, with a target of a minimum return on investment of 20% to 30% per transaction.

The company anticipates the fund’s Hamptons projects will be followed up by several other funds targeting additional high-end markets.

Management Team

Beau Kelley is CEO, President, CFO and Director of Mountain Top Properties.

Mountain Top Properties Inc. (OTC: MTPP), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0699, off by 11.2944%, on 3,619 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0083/$0.1898.

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Sekur Private Data Ltd. (CSE: SKUR) (OTCQB: SWISF) (FRA: GDT0)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Sekur Private Data Ltd. (CSE: SKUR) (OTCQB: SWISF) (FRA: GDT0).

During the first quarter of 2023, 6.41 million data records were leaked worldwide, impacting millions of individuals

In March 2023, international law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, known for working with companies affected by cybersecurity information breaches, experienced a cyber attack compromising over 637,000 people's data and personal information

Sekur's secure and private communication services allow governments, organizations, and individuals to communicate sensitive data and information without compromising safety and integrity

Cybersecurity breaches can happen in any industry, and hackers do not discriminate when breaching data. Sekur Private Data (CSE: SKUR) (OTCQB: SWISF) (FRA: GDT0), a cybersecurity and internet privacy provider of Swiss-hosted solutions for secure and private communications, understands the complications and financial repercussions of a data breach for industries worldwide. The company's secure and private communication services allow governments, organizations, and individuals to communicate sensitive information and data without compromising safety and integrity.

Sekur Private Data Ltd. (CSE: SKUR) (OTCQB: SWISF) (FRA: GDT0) is a Cybersecurity and Internet privacy provider of Swiss hosted solutions for secure and private communications. The company distributes a suite of encrypted e-mails, secure messengers and secure communication tools. Sekur Private Data Ltd. sells its products through its own website at www.Sekur.com, approved distributors, and telecommunications companies. Sekur Private Data Ltd. serves consumers, businesses and governments worldwide.

Customer information is completely confidential and safely stored in Switzerland using military grade security. All data, whether physical, network-based or encryption security, is stored in bank-approved, state-of-the-art ISO-certified data centers used by Swiss and global banks and most United Nations organizations, as well as many corporations and governmental organizations. All user data is protected by the Swiss Federal Data Protection Act and the Swiss Federal Data Protection Ordinance, which offer some of the strongest privacy protection in the world for both individuals and organizations.

The company owns 100% of its own infrastructure and, unlike its competitors, does not rely on third party cloud services like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure Cloud or Google cloud infrastructure.

Sekur Private Data has chosen Switzerland to locate its data storage because of the country’s neutrality, independence, strong privacy laws, long standing political stability and excellent international relations. Switzerland is also home to several large multinational corporations and is ranked as having one of the strongest and most competitive economies in the world.

The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Products

Sekur Private Data distributes a privacy communications suite offering encrypted and private email, the only Swiss-hosted privacy VPN, and a secure and private messaging application. All solutions cater to consumers, SMBs, enterprises and governments.

  • SekurMail® is an encrypted email service offering a private, safe and powerful tool to communicate with everyone, either within the Sekur ecosystem or outside. SekurMail protects personal information and communications from being accessed by unauthorized parties. Its encryption and other security measures prevent messages from being intercepted, modified or tampered with, either in transit or while stored. SekurMail empowers the client to access information and communicate with anyone in the world, regardless of geographical or political barriers.
  • SekurVPN® creates a secure, encrypted connection between the client’s device and the Internet, giving clients access to the web safely and privately by routing their connections through a server and hiding their online actions. All the data sent and received is hidden from prying eyes. This includes the clients’ Internet Service Providers, as well as potential hackers and even government surveillance agencies. It can also help clients bypass geographical restrictions and censorship.
  • SekurMessenger® is a Swiss-hosted private and secure messaging communications app providing secure and private chat, self-deleting chat, voice recording and file transfer via any mobile device, tablet or desktop computer. Communications are transmitted only within secure servers. It’s designed for organizations that need to protect their flow of information and secure their communications with customers and partners. SekurMessenger is designed to provide military-grade encryption and privacy by ensuring that only the sender and intended recipient can read the messages exchanged. It works for both licensed users of the app and intended message recipients who do not have the app.

Market Opportunity

An analysis from ReportLinker forecasts that the global cybersecurity market will grow from an estimated $173.5 billion in 2022 to $266.2 billion by 2027, recording a CAGR of 8.9% for the period.

The increased number of data breaches worldwide, the ability of malicious actors to operate from anywhere in the world, the links between cyberspace and physical systems and the difficulty of reducing vulnerabilities and consequences in complex cyber networks are some factors that are driving cybersecurity market growth, according to the report.

