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Uxin Limited (NASDAQ: UXIN)

MarketClub Analysis, MarketBeat, StockMarketWatch, Schaeffer's, QualityStocks, InvestorPlace, Trading Concepts, TopPennyStockMovers, StreetInsider, Small Cap Firm, Jason Bond, INO Market Report and BUYINS.NET reported earlier on Uxin Limited (UXIN), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Uxin Limited (NASDAQ: UXIN) (FRA: UX0) is engaged in the provision of internet based services which include providing a car e-commerce platform that allows dealers and consumers to sell used and new cars as well as buy them. Uxin Limited serves consumers in China and has its headquarters in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China. The firm was established on 11th August 2011 by Dai Kun. Uxin Limited’s objective is to allow people to purchase the car of their choice, online.

Uxin Limited operates in the internet information providers’ industry, under the technology sector. The firm’s platform is made up of 2 synergistic businesses; Uxin Auction and Uxin Used Car. The former is a business that caters to business buyers and mainly offers businesses various solutions, facilitates cross-regional transactions, optimizing businesses turnover and helps them source for vehicles while the latter caters to consumer buyers and generally offers consumers warranty, insurance referral, delivery, title transfer, financing, customized car recommendations and other related services.

Uxin Limited’s online sales consultants provide professional consulting, thus facilitating efficient and convenient car purchases for consumers, in a timely fashion. The firm’s fulfillment network supports nationwide delivery and logistics and title transfers between cities in China, which allows the fulfillment of these online business transactions.

As of January 2021, Uxin Limited had appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, who possess over 15 years’ experience overseeing operations and finance at multinational corporations across real estate, financial and technology industries. This move will not only strengthen the firm’s corporate strategy but also overall financial management, which will result in increased earnings and growth.

Uxin Limited (UXIN), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.57, up 4.6667%, on 21,898,152 volume with 36,280 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 11,955,868 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.720000028/$2.01999998.

US Well Services Inc. (NASDAQ: USWS)

MarketBeat, StockMarketWatch, Zacks and QualityStocks reported earlier on US Well Services Inc. (USWS), and today we highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

US Well Services Inc. (NASDAQ: USWS) is engaged in the provision of an electric and mobile stimulation system that’s powered by natural gas fueled by alternative natural gas sources or locally supplied field gas. US Well Services Inc. operates as an oilfield service firm in the US and is a part of the oil and gas field services industry. The firm, which is based in Houston, Texas, was founded in 2012 and also offers hydraulic fracturing services to production and oil and natural gas exploration companies.

US Well Services Inc. was known as Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation before officially changing its name and provides Clean Fleet, AIM, F3 FUEL, FRAC MD, SANDSHIELD, WhisperFrac, OPTI-FLEX and PowerPath technologies. Clean Fleet tech reduces sound pollution while OPTI-FLEX technology was designed to extend and simplify the capabilities of conventional fracturing fluid systems. On the other hand, SANDSHIELD technology reduces silica emissions below permissible exposure limits while FRAC MD tech increases safe stages daily, by decreasing premature failures of its equipment and decreases non-productive time.

US Well Services Inc. engages in high-pressure hydraulic fracturing in natural gas and oil basins. The hydraulic fracturing process comprises of pumping a specially formulated fluid into open holes, tubing or well casing under high pressure, which causes the underground formation to fracture or crack and allows nearby hydrocarbons to flow freely up the wellbore.

As of January 2021, US Well Services Inc. had finalized an extension of its contract to continue providing Range Resources Corp with electric hydraulic fracturing services. This partnership allows the firm to enhance their class-leading well costs while also enabling them to make progress toward their net-zero greenhouse gas emission goal. Lots of opportunities and growth are in store for the company in the future, especially with the world shifting toward sustainable living and green energy.

US Well Services Inc. (USWS), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.01, off by 3.8095%, on 1,428,572 volume with 3,103 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 9,587,993 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.231499999/$3.36999988.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRX)

StockMarketWatch, Stocks That Move, QualityStocks and MarketBeat reported earlier on Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SLRX), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRX) (FRA: FP11) is a clinical stage biotechnology firm that is engaged in the development of cancer treatments that are epigenetic-based. Epigenetic refers to the regulatory system that influences gene expression.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. operates in the biotechnology industry, under the healthcare sector and is based in Houston, Texas. The firm, which was known as Flex Pharma Inc. before changing its name has been granted Product Development Award funding that totals $18.7 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas in addition to other funding by the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation for the advancement of the Ewing sarcoma clinical program. Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. serves consumers and patients in the U.S. and was established in 2014.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals is party to strategic partnerships with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for various activities that entail product development; HLB Life Sciences for the development, manufacture, production and sale of the SP-2577 candidate in South Korea and the University of Utah Research Foundation for the license to patent rights that protect SP-2577 and associated compounds.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s product pipeline includes its lead candidate; seclidemstat, which is undergoing a phase 1/2 clinical trial for relapsed or refractory Ewing sarcoma. The candidate, which is also known as SP-2577, is also undergoing phase 1/2 clinical trials that evaluate its efficacy in treating advanced solid tumors, including ovarian, breast and prostate cancers.

As of 2020, the firm’s SP-2577 candidate had been awarded Rare Pediatric Disease Designation, Orphan Drug Designation and Fast Track Designation by the FDA. Seclidemstat employs a new approach to treat/improve Ewing sarcoma, which will not only benefit patients by addressing a previously unmet medical need but also extend the firm’s reach in the market, which will be good for its growth and investment opportunities.

Salarius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SLRX), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.40, off by 3.4483%, on 363,206 volume with 1,290 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,767,980 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.560199975/$3.50.

Performant Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PFMT)

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Performant Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PFMT) (FRA: PF3) is engaged in the provision of technology-enabled customer care, recovery, audit and related analytics services in the U.S.

Performant Financial is based in Livermore, California and was founded in 1976. The firm was known as DCS Holdings Inc. before changing its name to Performant Financial Corporation in 2005.

Performant Financial Corporation mainly provides its services to a wide range of private and government clients in various markets. The revenue the firm generates is mostly success-based, as the firm earns fees based off of a percentage of the total amount of funds it allows the clients to recover.

Performant Financial Corporation provides recovery services to clients in private institutions and guaranteed student loan programs, as mentioned above, in addition to offering recovery and audit services, recovering government debt for different federal agencies, providing tax recovery services to municipal, state and federal agencies, rehabilitating and recovering past due student loans as well as identifying and tracking borrowers who’ve defaulted on their clients’ loans. Performant Financial Corporation also offers first party call center services and or default aversion, helps identify claims submitted based off of fee schedules that are outdated, incomplete documentation, conducted procedures that weren’t medically necessary and irregular payments that resulted from incorrect coding.

Performant Financial Corporation recently revealed that it planned to focus future investments on the profitability and long-term growth of its healthcare operations, having signed an agreement to sell specific facets of its non-healthcare recovery contracts. This move will allow them to fully dedicate their efforts and resources on expanding the firm’s position in the healthcare market while also creating shareholder value.

Performant Financial Corporation (PFMT), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $2.45, off by 12.50%, on 3,435,034 volume with 8,984 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 3,479,146 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.540000021/$3.21000003.

Target Group, Inc. (CBDY)

We reported beforehand on Target Group, Inc. (CBDY), and today we choose to report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter. 

Target Group, Inc. engages in the medicinal and recreational cannabis business in Canada and in the United States in those States where cannabis has been legalized for medicinal and recreational use. The Company is curating ultra premium cannabis brands. Target Group is a seed to sale cannabis and hemp CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) company.

Target Group is expanding its operations, building a worldwide network of manufacturing, distribution, production, and sales operations. The Company has its head office in Vaughan, Ontario. Its shares trade on the OTC Market Group’s OTCQB.

Target Group is curating an exclusive portfolio of quality cannabis brands through selective partnerships and strategic acquisitions, spreading risk across growth opportunities. The Company’s subsidiary, Canary Rx, Inc., is a Licensed Producer under the Cannabis Act. Canary will produce premium, small-batch cannabis, grown organically in soil. Its 44,000 sq. ft. custom-engineered facility is in Norfolk County, Ontario, with room to grow.

Target Group’s partners include Canary, wisp (wellness your way), Serious Seeds, Can ABC Services, True Focus, and Cannavolve. The Company utilizes vertical integration to optimize quality, reliability, and efficiency across the entire seed-to-sale value chain. Target continues to expand its national and international presence through structuring production, manufacturing, and sales infrastructure worldwide. It leverages product diversification, innovation, as well as operational expertise to solidify long-term growth and stability.

Target Group announced in October of 2019 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canary RX, was granted licenses to cultivate, process and sell cannabis pursuant to the Cannabis Act (Bill C-45). Strategically located just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canary RX is cultivating cannabis in its 44,000 square foot facility, producing 3600 kilograms per year.

Target Group previously announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canary RX, entered into an agreement to form a Joint Venture Partnership (JV) with Thrive Cannabis, Inc. in Norfolk County, Ontario for the production of premium craft cannabis. The terms of the 5 year definitive agreement have Target and Thrive each with a 50 percent ownership of the JV.

Target, through Canary RX, will permit Thrive Cannabis to produce premium craft grown cannabis in 7 of its 8, 2300 square foot growing rooms within its existing 44,000 sq. ft. licenced cultivation facility in Norfolk County. Thrive will also maintain and supervise the staff on their proprietary methods of cultivation that it presently utilizes from its production in Canada. The expectation is that operations within the facility will commence immediately.

