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Cardinal Energy Ltd. (CRLFF)

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Cardinal Energy Ltd. is an oil centered Company based in Calgary, Alberta. It has operations focused on low decline light, medium, and heavy quality oil in Western Canada. The Company engages in the acquisition, exploration, as well as production of oil and natural gas in the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Incorporated in 2010, Cardinal Energy lists on the OTC Markets.

Cardinal’s Midale operating area is located near Weyburn Saskatchewan. It started producing in 1953. It is forecast to continue to produce for an additional 50-plus years. It has more than 730 million original oil in place (OOIP). Its low decline production of 3,300 boe/d is supported by water and CO2 enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Cardinal Energy operates one of Canada’s largest CO2 sequestering facilities in Midale.

Concerning the North Area, it comprises three distinct, low decline oil assets. These are Grande Prairie, House Mountain, and Mitsue. The Grande Prairie property produces primarily light oil from the Dunvegan formation. The House Mountain property produces light oil (41° API) from the Swan Hills formation. The Mitsue property produces light oil (40° API) primarily from the Gilwood formation.

Pertaining to the South Area, this operating area is positioned in southern Alberta. It produces medium quality oil. It has been the focus of Cardinal Energy’s drilling activity since inception targeting many shallow oil horizons.

Regarding the Central Area, this producing area is located in East Central Alberta. It produces medium quality oil from multiple, large OOIP pools under historical EOR Schemes. The property has a 17-year reserve life index and an operating horizon of more than 50-plus years.

Recently, Cardinal Energy announced that it closed the non-brokered private placement of 2nd lien secured notes for gross proceeds of $16,244,000 and 8,122,000 units at a subscription price of $0.50 per Unit for proceeds of $4,061,000 as announced on December 2, 2020. The proceeds from the Private Placement were used to repay the Company's outstanding 5.50 percent convertible subordinated debentures that matured on December 31, 2020 and for general corporate purposes.

Cardinal Energy expects to release its 2021 budget this month. It is expected to focus on debt reduction and additional asset retirement obligation expenditures. The Company's low decline asset base will allow it to spend minimal amounts of capital to maintain its production with up to 10 percent of present production awaiting improved pricing before reactivating.

Cardinal Energy Ltd. (CRLFF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.7599, up 10.2423%, on 19,218 volume with 17 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 50 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.05/$2.20370006.

Macarthur Minerals Limited (MMSDF)

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Macarthur Minerals Limited is an iron ore development, gold, and lithium exploration company. It focuses on bringing to production its 100 percent owned Western Australia iron ore projects. The Company formerly went by the name Macarthur Diamonds Limited. It changed its name to Macarthur Minerals Limited in July of 2005. The Company has its head office in Toowong, QLD 4066, Australia. Macarthur Minerals lists on the OTC Markets Group’s OTCQB.

The Lake Giles Iron Project mineral resources include the Ularring hematite resource (approved for development) comprising Indicated resources of 54.5 million tonnes at 47.2 percent Fe and Inferred resources of 26 million tonnes at 45.4 percent Fe; and the Lake Giles magnetite resource of 53.9 million tonnes (Measured), 218.7 million tonnes (Indicated) and 997 million tonnes (Inferred).

Macarthur Minerals has prominent (a roughly 721 square kilometer tenement area) gold, lithium, and copper exploration interests in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Additionally, it has lithium brine claims in the emerging Railroad Valley region in Nevada.

The Company has secured a binding Life-of-Mine Off-Take Agreement with Glencore International A.G. and is centered on commercializing its iron ore projects utilizing mining, processing, and logistics infrastructure in the area. It is progressing towards completing a bankable Feasibility Study (FS).

Concerning Nevada Lithium, Macarthur Minerals, by way of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Macarthur Lithium Nevada Limited, staked 210 new unpatented placer mining claims at its new Reynolds Springs Lithium Brine Project (Reynolds Springs Project) in the Railroad Valley, Nevada. These claims are located near the town of Currant, in Nye County, Nevada. The Reynolds Springs Project is positioned about 180 miles (300 km) North of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 330 miles (531 km) South East of Tesla’s Gigafactory.

Regarding its Gold Strategy, Macarthur Minerals states that it has created a very valuable portfolio of conglomerate/greenstone gold tenements in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. This portfolio consists of 11 granted Exploration Licenses. Its 100 percent owned Hillside Gold Project will be the priority exploration focus as these tenements have had existing historic small-scale gold mining activity. Greater than 700 oz of gold nuggets have been found by prospectors on these tenements. The Exploration Licenses were progressively granted during November/December 2017.

Work on the FS for the Lake Giles Iron Project continues to be advanced. During 2020, Macarthur Minerals placed specific emphasis on defining a Measured Resource for the Project (including the completion and filing of the required supporting technical report). It also placed specific emphasis on advancing resolution of the key transport infrastructure solutions necessary to successfully deliver its high-grade magnetite product to market.

Macarthur Minerals Limited (MMSDF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.3893, off by 1.3931%, on 8,400 volume with 5 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 24,450 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.04385/$0.502600014.

Texas Mineral Resources Corp. (TMRC)

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Texas Mineral Resources Corp. is targeting the heavy rare earths, technology metals, and an assortment of industrial minerals. An exploration Company, its emphasis is to develop and commercialize its Round Top heavy rare earth, technology metals, and industrial minerals project located in Hudspeth County, Texas. The Company previously went by the name Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. It changed its name to Texas Mineral Resources Corp. in March of 2016. Incorporated in 1970, Texas Mineral Resources is headquartered in Sierra Blanca, Texas. The Company lists on the OTC Markets Group’s OTCQB.

Texas Mineral Resources believes it is crucial to re-establish the United States as the leader in technology, production, and refining of the strategically critical heavy rare earth elements. The Company’s intention is to be the secure supplier of these elements, which are the foundation of the United States’ defense and technological infrastructure. Furthermore, it plans on developing alternative sources of strategic minerals via the processing of coal waste and other related materials.

Texas Mineral Resources’ flagship Round Top project is approximately 85 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas. The Company holds 19-year renewable leases from the State of Texas on 950 acres encompassing Round Top and additional prospecting permits on adjacent areas covering an additional 9,345 acres. Round Top has ease of access to infrastructure (Electricity, Highway, Natural Gas, Rail, Water). It is positioned entirely on State Land (No BLM, No Forest Service).

Round Top is a large, Porphyry-Style REE Deposit (Massive Tonnage/Economies of Scale, Rich in CREE/HREE). Also, it has favorable mineralization (Yttrofluorite & Yttrocerite, Evenly Disseminated, Minimal Stripping Required). Texas Mineral Resources is developing its Round Top heavy rare earth critical minerals project along with its funding and development partner USA Rare Earth LLC.

At the beginning of December 2020, Texas Mineral Resources announced the execution of a letter agreement to pursue, negotiate, and then enter into a joint venture (JV) agreement with Santa Fe Gold Corp. (OTCQB:SFEG). This is to jointly explore and develop a target silver property to be chosen by Texas Mineral Resources among patented and unpatented mining claims held by Santa Fe Gold within the Black Hawk Mining District in Grant County, New Mexico.

Completion of a JV agreement is subject to the successful outcome of a multi-phase exploration plan to be undertaken soon by Texas Mineral Resources. The Black Hawk Mining District is located roughly 13 miles west of Silver City, New Mexico.

Texas Mineral Resources Corp. (TMRC), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.495, off by 1.6447%, on 178,923 volume with 241 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 222,730 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.430000007/$2.65000009.

Valterra Resource Corporation (VRSCF)

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Valterra Resource Corporation is a Manex Resource Group Company. The Group provides expertise in exploration, administration, and also corporate development services for Valterra's mineral properties in British Columbia, Nevada, and Mexico. Valterra chiefly explores for copper, gold, and porphyry deposits. Its projects include the Swift Katie Property, the Weepah Property, and the Los Reyes Project. Incorporated in 1996 and OTCQB-listed, Valterra Resource is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Company’s 100 percent-owned porphyry/shear-hosted Cu-Au-Ag Swift Katie property is situated 7km SW of the village of Salmo, British Columbia. This large property comprises 19 contiguous MTO mineral claims in good-standing to 2025 that encompass an area of +83 sq. km.

The Weepah property is a mesothermal, high-grade gold exploration property in the highly productive Walker Lane Gold Belt, Nevada. This property has been explored and mined intermittently since 1902. The Weepah property is surrounded by increasing resources. This includes Columbus Gold’s Eastside deposit and West Kirkland’s Hasbrouck deposit. Weepah provides an opportunity to discover new gold resources in an historically productive district.

Valterra Resource signed an option agreement in June of 2018 to acquire 100 percent of the Los Reyes Project, Chihuahua, Mexico for staged payments totalling $4 million over a 5 year period. The property comprises two claims totalling 45ha that encompass a highly prospective Cu-Au Skarn target within the Faja de Plata of north-central Mexico. This is one of the world’s most productive areas for polymetallic Skarn and Carbonate Replacement Deposits (CRD). The Los Reyes Project is 12 kilometers south of Jimenez, Chihuahua.

Valterra Resource has acquired the Lima Gold Project in Brazil. It entered into an agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in the freehold Lima Property for a purchase price of CDN$500,000 via the purchase of a private Brazilian company. The Lima Project is within the Poconé Mining District, in central Brazil's Cuiabá Basin (Baixada Cuiabana), in the southern part of the State of Mato Grosso. The Poconé Mineral Belt has substantial untapped potential for discovery with well-developed infrastructure. The Lima Project is a Laterite-type gold project with easy logistics in the productive Poconé District.

Upon acquisition of Pocone Mining Mineracao Ltda, Valterra Resource will indirectly hold a 100 percent interest in the Lima Gold Project and an option to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Livramento Gold Project, both situated in Brazil.

Last month, Valterra Resource announced that the 5,000-tonne bulk-sampling/trial-processing program and the exploration-trenching program are progressing at the Livramento Gold Project. Data from the bulk-sampling program will evaluate grade and metallurgical features of known mineralization. The exploration-trenching program will explore for new, near-surface gold-bearing material as potential mill feed.

Valterra Resource Corporation (VRSCF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.072, off by 7.9284%, on 205,500 volume with 8 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 24,661 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.027699999/$0.100000001.

Boomer Holdings, Inc. (BOMH)

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Boomer Holdings, Inc. is a health and wellness company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Boomer Naturals is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boomer Holdings, Inc. Boomer Naturals is a full-service wellness company. It provides products and services for enhancing well-being and increasing quality of life. Boomer Naturals has two divisions. These are Healthy Living and Personal Protection Equipment. Boomer Holdings’ shares trade on the OTC Markets Group’s OTCQB.

Healthy Living’s flagship product is Boomer Botanics. This is an all-natural botanical blend that helps the body function at its prime. The design of Boomer Naturals’ Healthy Living products are to balance the body and help lessen symptoms associated with physical, mental, and emotional health challenges. Product lines include Boomer Botanics, Golf Botanics, Pet Botanics, Tommy Bahama+Boomer Botanics, SKIN Sunscreen, as well as medical-grade skin care products.

Boomer Naturals’ Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)’s emphasis is to provide consumers and businesses PPE of the highest quality with industry-leading reliability. The PPE division’s flagship product is Boomer Silver Infused Reusable Protective Cloth Face Coverings. These are the United States’ best-selling consumer face masks.

Boomer Naturals sell its products by way of BoomerNaturals.com, BoomerNaturalsWholesale.com, CVS.com, and TommyBahamaWellness.com. In addition, Boomer Naturals’ products are available at the Boomer Naturals retail store, CVS retail locations, Tommy Bahama retail locations, and resorts and golf shops across the nation.

This past November, Boomer Holdings commenced a distribution deal with the Chevron Terrible Herbst network in Nevada, with more than 100 locations, to distribute Boomer Naturals facemasks. In December 2020, Boomer became a vendor partner with Core-Mark, a foremost marketer to the North American Convenience retail industry, to distribute Boomer’s face coverings.

Revenue for the fiscal first quarter of 2021 rose to $28.8 million versus $174,144 in the fiscal first quarter of 2020. The improvement in revenue is chiefly due to sales of PPE products launched in the fiscal fourth quarter 2020. Boomer Holdings generates considerable revenues derived from the PPE products.

Today, Boomer Naturals announced it will host a business update call on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (ET). There will also be a simultaneous, live webcast available under the investor relations section of Boomer Holdings, Inc. website at BoomerNaturals.com.

Boomer Holdings, Inc. (BOMH), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.7999, up 0.006251%, on 861 volume with 4 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,600 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.338099986/$5.01000022.

Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. (HIHI)

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Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. operates in the recreational and remote living real estate market. The Company is a development stage enterprise involved with recreational, residential, as well as commercial real estate in its defined regional market. The Company formerly went by the name VillageEDOCS, Inc. It changed its name to Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. in February of 2014. Founded in 1996, Holiday Island Holdings is based in Holiday Island, Arkansas.

The Company initially intends to operate in Texas, Northwest Arkansas, and other areas of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Missouri. As new properties are acquired, financed, and brought on-line, Holiday Island will continue to expand its acquisition target list and concentrate on becoming a significant real estate player in its defined marketing area.

One major facet of its expansion strategy is to add its "private label" tiny home design(s) to properties it acquires, and where a new tiny home residential community can be structured. The tiny home segment will operate as "Nova Tiny Home Communities". The units will be built-to specification, as set forth by Holiday Island Company Management.

Of particular interest to Holiday Island will be existing properties. These lend themselves to immediate profit generation from continuing business, which will be augmented by expanding recreational offerings. These include Recreational Vehicle (RV) and MH sites and rentals, marina operations, hunting camps, and also tiny home communities.

At the end of November 2020, Holiday Island Holdings announced that it, through its real estate advisor, continued to make progress on its targeted RV park situated in north Texas. The purchase arrangement is in its contracting phase; due diligence continues.

Holiday Island stated that a funding source in Houston verbally offered to fund the planned transaction, and subsequently lease the property to Holiday Island for operational purposes. The Company stated at the end of November that at that time it anticipated – because of Covid-19 concerns and U.S. election issues - that a planned closing of this purchase might not take place until Q1 of 2021.

Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. (HIHI), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.09, up 16.8831%, on 9,187 volume with 15 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 35,658 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.021099999/$2.00.

Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. (KGKG)

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Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. is a holding company focused on product development in the hemp and CBD (cannabidiol) functional beverage sector. A Delaware corporation, it has created wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kona Gold LLC; HighDrate, LLC; and Gold Leaf Distribution, LLC. The Company formerly went by the name Kona Gold Solutions, Inc. It changed its corporate name to Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. in October of 2020. Incorporated in 1997, Kona Gold Beverage and its family of companies are located in Melbourne, Florida and in Greer, South Carolina.

Kona Gold, LLC has developed a premium Hemp-Infused Energy Drink line. HighDrate, LLC has developed the beverage industry's first CBD-Infused Energy Water. It is available in six flavors. Gold Leaf Distribution, LLC was created to fill Kona Gold Beverage's distribution needs in markets that it wants to enter quickly.

At the end of August 2020, Kona Gold Solutions announced that it entered into an agreement with Global Imports LLC. Global will exclusively distribute Kona Gold Hemp Energy Drinks around the world. Global Imports (North Carolina) has partnerships worldwide and will be centering on bringing Kona Gold Hemp Energy Drinks to key global markets.