The global data privacy software market was estimated to be worth $1.68 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow from $2.36 billion in 2022 to $25.85 billion by 2029, achieving an eye-popping 40.8% CAGR during the forecast period, according to a Fortune Business Insights report titled ‘Data Privacy Software Market 2022-2029’.

The widespread shift toward remote working culture, evolving government data privacy regulations and the rapidly increasing adoption of Internet-of-Things devices are among the major factors propelling market growth, per the report.

Management Team

Alain Ghiai is founder, CEO and Director at Sekur Private Data. He also founded GlobeX Data S.A. (GDSA) in 2007 and has served as Director and CEO since then. He founded GlobeX Data Inc. (GlobeX US) in August 2012 and has served as Director and CEO since that time. He attended the California College of Arts in San Francisco, where he earned a Bachelor of Architecture. He has over 15 years of experience in the software industry and was instrumental in taking Sekur Private Data public in July 2019.

Scott Davis, CPA, CGA, is CFO at Sekur Private Data. He is also a partner at Cross Davis & Company LLP Chartered Professional Accountants. His experience includes CFO positions at several companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. He spent four years at Appleby as an Assistant Financial Controller. Prior to that, he spent two years at Davison & Company Chartered Professional Accountants as Auditor, five years with Pacific Opportunity Capital as Accounting Manager and two years at Jacobson Soda and Hosak, Chartered Professional Accountants. He obtained his CPA, CGA in 2003.

Learn more about the company’s management team by visiting its corporate page.

Sekur Private Data Ltd. (OTCQB: SWISF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0538, up 8.7968%, on 121,434 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0291/$0.1576.

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NextPlat Corp. (NASDAQ: NXPL) (NASDAQ: NXPLW)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight NextPlat Corp. (NASDAQ: NXPL) (NASDAQ: NXPLW).

TikTok plans to expand its operations in the American e-commerce sector to roughly $17.5 billion this year. TikTok, a product by ByteDance Limited, announced its goal in recent meetings focused on its progress. The achievement of this objective would put TikTok at a better strategic position to acquire an even larger share of the e-commerce market, which is currently held by Amazon.com Inc. Unlike strategies employed by peers such as Shein and Temu, TikTok shop centers blend convenient shopping experiences with online entertainment in the United States. This strategy encourages consumers to make impulse purchases. TikTok hopes to attract more customers while retaining its current ones by leveraging the power of viral content and its social media prowess. As e-commerce claims an increasing share of all commerce conducted around the world, specialized segment operators focusing on healthcare e-commerce, such as NextPlat Corp. (NASDAQ: NXPL) (NASDAQ: NXPLW), could have an edge over generalists that aren't looking to dominate a clearly defined section of the industry.

NextPlat Corp. (NASDAQ: NXPL) (NASDAQ: NXPLW), a next generation e-commerce platform, was created with vision and purpose to capitalize on high growth sectors and global markets. The company collaborates with businesses – large and small – to simplify and accelerate online commerce and uniquely enables customers and partners to optimize their e-commerce reach, presence and revenue. NextPlat recently launched a new e-commerce development program to provide American businesses with easy access to the massive Chinese consumer market.

Current Initiatives

NextPlat provides cutting edge technology in an advanced e-commerce ecosystem. The company is actively expanding its global network of online storefronts serving thousands of consumers, enterprises and governments. The company also has developed a next generation platform built for Web3 that enables the creation and sale of digital assets, as well as optimizing e-commerce transactions and business building activities. The company’s current initiatives include:

  • E-Commerce Development Program – In April 2023, NextPlat announced it had entered into a merchant sourcing agreement with Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited (“Alibaba”) and its Tmall Global e-commerce platform whereby the two companies will collaborate to increase the sale of products produced and sold by American companies to the multi-trillion-dollar Chinese consumer market. Alibaba’s Tmall Global e-commerce platform will provide NextPlat customers a turn-key solution through which products can be sold to the Chinese consumer market. The launch of the Florida E-Commerce Development Program is the first in a series of new NextPlat programs designed to assist U.S. businesses in expanding their online sales capabilities to reach new international customers in the Chinese market. NextPlat intends to rapidly expand this unique e-commerce development opportunity to businesses throughout the United States and all of North America, as well as Central and South America. The new development program features NextPlat’s turnkey global e-commerce solution for customers and leverages NextPlat’s relationships with key partners, including Tmall Global, China’s largest cross-border B2C online marketplace.
  • Progressive Care Inc. – In August 2022, NextPlat completed a strategic $7 million investment in Progressive Care Inc. (OTCQB: RXMD), a personalized health care services and technology company. In a news release announcing the investment, NextPlat CEO Charles M. Fernandez noted that the company is “committed to harnessing the power of digital technologies to capitalize on the ongoing digital transformation of Progressive Care and the entire health care industry.” NextPlat intends to accelerate Progressive Care’s digital health care transformation with the launch of a new e-commerce platform for health care products later this year.
  • NextPlat NFT Platform – Building on its existing e-commerce initiatives, NextPlat is working to bridge the gap between tangible and digital e-commerce marketplaces by incorporating burgeoning Web3 technologies. The company intends to launch a fully integrated NFT platform in the coming months that will enable brands to create, manage and authenticate digital assets while serving as a new source of revenue for NextPlat. Through this model, the company will receive a portion of the revenue generated from branded NFT drops, as well as subsequent secondary market transactions.
  • Global Telesat Communications and Orbital SatCom Corp. – Targeting both domestic and international markets, NextPlat’s subsidiaries leverage partnerships with major e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Alibaba, eBay and Walmart to serve a growing base that includes more than 50,000 corporate, governmental and individual customers. In total, the brands market more than 10,000 individual products, with a focus on satellite-based connectivity solutions. In addition to exploring accretive M&A opportunities, NextPlat aims to diversify its range of products and broaden its geographic footprint moving forward in an effort to better capitalize on the tremendous growth potential in the United States, Europe and Asia.

“Our goal for 2023 and beyond is to leverage our improved operational capabilities and enhanced leadership team as we expand our offerings in communications and connectivity into the high-growth health care market where we intend to launch an array of innovative new offerings,” Fernandez said in a March 2023 news release detailing the company’s record top-line performance. “Although there remain supply chain headwinds and the challenge of global inflation, we are confident that we have the right combination of market-tested expertise, technology and partnerships that will enable us to bring the power of e-commerce to more customers, brands and industries in the United States and abroad.”

Market Opportunity

The rapid growth of e-commerce over the last decade is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. According to data published by Forbes, roughly 20.8% of all retail purchases are expected to take place online in 2023, accounting for total sales of $6.31 trillion worldwide. It total, e-commerce sales are expected to grow by 10.4% YoY in 2023, accounting for a whopping 24% of all retail purchases by 2026.

For NextPlat, existing partnerships in the industry could be key to capitalizing on this growth. The Forbes report indicates that Amazon accounts for roughly 38.7% of e-commerce sales, while sites like Walmart, eBay and Alibaba round out the list of most visited e-commerce websites. Alibaba is especially interesting due to NextPlat’s recent strategic merchant sourcing agreement with Tmall Global. The Chinese market is “mammoth,” as a recent Alizila report noted. The country’s annual online retail sales of physical goods have nearly doubled in the last five years, reaching approximately 13.8 trillion yuan in 2022, which is nearly $2 trillion USD.

The health care portion of the e-commerce market is generating particularly bullish forecasts, bolstered by the continued adoption of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in the U.S., which requires most drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to covered entities at significantly reduced prices. Industry reports suggest that the global health care e-commerce market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 16.8% from 2022 to 2030, climbing to a value of more than $1.37 trillion by the end of the forecast period.

Management Team

Charles M. Fernandez, CEO, Executive Chairman and Director of NextPlat, has over three decades of experience in identifying profitable start-up and dislocation opportunities, building significant value and executing exit strategies as an entrepreneur and global investor. Successful across multiple sectors, Fortune Magazine actually labeled Fernandez ‘a restructuring whiz’. As President of Fairholme Capital Management, which he joined in 2008, Mr. Fernandez co-managed all three Fairholme funds and brought in a $2 billion gain for shareholders. Throughout his impressive career, he has participated in more than 100 significant mergers, acquisitions and product development projects across multiple industries. Mr. Fernandez was the founder, Chairman and CEO of eApeiron Solutions LLC, a brand protection and e-commerce company in partnership with Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and Eastman Kodak (NYSE: KODK), which was successfully sold to Smartrac, a unit of Avery Dennison Corp. (NYSE: AVY).

Rodney Barreto is Chairman and CEO of the Barreto Group and Director of Nextplat. Mr. Barreto’s business career spans over 35 years, including his role at the Barreto Group and, earlier, as the founding partner of Floridian Partners LLC, a corporate and public affairs consulting firm recognized by policy makers as one of the top in its industry in Florida. He chaired the Super Bowl Host Committee in 2007, 2010 and 2020, helping to raise more than $100 million for the success of Miami Super Bowls. As a philanthropist and conservationist, Mr. Barreto is also a three-time appointee to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, where he has served for over 10 years including holding the title of Chairman eight times. He has twice chaired the Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, was Chairman of the 1999 Breeder’s Cup Championship held in South Florida and was the Chairman of the 1999 Sister Cities International Convention in Miami. Currently, Mr. Barreto is the Membership Chairman of the Florida Council of 100, and a member of the Boards of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the Baptist Health South Florida Giving Society, the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, and a member of Miami Dade County Schools Superintendent Carvalho’s Business Advisory Council. Prior to his career in public affairs and real estate, Mr. Barreto was a City of Miami police officer and is a member of the Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council.