Target Group, Inc. (CBDY), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.029, up 25.5411%, on 1,227,043 volume with 46 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,663,313 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0062/$0.079000003.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (EYES)

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Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable visual prosthetics intended to create an artificial form of useful vision to blind individuals. The Company’s dedication is to developing new technologies to treat the broadest population of sight-impaired individuals. Second Sight is a recognized international leader in neuromodulation devices for blindness. Second Sight Medical Products has its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles, California. Its European headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Company lists on the NasdaqGS.

Second Sight (inspired by personal connections with a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) diagnosis) has researched, designed, and created the world’s first FDA and CE Mark approved device for providing artificial vision in people with late-stage RP. It is developing a cortical stimulation device that bypasses the diseased eye and has the potential to provide a new form of vision to individuals blinded because of a broad range of causes.

Second Sight has its Centers of Excellence – Argus Centers. To date, Argus II has been implanted in over 350 patients globally across greater than 25 exclusive regional centers. These include some of America’s most prestigious and highly regarded academic institutions. New centers are constantly added to provide total support of North America.

Recently, Second Sight Medical Products announced receipt of a $2.4 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop spatial localization and mapping technology (SLAM). A joint collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the initiative is intended to accelerate the integration of SLAM into next generation versions of Second Sight’s Orion® Visual Cortical Prosthesis System (Orion).

Second Sight and APL will use the NIH grant to capitalize on recent advances in computer vision, including object recognition, depth sensing and SLAM, to augment the existing capabilities of Orion. The aim is to give Orion users the ability to localize objects and navigate salient landmarks in unfamiliar surroundings in real time. APL will take the lead in developing the SLAM technology. Second Sight will be responsible for its integration and subsequent clinical deployment.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (EYES), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $9.43, up 27.4324%, on 53,863,756 volume with 196,890 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 24,084,403 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.690599977/$20.00.

Fosterville South Exploration Ltd. (FSXLF)

InvestorPlace, QualityStocks and The Online Investor reported  previously on Fosterville South Exploration Ltd. (FSXLF), and today we report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Fosterville South Exploration Ltd. engages in the acquisition and exploration of epizonal orogenic gold deposits in Australia. A junior exploration enterprise, it has two large, 100 percent owned, high-grade epizonal gold projects named the Lauriston and Golden Mountain Projects and one large group of tenement applications named the Providence Project in the State of Victoria, Australia. This includes a 600 sq. km property immediately to the south of and within the same geological framework that hosts Kirkland Lake Gold's Fosterville tenements. Fosterville South Exploration is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Company recently acquired three gold-focused projects named the Moormbool, Timor, and Avoca Projects that are also in the State of Victoria, Australia. Furthermore, Fosterville South holds tenement applications over the prolific Walhalla Belt Project. Six of its properties (Lauriston, Providence, Golden Mountain, Walhalla, Timor, and Avoca) have had historical gold production from hard rock sources despite limited contemporary exploration and drilling.

The Providence Gold Project is a large tenement application (650 km²) amalgamating the Luckie Reef at Alexandra, Reedy Creek, as well as Yea tenements. The Golden Mountain Project Exploration Licence (EL6430) was applied for in early 2017 covering 136 km² in Victoria and was granted on May 8, 2018 for 2 years with optional extensions to 5 years.

The Lauriston Gold Project is an epizonal gold-antimony-arsenic mineralized project. It has the best potential to be the southern extension of the Fosterville Goldfield Belt, outside of Kirkland Lake’s extensive tenements. Fosterville South Exploration announced this past May that it expanded its portfolio of high quality gold projects with the consolidation and acquisition of the 547 square kilometer Walhalla Belt Project in Victoria, Australia. Total recorded historic hard rock gold production from the project is 1,510,309 ounces of gold at a recovered grade of 33.59 g/t gold. The Walhalla Belt Project has dozens of high priority exploration targets including former mines, most with no modern drilling. Walhalla Belt Project exploration potential includes targeting the identification of new mineralized shoots at Cohen's Reef and repeating structures.

Recently, Fosterville South Exploration announced it intersected wide intervals of high-grade gold in manifold drill holes during the initial phase of core drilling at its Golden Mountain Project in Victoria, Australia. Based on the high-grade drilling results during this initial core drilling program, the prior high-grade drill results reported by Fosterville South from near surface percussion drilling and regional groundwork, Fosterville South also announced that it staked (exploration tenement applications) an additional 404 sq. kms contiguous with and immediately to the east of its Golden Mountain project tenements, as to cover off all of what it believes is the geologically prospective ground in the immediate area.

Fosterville South Exploration also announced that it expanded its portfolio of high quality gold projects with the acquisition of the 36km2 Beechworth Gold Project in Victoria, Australia, held within EL4697 & RLA006013 by Northern Mine Ventures P/L. Selected highlights include many drill ready gold prospects with orogenic style mineralization throughout the Beechworth Gold Project. The Project contains significant goldfields of Hillsborough, Hurdle Flat, and Happy Valley with more than 100,000 ounces of historical gold production. This includes 43,477 ounces of hard-rock production at 15.7 g/t Au within the tenement.

Fosterville South Exploration Ltd. (FSXLF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.26, up 27.2663%, on 111,518 volume with 170 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 60,053 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.818000018/$3.8959999.

Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (CELZ)

We reported previously on Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (CELZ), and today we report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter. 

Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (CELZ) is a clinical stage stem cell company listed on the OTC Markets Group’s OTCQB. The Company’s focus is on Urology and Neurology using stem cell treatments. Since 2011, CMT and its affiliate company, Creative Medical Health, Inc., have concentrated on regenerative medical solutions for unmet Urological and Neurological needs.  The Company has a patent portfolio that encompasses all treatments.  CMT has its corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona.

The Company has formed CaverStem International LLC. This is a majority-owned subsidiary centered on commercializing stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction to global physicians and their patients. CaverStem is offering the Caverstem™ technology to selected physicians in the United States that qualify according to CMT's criteria.

CMT has also established CerebroStem LLC. This majority-owned subsidiary focuses on developing stem cell therapies for brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases. Its initial focus will be treating radiation induced brain damage.

Via its own research and collaborations with top academic institutions, CMT has acquired a pioneering stem cell (AmnioStem) and developed proprietary protocols. Moreover, the Company has built an extensive intellectual property (IP) portfolio, developed complete treatment offerings for erectile dysfunction (ED), and launched a 40-patient trial for ED at UCLA.  CMT is also making advances for treating stroke using its newly acquired amniotic fluid-based stem cell. 

AmnioStem is Amniotic fluid derived stem cell. The AmnioStem patent covers means to isolate, grow, and use amniotic fluid derived stem cells in a scalable and commercializable way. AmnioStem cells do not necessitate matching with the recipient, as one size fits all.

Recently, CMT  announced an update of its activities. Regarding CaverStem domestic activities, the Company is continuing marketing to physicians throughout the U.S. Additional physicians are scheduled for training, patients are being treated and revenues are being generated and growing each month. CMT anticipates reaching financial self-sufficiency by revenues from sales this year.

Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. (CELZ), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.051, up 52.4664%, on 80,362,298 volume with 3,012 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 37,720,018 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0013/$0.129999995.

Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE: VOYA)

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Shares of Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE: VOYA) traded today at $65.98, eclipsing its 52-week high. Approximately 148,000 shares have changed hands today, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 1.3 million shares.

Voya Financial Inc. (NYSE:VOYA) is currently priced 0.8% above its average consensus analyst price target of $65.04.

Voya Financial Inc is a financial services company, which, through its subsidiaries, provides various investment, insurance, and retirement solutions to individual and institutional clients in the United States. Its products and services include tax savings plans, individual retirement accounts, group life insurance plans, and employee benefit products, among others. The company tailors each of its products to the needs of its customer base. It operates its business through three principal lines: retirement, investment management, and employee benefits. The retirement segment generates roughly half of the company's revenue.

In the past 52 weeks, Voya Financial Inc. share prices are bracketed by a low of $37.92 and a high of $65.98 and is now at $65.54, 73% above that low price.

Voya Financial Inc. (VOYA), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $65.98, up 1.0259%, on 1,019,694 volume with 12,250 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,330,161 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $37.9199981/$66.0599975.

ContraFect Corp. (NASDAQ: CFRX)

MarketBeat, StockMarketWatch, QualityStocks, TraderPower, Marketbeat.com, Wall Street Resources, BUYINS.NET, Streetwise Reports, StreetInsider, StockOodles, INO.com Market Report and AllPennyStocks reported previously on ContraFect Corp. (CFRX), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

ContraFect Corp. (NASDAQ: CFRX) was featured in a recent equity research report published by Mizuho Securities USA LLC. The report reads, “ContraFect released 4Q20 earnings that were essentially a non-event, as is often the case for a clinical-stage company. The company's recent BARDA contract and equity raise solidifies its capital position and adds external credibility to the exebacase program. Attention now shifts back to the DISRUPT trial, with interim data expected in 2H 2021 and final data in 2022. We maintain our 70% POS for DISRUPT at the final analysis given the strength of the Phase 2 exebacase data in patients with methicillin-resistant Staph aureus bacteremia, including patients with right-sided endocarditis. We lower our DCF-based PT to $10 (from $12) mainly driven by the higher share count from the equity raise, but maintain our Buy rating.”

To request access to the full report, visit http://nnw.fm/SaZ9d

ContraFect is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of DLAs, including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections. An estimated 700,000 deaths worldwide each year are attributed to antimicrobial-resistant infections. We intend to address life threatening infections using our therapeutic product candidates from our platform of DLAs, which include lysins and amurin peptides. Lysins are a new class of DLAs which are recombinantly produced antimicrobial proteins with a novel mechanism of action associated with the rapid killing of target bacteria, eradication of biofilms and synergy with conventional antibiotics.