In September of 2020, Kona Gold Solutions announced that it entered into a distribution agreement with Carolina Cannatech. Carolina Cannatech is a seed-to-sale industrial hemp company that also manufactures and sells its own line of premium CBD products under its Nature's Highway brand. Carolina Cannatech is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nature's Highway’s commitment is to introducing consumers to what they believe is the life changing potential of CBD and its family of other relevant cannabinoids. Nature's Highway’s emphasis is on providing the purest, highest quality hemp products at the most competitive prices. Each CBD wellness product is pharmacist formulated. The hemp is organically grown in Neeses, South Carolina on their 3rd generation family farm, Carolina Fresh Farms, established in the late 1940's. Nature's Highway founders come from humble beginnings similar to the Founders of Carolina Fresh Farms, the Fogle family.

Kona Gold Beverage, Inc. (KGKG), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.031, up 3.3333%, on 1,506,555 volume with 114 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 3,895,239 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0148/$0.073499999.

Halo Labs, Inc. (AGEEF)

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Halo Labs, Inc. is a cannabis extraction company listed on the OTC Markets Group’s OTCQX. It develops and manufactures quality cannabis oils and concentrates. At present, it is operating in California, Oregon, and Nevada while having a global presence in Lesotho within a planned 200-hectare cultivation zone via Bophelo Bioscience & Wellness (PTY) Ltd. and a planned importation and distribution in the United Kingdom (UK) via Canmart Limited. Halo Labs’ aim is to become a leader in U.S. cannabis extraction, developing, and manufacturing leading oil and concentrates products. Established in 2016, the Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Halo Labs previously acquired Dispensary Track platform. This will ease customer flow constraints experienced by dispensaries and enable direct consumer interaction. Halo has sold greater than 5 million grams of oils and concentrates since its inception.

The Company is a leader in cannabis extraction employing proprietary science based techniques and developing unique products. It is at the vanguard of contemporary cannabis extraction techniques and cannabinoid isolation. Halo possesses proprietary trade secrets and front-line technology that is setting the standard in a new and flourishing industry. Halo develops brands and provides white label manufacturing.

Regarding areas of operation, Halo Labs was founded in Oregon and is expanding to Nevada and California. It is developing brands for each segment of the market. This includes Ultra-Premium; Premium-Oregon; Edibles-Oregon; Mainstream-Oregon; Mainstream-Nevada; and Everyday Value. In Oregon, Halo Labs has a 12,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Medford, and 6 acres of outdoor canopy in Jackson County.

In Nevada, the Company has an 8,000 sq. ft. licensed processing facility by the Las Vegas Airport. Halo has 1,400 units per day estimated production capacity from its present 2,000 sq. ft. of operations. In California, Halo has 15,520 sq. ft. of licensed volatile & non-volatile processing facilities in Cathedral City. For Hemp in Oregon, it has 7,500 sq. ft. purpose-built hemp manufacturing in Trent.

Halo Labs has acquired Outer Galactic Chocolates, LLC (OGC). OGC is a holder of a Type N manufacturing license in Mendocino County. This acquisition gives Halo Labs a license to produce infused and edible cannabis products adjacent to the Mendo Distribution and Transportation LLC (MDT) facility in Ukiah, California. A Type N license allows manufacturers to conduct most cannabis production and related activities. This includes packaging and labeling. However, it does not allow for extraction.

Halo Labs has a proven track record in manufacturing cannabis oils and concentrates. It has shipped greater than 4,500,000 grams of oil and concentrates since April 2016. The Company currently sells 200,000 grams of concentrates and oil a month. Halo Labs develop brands and also provides white label manufacturing.

Halo Labs, Inc. (AGEEF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.076, up 55.102%, on 5,619,609 volume with 409 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,245,659 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0215/$0.27000001.

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (MGTI)

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MGT Capital Investments, Inc. is a Bitcoin miner with operations at hosted facilities in the States of Colorado and Ohio. In addition, it has started construction of an owned facility in Georgia. The Company is pursuing an expansion model to secure low cost power and grow its crypto assets. At March 30, 2019, it owned and operated roughly 5,700 miners in Colorado and Ohio. MGT Capital Investments has its head office in Durham, North Carolina.

Unlike traditional currencies, Bitcoin operates on the basis of a “public ledger system”. For Bitcoin transactions to be confirmed, avoiding the same Bitcoin being spent twice, Bitcoin miners are needed. Bitcoin mining plays an intricate part in the Bitcoin Blockchain ecosystem. Without Bitcoin miners, the ability to keep the public ledger system correct would be impossible.

MGT Capital Investments first started mining Bitcoin in September of 2016, in Washington State. In 2017, MGT opened an additional mining facility in Northern Sweden, which it has since wound down. At the end of Q3 2018, in response to the underperformance of MGT’s Swedish facilities, management shifted its main operations to North America. The transition was made to materially decrease the Company’s costs while establishing the conditions for stable, long-term growth.

In October 2018 and early 2019, management located and announced new mining facilities in Colorado and Ohio, undertaking the process of relocating its Swedish miners to those new facilities. Last month, MGT determined to consolidate its activities going forward in Company-owned and managed facilities in LaFayette, Georgia.

Located adjacent to a utility substation, the several acre property has access to greater than 20 megawatts (MW) of low-cost power. MGT also ordered transformers with a total load capacity of 12.5 MW to accommodate the initial phase of the project. MGT has started the construction and physical site development.

On July 16, 2019, MGT Capital Investments ordered 1,100 Bitmain S17 Antminers from Bitmain. These are expected to ship from Malaysia in October 2019 without Chinese tariffs. Each miner is rated at a maximum 56 Th/s, allowing for greater than 60 Ph/s in computing strength.

Each miner uses 2,860 W of electricity per hour, allowing for much greater efficiency versus the Company's current inventory of Bitmain S9 miners. The total load capacity should slightly surpass 3.1 MW and is expected to be accommodated in LaFayette.

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (MGTI), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.21, up 82.2126%, on 89,202,214 volume with 6,412 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 11,634,136 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0107/$0.219999998.

Emerald Bioscience, Inc. (EMBI)

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Emerald Bioscience, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company listed on the OTC Markets’ OTCQB. It concentrates on advancing the medical benefits of cannabinoid-based therapies via its novel, proprietary, multi-cannabinoid drug platform for the treatment of significant unmet medical needs. Emerald has proprietary technology licensed from the University of Mississippi. The Company’s strategy is to clinically develop several proprietary biosynthetic compounds, alone or in combination with corporate partners. Emerald Bioscience has its corporate headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Emerald Bioscience is part of the Emerald Group. The Emerald Group consists of numerous companies centered on developing pharmaceutical, botanical, and nutraceutical products providing wellness and medical benefits by interacting with the human body’s endocannabinoid system.

Emerald Bioscience is developing novel ways to deliver cannabinoid-based drugs for specific indications. The objective is optimizing the clinical effects of such drugs while limiting potential adverse events.

Fundamentally, Emerald Bioscience concentrates on the discovery, development, and commercialization of new chemical entities from a class of chemically diverse compounds named cannabinoids. These molecules display pleiotropic activity by virtue of selectively binding to two kinds of cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) located throughout manifold organ systems in the body.

At present, the Company is developing a novel and proprietary class of product candidates designed to improve therapeutic options based on chemical engineering, which allow drug candidates to have enhanced bioavailability and more predictable pharmacokinetics. This leads to optimized efficacy and safety.

To date, preclinical studies of Emerald’s lead product candidate, NB1111 (THCVHS), have demonstrated the potential to decrease intraocular pressure and the reduction of biomarkers associated with inflammatory and fibrotic reactions to injury. In addition, the neuroprotective qualities of the proprietary cannabinoids are undergoing study to measure the direct neuroprotective capability of the molecules to preserve vision, especially in glaucoma.

Recently, Emerald Bioscience announced that newly published scientific data highlight the superior penetration of the Company’s drug candidate, NB2222, into ocular tissues versus natural cannabidiol (CBD). Additionally, NB2222 exhibited an ability to reach the optic nerve, opening its potential to provide ocular neuroprotection, an important goal in treating diseases that lead to vision loss.

The data were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics in a paper titled, “Analog Derivatization of Cannabidiol for Improved Ocular Permeation.” The research was conducted by Emerald’s discovery and research colleagues at the University of Mississippi, led by Soumyajit Majumdar, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs in the School of Pharmacy.

Emerald Bioscience, Inc. (EMBI), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.063, up 36.96%, on 30,020,472 volume with 1,514 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,339,798 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.025/$0.20.

CloudCommerce, Inc. (CLWD)

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CloudCommerce, Inc. is a provider of cloud commerce services to leading brands. The Company is a global provider of cloud-driven e-commerce and mobile commerce solutions. CloudCommerce also strategically acquires profitable cloud commerce solutions providers with strong management teams. Its goal is to be a  full-service  provider of cloud commerce solutions for  medium, large, and worldwide enterprises. CloudCommerce has its head office in Santa Barbara, California.  

  CloudCommerce’s goal is to capitalize on the growth in technology industry subsets: Security Technology, Cloud Computing, Business Analytics, Storage, and Wireless, through acquiring strong companies in a roll-up strategy. The Company’s services include the development of highly customized and sophisticated online stores; real-time integration to other business systems; digital marketing and data analytics; complete and secure site management; and integration to physical stores.

CloudCommerce’s digital marketing division will provide a variety of services. These include Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, Social Media Strategy/Marketing, Search Marketing, Account-Based Marketing, Sales Enablement, Data Analytics, and Brand Strategy/Brand Experiences. The Company’s acquisitions include Indaba Group, WebTegrity, Inc., and Parscale Creative, Inc. Indaba Group is a strategic e-Commerce agency. WebTegrity is a provider of enterprise digital marketing services. Parscale is a provider of enterprise digital marketing services.

CloudCommerce, Inc. (CLWD), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.1275, up 99.5305%, on 151,410,814 volume with 8,496 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 24,459,049 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.001/$0.129600003.

ProBility Media Corporation (PBYA)

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ProBility Media Corporation is a technology business offering immersive technologies, digital learning and compliance solutions for the education and training markets. The Company serves customers from the individual to the small business to the enterprise level corporation. In January 2018, ProBility Media acquired DISCO Learning Media, an online course developer and digital publisher.

ProBility Media has its head office in Houston, Texas, with offices in Florida, New York, and Vermont. ProBility Media is an education technology (EdTech) company. The Company’s shares trade on the OTC Markets.

The Company offers premier training courses and materials and works to prepare the workforce for excellence. It is executing the strategy of defragmenting the marketplace of thousands of disparate companies through acquiring smaller companies in the areas of its expertise and organically building revenue through synergies.

ProBility Media is looking for acquisition targets that service engineering firms, electrical contractors, fabricators, plumbing contractors, pipe fitters, riggers, and qc firms and additional vocational industries. ProBility, by way of its electrical training division, is becoming the largest wholesaler of electrical codes and exam prep material in the United States. In addition, through its construction training division, it offers programs in 22 states. This division serves one of the largest certification markets in the United States.

The Company’s DISCO Learning Media entered into an agreement to help The University of Texas System launch Careers in Chemistry, a new game-based experience inside Minecraft: Education Edition aimed at highlighting chemistry-related career opportunities to high school students. University of Texas at Austin associate professor of instruction in chemistry and science entertainer Dr. Kate Biberdorf will help guide the project and supervise the career curriculum.

Austin-headquartered education agency, DISCO Learning Media, provided instructional and media content support. DISCO Learning Media, a creative education agency, eCourse developer and digital publisher, is a division of Probility Media.

ProBility Media Corporation (PBYA), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.0005, up 150.00%, on 381,170,989 volume with 195 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 27,557,206 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.000000999/$0.000549999.

Select Sands Corp. (SLSDF)

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Select Sands Corp. is an industrial Silica Product company listed on the OTCQX. The Company is developing its 100 percent owned, 520-acre Northern White, Tier-1, silica sands project located in the State of Arkansas. The Company previously went by the name La Ronge Gold Corp. It changed its name to Select Sands Corp. in November of 2014. The Company has its corporate office in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Silica Sand is quartz that over time, through the work of water and wind, has been broken down into tiny granules. Commercial Silica Sand is extensively used as a proppant by oil and gas companies. Furthermore, it is used in industrial processing. Whole Grain and Ground Silica products range in size, distributions, grain shapes, as well as chemical purity.

The Company’s Sandtown project has NI 43-101 (National Instrument 43-101) compliant Indicated Mineral Resources of 42.0MM tons (TetraTech Report; February 2016). Bell Farm has Inferred Mineral Resources of 49.6MM tons (Kleinfelder Report; April 2017). Both deposits are considered Northern White finer-grade sand deposits of 40-70 Mesh and 100 Mesh.

Select Sands has its Ozark Operations in Arkansas. This property is underlain by the Ordovician St. Peter sandstone formation, the source of premier industrial silica sand ‘Ottawa White’ frac sand. The Company entered into a binding Letter of Agreement for an option to acquire a 100 percent undivided right, title, and interest in the roughly 520-acre premium grade industrial silica sand/frac sand project in northeast Arkansas. The Arkansas project is strategically situated to supply sand to major U.S. oil & gas and Industrial & Specialty markets.

Select Sands Corp. (SLSDF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.037, up 88.7755%, on 879,543 volume with 120 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 70,153 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0051/$0.037.

Capstone Companies, Inc. (CAPC)

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Capstone Companies, Inc. is a designer of innovative LED lighting solutions including power failure lighting. These are for consumers and institutions. Capstone sells its products under the Capstone Lighting and Hoover® HOME LED brands. Capstone Companies is headquartered in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The Company lists on the OTCQB.

Capstone Companies executed a strategy in 2012 to further nourish its product development efforts. The Company made an investment in AC Kinetics, Inc., to confidentially explore and develop certain unique concepts Capstone conceived. Capstone plans to maximize its proprietary technologies through select licensing arrangements.

Capstone Companies’ business strategy is to use its low-cost manufacturing base to provide high-quality consumer products to its customers at a reasonable price, using primarily direct import distribution. Capstone Companies secured the N.A. trademark license for the Hoover® brand for LED lighting products in 2015.

Capstone is a top designer, manufacturer, and marketer of specialty LED lighting solutions. It is also an innovator of other specialty consumer products distributed in numerous countries. These include Australia, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Mexico, North America, South America, Spain, Taiwan and the United Kingdom (UK).

The Company has a selection of product solutions that address consumers’ power failure requirements with a strong, identifiable brand presence. In 2008, Capstone developed and launched its first power failure product, the 6 LED Eco-i-lite Multi-Function LED light. The Company has expanded its product portfolio addressing the necessity for improved safety and security product applications for consumers’ daily life.

Capstone develops, manufactures, and sells a broad variety of stylish, innovative, and user-friendly LED lighting products. These include bath vanity lights, multi-task lights, patented power failure light bulbs, portable accent lighting, and power failure multi-function handheld lights. Products also include power failure plug-in decorative lighting, multi-function nightlights, outdoor LED fixtures, under cabinet lighting, and wireless motion sensor lights.

Capstone Companies, Inc. (CAPC), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.13, up 75.6757%, on 825,751 volume with 66 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 56,901 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.023399999/$0.179900005.

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Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Sigma Labs Inc. (SGLB).

Sigma Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGLB) ("Sigma Labs" or the "Company"), a leading developer of quality assurance software for the commercial metal 3D printing industry, today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,488,507 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $3.00 per share. In connection with the offering, the underwriter exercised in full its over-allotment option to purchase an additional 223,276 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. As a result, the total offering size was 1,711,783 shares, and the gross proceeds from the offering were $5,135,349, before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses.