NextPlat Corp. (NXPL), closed Thursday's trading session at $1.62, off by 4.2949%, on 8,966 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.23/$4.26.

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Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF).

This year may prove to be an even more volatile year for the rare earth element (REE) supply chain after China announced a ban in late 2023 on the export of technology used to develop rare earth magnets. Although China noted that the REE technology export ban is due to "national security concerns," this may be the latest sign that Beijing is hitting back against U.S.-led bans on the sale of advanced chips to Chinese companies by leveraging its dominance in the global rare earth element sector. The ban will undoubtedly impact the creation of rare earth magnets in foreign markets such as the United States and may result in supply chain issues for sectors such as consumer electronics and even national security that use rare earth element magnets. With North American-based companies such as Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) stepping up to provide locally sourced supplies of the needed rare earth elements, the grip China has on this industry could gradually loosen.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (TSX.V: UCU) (OTCQX: UURAF) is a critical metals (“CM”) separation technology company executing an ESG-centered plan toward establishing a comprehensive North American critical metals supply chain. The company has developed a transformative commercial-ready technology, RapidSX™, for separating and purifying critical metals. Ucore intends to deploy this technology in pursuit of a CM supply chain independent of China for Western original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), most notably in the automotive and renewable energy industries.

Ucore’s vision is to become a leading advanced technology company providing best-in-class metal separation products and services to the mining and mineral extraction industry. Its initial focus is on processing heavy and light rare earth elements (“REEs”), disrupting a supply chain that is dominated by China.

China currently controls about 80% of the world’s access to REE mining projects and over 90% of the world’s REE processing capabilities, and it produces about 95% of the goods containing REE components.

 

Ucore is working to scale Western supply needs by establishing REE separation and rare earth oxide (“REO”) production capabilities in cooperation with strategic upstream supply and downstream offtake partnerships. The company, along with its industry partners, aims to unlock access to Western REEs for current consumer, energy, manufacturing and military sectors.

By 2025, Ucore expects to commercially separate U.S.-friendly sources of REEs and supply OEMs with REOs required to produce rare earth permanent magnets (“REPMs”) – the essential component of electric motors and generators required to support the world’s transition to electrification and sustainable energy sources.

The company intends to contribute to this initiative through the near-term development of a heavy and light rare-earth processing facility in Louisiana and subsequent development of Strategic Metals Complexes (SMCs) in Alaska and Canada, as well as through the longer-term development of its 100%-owned Heavy Rare Earth Element (HREE) mineral resource property at Bokan Mountain on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

Ucore is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Projects & Technology

RapidSX™ Demonstration Plant

The Kingston, Ontario, RapidSX™ Demonstration Plant commissioning process is underway. Once commissioned, the plant is designed to demonstrate the commercial capabilities of the RapidSX technology platform.

The RapidSX demo plant will show:

  • The techno-economic advantages of the RapidSX technology platform
  • The processing of tens of tons of heavy and light mixed rare earth element concentrates in a simulated production environment
  • The platform’s ability to operate for thousands of semi-continuous run-time hours
  • Production of high-purity NdPr, praseodymium, neodymium, terbium and dysprosium rare earth elements for early OEM product qualification trials

The demo plant is located within Ucore’s 5,000-square-foot RapidSX Commercialization and Demonstration Facility and is run by its laboratory partner, Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc. (“KPM”).

RapidSX™ Technology

Innovation Metals Corp., acquired by the company in 2020, developed the RapidSX separation technology platform with early-stage assistance from the United States Department of Defense, later resulting in the production of commercial-grade, separated rare earth elements at pilot scale.

RapidSX combines the time-proven chemistry of conventional solvent extraction (SX) with a new column-based platform that significantly reduces time to completion and plant footprint, as well as potentially lowering capital and operating costs. SX is the international REE industry’s standard commercial separation technology and is currently used by all REE producers worldwide for bulk commercial separation of both heavy and light REEs.

Utilizing similar chemistry to conventional SX, RapidSX is not a “new” technology, but it represents a significant improvement on the well-established, well-understood, proven conventional SX separation technology preferred by REE producers.

Strategic Metals Complex

Ucore, engineering partner Mech-Chem Associates Inc. and KPM are developing the full-scale engineering for the company’s first Strategic Metals Complex (SMC). The SMC is a planned REE separation and rare earth oxide production plant slated to commence construction in Louisiana in 2023. It is scheduled to initially process 2,000 tons of total rare earth oxides by the end of 2024, increasing to 5,000 tons in 2026.