Amurin peptides are a novel class of DLAs which exhibit broad-spectrum activity against a wide range of antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, including P. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Enterobacter species. We believe that the properties of our lysins and amurin peptides will make them suitable for targeting antibiotic-resistant organisms, such as MRSA and P. aeruginosa, which can cause serious infections such as bacteremia, pneumonia and osteomyelitis. We have completed a Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of Staph aureus bacteremia, including endocarditis, with our lead lysin candidate, exebacase, which is the first lysin to enter clinical studies in the U.S. Exebacase, currently being studied in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical study, was granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA for the treatment of MRSA bloodstream infections, including right-sided endocarditis, when used in addition to SOC anti-staphylococcal antibiotics in adult patients. For more information, follow ContraFect on Twitter @ContraFectCorp and LinkedIn.

ContraFect Corp. (CFRX), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $4.57, off by 2.5586%, on 1,268,087 volume with 6,256 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 984,521 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $4.21000003/$8.45489978.

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: STSA)

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Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: STSA) was featured in a recent equity research report published by Mizuho Securities USA LLC. The report reads, “We are updating our STSA company model after the company’s recent 4Q20 earnings and its broader update on the clinical program for STS101 for the acute treatment of migraine headaches.

We are encouraged by details the company shared on why STS101 may have failed to deliver positive results in the EMERGE trial last fall. However, while we increase our STS101 probability of success to 35% (from 0%), we wait for upcoming data from the new Phase 1 trials before potentially becoming more constructive on the drug and the stock. Our DCF-derived price target increases to $7.00 (from $3.50), but we maintain our Neutral rating.”

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Satsuma Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapeutic product candidate for the acute treatment of migraine. Its product candidate, STS101, is a drug-device combination of a proprietary dry-powder formulation of dihydroergotamine mesylate, or DHE, which is designed to be quickly and easily self-administered with a proprietary pre-filled, single-use, nasal delivery device. DHE products have long been recommended as a first-line therapeutic option for the acute treatment of migraine and have significant advantages over other therapeutics for many patients.

However, broad use has been limited by invasive and burdensome administration and/or sub-optimal clinical performance of available injectable and liquid nasal spray products. STS101 is in Phase 3 development and specifically designed to deliver the clinical advantages of DHE while overcoming these shortcomings. Satsuma is headquartered in South San Francisco, California with operations in both California and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. For further information, please visit www.satsumarx.com.

Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (STSA), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $5.74, off by 1.2048%, on 104,325 volume with 1,035 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 477,420 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.50/$36.1049995.

A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ: AMRK)

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A-Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ: AMRK), a leading fully integrated precious metals platform, has closed an underwritten public offering of 2,875,000 shares of common stock, including 375,000 shares per the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. According to the update, the company secured gross proceeds of $80.5 million, with each of the shares sold at the public offering price of $28.00. A-Mark anticipates using the proceeds to fund a portion of the consideration payable in connection with the previously announced acquisition of JM Bullion Inc. Roth Capital Partners acted as joint book-running manager for the offering.

For more details, visit www.Amark.com

Founded in 1965, A-Mark Precious Metals is a leading, full-service precious metals company and wholesaler of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and related products. The company’s global customer base includes sovereign and private mints, manufacturers and fabricators, refiners, dealers, financial institutions, industrial users, investors, collectors, and e-commerce and other retail customers. The company conducts its operations through three complementary segments: Direct Sales, Wholesale, and Secured Lending. A-Mark is headquartered in El Segundo, California, with offices and facilities in Los Angeles, California, Vienna, Austria, Las Vegas, Nevada, Winchester, Indiana, and Dallas, Texas.

A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $35.30, up 0.541156%, on 89,691 volume with 1,179 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 140,518 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $12.5200004/$40.0900001.

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FingerMotion Inc. (OTCQX: FNGR)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight FingerMotion Inc. (OTCQX: FNGR) .

FingerMotion Inc. (OTCQX: FNGR) is an evolving technological company with core competencies in mobile payment and recharge platform solutions in China. FingerMotion is in the process of developing additional value-added technologies to market to users.

Founded in 2016, FingerMotion’s goal is to serve over a billion users in the Chinese market and expand its model to other regional markets. The company has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York City.

Current Offerings

FingerMotion is analyzing and transforming mobile data to improve the lifestyle of the public through technology and innovation. The company’s current offerings include:

  • Telecommunications Products and Services – FingerMotion’s proprietary universal exchange platform, ‘PigeonHole Integration System (PIS)’, offers seamless integration between telecom operators and online stores. The service platform’s offerings include top up and recharge, data plan, mobile phone, loyalty points redemption and subscription plans. The platform offers reliable and secure transactions, real-time reconciliation, simple integration for partners and efficient settlements.
  • SMS and MMS Services – The integrated platform is registered as FingerMotion’s IP in China and provides a robust back-end control panel for corporate partners to manage their own messaging settings. FingerMotion’s clients range from insurance to financial industries, ecommerce firms, airlines and more. The platform offers competitive pricing for partners and provides quick and efficient review to meet timely marketing initiatives.
  • Big Data Insights – FingerMotion brings Big Data-enabled insurance solutions through its Big Data Insights arm, Sapientus. The company’s strategic partnerships with the largest Chinese telecommunications giants allow access to uncover behavior insights through geolocation and mobile data usage. Its Big Data offerings include risk scoring, precise marketing, simplified underwriting and customized products.
  • Rich Communication Services (RCS) – FingerMotion’s RCS platform will be a proprietary business messaging solution that enables businesses and brands to communicate their services to customers via 5G infrastructure. The company expects its RCS platform to offer a better user experience, more efficiency and cost-effectiveness when compared to other solutions.

Telecommunications and Insurtech Markets

The global telecommunications market was valued at $1.74 trillion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5% from 2020 to 2027. The steady increase is expected to be driven by the adoption of 5G and the increased popularity of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The Chinese telecom market was valued at $254.1 billion in 2017 and is also constantly expanding. The current Chinese telecom market is dominated by three mobile operators – China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, which together are responsible for around 1.6 billion active subscribers (https://ibn.fm/zfwy9).

In addition, the insurtech (insurance technology) market was valued at $2.72 billion globally in 2020 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 48.8% from 2021 to 2028. The large increase is attributed to the rising use of technology solutions for everyday activities like acquiring insurance coverage (https://ibn.fm/TGo7D).

Through its proprietary platforms and technologies, FingerMotion is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the telecom and insurtech markets’ growth and opportunities.

Management Team

Martin J. Shen is the Chief Executive Officer of FingerMotion Inc. He has over 15 years of experience in senior management roles within entrepreneurial startups and large multinational corporations. He has acquired a wide range of corporate management, financial oversight and operation administration expertise through these roles. In his most recent role, he founded Imperial Distributors (formerly known as AP Martin Pharmaceutical Supplies Ltd.), establishing the company as the preferred choice for distributional support to regional pharmacies throughout Western Canada. Before founding Imperial, Mr. Shen served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Wales and Son Industrial (formerly Weir Minerals), a firm specializing in global delivery and support for mining slurry equipment. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Vancouver, with work tours in the tax department in Singapore and the tax audit and advisory group in Hong Kong. Mr. Shen is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of British Columbia.

Lee Yew Hon is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. From 2006 until November 2020, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Cubinet Interactive Group of Companies, and he also took on the Chief Operating Officer role in 2011. During his tenure, he was instrumental in leading Cubinet and building teams across the Southeast Asia region, setting up financial processes within a short time. Mr. Lee spearheaded the growth of Cubinet to other regions, including Europe, the Middle East and Russia. He received his diploma from Tunku Abdul Rahman College in 1996. He is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA) and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (ACMA).

Li Li is the Senior Vice President of FingerMotion. She recently served as Advisor to Shenzhen WuYiKa Technology Co. Ltd., a comprehensive service platform dedicated to online service distribution and payment. The company has become a fast and efficient provider of new media marketing solutions for the mobile internet. She has held high-level management positions with multiple industry names, including Hangzhou JiuYue Information Technology Co. Ltd. and Hangzhou LingXuan Information Technology. Ms. Li started her career in 2004, founding Shanghai ChuangYeZZ Network Technology Co. Ltd. and serving as its Vice President. With the close cooperation of local operators, the company launched SMS, MMS, WAP, mobile JAVA games, Hunan Satellite TV e-magazine and other wireless internet services to meet the rapid development of wireless internet and application requirements. She received her degree from Nanjing Academy of Engineering.

FingerMotion Inc. (FNGR), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $9.68, off by 3.6816%, on 9,461 volume with 46 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 30,475 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.172000005/$17.00.

Recent News

Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF).

Nextech (CSE: NTAR) (NEO: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (FSE: N29), a leading provider of virtual and augmented reality (“AR”) experience technologies and services, today announced the launch of its Digital Experience Platform (“DXP”) — Nextech AR LiveX (“LiveX”). Nextech’s CEO, Evan Gappelberg, will unveil the new platform during his Augmented Reality Hologram Livestream on the company’s AiR Show App. The company will utilize its recently launched livestreaming technology to holoport Gappelberg, as a hologram into participants’ homes, at 1:00 p.m. ET today to showcase LiveX and some of the capabilities in augmented reality. To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/0IUNc

Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF), based in Vancouver, Canada, is a leading provider of web-based augmented reality for e-commerce, advertising and virtual events, with technology ranging from simple 3D images to using 360-degree videos. Nextech AR provides businesses with a powerful end-to-end augmented reality platform designed specifically to increase online sales.