Sigma Labs Inc. (SGLB) is the only provider of in-process quality-assurance software to the commercial 3D printing metal industry that enables operators of machines making 3D metal parts to offset emerging quality problems, sustain part quality, and avoid rejects. Sigma’s software is the singular solution that enables both real-time, in-process detection of quality control manufacturing irregularities for critical metal parts and then provides the operator the actionable information needed to adjust and mitigate the developing anomaly. Sigma Labs’ software represents a paradigm shift in the quality control process for the manufacture of 3D printed metal components. The nascent 3D metal printing industry is on the verge of radically altering the speed and technical complexity of manufactured parts. Further, it makes possible just-in-time availability of critical components – all at reduced cost, time, waste and weight. 3D printing, heralded as the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing, will only truly surpass traditional techniques when the additive manufacturing industry moves from “post process” quality control to “in process” quality assurance.

For the industry to move from prototype manufacturing of critical components to economically viable commercial production, the 3D metal printing industry must find ways to dramatically increase production speed and quality yields, and to dramatically decrease the excessive cost of quality control. To achieve these prerequisites and move 3D metal printing into the mainstream, parts must be inspected and certified during the manufacturing process rather than after. Parts in the production process that are developing signs of quality control problems must be identified in real-time and alerts must be issued. The problem, along with the solution, must then be communicated to the machine operator to implement repairs.

Revolutionizing Additive Manufacturing

Sigma Labs, with its PrintRite3D® brand, has established a new benchmark in the development and commercialization of real-time computer aided inspection (“CAI”) solutions. Sigma Labs resolves the major roadblocks and costly quality control challenges that impede the 3D manufacture of precision metal parts. The company’s breakthrough computer-aided software product revolutionizes commercial additive manufacturing, enabling non-destructive quality assurance during production, uniquely allowing errors to be corrected in real-time.

Sigma Labs was founded in 2010 by a team of Los Alamos National Labs scientists and engineers to develop and commercially license advanced metallurgical products for the military ordinance, dental implants, and then for additive manufacturing (3D printing). After assessing 3D metal printing technology and the costly, inconsistent quality control issues, Sigma Labs concluded that the enormous potential of 3D metal printing could only scale up if in-process quality-assurance tools were developed to observe, manage and control the manufacturing complexities in such a manner that reliability and repeatability of very high precision quality metal parts could be achieved in the process. Sigma Labs’ patented and third-party validated software has achieved these objectives and now delivers the critical elements needed to unleash the promise of 3D metal printing.

Sigma Labs’ products and services are engineered, manufactured and qualified for use in the highly demanding and hyper precise production environments of the aerospace, defense, transportation, oil and gas, biomedical and other precision-dependent industries.

The Challenge

Additive metal manufacturing combines multiple processes and parts into one single 3D printed part. Due to variances in the additive manufacturing process, parts of consistent quality currently can’t be reliably produced in either large or small quantities without substantial postproduction inspection and rejection costs. Parts are inspected after production using CT scans and other means, so the manufacturer doesn’t know until the very end which of the finished parts meet design specifications. This means lost time, lost profits and inability to economically scale up production.

Innovative Approach

Sigma Labs solves this problem with its patented, in-process quality control technology that informs operators and engineers how to improve both the manufacturing process and quality by capturing meaningful data about inconsistencies in real-time. Sigma Labs is also partnering with OEMs, working toward the visionary introduction of revolutionary closed-loop control that will bypass the machine operator and automatically make in process corrections by reducing machine variations.

Sigma Labs’ next generation technology gives manufacturers the ability to make fast, virtual real-time adjustments so that each finished part is uniform and within critical specifications, thereby improving production quality, decreasing end-users’ risks and waste, and increasing profits and speed to market. Sigma Labs’ PrintRite3D® IPQA Software monitors and assesses the quality of each production part in the 3D additive manufacturing process – layer by layer, and in real-time. This has never been available until now.

Sigma Labs maintains a strong intellectual property portfolio consisting of trade secrets, process know-how and 34 patents either granted, pending or awaiting pre-publication around the globe. These patents encompass the fundamental technologies underlying Sigma Labs’ melt pool process control, data analytics, anomaly detection, signature identification, and future “closed-loop control” of 3D metal printing.

Market Opportunity

Providing advanced quality assurance software to the commercial 3D printing industry is currently a $1.4 billion addressable market expected to grow to $3.9 billion by 2023. Integrating Sigma Labs’ groundbreaking software helps arm the industry with a necessary catalyst to help enable and optimize the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing.

Sigma Labs’ global client base includes 23 installations across 19 different users. Tier-1 OEM enterprises and end-users such as Siemens, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney and others are currently evaluating PrintRite3D® for production lines.

Management Team

John Rice, CEO and chairman of the board of directors, has extensive experience as a CEO, lead negotiator, turnaround expert, business financier and crisis management executive/consultant. Prior to becoming chair and CEO of Sigma Labs, he was the CEO of a successful turn-around of a Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Rice has led a variety of companies in diverse business sectors and worked on a host of products and technologies including design and manufacture of high-end jet engine test equipment for the U.S. Airforce, chaff dispensers for F16s, software for modeling naval exercises, software for controlling warehouse distribution systems, medical radioisotopes, cancer detection, and cybersecurity. He is an honor’s graduate of Harvard College.

Darren Beckett, CTO, has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including Intel Corporation, where he held various technical and managerial positions. His expertise in process engineering for advanced manufacturing technology includes statistical process control for fabrication of semiconductor devices.

CFO Frank D. Orzechowski also serves as treasurer, principal accounting officer, principal financial officer and corporate secretary. He has more than 30 years of distinguished financial and operational experience. Orzechowski began his career at Coopers & Lybrand in 1982, received his CPA certification in 1984, and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in accounting from Georgetown University in 1982.

Ronald Fisher, vice president of business development, is leading the commercialization of PrintRite3D® 5.0. Fisher is a mechanical engineer with hands-on experience in quality, manufacturing and product development. He has distinguished himself as a lead sales and marketing officer as well as a chief operating officer most recently before joining Sigma in technology startup that grew from market entry to successful exit by merger-acquisition.

Sigma Labs Inc. (SGLB), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $3.52, up 0.571429%, on 448,166 volume with 1,588 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 486,853 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.95000004/$11.00.

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Clean Power Capital Corp. (CSE: MOVE) (FWB: 2K6) (OTC: MOTNF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Clean Power Capital Corp. (CSE: MOVE) (FWB: 2K6) (OTC: MOTNF).

Clean Power Capital Corp. (CSE: MOVE) (FWB: 2K6A) (OTC: MOTNF) was featured today in a publication from Green Car Stocks, examining how the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry is a highly innovative space, and EV makers are constantly working on refining EV battery and charging technology. As 2020 drew to a close, Volkswagen Group Components rolled out a prototype of an autonomous mobile electric vehicle charger. The robot can reportedly navigate parking lots with ease, recharge an EV and head back to its outpost, all on its own. Also today, the company was featured in a GreenCarNewsBreaks from Green Car Stocks, examining how MOTNF commends the proposal by California Gov. Christopher Newsom to earmark $1.5 billion for companies to invest in the construction and maintenance of charging and hydrogen fueling infrastructure; that expenditure is part of Newsom’s $4.5 billion stimulus proposal for the 2021 state budget. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/5HW4B

Clean Power Capital Corp. (CSE: MOVE) (FWB: 2K6) (OTC: MOTNF) is an investment holding company that focuses on investing in and providing early-stage financing to both public and private businesses. Since its original listing with the Canadian Stock Exchange (“CSE”) on January 23, 2019, the company has made investments in a number of different businesses in a variety of industries, including the energy and cannabis sectors. As per the company’s investment policy, its primary goal is to identify and capitalize on high-return investment opportunities presenting the ability to achieve capital appreciation and liquidity.

Clean Power Capital continues to be opportunistic in evaluating prospects across the renewable energy, bio-medical, pharmaceutical and naturopathic sectors, both as an investor and as an operator. The company’s main focus at the moment is to identify such opportunities in the renewable energy industry, including wind, solar and geothermal power and hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, as well as in the biomedical, pharmaceutical and naturopathic sectors, which may include medical or recreational cannabis.

Clean Power Capital currently has 10 investments in a variety of sectors and successfully held nearly C$120 million in investments during the past fiscal year (https://ibn.fm/8oktZ). It returned capital to its shareholders through the distribution of its interest in AgraFlora Organics International Inc. in May 2020 (https://ibn.fm/FRAvq).

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Clean Power Capital was formerly named Organic Flower Investments Group Inc. As of November 10, 2020, the company officially changed its name to Clean Power Capital and started trading on the CSE under new ticker symbol ‘MOVE’.

PowerTap Acquisition, Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Collaboration

In alignment with its updated investment policy, a reconstituted investment committee and a revised strategy to reflect its focus on the renewable energy market, Clean Power Capital recently completed the acquisition of a 90 percent equity interest in California-based PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp.

Leveraging an impressive portfolio of IP and advanced deployed technologies developed over two decades via substantial investments and partnerships, PowerTap is working on building and expanding a hydrogen filling station network, initially across North America. The company believes that its platform has a significant advantage over other hydrogen fueling stations, because it has a smaller physical footprint and further has the capacity to produce hydrogen fuel on site. As most other hydrogen fueling stations buy hydrogen for storage at higher costs, PowerTap’s model is believed to be exponentially more cost-effective and expandable.

Clean Power Capital’s investment and acquisition will allow PowerTap to step up its efforts and begin work on the hydrogen fueling station network in stages, starting with engineering and design, ongoing development of PowerTap’s third generation product and, finally, licensing & permitting and site preparation. Development is expected to begin in Q4 2021 with engineering and design. Overall, the initial portion of the project is expected to cost $17 million, with Clean Power Capital and PowerTap planning to secure government financing and credit, as well as equity, debt and convertible debt offerings, to fund the infrastructure’s development.

PowerTap technology is already deployed across multiple hydrogen fueling stations in public and private enterprises spanning California, Maryland, Massachusetts and Texas. The company plans to deploy its hydrogen fueling infrastructure at existing truck stops and gas stations across the country, beginning with up to 1,000 stations within the next three to five years. At the moment, there are roughly 70 active hydrogen fueling stations operational and available to consumers in the United States.

Hydrogen Industry Outlook

The project is expected to bring significant opportunities for PowerTap and Clean Power Capital on the fast-growing hydrogen market, driven by a worldwide focus on clean energies and environmentally friendly fueling solutions for the transportation industry.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles come with tremendous advantages over gas, diesel and even electric vehicles in terms of cost per mile, fueling time and driving range, as well as boasting significantly lower emissions. Well-established vehicle manufacturers such as Hyundai, Toyota, Daimler and Volvo are already including hydrogen-powered cars in their product lineups, and Nikola Motors has announced plans to manufacture hydrogen electric long-haul vehicles.

“As an experienced developer of technology in an important area that is finally having its time as a green but also economically compelling energy option, PowerTap is intent on becoming a leading part of the multi-billion dollar hydrogen fueling space,” PowerTap CEO Raghu Kilambi explained in a news release on October 28, 2020 (https://ibn.fm/oaXem).

A recent industry report developed by a coalition of major oil and gas, power, automotive, fuel cell and hydrogen companies indicates that the sector is expected to grow to $140 billion a year in revenue by 2030, creating 700,000 jobs in the U.S. alone (https://ibn.fm/UMI5q). According to Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association President Morry Markowitz, the sector could expand to $750 billion a year in revenue and 3.4 million jobs by 2050.

The U.S. is already engaged in the hydrogen economy, having more than half of the global number of fuel cell vehicles and investing hundreds of millions of dollars a year, but the country can greatly expand its global energy leadership by scaling up operations in the hydrogen economy, per the industry report.

With the upcoming change in administration in January 2021, the U.S. is expected to renew its commitment to clean energy. Moreover, the U.S. federal government is expected to invest significantly in clean energy and related infrastructure, including hydrogen, according to PowerTap.

“As the U.S. federal government has previously invested in the PowerTap technology, we are optimistic that we will have a seat at the table when USA clean energy/hydrogen infrastructure spending initiatives are designed,” Kilambi added.

Management Team

Joel Dumaresq is the CEO and interim CFO of Clean Power Capital. He is a proven executive with extensive operational and senior management experience in mining, energy and alternative energy, as well as the cannabis and hemp space. Dumaresq began his career in the corporate finance space, having spent 12 years with RBC Dominion Securities. He brings 30 years of experience in the financial sector to the company, has been instrumental in raising over $250 million in venture capital finance, and he has personally managed a number of successful public listings.

Brendan Purdy serves as a director of Clean Power Capital. An experienced businessperson who has led five different companies, Purdy brings years of experience in different industries, including cannabis, blockchain and data security, gaming, mining and energy, and finance and law. He received a graduate degree from the University of Ottawa and an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Theo van der Linde serves as a director of Clean Power Capital. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years extensive experience in finance, reporting, regulatory requirements, public company administration, equity markets and financing of publicly traded companies. He has served as a CFO & Director for a number of TSX Venture Exchange- and Canadian Securities Exchange-listed companies over the past several years. His industry experience spans the financial services, manufacturing, oil & gas, mining and retail industries. More recently, van der Linde has been involved with future use trends of natural resources, as well as other disruptive technologies.

Raghu Kilambi is the CEO and CFO of PowerTap Hydrogen. He is a seasoned investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of global business experience in public and private investments, building businesses and creating shareholder value. He has raised over $1 billion of equity and debt capital for private and public companies and been involved in many M&A acquisitions and exits.

Clean Power Capital Corp. (OTC: MOTNF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $2.2461, up 32.1235%, on 649,269 volume with 644 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 124,480 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0315/$2.25999999.

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Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Predictive Oncology (POAI).

Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) is a knowledge-driven precision medicine company focused on applying data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to personalized medicine and drug discovery. The company is building a business around an emerging approach to disease prevention and treatment that identifies the variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each individual, and then uses that information to provide individualized treatments designed to ultimately improve patient outcomes. A recent article discussing this reads, “POAI realizes that ‘just genomics’ is not enough to deliver personalized therapeutic options. To view the full article, visit: https://ibn.fm/RLVSA

Predictive Oncology (POAI) is a knowledge-driven precision medicine company focused on applying data and artificial intelligence (AI) to personalized medicine and drug discovery. The company applies its smart tumor profiling and AI platform to extensive genomic and biomarker patient data sets to build predictive models of tumor drug response to improve clinical outcomes for the cancer patients of today and tomorrow. The company has several tools that support its mission of bringing precision medicine to the treatment of cancer.

Through its subsidiaries, Predictive Oncology’s portfolio of assets includes the following:

  • A database of clinically validated historical and outcome data from patient tumors
  • An in-house Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab
  • A “smart” patient-derived tumor profiling platform
  • An in-house bioinformatics artificial intelligence (AI) platform
  • A new computerized approach growing tumors in the lab to rapidly develop patient specific treatment options
  • An FDA-approved fluid collection and disposal system

Using these resources, and in collaboration with key players in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotech industries Predictive Oncology is working to determine the best pathways for more individualized and effective cancer treatment.

Subsidiaries

Predictive Oncology leverages the synergies of its three wholly owned subsidiaries to bring precision medicine to the diagnosis of cancer.

Helomics applies artificial intelligence to its rich data gathered from the company’s trove of more than 150,000 tumors to personalize cancer therapies for patients as well as drive the development of new targeted therapies in collaborations with pharmaceutical companies. This database, the largest of its kind in the world, is comprised of ovarian, head and neck, colon and pancreas tumors. Helomic’s CLIA-certified lab provides clinical testing that assists oncologists in individualizing patient treatment decisions, by providing an evidence-based roadmap for therapy.