The company has three initial U.S.-friendly feedstock agreements in place for the Louisiana complex, along with multiple developing offtake agreements. It received a C$16 million+ incentive package offer from Louisiana Economic Development to support construction of the SMC.

Bokan-Dotson Ridge REE Deposit

Ucore has invested over C$35 million to establish and validate the Bokan-Dotson Ridge resource in preparation for mine design and permitting. Initial drilling is complete, and a Preliminary Economic Assessment has been issued. Next steps for the project include a feasibility study, detailed mine design and permit acquisition. The project can be “near shovel ready” for construction in less than 30 months after receipt of the next stage of development funding.

Market Opportunity

According to a report by Grand View Research, the global rare earth elements market was valued at $2.8 billion in 2018 and is forecast to reach a value of $5.6 billion by 2025, achieving a CAGR of 10.4% during the period. Market growth is driven by increasing demand for these elements in the manufacturing of magnets and catalysts for the automotive industry. Rising demand for electric vehicles to reduce CO2 emissions is expected to propel the use of permanent magnets in the production of EV batteries.

China is the major producer and consumer of REEs. To maintain self-sufficiency and to meet future demand, China has been raising the export tariffs on rare earth elements shipped to various countries, including the U.S., Japan, India, Brazil and the European Union. This led to the current supply-demand gap in these countries, as they rely on imports from China.

China reduced the exports of REEs by 72% in the second half of 2010 to preserve its reserves of these elements and continues to export REEs at reduced levels, thereby affecting industries such as automotive, oil and gas, and electronics, which require an ample amount of rare earth elements.

Management Team

Pat Ryan, P.Eng., is Chairman and CEO of Ucore Rare Metals. He began as a director with the company when he developed a heightened interest in critical metals. Before joining Ucore, he founded and led a multimillion-dollar automotive OEM design and lean manufacturing company. His understanding of complex supply chains across international markets has led to a prime positioning as the global auto industry transitions to vehicle electrification. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dalhousie University.

Peter Manuel is Vice President and CFO of Ucore. Prior to joining the company, he practiced as a Chartered Accountant for more than 17 years, providing consulting services to companies in a range of industries, with a focus on the financial services and resource sectors. He spent 10 years in England and Ireland providing assurance, strategic planning, corporate finance and other consulting services to a portfolio of both public and private entities. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Dalhousie University.

Michael Schrider, MEng, P.E., is Vice President and COO of Ucore. He is a multidisciplinary engineer who has been involved in manufacturing, engineering and managing complex structural and mechanical systems projects since 1989. He was the Founder, President and Chief Engineer of Schrider & Associates and Alton Bay Design, both engineering services firms. He holds a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of New Orleans and a master’s degree in mining, geological and geophysical engineering from the University of Arizona.

Mark MacDonald is Vice President of Investor Relations at Ucore. He has over 25 years of experience implementing award winning business development and marketing programs at regional and national levels. As Vice President of Sales, he was responsible for Mediapro Communication’s growth as AT&T Canada’s leading B2B sales partner. He subsequently became Atlantic Regional Vice President of AT&T Canada Corp. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Dalhousie University.

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. (UURAF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.6864, off by 0.809249%, on 12,518 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.395/$1.15.

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SOBRsafe Inc. (NASDAQ: SOBR)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlightFathom SOBRsafe Inc. (NASDAQ: SOBR).

SOBR Safe (NASDAQ: SOBR) ("SOBRsafe"), a provider of next-generation transdermal alcohol detection solutions, today announced that current customer Oceanfront Recovery has expanded its use of SOBRcheck(TM) to its two inpatient treatment facilities. Laguna Beach, California-based Oceanfront previously installed SOBRcheck at its headquarters, and deployed SOBRsure(TM) for continuous client monitoring.

"We have had SOBRcheck installed at our headquarters since September, and it has been an invaluable tool for client compliance check-in," said Oceanfront Recovery President and COO Keenen Diamond. "It empowers us to verify the absence of alcohol in a rapid, accurate way, replacing breathalyzers for our everyday use. Based on the success of this initial implementation, we are excited to roll the SOBRcheck technology out to our treatment centers and ensure safe and alcohol-free environments of care."

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SOBRsafe Inc. (NASDAQ: SOBR) is a provider of a game-changing transdermal (touch-based) alcohol detection technology that can improve workplace safety and provides advanced screening and monitoring solutions for the behavioral health industry.