The company is currently pursuing four unique verticals with its innovative technology, including:

  • Virtual Conference Platform: Nextech’s advanced Augmented Reality and Video Learning Experience Platform for Events leverages an SaaS model to give organizations the ability to create engaging virtual event management and learning experiences. Automated closed captions and translations for over 64 languages are available. The global virtual events market was valued at $90 billion in 2020 by Grandview Research, and it’s expected to reach more than $400 billion by 2027.
  • ARitize™ for eCommerce: Launched in early 2019, the company’s SaaS platform for webAR in eCommerce serves as a ‘full funnel’ end-to-end e-commerce solution for the AR industry. The solution includes the Aritize360 app for 3D product capture, ‘Try it On’ technology for online apparel, 3D and 360-degree product views, ‘one click buy’ and much more.
  • ARitize™ 3D/AR Advertising Platform: Launched in Q1 2020, this ad platform is being marketed as the industry’s first end-to-end solution leveraging 3D asset creation for 3D/AR ads. In 2019, according to IDC, global advertising spend totaled roughly $725 billion.
  • ARitize™ Hollywood Studios: The studio is in development as a means of producing immersive content using 360-degree videos and augmented reality as primary display platforms.

Unique Marketing Strategy

Nextech AR’s efforts to disrupt the market for web-based augmented reality for e-commerce are supported by a unique go to market strategy. First, the company seeks to build or acquire platforms targeting a number of rapid growth industries, most notably AR, edTech, e-commerce, 3D/AR advertising and virtual & hybrid events.

After identifying these market opportunities, the company seeks to integrate new AR technologies into existing or novel platforms in an effort to secure market share and promote growth. These technologies include WebAR, Human Holograms, 360 Portals, ScreenAR, Genie in the bottle and AiRShow.

Nextech AR then aims to leverage these platforms to land and expand partnerships with a number of blue chip customers. The company’s current customer base includes the likes of Amazon, Johnson & Johnson, ViacomCBS, Toyota and Carnegie Mellon University.

Growth Capital

Nextech AR generates revenue through a software-as-a-service model from technology services, delivery of service revenue and sales of products through e-commerce.

As noted in its latest investor presentation, the company achieved record bookings in Q4 2020 of $7.3 million (estimated), marking a greater than 275% year-over-year increase. The company also realized greater than 235% revenue growth for calendar 2020, reporting $20 million for the 12-month period. Nextech AR attributes its 2020 increase in revenues to the contracts secured with new customers, expanded agreements with existing customers and additional conversions from e-commerce channels.

With its newly launched 3D ad network now bolstering its operations, Nextech AR is projecting revenues in excess of $50 million for 2021.

Recent Company Highlights

  • February 16, 2021: The company announced it has hired Zak Mcleod, formerly of Fastly, as its new Senior Director of Sales – EMEA. The company also announced that Rory Ganness, formerly of Salesforce.com, has joined the Nextech team as Director of Enterprise Sales – North America.
  • February 11, 2021: The company announced the launch of version 2.0 of its AiR Show app, an application that turns top music artists into interactive ‘live’ holograms, providing an immersive and engaging AR experience.
  • February 8, 2021: The company announced the launch of new standardized chat features within its Virtual Experience Platform (VXP) and recently-launched ARoom collaborative streaming solution. Nextech will also offer the chat platform as a stand-alone SaaS service externally, increasing the company’s revenue potential for 2021.
  • January 26, 2021: The company announced, in partnership with ARB Meetings and Events, it has signed a six-figure annual contract to supply its InfernoAR video conferencing and virtual events platform to NAMD.
  • January 25, 2021: The company announced that Strategic Site Selection (SSS), a 15 year old site selection leader in the meeting and events industry, has selected Nextech AR as a preferred channel partner, making Nextech’s industry leading virtual experience platform and services available to SSS clients.
  • January 20, 2021: The company announced that Microsoft’s Azure Cloud Services platform will be a standard offering across its virtual experience platforms and consumer apps, enabling hyper-scalable, secure and immersive events and applications for users.
  • January 15, 2021: The company signed a renewal agreement with Poly with an initial value of $470,000 for a six-month term and the potential for additional revenue after the six months.

Management Team

Evan Gappelberg is CEO and Founder of Nextech AR. He is an experienced operating executive specializing in creating, funding and running hyper-growth startups in both the public and private sectors. Notably, he took Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) public with a market cap of $30 million and played a key role in guiding its growth to a current market cap of roughly $14 billion. Mr. Gappelberg has extensive experience as both a hands-on operating executive and a public markets professional.

Paul Duffy is the company’s President. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in successfully starting, expanding, diversifying and selling global technology companies. Mr. Duffy is the creator of the HumaGram and inventor of the patent for Holographic Telepresence over the Internet (TOIP).

Augen Winschel is the COO of Nextech AR. He is an 18-year SAP executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the areas of business management, business operations, marketing, product management, digital business and enterprise artificial intelligence.

Kashif Malik, CPA, CA, is the company’s CFO. He has over 15 years of financial experience spanning IPOs, M&A activity, corporate restructuring and capital raising. Mr. Malik has worked globally with public and private companies, including Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE: MRK), Real Matters Inc. (TSX: REAL) and Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU). He obtained his Chartered Accountant designation while working at Deloitte.

Hareesh Acchi is the company’s President of 3D/AR Advertising. He is a 20-year Microsoft technology veteran with experience leading digital transformation and scaling businesses and enterprise organizations across the advertising industry.

Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (NEXCF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $2.155, up 4.1063%, on 91,105 volume with 198 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 84,453 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.3125/$3.0999999.

Recent News

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT).

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) was featured today in a publication from PsychedelicNewsWire, examining how the number of studies that focus on psychedelics and the benefits they possess as therapies for various mental health conditions has increased tremendously in the last few years. Psychedelics such as LSD and psilocybin mushrooms have shown their potential as possible therapies for conditions such as depression and PTSD, and while many hope that these drugs will be approved as therapies soon, there are those who are concerned about the effects these drugs may have on patients who participate in clinical trials for their study.

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) is a bioscience accelerator focused on next-generation drug delivery, diagnostic and new active pharmaceutical ingredient investment opportunities. This includes products that are being readied for commercialization within the coming weeks, such as a rapid COVID-19 PCR test kit that reduces turnaround times to less than 30 minutes.

The company has research and development operations in North America and Europe and an operational focus in Germany. Its regulatory approval and commercialization focus is currently on products for the European market.

XPhyto was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Business Strategy & Milestones for 2021

On January 18, 2021, XPhyto issued a news release detailing its business strategy for the coming year. The company noted that it is “on the cusp of transformational change as product development programs advance from the laboratory to the clinic.” In addition to continuing to leverage its scientific expertise and operations in North America and Europe for product development and optimization, XPhyto intends to pursue growth through the commercialization of existing products and adherence to a focused investment strategy targeting impact-driven innovation with “the potential for extreme value creation.”

In particular, XPhyto is well positioned to execute on opportunities across its current business divisions, including:

  • Commercialization of infectious disease diagnostics
  • Clinical validation of transdermal and sublingual drug formulations
  • Continued investment and development in psychedelic medicine

“2020 was a very productive year for XPhyto. We made significant progress in all areas of our business,” Hugh Rogers, CEO & Director of XPhyto, stated in the update. “We have ambitious milestones for 2021 with multiple product launches on the horizon, multiple clinical drug programs underway, and an aggressive commitment to psychedelic medicine. I am extremely confident that our team can execute on the company’s business plan for 2021.”

Infectious Disease Diagnostics

XPhyto’s lead diagnostic product, secured through an exclusive global commercialization agreement with 3a-diagnostics GmbH (“3a”), is a rapid and highly portable PCR diagnostic test. Notably, PCR testing “has emerged as the only internationally recognized standard for COVID-19 testing” and is expected to play a key role in facilitating the recovery of the domestic and international travel industries, among others.

Successful validation of the PCR system was achieved in Q4 2020, and XPhyto has expressed confidence that it will achieve European commercial (CE-IVD) approval in Q1 2021. In preparation for this milestone and an anticipated Q1 product launch, the company is currently in discussion with manufacturing and distribution partners in Europe and the Middle East.

In addition to COVID-19 products, XPhyto and partner 3a are developing and commercializing a portfolio of low-cost oral biosensors. The company’s lead biosensor product is an oral health screening test for the detection of peri-implantitis for which XPhyto is targeting a late 2021 European commercial approval.

XPhyto does not make any express or implied claims that its product has the ability to eliminate, cure or contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drug Formulation & Delivery

In 2020, XPhyto’s German subsidiary, Vektor Pharma TF GmbH (“Vektor”), reported significant advancement in four therapeutic programs targeting neurological indications with significant market demand. Vektor also successfully developed a sublingual drug formulation on contract for a major generic drug manufacturer and distributor.

XPhyto will look to build on this progress in 2021, with plans to complete human pilot studies evaluating its four lead therapeutic products:

  • Rotigotine transdermal patch for Parkinson’s disease
  • CBD oral/sublingual strip for treatment resistant epilepsy
  • THC oral/sublingual strip for anorexia/nausea
  • CBD:THC (1:1) oral/sublingual strip for multiple sclerosis associated spasticity

Per its 2021 business update, the company is currently in “ongoing discussions with multiple potential commercial partners, licensors and distributors and will be reviewing monetization opportunities on a continued basis.”