In addition to its proprietary precision oncology platform, Helomics offers boutique CRO services that leverage its TruTumor™ patient-derived tumor models coupled to a wide range of multi-omics assays (genomics, proteomics and biochemical), and an AI-powered proprietary platform (D-CHIP) to provide a tailored solution to its clients’ specific needs.

TumorGenesis is developing a new, rapid approach to growing tumors in the laboratory without the use of rats or mice, allowing for the identification of biomarkers indicative of cancer. This methodology “fools” the tumor into thinking it is still in the body. As a result, the tumor reacts as it naturally would, thereby increasing the accuracy of the biomarker. Once the biomarkers are identified, they can be used in TumorGenesis’ Oncology Capture Technology Platforms which isolate and helps categorize an individual patient’s heterogeneous tumor samples to enable development of patient-specific treatment options.

Skyline Medical’s patented, FDA-cleared STREAMWAY® System is the first true, direct-to-drain fluid disposal system designed specifically for medical applications such as radiology, endoscopy, urology and cystoscopy procedures. The STREAMWAY system is changing the way healthcare facilities collect and dispose of potentially infectious waste fluid by connecting directly to a facility’s plumbing system to automate the collection, measurement and disposal of waste fluids.

The STREAMWAY minimizes human intervention for better safety and improves compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other regulatory agency safety guidelines. The STREAMWAY eliminates canisters, carts and evacuated bottles, which reduces overhead costs and minimizes environmental impact by helping to eliminate the approximately 50 million potentially disease-infected canisters that go into landfills annually in the United Sates.

Skyline has achieved sales in five of the seven continents through both direct sales and distributor partners.

Competitive Advantage

Precision medicine has become the holy grail of cancer therapeutics. Data driven predictive models of tumors and their responses are critical in both new drug development and individualized patient treatment. The race has begun to model various tumors, which takes 5 to 7 years of clinical evaluation to establish historical and outcome data.

Predictive Oncology enjoys significant competitive advantage. The company already has a vast historical collection of tumors and related data, plus the ability to obtain existing associated outcome data. While others wait for outcome data, Predictive Oncology is in a unique and powerful position, working to deliver the promise of precision medicine to reality. Predictive Oncology already has the clinical data, including how a tumor responded to certain drugs, an in-house bioinformatics AI platform, and only needs to do the tumor sequencing. The significance is underscored by the collaboration with UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital, designed to reveal which mutations responded to which drug then develop powerful predictive models for future testing and treatment.

Leadership Team

Dr. Carl Schwartz was appointed to Skyline Medical’s board of directors in March 2015 and became interim president and CEO in May 2016. Dr. Schwartz became CEO of Plastics Research Corporation in 1988, leading the company to become the largest manufacturer of structural foam molding products in the U.S. with more than $60 million in revenues and 300 employees by the time he retired in 2001. He holds a bachelor’s degree and DDS degree from the University of Detroit.

CFO Bob Myers has over 30 years of experience in multiple industries focusing on medical device service and manufacturing. He has spent much of his career as a CFO and controller. Myers holds an MBA in Finance from Adelphi University and a BBA in public accounting from Hofstra University.

Gerald Vardzel, President of Helomics, has over 25 years of healthcare executive management experience developing and implementing commercialization strategies and models for technology launches. His Go-To-Market expertise includes equity financing, strategic planning, market intelligence, M&A, and new market development in both start-up and established settings including fortune 500 market leaders. He has developed innovative solutions for both CLIA and FDA regulatory paths defining the delivery chains from discovery to clinical acceptance. Mr. Vardzel also has significant experience designing and implementing sales and marketing programs tailored not only to expand market share, but to empirically assess client satisfaction, strengthen business processes, and maximize profitability. Mr. Vardzel was previously Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives at Global Specimen Solutions. Furthermore, as an executive affiliate to the healthcare industry, he routinely consults for several small-to-mid sized private equity firms advising on, in part, the feasibility of acquisition targets. Mr. Vardzel graduated from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Mark Collins, Chief Information Officer of Helomics, has held multiple executive roles in a variety of discovery, informatics and bioinformatics functions within global pharma, and founded three startup software companies in the machine learning and drug discovery space. In 2001, Dr. Collins worked for Cellomics (now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific), where he played a pivotal role in establishing the High-Content Cell Analysis market, building and commercializing several key informatics and bioinformatics products. After leaving Thermo Fisher, Dr. Collins developed and commercialized informatics solutions for clinical and translational research, specifically in the specimen tracking, omics data management and NGS analysis space, through key roles at BioFortis, Global Specimens Solutions and Genedata. Dr. Collins received his undergraduate degree in Applied Science from the University of Wolverhampton, UK and his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Surrey, UK.

Predictive Oncology (POAI), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.9198, up 2.2114%, on 7,649,019 volume with 10,860 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,015,376 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.629999995/$5.30000019.

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Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL).

Kaival Brands (OTCQB: KAVL), a company focused on generating stockholder value by incubating innovative products into mature and dominant brands within their respective markets, today announced new engagements of both Morgan Lewis and Spencer Stuart. According to the update, the company believes that these engagements will allow it to continue its expansion and assist in reaching its next iterative stage of growth. “We have enjoyed tremendous revenue growth in a rapid fashion,” said CEO Niraj Patel. “We are now in a position to build the appropriate infrastructure to match our current and aspirational revenue targets.” To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/Gi7Yr

Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL) is focused on growing and incubating innovative and profitable products into mature, dominant brands. It aims to develop internally, acquire or exclusively distribute these products, helping them grow into market-share leaders by providing superior quality that is recognizable in their individual industries.

Formerly known as Quick Start Holdings Inc., the company changed its name to Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (also known as Kaival Brands) in July 2019. Headquartered in Grant, Florida, the company commenced business operations on March 9, 2020.

Bidi™ Stick – Revolutionizing the Vaping Experience

On March 9, 2020, Kaival Brands entered into a partnership with Bidi Vapor LLC. The latter granted Kaival Brands exclusive global distribution rights for the innovative Bidi™ Stick.

Bidi™ Stick is a completely self-contained disposable product that is tamper-proof and recyclable. The innovative product is made from high-quality components and equipped with a long-lasting battery and class A nicotine. Its product engineering also includes a sensitivity control system, along with a proven mechanism designed to help identify and eliminate counterfeit products.

Available in 11 flavors, the Bidi™ Stick offers a premium vaping experience for adult consumers only. From its packaging design to its marketing strategies, Bidi Vapor makes sure that everything is compliant with government regulations.

On March 31, 2020, Kaival Brands partnered with QuikfillRx Digital as a digital service provider to help promote and commercialize the Bidi™ Stick. As a direct result of the partnership, Kaival Brands received back-to-back orders for the vaping device, totaling approximately $135,000, from sizable national convenience chains.

On September 8, 2020, the company announced that Bidi Vapor had submitted its Premarket Tobacco Product application (PMTA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review. In total, over 285,000 pages of research, studies and surveys were submitted to support the application of Bidi™ Stick’s 11 variants.

“We are confident that, upon review, the FDA will authorize Bidi Vapor’s Bidi™ Stick for continued marketing in the United States,” Niraj Patel, President and CEO of Kaival Brands, stated in a news release (http://nnw.fm/unAyG).

Bidi Vapor is an industry leader in recycling – a position that was furthered through the creation of the Bidi Cares Initiative. The program encourages users to recycle their used Bidi™ Sticks instead of trashing them. As motivation, Bidi Vapor offers a free Bidi™ Stick for every 10 used devices recycled by a consumer. Kaival Brands is the exclusive recycling provider for the initiative.

Partnership Impact and Market Outlook

Bidi Vapor is a related party to Kaival Brands, as it is owned by Kaival Brands CEO Nirajkumar Patel. Patel is also the majority stockholder of Kaival Brands, placing both entities under common control.

The partnership has already had a positive impact on Kaival Brands, helping the company expedite growth, as evidenced by its Q2 financial results. According to Kaival Brands’ consolidated fiscal results for the quarter that ended on April 30, 2020, its revenues grew to approximately $22.5 million from no revenue in the same quarter of 2019. The company also scored a gross profit of $4.2 million for the three-month period. Net income was reported at $2.8 million for the quarter, compared to a net loss of about $4,000 in the second quarter of 2019. The company ended the second quarter of 2020 with a cash balance of $2 million (http://nnw.fm/44sq4).

The positive results are primarily an effect of Bidi™ Stick distribution amid the growing worldwide demand for high-quality vape products, as Patel explained in a news release. “Our focus now is to continue to increase revenues by increasing Bidi Vapor’s market share in the vaping industry,” he added.

Internationally, Kaival Brands has already taken steps to expand distribution of the Bidi™ Stick into Guam, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

To this end, the company has set up a market engagement and sales force to reach a higher volume of retail and wholesale customers. It also created a dedicated customer support team to provide high-quality service and an enhanced customer experience.

Kaival Brands is dedicated to developing innovative and viable options for adults who use tobacco and vape products and want a premium experience. The company wants to set higher standards to transform perceptions and elevate consumer experience in the vape and CBD industries, with a goal of increasing market share in the ever-growing vaping industry. In 2019, the reported global market for the vaping industry alone was $12.4 billion. These forecasts indicate a potential CAGR of 23.8% through 2027.

Cancellation of 300 Million Shares of Common Stock

In August 2020, the company canceled 300 million shares of common stock, marking a 52.1 percent reduction in its issued and outstanding shares of common stock (http://nnw.fm/W7s9T). Currently, the company’s outstanding common shares total 277,282,630. The cancelation was done in exchange for three million shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock cannot be converted before November 2023, barring any event that may trigger early conversion.

According to Patel, this move will benefit all shareholders and help maintain stability of the market pricing of remaining common stock. The overall goal is to increase value for long-term investors.

Management Team

Nirajkumar Patel is the CEO, CFO, President, Treasurer and Director of Kaival Brands and owner of Bidi Vapor LLC. In 2004, Patel received a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical sciences from AISSMS College of Pharmacy in Prune, India. He moved to the United States in 2005, and he continued his education at the Florida Institute of Technology, where he graduated in 2009 with a master’s degree in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry. He currently holds a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Eric Mosser is the COO, Secretary and Director of Kaival Brands. Mosser attended Arizona State University, where he studied business management. In 2004, he graduated from Rio Salado College with an associate degree in applied science in computer technology.

Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.82, up 5.1282%, on 622,570 volume with 215 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 780,500 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.007/$1.09000003.

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Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: GRYN)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: GRYN).

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: GRYN) was featured today in the 420 with CNW by CannabisNewsWire. On November 3 last year, voters in New Jersey overwhelmingly approved a ballot question asking whether the state should allow adults aged 21 and over to sell, possess and use cannabis. The Legislature and Cannabis Regulatory Commission was tasked with creating a regulatory framework for recreational cannabis, with a constitutional amendment that would officially legalize cannabis kicking in on Jan. 1, 2021. However, with lawmakers still negotiating key sections of the legislation, the state still hasn’t passed legislation that would launch the recreational market.

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: GRYN) is a California-based innovative technology-driven enterprise focused on the high standard cultivation and processing of industrial hemp and manufacturing of pharmaceutical-grade bioactive cannabinoids.

The company aims to be a leader in compliance and capabilities in the hemp and cannabinoid supply marketplace. By leveraging state of the art technologies, the company intends to open up a whole new world of novel cannabinoids and targeted bio-delivery technologies never before explored, solving the issues of stability, pharmacokinetics, biological tissue penetration and bioavailability.

Dedicated to creating the hemp industry’s safest and finest quality products, the company will be uniquely positioned to deliver product efficacy and supply chain solutions to consumers, as well as to leverage these within its own products and brand portfolio.

USDA Organic Certification and FDA Registration

On August 26, 2020, Green Hygienics registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration pursuant to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Bioterrorism Act of 2002. This registration strengthens the company’s core mission to provide product efficacy to the pharmaceutical industry and consumers alike.

On September 30, 2020, Green Hygienics was granted USDA Organic Certification (7 CFR Part 205) for the cultivation and post-harvest processing of industrial hemp by the California Certified Organic Farmers for its Sol Valley Ranch property. This certification further enables the company to supply certified organic hemp products to national and international markets.

Market Opportunity

Green Hygienics is focused on finding, acquiring and developing strategically positioned businesses, as well as the best innovations within the hemp industry – a fast-progressing market with remarkable opportunities for growth. The industrial hemp market is expected to reach $5.33 billion in 2020 and is projected to rise to $15.26 billion by 2027, achieving a CAGR of 15.8%, per Grand View Research.

Capital Structure

GRYN has less than 42 million shares outstanding, fully diluted. The company has just 7.2 million common shares in float and boasts a balance sheet with no toxic debt or overhang.

Key Management

Dr. Levan Darjania serves as the company’s Chief Science Officer. Darjania has over 26 years of experience in biotechnology and pharmaceutical drug development. His research and development experience has led him to develop many in-house and collaborative R&D programs over the course of his career.

Kyle MacKinnon serves as GRYN’s Chief Operating Officer. He has extensive knowledge in cannabis processing and was previously the Business Development Manager of Advanced Extraction Systems Inc., a leader in CO2 Supercritical Fluid Extraction. MacKinnon brings over 20 years of sales and management experience to the company.

Ronald Loudoun is the President, CEO, Secretary and Director of Green Hygienics. He received an undergraduate business degree from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Before joining Green Hygienics, he was the founder and a director of renewable energy firm Archer CleanTech Inc.

Jerry Halamuda is the Senior Vice President of Business Development of the company’s Agriculture Division. He has an extensive career working in the agriculture and horticulture industry. Halamuda has founded, managed and operated multiple successful companies, including Color Spot Nurseries.

John Gildea is GRYN’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. He has over 20 years of experience working within the private and public markets. His expertise includes negotiating and structuring private and public financing and mergers. During the course of his work, Gildea has established trusted relationships with a network of equity and capital partners.

 

Green Hygienics Holdings Inc. (OTCQB: GRYN), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.7475, up 3.8194%, on 22,998 volume with 20 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 20,741 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.300000011/$2.08999991.

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Friendable Inc. (FDBL)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Friendable Inc. (FDBL).

Friendable (OTC: FDBL) wrapped up the year 2020 with more than 700 new artists joining its exclusive Fan Pass platform since its July launch. The mobile technology and marketing company, which is focused on connecting and engaging users through proprietary mobile and desktop applications, reported that more artists are signing up every day for Fan Pass. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/3m1of

Friendable Inc. (FDBL) is a mobile technology and marketing company focused on connecting and engaging users through its proprietary mobile and desktop applications. Launched July 24, 2020, the company’s flagship offering is designed to help artists engage with their fans around the world and earn revenue while doing so. The livestreaming platform supports artists at all levels, providing exclusive artist content ‘Channels’, LIVE event streaming, promotional support, fan subscriptions and custom merchandise designs, all of which serve as revenue streams for each artist.

With Fan Pass, artists can offer exclusive content channels to their fans, who can use their smartphones to gain access to their favorite artists, as well as an all-access pass to all artists on the platform. Additionally, the Fan Pass team will deploy social broadcasters to capture exclusive VIP experiences, interviews and behind-the-scenes content featuring their favorite artists – all available to fan subscribers on a free trial basis. Subscriptions are billed monthly at $3.99, or about the cost of downloading a couple of songs, and VIP experiences are available at a fraction of the cost of traditional face-to-face meetups.

Friendable Inc. was founded by Robert A. Rositano Jr. and Dean Rositano, two brothers with over 27 years of experience working together on technology-related ventures.