Alcohol misuse is the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., and the seventh worldwide. Nearly half of all industrial accidents with injuries are alcohol-related, and 1-in-10 U.S. commercial drivers tests positive for alcohol – the highest rate in the world. Despite these statistics, prevention and monitoring solutions have not kept pace with this epidemic. Legacy detection technologies are invasive and inefficient, unhygienic and unconnected. SOBRsafe believes there is a better way.

The company has developed a patent-pending alcohol detection device called SOBRcheck™ for use in detecting alcohol in humans, with just the touch of a finger. SOBRsafe’s next-generation transdermal technology detects and instantaneously reports the presence of alcohol as emitted through a user’s skin. No breath, blood or urine sample is required. SOBRsafe believes its technology is a superior, hygienic alternative to traditional breathalyzers for frontline, preventative applications.

With a powerful backend data platform, SOBRsafe provides humane, passive and connected alcohol detection for the behavioral health, transportation, oil and gas, judicial and consumer markets.

A preventative solution in historically reactive industries, SOBRsafe technology is being deployed for commercial fleets, workplaces, alcohol rehabilitation, probation management and teen drivers. This monitoring technology helps prevent intoxicated workers from taking the factory floor or drivers from receiving the keys to a truck, bus or family car. An offender is immediately flagged, and an administrator is empowered to take the appropriate corrective actions.

SOBRsafe technology is commercially available for access control (SOBRcheck), wearable use (SOBRsure™) and licensing or white labeling.

The company is headquartered in the Denver (CO) Technology Center.

Products

The SOBRsafe technology is integrated within the company’s robust and scalable data platform, producing statistical and measurable user and business data.

SOBRsafe™

With a mission is to save lives, increase productivity, create significant economic benefits and positively impact behavior, SOBRsafe developed the scalable, patent-pending SOBRsafe™ platform for non-invasive alcohol detection, real-time reporting and historical data aggregation.

SOBRsafe is a solution that has broad applications in behavioral health, fleet and facility safety, youth drivers and judicial markets.

SOBRcheck™

SOBRcheck is the company’s stationary identification and alcohol monitoring product, providing a quick, specific-point-in-time test for the presence of alcohol. In hygienic, real-time fashion, SOBRcheck verifies user identity and determines the absence or presence of alcohol.

SOBRcheck provides an administrator immediate results – delivered securely – to aid in the efficient management of an existing substance abuse policy.

SOBRsure™

SOBRsure is the company’s transdermal, alcohol-detecting wearable. SOBRsure provides continuous, mobile alcohol monitoring. The band’s advanced alcohol safety technology discreetly detects and instantaneously reports the presence of alcohol in the body. Additionally, SOBRsure provides app-based alcohol detection alerts, pinpoint location tracking and band-removal notifications.

The SOBRcheck and SOBRsure revenue models consist of two components: (1) a hardware device purchase and (2) a recurring monthly SaaS subscription fee.

Design, manufacturing, quality testing and distribution for all SOBRsafe devices takes place in the U.S.

 

Market Opportunity

A report from Data Bridge Market Research, an international market research and consulting firm, estimated the global alcohol sensor market at $2.3 billion in 2022. The market is forecast to reach a value of $6.3 billion by 2030, recording a CAGR of 13.7% over the forecast period.

Market growth drivers, as cited by the report, include rising alcohol consumption rates, more stringent laws pertaining to alcohol consumption and new, more effective technologies that facilitate detection and enforcement.

Greater awareness of alcohol consumption as a potential threat to public and workplace safety has led to increased emphasis on preventing operation of motor vehicles and machinery by those under the influence of alcohol and promoting responsible alcohol consumption, as the report details.

Management Team

David Gandini is Chairman and CEO of SOBRsafe. He most recently served as president of IPS Denver, a bank card personalization company. Prior to that, Dave was the COO at First World Communications, a U.S. internet and data center provider, and participated in its successful IPO. He previously founded Pace Network Services and facilitated a successful exit to ICG Communications. Dave also co-founded Detroit-based Digital Signal in the fiber optic long haul market sector, where he executed a successful exit to SP Telecom.

Chris Whitaker, CPA, is CFO of SOBRsafe. Previously, Chris had served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance and Accounting. He has held various executive finance positions with large public multi-national corporations and small entrepreneurial companies throughout a progressive 30-year career that began with KPMG. Chris was formerly President – Americas and Vice President of Finance and Administration for public, multinational corporation Elixinol. He also served as the Managing Director of AEGIS Financial Consulting, leading a team of consultants in providing fractional CFO and financial consulting services to a wide variety of businesses in the public and private sectors.

Scott Bennett is EVP, Business Operations at SOBRsafe. He has more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive in technology-driven enterprises. Prior to joining SOBRsafe, he co-founded cybersecurity firm GBprotect and served as its COO until its successful sale to Nuspire. He previously served as Chief Technical Officer/Chief Information Security Officer of fintech businesses Catalyst Card Company and Integrated Printing Solutions.