Psychedelic Medicine

Psychedelic compounds are a highly promising new class of active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) demonstrating strong potential for a variety of mental health conditions. XPhyto is positioned to capitalize on this promise through two strategic initiatives:

  • An agreement for the development of industrial scale biotechnology processes for the production of psilocybin
  • An agreement for R&D related to multiple psychedelic compounds, including psilocybin, mescaline, LSD, MDMA and DMT, among others

XPhyto intends to advance and expand its programs focused on the industrial scale production of psychedelic API in 2021. The company also plans to launch new programs for the development of psychedelic drug formulations, with a focus on sublingual and transdermal therapeutics and the integration of these products into established clinical programs relating to mental health indications.

Management Team

Hugh Rogers is the CEO and Director of XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. He is an entrepreneur and lawyer with private and public start-up company experience in various industries and operational roles. His recent advisory work has focused on public listings and corporate restructuring. This restructuring has occurred in the life science (cell therapy and medical device) and natural resources (natural gas co-gen and conventional oil) industries. Mr. Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in Cellular Biology and Genetics and a law degree. He is a member in good standing of the Law Society of British Colombia.

Christopher Ross is the CFO of XPhyto. He is a professional accountant with broad financial experience across numerous industries, including forestry, distribution, construction, mining and multi-family real estate. He has provided advisory services to private and public companies in the areas of financial accounting, strategic analysis, audit and taxation. Mr. Ross holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce. He is a member in good standing with the Chartered Professional Accountants Association of British Columbia.

Wolfgang Probst serves as Director of XPhyto and Managing Director of BUNKER Pflanzenextrakte GmbH. He is a seasoned management and financial consultant based in Bavaria, Germany. He has consulting experience as branch head working with private clients and corporations of high net worth. In 2017, Mr. Probst assumed the CFO role of BUNKER and continues to play a key role in its operational and financial development.

Professor Dr. Raimar Löbenberg serves as Director of XPhyto. He holds a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Johannes Gutenberg-University and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutics from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University. He is the co-founder of RS Therapeutics Inc., which concentrates on foam-based topical drug delivery systems.

Professor Dr. Thomas Beckert is the Founder and Managing Director of Vektor Pharma TF GmbH. His expertise includes the formulation and machine development of transdermal therapeutic systems and ODFs. Professor Beckert holds a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Freiburg and a Ph.D. in pharmacy and economics from the University of Tubingen.

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (OTCQB: XPHYF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $3.23, up 0.310559%, on 148,743 volume with 296 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 320,291 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.18799996/$5.41120004.

Recent News

Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL)

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

Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (OTCQB: KAVL) ("Kaival Brands," the "Company," or "we"), today announced that it will host an investor update call on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. EDT to discuss recent developments and provide a corporate update. Kaival Brands is the exclusive distributor for Bidi Vapor, LLC ("Bidi Vapor").  Bidi Vapor's primary offering is the BIDI ® Stick, which is intended exclusively for adults 21 and over. The tamper-resistant BIDI ® Stick is also the only electronic nicotine delivery system ("ENDS") on the market with an ecologically friendly, mass-recycling program called Bidi ® Cares, and is the subject of a comprehensive Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) now under review with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA.

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 $1.50, up 1.3514%, on 96,990 volume with 132 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 459,520 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.039999999/$3.65000009.

Recent News

Brain Scientific Inc. (OTCQB: BRSF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Brain Scientific Inc. (OTCQB: BRSF).

Brain Scientific Inc. (OTCQB: BRSF) was featured today in a publication from BioMedWire, examining how a recent study led by researchers from the University of Minnesota, both from the College of Science and Engineering and the Medical School, demonstrated how heart valves that were developed in the lab and infixed in young lambs for a year could grow in the recipient. When tested in the same lamb model, the researchers found that the valves demonstrated decreased calcification and better flow of blood function in comparison with valves derived from animals.

Brain Scientific Inc. (OTCQB: BRSF) is a commercial-stage health care company focused on developing innovative and proprietary medical devices and software. With a mission of modernizing brain diagnostics by employing cutting edge technologies to bridge the widening gap in access to quality care, the company offers two FDA-cleared products that provide next-generation solutions to the neurology market.

The company’s proprietary, clinical-grade neurological devices are supported by its intellectual property portfolio featuring patents in the United States, China and Europe.

Brain Scientific’s first commercialized devices, NeuroCap(TM) and NeuroEEG(TM), are designed to disrupt the current electroencephalogram (EEG) market by offering cost-effective and disposable substitutes to existing solutions, allowing medical professionals to collect diagnostic information quickly.

The company’s goal is to improve diagnostics by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning processes to analyze a database of brain readings as a method of detecting seizures and dementia. The company is also working to improve patients’ access to neurological care.

Headquartered in New York, Brain Scientific and its predecessor (and now wholly owned subsidiary, MemoryMD Inc.) was founded in 2015 and went public in 2018.

Brain Scientific’s first phase of development, from 2018 to 2019, saw the inception of portable, clinical-grade, easy-to-use neurological devices. The second phase, currently ongoing, aims to create cloud-based, secure infrastructure to transmit patient data between patients and their neurologists. The company’s third phase of development is scheduled for 2021-2022 and is expected to focus on the use of AI-assisted diagnostic analysis to increase the efficiency, consistency and accuracy of neurology specialists.

NeuroCap(TM) – Disposable EEG Headset

The NeuroCap is a disposable pre-gelled EEG headset featuring 22 electrodes and 19 active EEG channels, all adhering to the international 10-20 system. The NeuroCap was FDA-cleared in 2018. The headset can be used for recording EEGs in virtually any setting, including urban and rural emergency departments, neurology clinics, urgent care clinics, ICUs, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and remote clinical research labs.

Through a universal cable adapter, the NeuroCap is compatible with other EEG amplifiers. The cap also works in parallel with Brain Scientific’s NeuroEEG amplifier, initiating EEG studies in less than five minutes.

The company is currently seeking FDA approval for additional features for the NeuroCap, as the device has the potential to fill a gap in EEG testing availabilities during the current coronavirus pandemic: in October 2020, Brain Scientific filed an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) application. The EUA is required for the rapid distribution of the NeuroCap device to emergency departments, intensive care units and other treatment centers to administer prescriptive EEGs safely on critically ill patients or those suspected of being diagnosed with COVID-19.

With more than 80 percent of hospitalized patients infected with COVID-19 displaying neurological symptoms, the NeuroCap could prove to be a valuable device by offering fast testing with limited contact between technicians and patients.

NeuroEEG(TM) – Miniature and Portable Wireless EEG Amplifier

The NeuroEEG is a compact, portable and affordable wireless EEG amplifier intended for prescription use. The 16-channel, FDA-cleared, clinical-grade device acquires, records, transmits and displays electrical brain activity for patients of all ages.

Both the NeuroCap and NeuroEEG are delivered by MemoryMD Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Brain Scientific.

Products in Active Development

Currently, Brain Scientific and MemoryMD are working on leveraging their existing products and drawing from ongoing research to develop and commercialize the next generation of solutions for the brain diagnostics market. The devices under development are being designed to address the following issues:

Routine EEG

  • NeuroCap-8 is an 8-channel EEG cap. The reduced number of electrodes is vital in emergency room situations, where the time it takes to set up the EEG is critical.

Pediatric EEG

  • NeuroCap Pediatric is positioned to become the first disposable and pre-gelled headset available for the pediatric market.

Long-Term Monitoring

  • NeuroCap LTM for adult and pediatric patients is a disposable cap designed to monitor rhythmic and periodic patterns for up to 72 hours, providing essential diagnostic capabilities.
  • NeuroEEG 24 Channel Amplifier is a portable and wireless amplifier with over 24 hours of battery life.

Artificial Intelligence

  • Brain E-Tattoo is a minimally invasive four-channel EEG electrode designed for long-term monitoring.
  • An AI database of brain biomarkers collects data on both normal and abnormal brain data to detect neurological diseases. The goal is for machine learning algorithms to enhance understanding of brain-behavior related to epilepsy, memory dementia and pre-Alzheimer’s diagnostics.

Telemedicine

Brain Scientific is expanding the vision for telemedicine in neurology. The company aims to address the current acute neurologist shortfall (20 states have less than 10 neurologists per 10,000 patients) through the use of teleneurology.

 

Partnership with Marketing Brainology

Brain Scientific has a longstanding partnership with Marketing Brainology, a neuromarketing firm using neuroscience approaches to understand consumer behavior. In 2019, Marketing Brainology conducted a study using NeuroCap and NeuroEEG to determine the most effective Super Bowl commercials.

“Thanks to Brain Scientific’s NeuroCap and NeuroEEG, we are able to better understand the art and science of the human decision-making process,” Michelle Adams, Ph.D, Founder of Marketing Brainology, stated in a news release.

In April 2020, Marketing Brainology again conducted a study leveraging Brain Scientific’s disposable EEG cap to determine how brains were reacting to COVID-19 messaging. Subjects were presented with multiple media impressions, and Marketing Brainology analyzed their responsive biomarkers. The results identified the most effective messaging for engaging with an audience during a crisis.

Market Outlook

The current global market for EEG devices is estimated at $956.1 million. It is expected to rise with a CAGR of 8.7% from 2019 to 2026, reaching $1.6 billion in value by 2026, according to Grandview Research.

In total, there are approximately 6,150 hospitals in the U.S., according to the American Hospital Association. Critically, though, just 254 of those hospitals are certified Level 4 Epilepsy centers with 24/7 EEG coverage. Since very few non-Level 4 centers have extensive EEG tech coverage, this creates a significant opportunity for Brain Scientific to bridge the gap by providing over 5,900 hospitals with lower cost amplifiers and disposable EEG caps.