The Fan Pass Mobile & Desktop App

Friendable Inc. launched its Fan Pass platform as a solution for artists and their fans as the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated shutdown have continued to severely hamstring the entertainment industry as a whole. Through Fan Pass, the company aims to reach artists at all levels looking to alter their touring schedules to include ‘Virtual Touring’, new revenue sources and innovative fan engagement opportunities that are expected to become permanent fixtures of artists’ touring routines moving forward.

Fan Pass creates an ecosystem that embraces fans of all kinds, feeding diehard followers and developing lasting connections with more casual supporters. Through the app, qualified artists are provided with a custom designed, exclusive ’Fan Pass Channel’ where they can invite fans and social followers from anywhere around the world to join in chats and live events – allowing fans to experience all there is to see of an artist in one place. Artists earn revenue from monthly fan subscribers, merchandise sales, tickets sold for virtual streaming events and generally from all content views or impressions on their channels. All content views and sales of every kind are reported to each artist through their dashboards, including real-time payout and earnings information.

Fan Pass’ exclusive ‘All Access VIP’ option provides fans with access to content, such as:

  • Live performances or online concerts
  • Backstage meetups before, during or after events
  • Livestreams of studio sessions
  • Behind-the-scenes footage of music video and photo shoots
  • Special interviews and one-on-one videos
  • Streams highlighting the artists’ daily lives

The Fan Pass platform is extremely intuitive, bringing each artist through a streamlined onboarding process, including building out artist ‘Channels’, scheduling LIVE events and designing special edition merchandise to be offered solely through exclusive Fan Pass merchandise stores.

“With the global pandemic disrupting the entertainment industry in such a profound way, artists have had to look to digital distribution and live virtual performances in order to maintain any earning opportunities. Fan Pass and our team are determined to provide solutions and support to all artists, their fans and the industry in general. We are excited about the opportunity we have to shape the future of virtual entertainment, revenue generation and artist/fan engagement,” Robert A. Rositano Jr., CEO of Friendable Inc., stated in a news release.

Market Opportunity

Artists rely heavily on revenue streams that are not often seen by those without intimate industry knowledge. When it comes to traditional performances, the sale of VIP/backstage or meet & greet passes to boost revenue can often become the majority of the artist’s annual tour revenue. Data provided by one of the company’s original entertainment partners, The Kluger Agency (TKA), suggests that as much as 18-23% of artists’ annual tour revenue has historically been derived from these VIP experiences.

The World Economic Forum reports that, in 2020, the six-month-plus disappearance of live music concerts is estimated to have cost “the industry more than $10 billion in sponsorships,” and individual artists are feeling the loss the most. Fan Pass is helping to bridge this gap, providing more affordable virtual VIP experiences that can be offered simultaneously to fans around the world.

While it’s free for artists to join, Fan Pass leverages a monthly subscription model paid by fans to generate revenues. These revenues are shared with all channel artists. In exchange for its platform features, live streaming tools, bandwidth, processing and handling, Fan Pass earns platform fees on each separately ticketed event, as well as splits with each artist on subscriber fees and merchandise designed and sold on the platform.

The U.S. video streaming industry is expected to hit $7.08 billion in value in 2021, with an estimated 100 million internet users watching online video content every day, according to data from Livestream.com. The same report suggests that 45% of live video audiences would pay for exclusive, on-demand video from a favorite team, speaker or performer. Through Fan Pass, Friendable Inc. is uniquely positioned to capitalize on this opportunity.

Friendable App

The company’s second application, Friendable, is an all-inclusive platform where users can meet, chat and date. The app has exceeded 1.5 million total downloads, with over 900,000 historical registered users and more than 580,000 historical user profiles.

Friendable Inc.’s Next Phase of Growth

To facilitate its next phase of growth, Friendable Inc. is seeking an additional $1 million in equity investment, with a follow-on funding that meets or exceeds $5 million. The company intends to utilize its relationships to secure the lowest cost of capital available, as these funds will drive technology advancements, increase head count, fund marketing initiatives and secure additional celebrity talent aimed at bringing larger fan audiences to each released event. These initiatives will assist in building recurring monthly (fan) subscribers, effectively generating recurring monthly revenue for each artist, as well. The next phase of growth is expected to play a key role in accelerating the company’s download and conversion of data for subscription revenue and merchandise sales.

The company’s primary goal is to establish Fan Pass as a premier brand and mobile platform dedicated to connecting and engaging users around the world. In support of this goal, it has entered into a partnership with Brightcove targeting OTT platform expansion, including leaders such as iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Roku and WWW.

In the highly competitive video streaming market, Friendable Inc. has tapped into an unmet demand from today’s ever-present ‘omni-users’ for constant contact with celebrities and influencers. Via Fan Pass, the company offers investors an opportunity to gain a stake in an organization catering to this new breed of omni-users and their influencers.

The application’s potential is clearly illustrated by the interest it has generated in recent weeks. From September 4 to October 12, the Fan Pass platform added 246 new artists, accounting for a 410 percent increase in just six weeks.

“We are extremely encouraged by the ongoing swell of interest as the value of our Fan Pass platform continues to resonate in the artist community,” Friendable CEO Robert A. Rositano Jr. stated in a news release. “We believe the live streaming functionality, our full-circle offering and diverse revenue opportunities the platform offers will continue to drive exponential growth as management remains focused on building long-term shareholder value.”

Management Team

Robert A. Rositano Jr. is the co-founder and CEO of Friendable Inc. He oversees the daily management and operational duties of all areas of the business. He has over 20 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, bringing in over $60 million in liquidity events for the companies he has created or managed. Before starting Friendable Inc. with his brother, Rositano was a founding member of the internet’s first IPO, Netcom Online Communications Inc. It was sold to ICG, then to EarthLink in 1995. He has been a co-founder of several successful ventures, including Simply Internet Inc., Nettaxi.com and America’s Biggest Inc., among others. He also authored one of the first web directories for MacMillan Publishers.

Dean Rositano is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Friendable Inc. He handles the day-to-day operations and guides the technical direction of the company. He has over 15 years of executive management, financial management, high technology operations and internet architecture experience. Before co-founding Friendable Inc., Rositano co-founded several other companies, including Checkmate Mobile Inc. and Latitude Venture Partners LLC, among others.

Friendable Inc. (FDBL), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.01543, up 18.6923%, on 4,900,853 volume with 177 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,253,552 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.007799999/$0.289999991.

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Loop Insights Inc. (TSX.V: MTRX) (OTCQB: RACMF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Loop Insights Inc. (TSX.V: MTRX) (OTCQB: RACMF).

Loop Insights (TSXV: MTRX) (OTCQB: RACMF), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement and automated venue tracing to the brick-and-mortar space, today announced its entry into a letter of intent (“LOI”) to acquire Passcreator, a leading European digital wallet and mobile marketing company with Tier-1 clients such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. According to the update, the acquisition is expected to be completed by late January or early February 2021, subject to customary due diligence and Exchange approvals. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/DdkaW

Loop Insights Inc. (TSX.V: MTRX) (OTCQB: RACMF) is an innovative technology company leveraging Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to deliver contactless solutions, including its venue management platform, personalized engagement services and AI-driven insights.

The company was founded on June 12, 2019, and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Loop is currently offering its solutions to major players in the telecom, sports, casino gaming, hospitality, entertainment and retail industries across Canada, the United States, South America, the UK, Australia, Indonesia and Japan.

Scaled and Fully Managed Services

Loop Insights has integrated both its Fobi and SmarTap devices with its proprietary cloud to provide end-to-end services for the retail, travel, entertainment and hospitality industries.

Loop’s Automated Venue Management Platform

Loop’s venue management platform is a fully managed contactless check-in platform that securely aggregates venue and visitor information in order to generate real-time feedback to both venue hosts and consumers. Loop’s venue management platform can be applied to venue tracing for COVID-19 or used in traditional environments for applications in ticketing, retail and hospitality.

Loop’s COVID-19 Venue Tracing Solution

Loop Insights is committed to leveraging its solutions for COVID-19 management, allowing for easier tracing, testing and data collection.

Loop Insights has adapted its existing technology to create a venue management platform designed specifically for tracing the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s complete end-to-end COVID-19 management platform provides a means for venues and event hosts to manage attendees and instantly trace and notify potential at-risk visitors.

Loop Insights has partnered with a number of medical testing companies including iSTOC and Empower Clinics to provide rapid testing options wherever its COVID-19 venue management system is deployed.

Loop Insights signed a referral and partnership agreement with Finland’s iSTOC Ltd. in November 2020, providing the company COVID-19 testing and integrated lab capabilities in Europe. The partnership allows Loop to provide FDA and HIPAA-compliant tracing and testing that can be deployed by any health care organization, NGO or government worldwide. “Our partnership with iSTOC positions us as a true global leader regarding complete COVID-19 management solutions,” Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson explained.

Through its partnership with Summit Services Inc., Loop Insights deployed the first-ever COVID-19 venue bubble solution in a live environment at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Myers, Florida, and #VegasBubble in Las Vegas. The venue bubble was deployed to test, trace and notify over 500 NCAA players, coaches and staff that attended the tournament.

Loop’s Personalized Engagement Platform

Loop Insights’ personalized engagement platform leverages the power of the company’s technology to provide retail operators with an automated marketing platform focused on delivering the right marketing to the right customers to optimize retail engagement.

By leveraging the power of the Wallet pass functionality found on all Android and iOS devices, Loop establishes a direct line of communication with consumers, allowing merchants to provide an AI-personalized marketing experience designed to drive spending and encourage brand loyalty through rewards and other promotions.

Like the digital credit cards or boarding passes that use Wallet pass technology, Loop Insights’ engagement platform provides a seamless user experience without the need to download an additional application. Consumers receive automated promotions and discounts that can be personalized based on user data.

Loop’s Real-Time Insights Platform

By aggregating retail information about consumers and their preferences, Loop’s Insights platform takes the guesswork out of decision making for retailers. Loop’s Insights platform aggregates retail performance data, recording 100% of each transaction before delivering insights and analytics regarding macro and micro buying trends, consumer behavior and optimization opportunities.

As part of its Insights offering, Loop provides AI-based forecasting, modeling and inventory management services to retailers with the ability to integrate third-party data services such as foot traffic and weather.

Loop Insights Devices and Technologies

Loop Insights has developed a line of simple, yet powerful technologies designed to transform industries through the power of IoT technologies and artificial intelligence. The company offers fully automated plug-and-play platforms that can seamlessly integrate and enhance clients’ existing operational infrastructure. The company’s devices are designed to work together seamlessly on top of its enterprise-level cloud infrastructure, providing clients in the retail, entertainment and hospitality industries with the ability to easily optimize their operations.

Fobi

Fobi is an IoT device designed to seamlessly integrate into any existing point of sale or customer management infrastructure. It collects 100% of transactional data and then connects this data to other data points, enabling optimization through AI and data-driven insights.

Loop Insights’ cloud-based AI is designed to aggregate an organization’s data, optimizing the information so it is actionable and easy to use. The Fobi device is hardware agnostic and seamlessly connects with existing points of sale or customer relationship management infrastructure, physically or digitally.

By aggregating an organization’s entire dataset, Fobi is able to merge transactional and behavioral data with customer data to create 360-degree customer profiles, enabling highly-personalized, omnichannel marketing strategies across a number of platforms including email, SMS, paper receipts and the company’s proprietary Wallet pass technology. Loop’s data aggregation service is supported by Amazon Web Services, providing clients with the digital infrastructure and security necessary to protect their data.

SmarTap

SmarTap is a Near Field Communication (NFC) device that enables consumers to “tap” to check-in to locations using their smartphone’s NFC compatibility, enabling contactless customer engagement through the use of Wallet pass technology. By leveraging the functionality of the Wallet pass technology found on Android and iOS devices, Loop is able to drive engagement and provide personalized, data-driven insights without the need for an additional application.

Loop’s SmarTap device can connect to the Loop cloud via LTE or Wi-Fi, allowing retailers to securely transfer encrypted data from wherever their businesses operates.

Loop Cloud

The Loop Cloud brings together datapoints from its Fobi and SmarTap devices to create a unified database for the company and its clients. Instead of individual tills and stores generating their own unique datasets, Loop Insights aggregates data together from a number of sources, creating a complete picture of a client’s retail environment.

By hosting this database in the cloud, Loop Insights provides its clients with more accessible and actionable data that can be accessed from anywhere. Additionally, the Loop cloud allows for real-time monitoring, and its API can be directly integrated into existing PoS systems.

When paired with Loop’s Fobi and SmarTap devices, the Loop Cloud allows for businesses to transform their edge-based legacy systems into a unified database that can be accessed from anywhere.

Uklipz

Expected to launch in January 2021, Loop Insights’ latest product offering, Uklipz, is a next-generation platform that enables consumers to create verified video reviews that can be purchased, analyzed and leveraged by brands to drive engagement and sales.

The addition of Uklipz marks an important milestone for the company, because it further strengthens its product portfolio by providing a reliable solution in the massive but problematic consumer review industry, as Anson explained in a November 2020 news release (https://ibn.fm/YpNlR). He added that the company expects this platform to become a very valuable asset and a significant source of revenue in 2021.

Market Outlook

Loop Insights’ integrated technology solutions and its recent advances in providing end-to-end COVID-19 solutions position the company for significant growth opportunities in the expanding IoT market. According to MarketsandMarkets research, the global IoT sector is expected to reach $561 billion by 2022, up from $180.6 billion in 2017. This market growth can be attributed to an increase in cloud platform adoption and a reduction of costs (https://ibn.fm/1BIPB) which Loop is driving through its engagement and insights platforms.

According to Loop Insights’ August 2020 investor presentation, its innovative solutions open the door to multiple opportunities in additional sectors, including but not limited to:

  • Brick and mortar retail – an estimated value of $31,880 billion by 2023 (Mordor Research)
  • Sports and entertainment – an estimated value of $614.1 billion by 2022 (The Business Research Company)
  • Telecom partnerships – an estimated value of $3,435.2 billion by 2022 (The Business Research Company)
  • Casino gaming – an estimated value of $565.4 billion by 2022 (Research and Markets)
  • Cannabis – an estimated value of $66.3 billion by 2025 (Grandview Research Inc.)

Management Team

Rob Anson is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Loop Insights. He has also served, since October 2017, as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Fobisuite Technologies Inc., a private British Columbia technology company. In a prior role, Anson was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of One Team Media, a private Vancouver-based media company with digital and television production assets.

Abbey Abdiye is Chief Financial Officer of Loop Insights. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) who has served as Chief Financial Officer for a range of public companies throughout his extensive career. Before obtaining his CPA, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University and completed his Co-Op Education Certificate.

Gavin Lee is the company’s Chief Operating Officer. He has over 20 years of experience with global consumer products, with expertise in building top-performing sales teams, brand management, operational excellence and consumer insights. Lee has a strong business understanding and a background in improving salesforce effectiveness. His experience ranges from small entrepreneurial brands to multi-million-dollar global leaders in a variety of marketing segments.

Casey Matson-DeKay is Chief Technology Officer of Loop Insights. He previously held the same position at Fobisuite Technologies, from January 2017 until January 2018. Matson-DeKay has been a developer and information technology consultant for various enterprises. He has been involved with the core technologies utilized by Loop Insights for nearly a decade.

Loop Insights Inc. (RACMF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.39, even for the day, on 100,955 volume with 65 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 67,180 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.000000999/$2.33990001.

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Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF).