SOBRsafe Inc. (NASDAQ: SOBR), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.42, off by 4.5455%, on 51,271 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 85,564 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.2004/$3.16.

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Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC).

Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC) is an instrumentation company that designs, manufactures and commercializes solutions. Its solutions include mass spectrometry, process controls, chemical detectors and medical disease detection.

The company was established in 1984 and, prior to 2009, was known as SPACEHAB Inc., a NASA contractor offering technology originally developed for NASA to monitor air quality on the International Space Station. When the Space Shuttle program ended, the company focused on its satellite processing and mass spectrometer instrumentation units and adopted the Astrotech name.

In 2014, Astrotech sold its satellite subsidiary to focus on its Astrotech Technology Inc. (ATi) mass spectrometry solutions, which offer a number of advantages over competing platforms. Notably, Astrotech’s ATi technology is ruggedized, rapid, simple to use and customizable, with hands-free calibration and tuning.

Between 2016 and 2019, the company secured U.S. patents for its technology and achieved European Union (ECAC) certification for the TRACER 1000™, the world’s first mass-spec Explosives Trace Detector (ETD) used in airports worldwide. Astrotech continues to innovate and add to its suite of products, including AgLAB-1000, a process control system, and the BreathTest 1000, a disease detection solution.

Astrotech is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Subsidiaries

Astrotech Technologies Inc.

Astrotech Technologies Inc. (ATi) owns and licenses the platform mass spectrometry technology originally developed by 1st Detect. This technology is designed to be less expensive, smaller and easier to use than traditional mass spectrometers.

Unlike other technologies, ATi works under high vacuum, which eliminates competing molecules, yielding higher resolution and fewer false alarms. The company’s intellectual property includes 18 granted patents, along with extensive trade secrets.

ATi exclusively licenses the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology to the three wholly owned subsidiaries of Astrotech.

1st Detect Corp.

1st Detect Corp. developed the TRACER 1000, the world’s first mass spectrometry-based explosives and narcotics trace detector. 1st Detect ETDs were developed for use at airports, cargo facilities and other secured locations and borders worldwide.

1st Detect’s commercial sales of the TRACER 1000 ETD, consumables and recurring maintenance services brought in $750,000 in total revenue during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The Astrotech subsidiary recently secured two orders for a total of 24 Tracer 1000 units from two Romanian security and telecommunications companies, to be delivered during calendar 2023.

AgLAB Inc.

AgLAB Inc. is developing a series of mass spectrometers for use in the hemp and cannabis market, with an initial focus on optimizing yields in the distillation processes.

AgLAB, which uses the company’s proprietary AgLAB 1000-D2™ mass spectrometer, has been proven to improve distillation oil yields and bottom-line profits for hemp and cannabis producers. During field trials, AgLAB was able to improve ending-weight yields by an average of 24%.

BreathTech Corp.

BreathTech is developing the BreathTest-1000™, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound (“VOC”) metabolites found in a person’s breath that could indicate they may have a compromised condition including but not limited to a bacterial or viral infection. The company believes that new tools to aid in the battle against COVID-19 and other diseases remain of the utmost importance to help more quickly identify that an infection may be present.

Market Opportunity

A report by Mordor Intelligence, a research and advisory firm, put the global mass spectrometry market at $6.37 billion in 2023. The market is forecast to grow to $8.63 billion by 2028, achieving a CAGR of 6.25% during the forecast period.

One of the major driving factors for the growth of the mass spectrometry market is technological advancements in mass spectrometer devices, the report states. Key market players are continuously working toward advancing their existing products and launching innovative and advanced mass spectrometer devices.

Another major factor that is expected to boost market growth is increasing research and development expenditure by both government and private entities, according to the report. Mass spectrometry devices are also being used in the detection and analysis of COVID-19 and other disease samples, which may have a positive impact on the market.

Management Team

The Astrotech leadership team includes management executives, as well as industry and technology experts. The company continues to actively expand its talent pool to meet evolving demands.

Thomas B. Pickens III is Chairman, CEO and Chief Technology Officer of Astrotech Corp. He also serves as CEO of Astrotech subsidiaries ATi, 1st Detect, AgLAB Inc. and BreathTech Corp. Previously, he was the founder and president of Beta Computer Systems Inc. and T.B. Pickens & Co. He was founder and general partner of Grace Pickens Acquisition Partners L.P and managing partner of Sumpter Partners. He also served as CEO of Catalyst Energy Corporation and United Thermal Corporation and as president of Golden Bear Corp., United Hydro Inc. and Slate Creek Corp. He received a B.A. in Economics, Computer Science and Engineering from Southern Methodist University.