The company also see opportunities to work with other businesses, such as EEG manufacturers hoping to package Brain Scientific’s solutions with their products, which could greatly expand Brain Scientific’s addressable target market.

Management Team

Dr. Baruch “Boris” Goldstein, Ph.D., is co-founder and Chairman of Brain Scientific. He is a seasoned executive with a proven talent for aligning global business strategies with established and emerging management teams. Goldstein’s growth-focused leadership style has helped him raise over $750 million in venture capital for the development of innovative companies and startups in diverse industries, including financial services, biomedicine, alternate energy and new materials, as well as groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence. His recent achievements include important advancements in neurology and unlocking the potential of AI correlations and machine learning applied to life sciences and medical research. He built a suite of first-to-market companies as a technology-oriented leader, including Ryah Medtech, Brain Scientific, GrapheneCA, E-Forex and Intelligent Video Systems. He also co-founded BrainRX, a company specializing in pre-Alzheimer’s diagnostics.

Dr. Nikolay Kukekov, Ph.D., is a Director of Brain Scientific and a partner at HRA Capital. Before joining HRA Capital, Kukekov was Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking at Summer Street Research. His scientific background includes a bachelor’s degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his Ph.D. in neuroscience from Columbia University – College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.

Stuart Bernstein is the company’s Vice President of Marketing. He was recently named to the role after spending the first part of his professional career in senior technical management roles with Fortune 500 companies such as NCR (NYSE: NCR), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Control Data Corp. He was the CEO of BioSignal, an EEG medical device company. He is also a co-founder of several software engineering and telemedicine firms. One of them, Brain Saving Technology, is now Specialist on Call (SOC Telemed) – a leading telemedicine company that powers over 850 facilities for teleneurology, telepsychiatry and critical care telemedicine with over 200 physicians.

Brain Scientific Inc. (OTCQB: BRSF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $1.50, up 15.3846%, on 6,346 volume with 29 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 8,011 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.100000001/$3.00.

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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, today announced that it has initiated its Phase 2 RESERVOIR clinical trial of a proprietary oral formulation of micronized niclosamide (“FW-1022”) for the treatment of COVID-19-related gastrointestinal (GI) infections. Patient enrollment is expected to begin in April 2021 with topline data anticipated in the first quarter of 2022. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/kh4lH

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 Tuesday’s trading session at $0.9982, up 1.8571%, on 3,308,525 volume with 6,870 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 9,955,253 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.552500009/$2.63000011.

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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).

Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF) was featured today in the 420 with CNW by CannabisNewsWire. Last week, a committee in Nebraska passed legislation to legalize medical cannabis in the state. The bill, sponsored by Senator Anna Wishart, would permit patients living with various conditions that make them eligible for the medical cannabis program to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana from licensed dispensaries in the state. However, it would not permit patients to smoke cannabis.

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. (PRXTF), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.3698, up 1.8172%, on 52,712 volume with 47 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 178,210 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.298299998/$1.00.

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Perpetual Industries Inc. (OTC: PRPI)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Perpetual Industries Inc. (PRPI).

Perpetual Industries (OTC: PRPI), an incubator for the development of innovative, energy-efficient technologies aimed at commercializing products that have the potential to impact and advance a wide range of industries on a global scale, has completed its acquisition of the AutoGrafic Software System. AutoGrafic is a software as a service (SaaS) and social application that uses cutting-edge technology to host a myriad of aspects for automotive promotion and preservation. The software is designed for global collector car and automotive enthusiasts and enables a unique, multifaceted, interactive automotive experience focused on a visual-based social community; the software also provides collection management, social events, auctions, insurance, research, preservation and historical documentation components. To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/VhBPP

Perpetual Industries Inc. (OTC: PRPI) is an incubator for the development of innovative, energy-efficient technologies aimed at commercializing products that have the potential to impact and advance a wide range of industries on a global scale.

The company’s team of experts and trusted industry partners have the resources to provide essential components needed to take projects from their initial stages through to the end products. Perpetual Industries values strict controls and high levels of quality through all stages of research, development, manufacturing and commercialization.

Perpetual Industries was founded by President, Chairman and CEO Brent W. Bedford in 2005. It is located in Auburn, Indiana.

R&D Portfolio Overview

Perpetual Industries is expanding expertise and knowledge of energy-efficient technology by developing low-cost, green energy solutions for various industries, including artificial intelligence, blockchain mining, graphic rendering, renewable energy, cloud computing and internet of things (IoT), all while continuing research, development and commercialization of its proprietary XYO Balancing Technology in key applications.

XYO Balancing Technology

XYO Balancing Technology delivers high-performance solutions for inefficiencies that commonly affect rotating equipment, machinery and devices. It is designed to harness rotor displacement energy to move compensating masses and automatically correct for imbalances, effectively reducing vibration.

Key highlights of the company’s XYO Balancing Technology include:

  • Customized XYO balancers can be created for almost everything that rotates, providing virtually unlimited potential applications.
  • XYO Balancing Technology is optimized specifically to eliminate vibration in rotating equipment and enable environmentally responsible products to operate more efficiently.
  • Leveraging a proprietary design, XYO Balancing Technology is the result of over 25 years of research and development effort.

WindSilo – Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

Implementing its proprietary XYO Balancing Technology, Perpetual Industries’ WindSilo turbine improves balancing issues that are common in most wind turbines today. The company’s design is engineered to allow for much faster spin speeds and greater energy output.

The company believes that this innovative turbine design could eliminate the expensive traditional methods of balancing wind turbines while increasing their performance, reliability and efficiency.

In November 2020, Perpetual Industries announced that Trine University, a private post-secondary institution located in Angola, Indiana, had been awarded a grant to assist the company in the development of the WindSilo.

The XYO Washing Machine

Perpetual Industries is currently developing a proprietary domestic washing machine design implementing XYO Mechanical Balancers to dynamically compensate for variable mass imbalance during the spin cycle. The company expects these efforts to produce a number of benefits, including higher spin speeds, reduced energy consumption, decreased noise emissions and less mechanical wear & tear.

The company’s research shows tremendous market potential for a more efficient washing machine design. With an estimated 70 million washing machines produced annually and over 500 million used daily, even a small reduction in energy consumption could be pivotal. Reducing energy usage of all washing machines by just 15% would save enough energy to power the city of Milan. Perpetual Industries’ energy efficient design is expected to reduce energy usage by up to 50%.

Prototype testing of Perpetual Industries’ design has established the XYO Washing Machine as highly effective at reducing vibration when built into the spin basket assembly.

Green Energy Mining System

Using its expertise and knowledge of environmentally friendly technologies, Perpetual Industries is developing low cost, environmentally responsible energy solutions for powering large scale blockchain mining operations.

The company’s Green Energy Mining (GEM) System is being hailed as the next generation of energy efficient cryptocurrency mining. Powered by renewable & surplus energy sources such as wind, solar, natural gas, wind and geothermal that utilize battery storage technology, the platform addresses rising demand for computing power.

Renewable Energy Market Outlook

The global renewable energy market was valued at $928 billion in 2017 and is expected to continue expanding at a CAGR of 6.1%, resulting in a value of $1.5 trillion by 2025, according to Allied Market Research (https://ibn.fm/C06xF). Hydroelectric power is projected to be the most lucrative segment of the entire global renewable energy industry, followed by the wind, bioenergy, solar and geothermal segments.

Worldwide Auctioneers Acquisition

In January 2021, Perpetual Industries announced its acquisition of The Worldwide Group LLC, operating as Worldwide Auctioneers.

Worldwide Auctioneers is a U.S.-based boutique auction firm specializing in the sale and acquisition of classic vintage motorcars at auction around the globe. With an impressive 20-year history and a talented team, Worldwide offers an extensive range of personalized services to collectors, including private sales, appraisal, collection direction and consultancy, estate planning and asset management.

Perpetual Industries expects Worldwide to benefit from multiple channels of collaboration moving forward, particularly within the company’s blockchain division.

Classic Car Market Outlook

The U.S. classic car market has recorded steady expansion over recent years, accounting for revenue of approximately $12.63 billion in 2020, according to Statista (https://ibn.fm/Fydhj). The same report forecasts growth to $15.52 billion by 2023, representing a CAGR in excess of 7 percent. Classic car dealers in the U.S. have cornered a significant portion of this market opportunity. According to data from IBISWorld (https://ibn.fm/k30F5), the market for classic car dealers in the U.S. was valued at $2.1 billion in 2021, achieving a CAGR of 1.5% from 2016 to 2021, despite the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Management Team

Brent W. Bedford is the President, Chairman, CEO and founder of Perpetual Industries. He has held these roles continuously since founding the company in January 2005. He has a deep understanding of every aspect of the company’s business, products and markets. He also has experience developing corporate strategies, assessing emerging industry trends and carrying out business operations. Mr. Bedford has a strong background in mechanical applications, with expertise in finance, private startups, public startups and corporate turnarounds.

Carl Dilley is Director and COO of the company. He is a career entrepreneur who has served as a C-level officer in many different companies across multiple industries. Mr. Dilley has been instrumental in taking over 400 companies public. He has been involved in the investment industry since 1983. He has held FINRA series 24, 66 and 7 Securities licenses, allowing him to perform retail, investment, banking and new listing services functions.

William Griffin Thomas, CPA, is the company’s CFO. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Tampa and a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from the University of Florida. Mr. Thomas is a licensed CPA with over 19 years of experience spanning both the private and public sectors, as well as time with non-profits. His expertise includes auditing, budget analysis, fixed assets, financial modeling, SEC financial reporting, GAAP compliance and fair value measurements.