In a recent virtual townhall, Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu disclosed that the Canadian government has recently granted access to psilocybin or “psychedelic” mushrooms to several physicians for use in patients with addiction and/or mental health issues (https://ibn.fm/j9ZAO). In line with anticipated legislation expected to loosen restrictions on psilocybin mushrooms, Pure Extracts Technologies (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF) (XFRA: A2QJAJ), a Canadian plant-based extraction company with a new vertical in functional mushrooms, is currently positioning itself to be the dominant extraction company and leader in the rapid development and commercialization of functional and medicinal products. Also today, the company was featured in the 420 with PNW by PsychedelicNewsWire. Canada has made significant strides in its health policies, having allowed psychedelics to be administered to four cancer patients in their end-of-life treatments, and established and implemented a health-care program that’s publicly funded, in addition to becoming the first G7 nation to legalize marijuana in 2018. Addtionally, the company was featured in a publication from PsychedelicNewsWire, examining how Pure Extracts is focused on the cannabis, hemp, and functional mushroom sectors, the last of which is projected to rise to a value of $34.4 billion by the end of 2024. Seeking to capitalize on the growing interest within the sector, Pure Extracts has expanded its business model to include mushroom formulations using extraction processes proven compatible with the company’s existing infrastructure. Working alongside its scientific advisor—Dr. Alexander MacGregor, founder of the Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology—Pure Extracts intends to develop high bio-available products and novel delivery methodologies, which will include tinctures, pills, capsules and edibles. 

Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF), headquartered in Pemberton, British Columbia, is a plant-based extraction company with a new vertical in functional mushrooms. The firm is positioned to be the dominant extraction company and a leader in the rapid development and commercialization of functional and medicinal psychedelic products.

The Company’s business model consists of three verticals: in-house brands; toll processing, offering contract cannabis and hemp processing to Canadian Licensed Producers and international partners to sell under their own brands; and white labelling, supplying products, including edibles and custom formulated oils, in consumer-ready packaging for companies licensed to sell cannabis oil extracts and for CPG brands seeking licensed cannabis manufacturing partners.

Market Position

The psychedelic and functional mushroom industries are among the fastest growing in North America. As the industry transitions from dry biomass to extracts, many companies are unprepared for this new opportunity. The global medicinal mushroom market is expected to grow by $13.88 billion annually by 2024.

When assessing investment strategy, market analysts suggest that psychedelics are more comparable to biotech than to cannabis. Unlike traditional biotech, however, psychedelics can claim years of human consumption. Because their efficacy and safety are already well understood, the hurdles for development are likely to be lower. As known molecules, psychedelics won’t spend as much time in discovery and pre-clinical development.

Current research is finding psychedelic benefits including anti-tumor, anti-viral, detoxification, immune function, and mental wellness. As such, psychedelic compounds are now being examined by leading medical research and academic institutions for treatment of depression, PTSD, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, obesity, narcolepsy, OCD, Alzheimer’s, ADHD and drug and alcohol dependence. In 2020, the FDA granted breakthrough therapy status to psychedelics for treatment-resistant depression, with approvals anticipated in 2021.

Pure Extracts is well positioned to partner with organizations planning to develop both functional and psychedelic products. A dealer’s license with Health Canada will enable buying, selling and producing of psychedelics in an EU-GMP-compliant environment. The Company’s 10,000 square foot facility is designed for EU-GMP certification, which allows for international sales. The Company has signed NDAs to explore joint development endeavors for Q4 2020 product launches, as well as an advisory agreement with Dr. Alexander MacGregor, founder of Transpharm Canada Inc. (“TCI”), the parent company of Toronto Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, whose facility is a fully compliant Health Canada licensed Good Manufacturing Practice (“GMP”) manufacturing and testing facility and is a full-service clinical development business that provides clinical trial services to biotechnology companies.

Research on Psychedelics

Naturally occurring psychedelics, like psilocybin mushrooms, peyote and ayahuasca, have been used by humans for centuries. First seen as potentially medicinal in 1938 by a chemist at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals (now Novartis), the desired stimulant effect was unsuccessful and therefore the drug was shelved. Twenty years later, in 1958, Sandoz began selling lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to treat mental disorders. From 1950 to 1965, over a thousand scientific papers on these compounds were published. During the 1960s, however, psychedelics made their way out of the lab and onto the street. The war on drugs followed, and psychedelic research essentially ended.

Research continued slowly on the fringes. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies was formed in 1986 with the goal of becoming a leading non-profit psychedelic pharmaceutical company. Still being researched, psychedelics’ primary and most common mechanism of action is agonism of serotonin receptors in the brain, which promotes serotonin production in order to regulate mood.

Growing societal awareness and acceptance of mental illness as a legitimate disease due, in part, to its increasingly prevalence have been a catalyst for a new search for innovative treatments. As such, interest in psychedelic medicines has been revived in recent years.

Extract Segment Leader with Cannabis

Canada’s cannabis industry is dominated by dried flower products. Extract products are estimated to represent only 13% of the market share. With no dominant brands in the cannabis sector, Pure Extracts is the development leader in this segment, which is estimated by Deloitte to be worth $2.7 billion annually. Pure Pulls, the company’s private label brand, is nationally recognized through compliant event sponsorship and ongoing product engagement.

Management Team

Pure Extracts is led by a team of dedicated professionals leveraging extensive industry knowledge.

Ben Nikolaevsky, the company’s CEO, has more than a decade of experience in corporate leadership roles across the natural products, agriculture and cannabis sectors. Nikolaevsky has served as CEO at Natura Naturals Inc. and Blue Goose Capital Corp., as well as market vice president at CIBC and chief credit officer & capital markets manager at IBM Global Financing Canada.

Doug Benville founded Pure Extracts and serves as the company’s COO. He is highly proficient in cannabis cultivation, system operations and oil extraction.

Alexander Logie, Pure Extracts’ vice president of business development, has over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector, having most recently served as interim CFO, COO and senior vice president of business development at Natura Naturals Inc., a licensed cannabis producer acquired at the start of 2019.

Andy Gauvin is vice president of sales for Pure Extracts. Gauvin is an accomplished senior sales leader with over 30 years of experience in the cannabis space. Gauvin also brings extensive knowledge of the complex federal and provincial regulatory environment to the Pure Extracts team.

Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.63, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is 380,953 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.47/$0.89.

Recent News

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U).

HempFusion Wellness (TSX: CBD.U), a leading health and wellness CBD company utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, has received USDA Organic Certification for its HempFusion CBD tinctures; the exclusive line of tinctures offers products with potency from 150mg (5mg per serving) to 1,500mg (50mg per serving) of CBD per bottle. HempFusion is one of the first publicly traded CBD companies to receive the certification; the distinction is significant because organic products generally represent some of the highest quality products available. To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/6k62D

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U) is a leader in the health and wellness CBD industry, providing innovative and diversified proprietary formulations utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition.

Invested heavily in regulatory compliance, HempFusion aims to consistently meet and even exceed the high standards required by retailers and consumers – putting safety, quality and consistency first. In support of these efforts, the company is U.S. Hemp Authority Certified and is a current board member of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, a coalition of leading companies committed to advancing safe hemp and CBD products.

HempFusion reported 1,750 shareholders and $18.3 million in cash as of June 30, 2020 – the second-largest cash position in its sector – with no debt. Looking ahead, the company is currently preparing to launch an IPO directly onto the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) senior board, where it has already reserved ticker symbol ‘CBD.U’. Learn More About HempFusion Upcoming IPO.

HempFusion is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

HempFusion’s Proprietary Wellness Portfolio

The diverse product portfolio showcased by HempFusion includes 46 products that are currently on shelves. The company’s leading offerings include HempFusion-owned Biome Labs, HF Labs and Probulin. Due to the time and resources allocated to increasing the compliance of these proprietary products, HempFusion may have a competitive advantage and create additional retail opportunities that are not available for other CBD companies.

HempFusion’s Diversified Revenue Pipeline

HempFusion’s focus and investment into regulatory compliance has opened doors to major food and drug mass or big box retailers that are not available to other CBD companies. This strategic approach includes five distinct channels:

  • Natural Health Retailers
  • eCommerce
  • Big Box / Food and Drug Mass
  • Doctor Practitioner
  • Convenience

HempFusion’s Line of Products

HempFusion’s branded line of products is based on the company’s proprietary Whole Food Panoramic Full-Spectrum Hemp Complex. Each product is condition-specific, targeting needs such as sleep, energy and stress.

All of HempFusion’s products are made from DNA-verified, European Union registered, non-GMO, organic industrial hemp. The company’s offerings span multiple product categories, including:

  • Tinctures and capsules – These offerings make up the most popular product category in the $4 billion U.S. CBD market.
  • OTC topicals – HempFusion is one of the few CBD companies marketing FDA Drug Listed Topicals. The FDA compliance standards ensure that these products meet the standards set by larger national retailers.
  • Condition-specific OTC products – HempFusion has OTC products that are condition-specifically targeted, including:
    • OTC Pain Products – The global pain relief market for topicals is projected to reach $13.3 billion by 2025, with a CAGR from 2018 to 2025 of 7.4%.
    • OTC Eczema Products – The global dermatitis market is projected to reach $13.6 billion by 2026.
    • OTC Acne and Aging/Beauty Products – The global market for beauty and anti-aging products is currently estimated at $1.08 trillion.
    • OTC First Aid and Wound Healing Products – In 2019, the 10 top-selling first aid ointments in the United States generated over $650 million in sales.

Probulin Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes

Probulin Probiotics is a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of HempFusion Wellness Inc. and is currently one of the fastest growing probiotics brands in the United States, according to Spins syndicated data.

The Probulin product line addresses a wide range of consumer needs, including daily care, total care, women’s health and children’s products. The probiotics market represents a growing opportunity, as it is estimated to reach $7 billion globally by 2022.

Because of the diverse offerings of the Probulin line, it serves as HempFusion’s gateway to retailers who may not currently carry CBD products.

This ‘Trojan Horse Strategy’ is intended to allow the company to establish, develop and build relationships among these retailers. By achieving approved vendor status, the company may be able to facilitate faster onboarding times, enabling accelerated access to its CBD products in the future.

HF Labs and Biome Research – Doctor and Practitioner Product Lines

The HF Labs and Biome Research product lines are directed toward doctors and practitioners and cater to hospitals, compounding pharmacies and free-standing dispensaries. With an estimated target market of 28,000+ integrative medical doctors and 70,000+ licensed chiropractors in the United States, these offerings create a unique market opportunity as HempFusion continues to broaden its footprint in the CBD industry.

Research on CBD and Human Safety

HempFusion is one of 12 CBD companies selected to participate in ValidCare’s groundbreaking study regarding CBD and human safety, which is expected to be complete by the end of October 2020. The study is designed to address previous questions from the FDA regarding CBD products.

As part of this study, HempFusion and the other selected companies will be conducting human trials to determine if the daily use of full-spectrum hemp-derived CBD or CBD isolate impacts the human liver.

Management Team

Jason Mitchell, N.D., is the co-founder, Director and CEO of HempFusion. He has over 20 years of experience in the natural products industry and is a naturopathic doctor certified by the ANMCB. Mitchell received his doctorate from the Trinity College of Natural Health and is a member of the American Naturopathic Medical Association and the CNHP. He is an expert in supplemental formations and was responsible for successfully creating and launching over 300 industry-leading products during his 15-year tenure at Country Life Vitamins.

Ian DeQueiroz is the Chief of Brand Strategy & Partnerships and a Director for HempFusion. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in early-stage cannabis and hemp companies. In 2010, he acquired his first cannabis CO2 extraction company in the United States. DeQueiroz has facilitated the licensing process for many companies in the United States, as well as one of Jamaica’s premier cannabis companies, Epican Medicinals Ltd.

Jon Visser is HempFusion’s Chief Revenue Officer. He has over 25 years of experience in all areas of sales and marketing, with a proven track record of consistently driving growth across all major channels. Visser was previously the Senior Vice President of Sales at Navajo Inc., a multi-national manufacturer/distributor of brands like Pennzoil Automotive Supplies, Piranha Eyewear and Navajo Inc., the largest distributor of trial- and travel-sized health and beauty products in the United States. Visser grew annual sales from $60 million to $128 million in less than three years while at Navajo Inc.

Bruce Valentine Jr. is the Chief Financial Officer of HempFusion. He has a proven track record working with high-growth companies and was named CFO of the Year in 2013 by the Northern Colorado Business Report. Valentine is the former CFO of Otter Products and has over 15 years of financial management experience.

Ola Lessard is the Chief Marketing Officer of HempFusion and is also the President of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable. She has experience in marketing creative and effective brand strategies. She is a former Vice President of Marketing at Barlean’s, an award-winning supplements provider based in Washington.

Nancy Angelini is the Director of the Doctor/Practitioner Channel. She has over 25 years as an active, licensed practitioner. Angelini travels the country as a lecturer and product manager. She is responsible for opening doors to some of the largest doctor/practitioner networks in the United States.

Daniel Brody is the Chief Corporate Officer of HempFusion. He is the co-founder and former Vice President of The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF). Brody has been instrumental in listing multiple world-class cannabis companies, including TGOD, Emblem Corp. and Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF). Before joining the cannabis industry, he spent seven years working at two leading Canadian brokerage firms.

 

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.63, even for the day. The average volume for the last 3 months is 380,953 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.47/$0.89.

Recent News

Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN).

Cybin (NEO: CYBN), a life sciences company focused on psychedelic pharmaceutical therapies, is pleased to announce that Adelia Therapeutics Inc., a wholly-controlled subsidiary of Cybin, has achieved the earn-out milestones for the period commencing Nov. 15, 2020, as contemplated by the terms of a contribution agreement (the “ transaction agreement”) dated Dec. 4, 2020. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/J4EsX

Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) is a Canada-based life sciences company focused on the pharmaceutical development of psychedelic products, as well as the functional mushroom market.

The early-stage company boasts an experienced management team featuring industry veterans from pharmaceutical and consumer product backgrounds who have run multiple clinical trials and collectively helped facilitate billions of dollars in product revenues. The team is dedicated to the development of products and protocols within the psychedelic, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

In particular, Cybin aims to further build upon and expand its intellectual property (IP) portfolio, which is structured around unique psilocybin delivery mechanisms that target a number of different therapeutic indications. In addition, the company has dedicated itself toward furthering its research and IP within the fields of synthetic compounds, extraction methods, the isolation of chemical compounds, new drug formulations and protocol regimes.

Serenity Life Sciences & Natures Journey Inc.

The company’s business model is centered around its two core subsidiaries, Serenity Life Sciences and Natures Journey Inc., which comprise Cybin’s two-pronged approach toward delivering fungi-derived psychedelic and medicinal products.

Serenity Life Sciences is focused on furthering research and development of psilocybin-based medications. Psilocybin is found in certain species of mushrooms and is a non-habit forming, naturally occurring psychedelic compound. Research into psilocybin has shown positive results for the treatment of depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, ADHD and other indications.

Natures Journey Inc. operates the Journey brand, which specializes in developing proprietary medicinal mushroom products that target and promote mental wellness, immune boosting detoxification and overall general health and wellbeing.

Partnership with the Toronto Centre for Psychedelic Science (TCPS)

Staying true to its axiom of being a research-first medicinal mushroom life sciences company, Cybin recently announced its entry into a strategic partnership with the Toronto Centre for Psychedelic Science (TCPS), with the goal of furthering its ongoing psilocybin research efforts and expanding Cybin’s psilocybin IP portfolio (http://nnw.fm/9EUkI).