Jaime Hinojosa, CPA, is CFO at Astrotech Corp. He joined the company in 2015 and has served as its Corporate Controller since 2019. His previous roles with the company include Director of Finance, from 2017 to 2019, and Assistant Controller, from 2015 to 2017. Prior to joining Astrotech, Mr. Hinojosa worked as an Accounting Manager for O’Reilly Auto Parts and gained public accounting experience as an Audit Manager at Burton McCumber & Cortez LLP.

Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC), closed Thursday's trading session at $7.6, off by 2.2043%, on 1,303 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 4,087 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $7.00/$15.11.

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Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAR)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAR).

Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAR) is a global leader and innovator within the performance electric recreational boating industry. The company is engaged in designing and manufacturing electric outboard powertrain systems and related technology. It strives to be a guiding force for change and an ongoing driving factor in fighting the problems associated with waterway pollution by disrupting the traditional boating industry with electric power, in turn directly contributing to zero pollution, zero emission and a noiseless environment.

Vision Marine manufactures hand-crafted, highly durable, low maintenance, environmentally friendly electric recreational powerboats. The company’s business segments include the sale and rental of electric boats, with the majority of its revenue attributable to electric boat sales.

The designs and technology applied to Vision Marine’s boats result in enhanced performance, higher speeds and longer range. Put simply, Vision Marine boats offer a smoother ride than a traditional internal combustion engine motorboat.

The company is headquartered in Montreal.

Products

Vision Marine’s flagship E-Motion™ 180E electric marine powertrain is the first fully electric outboard powertrain combining advanced battery pack, inverter and high efficiency motor with proprietary union assembly between the transmission and motor. Vision Marine’s E-Motion and related technologies in this system utilize extensive control software and are uniquely designed to improve the efficiency of the outboard powertrain. As a result, both range and performance are enhanced.

More than a powerful electric outboard motor, the 180E is a complete powertrain package. The high-tech, marine-specific motor is equipped with multi-sensor captors and independent cooling, providing 180 horsepower.

An onboard charging system allows for quick and easy charging from any shore outlet, whether the vessel is in or out of the water. It implements cutting-edge marine battery packs that are IP67 certified and built to withstand the harshest marine environments. The system is glycol cooled with a controlled heat exchanger, ensuring optimal performance and longevity. A stainless-steel casing protects the battery from corrosion and physical damage over time.

The 180E is built to be integrated with many boat models produced by other marine manufacturers. Since boat manufacturers rarely build their own engines, instead choosing to source them from engine manufacturers, Vision Marine believes the 180E propulsion system can in the future end up powering nearly every recreational boat.

Market Opportunity

According to a report from Future Market Insights, a certified market research organization, the global electric boats market is expected to grow from a value of $5.6 billion in 2023 to $15.1 billion by 2033, achieving a CAGR of 10.4% during the forecast period.

Factors driving growth include rising seaborne commerce activities, a flourishing marine tourism industry and stringent emissions regulations aimed at reducing pollution. In addition, government support for electric speedboat adoption, advances in technological development and research and forecast expansion of needed charging infrastructure are credited as growth drivers.

An emphasis on reducing carbon emissions and encouraging consumer adoption of eco-friendly boats is also likely to drive expansion of the market, the report states.

Management Team

Alexandre Mongeon is Co-Founder and CEO of Vision Marine Technologies. He has served as CEO since 2014. Prior to that, he imported high-performance boats from the United States to Canada for more than 15 years. During much of that time, he also worked as a designer and contractor and managed several new construction projects on the waterfront in and around Montreal. He is a graduate of the School of Construction in Laval, Quebec, with a specialization in electrical systems.

Xavier Montagne is Chief Technical Officer at Vision Marine. Prior to joining the company, he was the CEO of Mac Engineering for six years. While there, he was the electric powerline architect of the Renault Trezor concept car (awarded 2016 Best Concept Car), technical designer of the Zoe E-sport race car driven in Formula-E races from 2016-2019 and senior battery designer for Forsee Power, SAFT, Renault and Peugeot in Europe, to mention a few of the many projects he headed. He received an electronic engineer diploma from IFITEP Paris Polytech in France.

Kulwant Sandher is CFO at Vision Marine. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant with more than 25 years of experience in business and finance. He has served as CFO of multiple public and private companies, including ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., MineSense Technologies Inc., Alba Mineral Ltd., Delta Oil & Gas, Astorius Resources Ltd., Norsemont Mining Inc. and Intigold Mines Ltd. He graduated from Queen Mary College, University of London.

Vision Marine Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAR), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.79, off by 0.741299%, on 72,090 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 106,048 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.77/$5.60.

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