Perpetual Industries Inc. (PRPI), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.27, up 34.7978%, on 4,095 volume with 4 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 26,364 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.035/$0.925000011.

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Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Asia Broadband Inc. (AABB).

Asia Broadband (OTC: AABB), a resource company focused on the production, supply and sale of precious and base metals, today announced that it has recorded over $1 million in AABBG Gold Token sales within the first two weeks after the token became available for sale on March 22. According to the update, the initial two weeks of token sales have allowed the company’s AABBG token developer, Core State Holdings Corp. (“CSHC”), to monitor and refine the information and transaction processing to validate token sales operations. With the sales verification phase now complete, Asia Broadband is proceeding to implement an international marketing campaign aimed to proliferate brand exposure, increase token sales and AABB Wallet transactions, and amplify public and investment community awareness of the company. To view the full press release, visit https://ccw.fm/SFViA

Asia Broadband Inc. (OTC: AABB) is a resource company focused on the production, supply and sale of precious and base metals, primarily to Asian markets.

The company utilizes its specific geographic expertise, experience and extensive industry contacts to facilitate its innovative distribution process from the production and supply of precious and base metals in Mexico to client sales networks in Asia. This vertically integrated approach to sales transactions differentiates Asia Broadband from its competitors in the mining space.

Development Program in Colima, Mexico

In October 2020, Asia Broadband announced its acquisition of a high potential mineral property in the state of Colima, Mexico. Per the press release, previous geophysics and groundwork have revealed strong indications of significant mineralization in multiple sectors of the property.

The company recently began the construction of exploration and development facilities and infrastructure roads on its Colima property, and plans are underway to extend previous geophysics and groundwork on the property. In January 2021, Asia Broadband announced its allocation of $10 million for the initial development program, with the aim of accelerating operations at the Colima site toward production.

Positioned in a major gold-iron-copper production area, the company’s Colima property is situated approximately 25 kilometers east of the Pena Colorada mine in Minatitlan, Mexico. It is advantageously located, with direct access to main Highway #3, and the property also has an essential natural water supply.

AABB Gold Token

In December 2020, Asia Broadband announced its entry into a definitive development agreement with Core State Holdings Corp., a digital assets and crypto wallet creator, to produce a white label gold-backed cryptocurrency coin. The AABB Gold token is an ERC-20 token being developed on the Ethereum blockchain.

In a February 2021 news release, the company provided a development update on the cryptocurrency token, noting that Core State Holdings Corp. “is continuing to modify the set-up and move through the final stages of testing of the iOS and Android AABB Wallet applications, including the implementation of an application interface to allow users to see the real-time exchange rate of gold that backs the price of the AABB Gold token set at one-tenth of a gram or approximately $5.80 USD.”

Core State Holdings Corp. has also continued to enhance www.AABBGoldToken.com, which the company notes will be the go-to knowledge base for all information concerning the soon-to-be launched AABB Wallet and AABB Gold token.

AABB’s primary goal for the token is to become a worldwide standard of exchange – secured and trusted with gold backing – by expanding circulation and targeting large population and high growth markets globally, including China and East Asia.

Asia Broadband Inc. (AABB), closed Tuesday’s trading session at $0.2569, up 7.0417%, on 30,773,424 volume with 4,762 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 106,345,155 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0013/$0.658999979.

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Lottery.com

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Lottery.com.

Lottery.com co-founder and CEO Tony DiMatteo is the featured guest on a recent episode of the Dealmaker Show. Hosted by Oren Klaff, the Dealmaker Show is a fast-paced, high-energy conversation about dealmaking at every level. On the show Matteo, who started Lottery.com as a next-generation platform where consumers can play the lottery online, talked about the company’s recent deal, its definitive agreement with special purpose acquisition company Trident Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: TDAC) to become a public company with common stock listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol LTRY. During the interview, DiMatteo discussed how Lottery.com’s business compares with similar companies in the space, noting that he sees the company as a king of entertainment or media entity. To hear the full podcast, visit https://ibn.fm/Ow9Vx. To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/tZnOf.

Lottery.com is a next generation platform where consumers can play the lottery online – in browser or via smartphone app. The platform offers users access to official lottery games sanctioned by their individual states and also provides lottery data to more than 400 digital publishers, including Google and Amazon Alexa.

Lottery.com was founded in 2015, launching at the LAUNCH festival and soon turning into a leader in the industry. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, the company is dedicated to helping advance the lottery industry into the digital age and works closely with state regulatory bodies to achieve this goal.

The company recently entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with special purpose acquisition company Trident Acquisitions Corp. (NASDAQ: TDAC) (“Trident”), which will result in Lottery.com becoming a publicly listed company. Once the transaction is complete, the combined company will be trademarked as Lottery.com, with its common stock to remain listed on Nasdaq under ticker symbol ‘LTRY’.

Lottery.com Online Platform

The Lottery.com online platform works closely with state regulators, advancing the lottery into the digital age. With the online platform, the company offers enhanced regulatory capabilities by leveraging innovative blockchain technology and capturing the untapped market of digitally native players.

Players go online in a browser or through a mobile application to use the interface. The process includes:

  • Players Choose a Game: Players can play officially state sanctioned multi-state games and other games offered in the states in which they live. Players can also find winning numbers, jackpot totals, draw dates and more for hundreds of other lottery games around the world.
  • Players Pick Numbers: Players can play their lucky numbers or do a quick pick of randomized numbers in as simple as two taps. “Tap, Tap, Ticket!”
  • A Safe and Secure Way to Play: Purchases for up to 50 tickets can be made at one time through the online interface. Lottery.com handles everything after purchase, letting users know when they win.
  • Collect All Winnings: Consumers keep 100% of their winnings. All winnings stay in the Lottery.com balance for future ticket purchases, or a cashout can be requested. Company representatives contact winners who hit big jackpots, instructing them on the redemption process.

A Better Way to Play the Lottery

Lottery.com has an innovative e-commerce platform that is using blockchain to maintain an accurate ledger. From 2016 to 2020, Lottery.com grew gross revenue at a CAGR of 363%, and it forecasts gross revenue equal to approximately $71 million in 2021, $279 million in 2022, and $571 million in 2023.

Lottery.com is leveraging a successful playbook, with $398 billion in global lottery sales but only 6.7% online penetration. The large market opportunity is expected to shift to online transactions within the next decade.

The platform is currently available in 12 states across the United States, and the company plans to expand to 34 by the end of 2023. Global expansion is also on the horizon, with partnership plans in Turkey and Ukraine.

Key features that make the Lottery.com experience unique include:

  • All the Games Users Love – For consumers who live in applicable LIVE states, Powerball and Mega Millions are available right from the mobile application.
  • Convenience – Lottery.com makes playing the lottery on mobile devices easy. After setting up an account, users can begin playing in moments or set reminders to play when the jackpot is high.
  • Easy Cashouts – Users can cash out winnings straight to a bank account, safely and securely, with no commissions.

The company is also gamifying charitable giving, fundamentally changing how nonprofits engage with donors and raise funds. WinTogether.org is a platform designed to offer charitable donation sweepstakes to incentivize donors to take action by offering large cash prizes and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Strong Advisory Board Presence

Lottery.com is expected to continue to gain support, leaning on the experience of its advisory board and notable investors from the venture capital, gaming and entertainment industries. These include:

  • Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ: DKNG)
  • Ben Narasin, Venture Partner of NEA
  • Peter Diamandis, Chairman of XPRIZE Foundation
  • Matthew Le Merle, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Fifth Era and Keiretsu Capital
  • Paraag Marathe, President of Enterprises and EVP of Football Operations for the San Francisco 49ers
  • Jamie Gold, The Poker Philanthropist

Management Team

Tony DiMatteo is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lottery.com. He is a serial entrepreneur and highly sought-after industry speaker and thought leader. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, VentureBeat, TechCrunch Inc. and more for his approach to entrepreneurship, the gaming industry and cryptocurrency.

Matt Clemenson is the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Lottery.com. He is responsible for the company’s strategy. Mr. Clemenson was steeped in corporate and enterprise engineering processes at Hotwire and Expedia before going on to be CEO at LesConcierges, the world’s largest concierge company, which merged into John Paul and sold to Accor Hotels. Clemenson and DiMatteo have been partners for more than 10 years.

Ryan Dickinson is the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer. He has a diverse background in business, technology, product, design and sales, which has aided him in producing many successful outcomes throughout his career. Notably, as Senior Vice President of a SaaS company, Mr. Dickinson produced profitability from a negative $1.4 million division within the first year by reinventing the product offerings, streamlining processes and establishing a go-to-market strategy. Additionally, he produced three record breaking revenue years in a row for AccuWeather, the world’s largest weather provider, by increasing every KPI for all flagship properties by no less than 5%.

Luc Vanhal is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He has served in C-level executive roles since the 1990s, including a nine-year tenure for The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) from 1990 to 1999. From 2001 to 2004, he managed the development of the World of Warcraft massively multiplayer game, which, by the end of 2020, still had over five million active subscribers. As the CFO of Lottery.com, Mr. Vanhal leads the company’s global finance organization, with treasury responsibility, accounting, analysis and financial planning.


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RYAH Group Inc.

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Potbotics Inc., operating as RYAH Group, has announced that, in connection with its business combination with Prime Blockchain Inc., the company, or resulting issuer from the transaction, has received conditional approval to list on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”). That approval is subject to completion of customary listing requirements outlined by the CSE, including receipt of all required documentation. To view the full press release, visit https://ibn.fm/Yix96

RYAH Group is a leading digital health care analytics and technology company with a mission to advance the world’s transition to remote-health solutions and data analytics in patient treatments. Through the company’s IoT dose-measuring devices and AI analytics, RYAH is reshaping understanding of the value of devices combined with data, to positively impact the future treatment of patients for various medical conditions.