“While there is evidence to support psilocybin as a treatment for certain indications, the Toronto Centre for Psychedelic Science is taking a clinical approach to prove or disprove the safety and efficacy of psilocybin-based microdosing through an open science approach,” Paul Glavine, CEO of Cybin, stated in a news release.

“We are excited to join forces with Cybin and to offer our expertise. A number of firms had approached TCPS, but Cybin demonstrated a superior commitment to high-quality research and integrity in product development. Our high standards for scientific rigor and transparency will find a fitting home within the culture Cybin is cultivating in Canada and abroad,” Thomas Anderson, co-founder of the Toronto Centre for Psychedelic Science, added.

Journey’s Product Monetization & Market Potential for Nutraceutical Supplements

Although Cybin is at the forefront of companies seeking to conduct clinical trials aimed at gaining regulatory approval for psilocybin and other psychedelic products, the company has also placed a great deal of emphasis on generating meaningful revenue from its very outset.

Cybin’s Journey brand has is launching a range of supplements comprised of popular fungi-derived ingredients such as Reishi, Lion’s Mane and Cordyceps. Purported to aid focus and concentration while promoting neurogenesis, Journey’s range of nutraceutical products provides Cybin with a crucial foothold within the non-psychedelic legal supplement market, which is valued at over $25 billion globally and growing at a 9% year-over-year rate.

Pharmaceutical Psychedelics

In addition to the company’s range of non-psychedelic supplements, Cybin has plans to carry out a clinical trial with a new delivery system for its psilocybin-based medications later this year. Ultimately, the company aims to enter into technology transfer agreements with global pharmaceutical companies after phase 1 & phase 2 clinical trials are complete in order to accelerate regulatory approvals in major indications in global markets with entire lifecycle product management.

With products such as psilocybin truffles already legal in nations such as the Netherlands, Jamaica and Bulgaria, Cybin has positioned itself to capitalize on an eventual legalization of psychedelic mushroom-derived products in the future. Working within a regulatory environment with strong similarities to that which dealt with cannabis prior to the industry’s eventual legalization by the Canadian government in 2018, Cybin is laying the groundwork for the moment pharmaceutical psychedelics gain acceptance in North America and abroad.

Amalgamation Agreement and Financing

Cybin recently announced its entry into an amalgamation agreement dated June 26, 2020, with Clarmin Explorations Inc. (TSX.V: CX) and 2762898 Ontario Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarmin (http://nnw.fm/w04LH). Completion of the transactions contemplated in the amalgamation agreement will result in the reverse takeover of Clarmin by Cybin.

In connection with the proposed transaction, Cybin plans to complete a “best-efforts” brokered private placement of subscription receipts of Cybin, with a syndicate of agents co-led by Stifel Nicolaus Canada Inc. (Stifel GMP) and Eight Capital, to raise a minimum of C$14 million ($10 million) and a maximum of C$21 million ($15 million), with a 15% agents’ option.

To date, Cybin has raised approximately C$10,400,000 through an initial financing round and its series A financing round.

Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN), closed Friday's trading session at $2.90, up 1.3986%, on 70,712 volume with 390 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 136,117 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.04999995/$3.35739994.

Recent News

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER).

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company (NASDAQ: WTER) (CSE: WTER) quickly earned a reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most innovative lifestyle brands. Now a leading producer of premium bottled alkaline water, flavor-infused waters and CBD-infused products, WTER's flagship product was a premium 8.8 pH balanced alkaline drinking water produced through an innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process. Also today, the company was featured in the 420 with CNW by CannabisNewsWire. During the annual State of the State speech held on Wednesday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont reaffirmed his support for cannabis legalization and vowed to work with legislators to advance the issue this year. He stated that he looked forward to collaborating with the state’s tribal partners and was working with neighboring states on the way forward to update gaming in Connecticut and get the legislators on board to attain cannabis legalization.

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Its flagship product, Alkaline88®, is a leading premier alkaline water brand available in bulk and single-serve sizes, along with eco-friendly aluminum packaging options. With its innovative, state-of-the-art proprietary electrolysis process, Alkaline88® delivers perfect 8.8 pH balanced alkaline drinking water with trace minerals and electrolytes and boasts the company’s trademarked label ‘Clean Beverage’. Quickly being recognized as a growing lifestyle brand, Alkaline88® launched A88 Infused™ in 2019 to meet consumer demand for flavor-infused products. A88 Infused™ flavored water is available in six unique all-natural flavors, with new flavors coming soon. Additionally, in 2020, the company launched the A88CBD™ brand, featuring a broad line of topical and ingestible products. These products are made with lab-tested full and broad-spectrum hemp and include salves, balms, lotions, essential oils, bath-salts, CBD infused drinks, tinctures, capsules, gummies and powder packs.

Innovation and Expansion

Founded in 2012, The Alkaline Water Company began with a mission to create the best-tasting water in the world. At the time, there were two emerging trends in health-conscious consumers: a growing interest in the alkaline diet and perceived health benefits of pink Himalayan rock salt. By combining these two concepts in an alkaline water and trademarking the name Alkaline88, The Alkaline Water Company began offering what it calls the smoothest tasting Clean Beverage™ in the U.S. enhanced-water category.

Now a top bulk alkaline-water brand (the company reported record sales in March and April 2020, surpassing March and April 2019 numbers by 114% and 171%, respectively), The Alkaline Water Company is committed to growing its national footprint through innovation and expansion. That mindset was evident as the company introduced eco-friendly aluminum bottles and branched out into flavor-infused waters; the company currently offers six different flavors: peach/mango, lemon/lime, raspberry, watermelon, blood orange and lemon.

The company’s commitment to innovation may be most evident in its newest product line: A88CBD. This line of CBD-infused products includes tinctures, capsules, gummies, salves, balms, hand and foot lotions, essential oils, bath bombs and bath salts, as well as CBD-infused drinks, water and beverage shots. These quality, CBD-infused offerings are all made with lab-tested, full-spectrum hemp and are conveniently packaged and perfect for on-the-go or at home use.

In addition, The Alkaline Water Company has implemented an aggressive growth strategy, with numerous organic initiatives focused on national multichannel, mass-market expansion through a direct-to-warehouse model and co-packing facilities that are strategically located within 600 miles of 95% of the U.S. population. In addition to this strong brick-and-mortar approach, the company recently launched a B2C e-commerce platform (www.A88CBD.com) and aggressive digital-marketing campaigns.

Clear Advantages in a Growing Market

With consistent growth year over year, the company reported $32.2 million in revenue in fiscal 2019 and has emerged as a growth leader in the functional (value-added) waters space, which is the fastest-growing segment of the bottled water industry.

The Alkaline Water Company’s efforts are focused on its clear competitive advantages, including its strong marketing (the inclusion of alkaline in product names); existing grocery channels, which feature excellent relationships and a nationwide broker network; distinctive branding; proprietary technology, which produces great-tasting, high-quality water, infused drinks and other products; and price, with a broad range of products in all formats, from bulk bottles to single serve.

As the company focuses on strategic growth, it is eyeing the impressive potential of a market that is on a strong upswing. Annual bottled water sales have now surpassed soda consumption, with soda sales in the United States having declined by $1.2 billion over the past five years. Some research indicates that the global bottled water market will reach an estimated $280 billion this year, while the CBD market is forecast to top $20 billion by 2024.

With its products available in all major trade channels, including grocery stores, drug stores, c-stores and big-box retailers, The Alkaline Water Company is also looking to expand into new spaces, such as health and beauty, hospitality and specialty retailer locations.

Seasoned Management Team

The Alkaline Water Company is led by an experienced team focused on the company’s core strategy of building a national retail footprint and extending its lifestyle brands into other consumer packaged goods categories.

Richard A. Wright, President, CEO and Co-Founder of The Alkaline Water Company Inc., oversees all aspects of the business, successfully guiding the company through strategic opportunities and delivering greater than 50% growth since the company’s inception. A passionate and versatile leader with a strong track record of innovation, collaboration and achieving goal-driven results, Wright is a serial entrepreneur with more than 41 years of experience. Early in his career, he spent years at one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firms, working his way up to Regional Director of Tax and Financial Planning. As a CPA, entrepreneur and former CFO, Wright brings extensive knowledge of finance, operations, sales and marketing to the team, and he has participated in hundreds of M&A transactions throughout his career.

David Guarino, CFO, Secretary, Treasurer and Director, earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Denver. From 2008 to 2013, Guarino was President and a Director of Kahala Corp., a worldwide franchisor of multiple quick-service restaurant brands with locations in 49 states and more than 25 countries. From 2014 to 2015, Guarino was President of HTI International Holdings Inc., a technology company focused on forward osmosis water filtration technology.

Frank Chessman, National Sales Manager, is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. He spent 25 years with Ralph’s Grocery, Kroger’s largest division, working at many levels before ultimately becoming Vice President of Advertising & Marketing. He then served 14 years as Executive Vice President at Simon Marketing. Chessman has more than a decade of experience in the beverage manufacturing industry.

Brian Sudano, Director, is managing partner of Beverage Marketing Corporation and BMC Strategic Associates. Sudano’s experience covers nearly the entire beverage industry, from energy drinks to wine, with special expertise in beverage alcohol by virtue of varied industry experience across a broad range of projects. Sudano manages several major clients, providing ongoing strategic and market advice and leading projects in strategic planning, market entry analysis and planning, sales/distribution, business modeling, brand repositioning and international opportunity assessment. He has spoken at many beverage industry events and is a contributing editor at Beverage World magazine.

Aaron Keay, Chairman, has been a successful investor, entrepreneur and financier to multiple small cap and startup companies over the last decade. During his time with these companies, he served in advisor, board-member and senior-management roles. His experience ranges across multiple sectors in mining, biotech, health and wellness, tech and cannabis, where he has invested and raised more than $500 million.

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER), closed Friday's trading session at $8.00, up 6.5246%, on 82,573 volume with 365 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 77,204 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.01999998/$13.1260004.

Recent News

AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: AZRX).

AzurRx BioPharma (NASDAQ: AZRX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of targeted, non-systemic therapies for gastrointestinal (“GI”) diseases, announced that it, along with First Wave Bio Inc., has received a notice of allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). The notice of allowance is for issuance of a patent that covers use of niclosamide as a treatment for COVID-19-associated GI disease. AZRX filed the patent with First Wave, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel gut-targeted small molecules for inflammatory bowel disease and other serious conditions. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/kpSiC

AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (AZRX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for gastrointestinal diseases using recombinant proteins.

The company’s lead drug candidate is MS1819, a recombinant lipase for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis.

AzurRx has already completed two Phase 2 clinical trials for MS1819 and is currently pursuing approval through parallel monotherapy and combination therapy pathways.

The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York City, with scientific operations in Langlade, France, and clinical operations in Hayward, California.

MS1819 Clinical Trials

The two current ongoing clinical trials for MS1819 in cystic fibrosis (CF) are the Phase 2b Option 2 monotherapy trial and the Phase 2 combination therapy trial, using MS1819 together with porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), the current standard of care. Pending the Phase 2b trial outcome, the company intends to initiate a Phase 3 trial in cystic fibrosis.

  • Phase 2b CF Option 2 Trial – The study was initiated in Q3 2020, using MS1819 doses in enteric capsule form (2240mg and 4480mg). Topline data for the trial is anticipated in Q1 2021.
  • Phase 2 CF Combination Trial – The study was initiated in Q4 2019, using daily dose levels of PERT in combination with MS1819 dosages (700mg, 1120mg and 2240mg). Topline data is anticipated in Q2 2021.

These trials are currently addressing the treatment of EPI in patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis – an established global market with an estimated value in excess of $2 billion that has been growing at a CAGR greater than 20% over the past five years.

Results from AzurRx’s Phase 2b Option 2 trial of MS1819 in cystic fibrosis patients demonstrate that the non-porcine MS1819 lipase is well-tolerated by patients, with no significant safety signals observed at the 2240mg daily dose level.

“[W]e have evaluated four different enteric capsules and identified the best suitable formulation for MS1819 that provides gastroprotection of enzyme content and delayed release into the duodenum,” James Sapirstein, President & CEO of AzurRx, stated in a September 2020 news release (https://ibn.fm/27t4W). “Our clinical program continues to advance, and we are determined to develop MS1819 as a safer alternative to porcine pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, significantly reducing the pill burden of cystic fibrosis patients.”

Financial Highlights

As of July 2020, AzurRx had raised gross cash capital of $22.1 million, including $15.2 million from Series B convertible preferred stock and warrants in July 2020 and $6.9 million from convertible promissory notes and warrants in December 2019 and January 2020. Notably, AzurRx solidified its financial position and created an effectively debt-free balance sheet by exchanging substantially all of its outstanding convertible notes into the Series B convertible preferred stock financing.

The company secured an additional $2.5 million in French Research Tax Credits, received in 2020, for the years 2017-2019 (https://ibn.fm/Qxk7O).

In a letter to shareholder, Sapirstein noted that ensuring the company maintains sufficient capital to support its business operations has been a key focus. He further stated that the company is in “a financially secure position” to complete its two Phase 2 MS1819 clinical trial programs and to begin preparations in 2021 for a pivotal Phase 3 study.

The company has no current plans to access additional financing, as it believes it has enough cash to fund existing operational and clinical objectives through Q3 2021.

Management Team

James Sapirstein is the President and CEO of AzurRx BioPharma. He was previously the CEO and a board member for ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is now known as Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: HEPA). Mr. Sapirstein has almost 36 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in drug development and commercialization. He currently serves on the Emerging Companies and Health Section boards of the BIO (Biotechnology Innovation Organization) and is Chairman Emeritus of BioNJ. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Rutgers University and has an MBA in management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Daniel Schneiderman is the Chief Financial Officer of AzurRx. He previously served as the CFO of Biophytis SA and its U.S. subsidiary, Biophytis, Inc., clinical-stage biotechnology companies focused on the development of pharmaceutical candidates for age-related diseases. He was appointed to the AzurRx position in January 2020, bringing to the team over 18 years of experience in capital markets and finance operations. Mr. Schneiderman holds a degree in economics from Tulane University.

James Pennington, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of AzurRx. Before joining the team, he was the Chief Medical Officer and Senior Clinical Fellow for 11 years at Anthera Pharmaceuticals. Before becoming a part of the biotech industry, Dr. Pennington was on the Medical Faculty of Harvard Medical School for 10 years. He received his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University.

Martin Krusin is the Senior Vice President for Corporate Development at AzurRx. He has 20 years of experience in business development, strategic marketing, financing and operations in the health care, financial services and consulting sectors. Before joining AzurRx, he was the VP for Business Development at FluoroPharma Medical Inc. Mr. Krusin received his MBA from Columbia Business School in finance and marketing, an MPhil. in political economy from Oxford University and a BA in international relations from Swarthmore College.

Dinesh Srinivasan, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Translational Research at AzurRx. He has over 15 years of experience leading drug discovery and development in the pharmaceutical industry. He began his career as a post-doctorate fellow at Roche Palo Alto. Dr. Srinivasan received his MSc in Biotechnology from the University of Mumbai, India, and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Arizona – Tucson.

Ted Stover is the Product Development Director at AzurRx. He joined the company in 2020 to oversee CMC and Project Management. Before joining AzurRx, he spent 20 years focused on manufacturing operations and analytical method development for all stages of pharmaceutical drug development. Mr. Stover earned his MBA from the University of Florida.

AzurRx BioPharma Inc. (AZRX), closed the day's trading session at $0.22, up 15.79%, on 13,350 volume with 5 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 12,195 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.125/$0.59.

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Imagin Medical Inc. (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Imagin Medical Inc. (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF).

Imagin Medical (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF) is harnessing the virtues of blue light in an additional, health-enhancing way. By utilizing the company’s proprietary i/Blue Imaging (TM) System with a contrast agent, surgeons will be able to better visualize the parameters of cancers and then develop the appropriate response strategy. Also today, the company was featured in a publication from BioMedWire, examining a recent study from the University of Illinois, which shows that consuming avocados daily can improve gut health. While it is common knowledge that avocados are high in monounsaturated fat and dietary fiber, it was unclear how they affected the microbes found in the gut.

Imagin Medical Inc. (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF) is a surgical imaging company focused on establishing a new standard of care in visualizing cancer during minimally invasive procedures. Its initial focus is on bladder cancer.

The company’s first product is the i/Blue Imaging™ System, based on advanced optics and light sensors and employing patented ultrasensitive imaging technology. Imagin Medical believes the system can significantly improve surgeons’ ability to visualize and remove cancer cells.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company works to enhance its market potential by expanding its technology to multiple endoscopic indications, such as laparoscopic, colorectal and thoracic procedures, accommodating multiple contrast agents and illumination sources.

i/Blue Imaging™ System

The conventional method used for visualizing bladder cancer during surgery is an endoscopic procedure called a cystoscopy. This procedure uses white light to illuminate the bladder. White light has been used for decades and is the standard for more than 90% of the market. Blue light cystoscopy uses blue-filtered white light, which addresses the limitations of white light (such as detecting flat tumors and the fine edges that may result in cancerous cells being left behind during removal).

Blue light uses a contrast agent that causes cancer cells to fluoresce when illuminated. Surgeons are then able to more effectively visualize and resect the margins of bladder tumors to reduce the risk of recurrence. Notably, the use of the white light is still necessary during a blue-light procedure so that the surgeon can orient their position within the bladder.

Imagin Medical’s i/Blue Imaging System addresses the limitations of both white and blue light cystoscopies. The i/Blue System combines the white and blue light with an FDA-approved imaging agent and simultaneously displays side-by-side images in real-time, without the necessity to switch back and forth between the two images.

The i/Blue Imaging System is unlike other methods available on the market today. It is external to the body and can attach to almost any endoscope model currently in use. This way, hospitals adopting Imagin Medical’s technology have the ability to use their current endoscopes without the need to purchase new equipment.

Bladder Cancer Prevalence

The company’s initial focus is bladder cancer, which is the sixth most prevalent form of cancer in the United States. In 2020, the number of new bladder cancer cases is expected to total 81,400, accounting for 4.5 percent of all new cancers diagnosed. The death rate in 2020 for cancer deaths associated with the bladder is forecast at 17,980, or 3% of all cancer-related deaths (https://ibn.fm/qLi3l).

Bladder cancer also has one of the highest recurrence rates among all forms of cancer, leaving about 600,000 people in fear that their cancer will return, according to Imagin Medical. The company is committed to addressing this issue, and i/Blue demonstrations have indicated that the use of both white and blue light can enhance accuracy of detection and removal of cancer cells, potentially lowering recurrence rates.

Based on Verified Market Research, the global bladder cancer research market was valued at $3.43 billion in 2018. It is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 4.03% through 2026, resulting in a projected $4.71 billion market (https://ibn.fm/rI7G6).

Management Team

E. James Hutchens is the Chief Executive Officer of Imagin Medical Inc. He is a proven entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in management in the medical technology industry. Hutchens served as a managing partner with Origin Partners, a $55 million early-stage venture capital fund. He was also the founder and CEO of both Microsurge Inc. (a venture-backed minimally invasive surgical company) and Choice Therapeutics (an advanced wound-care company). He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Brigham and Women’s and Faulkner hospitals. Hutchins holds a BS in Business Administration from Boston University.

John Vacha is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He has 20 years of experience in the health care industry. Prior to Medtronic’s acquisition of Intact Medical Corp. in 2017, Vacha was the company’s President, CEO and a board member for seven years. He is a licensed CPA in Massachusetts. Vacha has an MBA and an MS in Accounting from Northeastern University in Boston. He is also a serving member of the Board of Directors at the South Boston Health Center. He currently has two patents in electrosurgical instrumentation.

Michael G. Vergano is the Director of Operations of Imagin Medical. He has been the President of The Harvest Group Inc. since 1998, where he has provided consultant services for startups and major corporations. Vergano has over 30 years of experience in the medical device industry. He has held management positions at Microsurge Inc., Ciba Corning Diagnostics and Boston Scientific Corp. He is currently the holder of 11 medical device patents and holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University.

Pam Papineau is the company’s Director of Regulatory Affairs. She has over 30 years of experience in quality and regulatory affairs with Boston Scientific, Baxter and Cogentix. She has served as a consultant on various devices including imaging, endoscopy, orthopedic, GI/GU and cardiovascular applications. Papineau has successfully prepared dozens of FDA pre-market and EU submissions to support CE marking of a broad spectrum of medical devices. She is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer, a Certified Biomedical Auditor, a Certified Quality Auditor and an ISO 13485:2016 Lead Auditor, and she is certified by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society – U.S., EU and Canada. Papineau works with the company’s legal counsel to prepare pre-submission meetings with the FDA and activities through the regulatory approval process.

Imagin Medical Inc. (CSE: IME) (OTCQB: IMEXF), closed Friday's trading session at $0.2648, even for the day, on 152 volume with 3 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 9,200 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.200000002/$1.55599999.

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InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: ISGI) (OTC: IGSTF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: ISGI) (OTC: IGSTF).

InsuraGuest Technologies (TSXV: ISGI) is continuing to revolutionize the insurance industry by harnessing the power of its proprietary software platform to deliver digital insurance across multiple sectors. The company, through its wholly owned subsidiary InsuraGuest Inc., recently signed another Agent Producer Agreement that will allow it to extend the reach of its novel Hospitality Liability Coverage to more hotel and vacation rental properties. To view the full article, visit https://ibn.fm/v4GWZ

InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: ISGI) (OTC: IGSTF) is a leading global SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) company leveraging its proprietary, flagship insurtech (insurance + technology) software, InsuraGuest, which is integrated with the property management systems of hotels and vacation rentals to deliver custom Hospitality Liability coverages.

InsuraGuest’s Hospitality Liability coverages are purchased by hotels and vacation rental properties, which can address claims from guests and their room occupants. The combination of the integrated software and customized insurance provides the property liability coverages the guests benefit from in the event a loss is incurred during their stay.

The Hospitality Liability policy is offered through integration of InsuraGuest’s API with the clients’ property management systems. InsuraGuest’s platform is currently capable of integrating with approximately 71 different hotel and vacation rental property management systems, giving it access to millions of rooms worldwide.

InsuraGuest continues to pursue expansion opportunities in the United States, and has plans to expand to its distribution platform and Hospitality Liability coverages to the United Kingdom and Europe regions by third quarter 2020, as well as expansion into Asia by the end of 2020.

Protection that Enhances the Guest’s Experience

InsuraGuest’s Hospitality Liability coverages add a layer of protection for the property on a primary basis, should a guest experience an accident or theft while staying at an InsuraGuest member hotel or vacation rental property.

Market Opportunity

The U.S. hotel industry generated more than $218 billion in annual revenues in 2018, an increase of $10 billion from the previous year, according to STR’s 2019 HOST Almanac. The European market is more than double the size of the U.S. market. According to Oxford Economics, there were 6.4 billion nights stayed in the world, with 2.6 billion hotel nights stayed in Asia, 2.8 billion nights stayed in Europe, and 1.1 billion stayed nights in the United States. Additionally, $100 billion was spent on vacation rentals in the United States, where there approximately 4.5 million second homes are being managed by a third-party rental company.

With distribution in Europe and the United States, InsuraGuest’s combined demographics will total 3.9 billion nights stayed, and will more than double its vacation rental opportunities.

Within this burgeoning, high-demand industry is risk of liability to guest injury. For example, gym injuries are among the top five most common hotel accidents. Without proper hedges in place, the property may be liable in a personal injury claim or lawsuit that are not the properties fault.

Though the potential for accidents, slip and falls and mishaps can be widespread, it can be covered under the InsuraGuest Hospitality Liability policy to provide guests a worry-free and enjoyable stay that potentially increases loyalty for the property.

Investment Consideration

  • Targeting hotels and vacation rentals, a multi-billion-dollar industry
  • Providing the first line of defense in case of accident, loss or death
  • Expanding distribution reach with footing in European hotel and vacation rental markets
  • Expansion into Asia by 2020

Executive Team

Douglas Anderson, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Douglas Anderson has been a businessman in the real estate industry for nearly 30 years. His business expertise includes master planning and development implementation for larger-scale resorts, business parks and commercial developments across the USA and two provinces in Canada. His business endeavors include the founding of the 7th larger private equity fund in America focusing on multifamily and senior care (ROC Fund/Bridge IPG Fund). He serves as chairman/founder of a golf and winter sports ski holding company with operations in four major east coast markets and British Columbia, Canada.

Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science in consumer studies with an emphasis in architecture as an undergraduate at the University of Utah. He subsequently earned his MBA. He also attended a three-year OPM Program a postgraduate business education at Harvard Business School in Boston. Anderson is an avid skier and outdoor enthusiast.

Logan Anderson, CFO & Director
Logan Anderson (bachelor’s degree in communications, accounting and economics) holds the designation of ACA with the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. He began his career as an associate chartered accountant in New Zealand and then Canada. This was followed by his position as controller of a management services company which was responsible for the management of numerous private and publicly traded companies. Since 1993, Anderson has served as president of Amteck Financial Corp. (and its predecessors), a private financial consulting services company servicing both private and public companies. He is a former director of 3D Systems, Inc. (NYSE: DDD), and was formerly a founder, officer, and director of Worldbid.com. Anderson has also been involved in raising funds for numerous private and public companies in all stages of their development and has been an officer and director for numerous public and private companies over the past 40 years.

Charles James Cayias, President & Director
Charles James Cayias is also the president and owner of Charles James Cayias Insurance Inc. He is a third-generation insurance professional whose creativity and artistic vision have enabled him to establish a full-service agency combined with the personal service each client deserves. His outstanding people skills, honesty, integrity and fairness are evident by his loyal and growing clientele, the majority of which are referrals who become long-time customers and friends. Cayias began his insurance career in the early 1970s and has been licensed since 1977. He is licensed in all 50 states and specializes in niche programs. He has extensive expertise in all aspects of the insurance industry including commercial insurance, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, professional liability, risk management and bonding.

Tony Sansone, COO & VP of Finance
Tony Sansone has over 30 years of financial, operations and business development experience which includes serving as CFO in the health care, foodservice distribution, manufacturing and technology sectors, including public company experience. He has held senior finance positions in the banking, telecommunications, medical products, and food & drug retailer industries, closing over $430 million of private debt, equity and line of credit financings and over $350 million of a merger, acquisitions, real estate and state incentive transactions, including due diligence, negotiations, closing, and integration. Sansone coordinated and was the executive sponsor for four ERP implementations and multiple other best-in-class software & technology solutions. He received his MBA from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Utah State University. Sansone also currently serves as president-elect of the Utah Chapter of Financial Executives International and a past president and current member of the board of trustees for Catholic Community Services of Utah. He is the proud father of three children.

Christopher J. Panos, Vice President & Director
Christopher J. Panos is a highly competitive sales professional with over 15 years of territory manager sales experience and an award-winning record of achievements. He is exceptionally well organized with a proven work history that demonstrates self-discipline, superb communication skills, and the initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals. Panos is successful in building relationships with a large network of industry professionals in order to grow and maintain new and existing business, exceed new sales objectives and provide in-depth product training to authorized dealers and sales personnel.

Alexander Walker III ESQ, Corporate Counsel & Director
Alexander Walker III ESQ has served as director of the company since September of 2018 and as counsel to the company since July of 2018. Walker is an attorney and has been a member of the Utah Bar Association since 1987 and a member of the Nevada State Bar since 2003. His practice has involved general business litigation, in both federal and state courts, and transactional work, including securities offerings and registration, corporate formation and periodic reporting compliance. Walker has provided legal services to emerging businesses throughout his carrier and at times has served as an officer and board member as well as legal counsel public companies. His duties as legal counsel for a public company engaged in the business of ownership and operation of coal-producing properties in the western United States included oversight of corporate-related legal matters including securities reporting, corporate compliance, federal and state mining regulation, and employment law oversight. He also has served as the chair of the Mining Committee of the Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Law Section of the Utah State Bar, a member of the board of directors of the South East Utah Energy Producers Association, the co-chair of the board of the Western Energy Training Center, a board member of the Utah Supreme Court Committee to Review the ABA Recommendations Regarding the Office of Professional Conduct, and a board member of the University of Utah Crimson Club.

Jennifer Epperson, Vice President of Sales
Jennifer Epperson has over 20 years of B2B sales experience with exceptional success history. She has grown and developed sales territories across multiple industries. Her ability to find and develop strategic relationships has given her top-level performance throughout her career. Epperson’s passion and knowledge provide an inherent ability to connect and retain relationships for the growth of the company. Throughout her professional career, she has achieved peak performance sales results and awards year after year. She captures the vision of the company and drives it forward with enthusiasm and expertise. Her commitment to providing an exceptional customer experience has been the key to her success.

Richard Matthews, Interim Financial Controller
Richard Matthews joined the InsuraGuest team in March 2019 as the interim financial controller. Leading the Finance and Audit team, Matthews is responsible for the delivery of financial services such as accounting, treasury, reporting, budgeting and insurance management, in accordance with legislative requirements and organizational policies and strategies. He has over 30 years of experience in providing professional services across a broad range of finance areas including compliance, business process, audit, and financial reporting. He holds a degree in accounting from the University of Utah and is a licensed CPA in the state of Utah.

Roger Bloss, Corporate Consultant & Board Advisor
Roger Bloss joined InsuraGuest in August of 2019 to advise the company and its board on hotel transactions, contributing his knowledge from more than 40 years in the hospitality industry. Bloss previously served in executive positions with several major hotel franchise companies and in 1996 founded Vantage Hospitality Group hotel brands. Under his leadership, Vantage became a Top 10 global hotel company and made the Inc. 500/5000 list of Americas’ fastest-growing private companies for eight straight years. Bloss was named Lodging Magazine’s “Innovator of the Year” in 2006 and 2010, and in 2009 earned a spot on HSMAI’s “Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing.” Bloss joined Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLHC) in September 2016 in conjunction with the acquisition of Vantage.

Jim Kilduff, Board Advisor
James “Jim” C. Kilduff has nearly 40 years of experience in the insurance and risk management sectors. He is a dynamic and energetic team leader and builder with extensive experience in the changes affecting the insurance business through Gas, alternative distribution, insurtechs and program business. His skillset includes experience as chief insurance officer with Outdoorsy Insurance Group, CEO with Harbor Hill Solutions Inc., and senior vice president and chief marketing officer with State National Insurance Companies. His career has spanned MGA creation and management, insurance company management, business development and underwriting, primary insurance and reinsurance.

Don Archibald, Board Advisor
Don Archibald brings to InsuraGuest’s advisory board 54 years of experience as an insurance agent. Archibald is the founder and former owner of Archibald Clarke and Defieux (ACD Insurance), as well as the co-founder and former equity partner of Sussex Insurance, and an agent with Sussex since 2014.

InsuraGuest Technologies, Inc. (TSX.V: ISGI), closed Wednesday's trading session at $0.1467, even for the day, on 3,000 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 346 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.079300001/$0.248799994.

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