RYAH Group Inc. is a leading digital health care analytics and technology company with a mission to advance the world’s transition to remote-health solutions and data analytics in patient treatments. Through the company’s IoT dose-measuring devices and AI analytics, RYAH is reshaping understanding of the value of devices combined with data, to positively impact the future treatment of patients for various medical conditions.

The company is a leading developer of dose-measuring IoT devices connected with its turn-key platform designed to aggregate and correlate HIPPA-compliant data, suitable to all participants in the patient treatment cycle. The company also specializes in customized, fully integrated, mobile applications and APIs, specifically designed to meet the needs of clinics, clinical trials, government and university research centers, for experimentation and treatment validation – significantly reducing variations in patient-related trials. RYAH unlocks data in the complete therapeutic plant lifecycle – from seed to consumption.

Since it began developing and commercializing its smart inhaler solution in 2018, the company has evolved a complete IoT device and data analytics platform that includes multiple delivery mechanisms, designed to capture anonymous patient dosing and feedback, combined with detailed strain analytics, enabling customized dosing regiments. The company has secured numerous partnerships across the globe, including establishing a footprint in the UK, USA, Australia and Canada, and it has closed several deals in the European Union, as well. The company’s Smart-Inhaler has been selected as the dose-measurement, dose-control and data analytics platform for a UK pain management study and one of the world’s most ambitious and largest clinical trials ever to be conducted in cannabis.

Product Portfolio

The company’s current portfolio incorporates an ecosystem of IoT products, each consisting of three elements: the device, the medicine-carrying component and the mobile application. The product line currently includes a Smart Dry-Herb Dose-Measuring Inhaler in the commercial stage, a Smart Transdermal Patch in the production stage and a Smart Liquid Dispensing Pen in the prototype stage.

RYAH Smart-Inhaler

The RYAH Inhaler is the first dry-herb inhaler that allows users to track and control how much is inhaled, providing consistent and predictable results. This inhaler connects with the RYAH Health App, which features stat-tracking and presets for temperatures and dosages, all of which can be customized to individual needs and doctor recommendations, as well as a post-session review mechanism that allows the collection of session data and feedback for further efficacy analysis for customized dosing capabilities.

RYAH’s proprietary stainless-steel cartridges for the inhaler use QR technology that contains lab testing and grower information pertaining to the specific strain, thereby mitigating elicit product use and enabling completely transparent remote medicinal analytics, from seed to consumption.

In addition, the RYAH Cartridges provide a unique closed-loop recurring revenue opportunity for the company, as the RYAH Inhaler only works with this type of proprietary cartridges that licensed partners fill with medicine. The partners benefit from all the back-end data, providing them access to consumption habits, statistics and other data on patient preferences.

RYAH Smart-Patch

The RYAH Smart Transdermal Patch is a lightweight, reusable, mobile-controlled patch used for site-specific therapies. The Patch is an Electronic Topical Delivery Patch system intended for recommendation and administration by pain relief professionals and physical and occupational therapists. The patch data and the heating element is completely IoT and controlled by RYAH’s proprietary smartphone applications, which allows scheduling and ‘boosting’ medicine release, on-demand.

RYAH Smart-Pen

The RYAH Pen is an app-controlled liquid dispenser designed to provide a precise mix of up to three medicine components to create an ‘entourage effect’, enabling customized, wide-spectrum recommendation opportunities by licensed clinicians. The Smart-Pen will feature cartridges that contain CBD, THC and other isolates such as flavonoids or vitamins, or other solutions. There is a built-in mechanism designed to control usage based on recommended dosing schedules.

RYAH MD

RYAH MD serves as a remote and interactive patient-doctor collaboration and dosing administration platform. Doctors can remotely set dosage amounts for their patients, creating digital prescriptions for the RYAH IoT devices and tracking patient usage in real-time. RYAH MD offers features that include real-time monitoring, appointment booking, doctor-patient video calls and science-based strain recommendations, as well as promoting a better understanding of the effects and benefits of those recommendations among patients. Information is gathered from all of the RYAH devices.

PotBot App

The PotBot App is a medical cannabis education mobile application that leverages patented AI technology to capture structured and unstructured data to assist patients in learning about various treatments in plant-medicine based on their efficacy goals. The PotBot App is currently one of the top-rated medical cannabis educational mobile applications on the Apple App Store in the United States, with over 300,000 downloads.

Through the combination of peer-reviewed and empirical data, the PotBot App provides detailed information on the targeted and tested cannabinoid levels and associated strains from cannabis patients. The result is personalized and driven by data to inform patients of potential product matches associated with similar ailments and efficacy goals.

Market Outlook

RYAH holds a unique position in the $100.3 billion medical plant market, with the potential to capture and capitalize on growth opportunities made available by both the IoT and Data Intelligence sectors.

In 2018, the global IoT market was valued at $212.1 billion, and it is expected to grow exponentially to $1.3 trillion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 25.68%, according to Verified Market Research (https://ibn.fm/XtkPZ).

Management Team

Dr. Boris Goldstein, Ph.D., is the founder and Chairman of RYAH Group. He is a seasoned entrepreneur, investment banker and venture capitalist. He started his career as the founder of Software House HT, which grew into a worldwide corporation with over 40 offices in 17 countries. Since then, Goldstein has founded and served on the boards of directors and advisory boards for numerous companies in Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley. Goldstein brings experience in fundamental research, investment and technology, authoring multiple patents and books.

Gregory Wagner, MBA, is Chief Executive Officer and Director of RYAH Group. He has over 20 years of experience in global financial markets and entrepreneurship. Wagner has held executive roles in the United States and London. He has co-founded and built several startups from the ground up. His current licensures and degrees include FINRA Series 7, 63, 24 and 55, as well as an MBA from Fordham University. Wagner received a Certification in Innovation and Strategy from Harvard University.

Investment Considerations

  • RYAH Group is a technological leader in the plant-based treatment market with its unique combination of proprietary IoT devices and data analytics, supported by patented AI technology.
  • The company’s products pair a growing ecosystem of therapeutic plants with top-rated apps, devices and services.
  • RYAH offers a complete remote dosage delivery and dose-monitoring platform based on data-driven analytics supported by prescribing doctors and their patients.
  • The company is finalizing its anticipated listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
  • RYAH holds a unique position on the $100.3 billion medical plant market, with the potential to capture footholds in both the IoT and Data Intelligence industries.

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Knightscope, Inc.

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Autonomous security robot (“ASR”) visionaries at Knightscope are advancing their mission to “make the United States of America the safest country in the world” by producing solutions that don’t sleep, don’t fall ill during a pandemic, and don’t succumb to performance-inhibiting factors such as boredom when things appear to be relatively quiet.

Knightscope, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Mountain View, California, is a leader in the development of autonomous security capabilities and are on target to disrupt the $500 billion security industry. Knightscope’s technology uniquely combines self-driving technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.

Knightscope designs and builds Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) that provide 24/7/365 security to the places you live, work, visit and study. The company’s client list covers public institutions and commercial business operations, including ten Fortune 1000 companies to date. These ASRs have been proven to enhance safety at hospitals, logistics facilities, manufacturing plants, schools and corporations. ASRs act as highly cost-effective complementary systems to traditional security and law enforcement officials, providing an additional advantage by continuing to offer uninterrupted patrolling capabilities across the country, despite the pandemic (note: robots are immune).

The company’s ASRs have assisted in the arrest of suspects involved in crimes ranging from armed robbery to hit-and-runs. Their machine-embedded thermal scanning capability even aided in preventing the breakout of a major fire.

The company has achieved several milestones since its creation in 2013, including:

  • Establishing itself in a 15,000-square-foot facility located in Mountain View, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, where Knightscope designs, engineers and builds its technology;
  • Operating for more than one million hours in the field and securing contracts across five time zones;
  • Navigating through the global pandemic without interruption by continuing to operate on a daily basis across the nation and supporting clients classified as essential services; and
  • Continuing its hiring processes despite the current societal and economic disruption.

Growth Capital

With more than 10,000 investors and over $40 million raised since inception, Knightscope is poised to be an industry leader in the future of public safety and security.

The company is presently in the process of raising up to $50 million in growth capital as it prepares for a potential public listing. Knightscope has reserved ticker symbol ‘KSCP’ with Nasdaq.

Investors can buy shares exclusively through the company’s managing broker-dealer, StartEngine (http://nnw.fm/l9GLX) until July 20, 2020. Concurrent with this live offering and contingent upon various factors, including raising a sufficient amount of funds and meeting applicable listing standards, the company intends to begin preparation of an S-1 format Form 1-A and Nasdaq Capital Market application in anticipation of a possible public listing of the stock at the conclusion of the Regulation A+ offering.

Company Mission — The Greater Good

Knightscope’s long-term vision has an eye on the greater good. The company’s mission is to make the United States of America the safest nation in the world while supporting millions of law enforcement and security professionals across the country.

Crime has a negative economic impact in excess of $1 trillion annually. As crime is reduced, positive impacts will likely be realized across several aspects of society, including housing, financial markets, insurance, municipal budgets, local business and safety in general.

Knightscope CEO William Santana Li was recently interviewed by Kevin O’Leary, more commonly known as Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful. When asked to explain how the benefits provided by the ASRs outrank a human doing the same job, Li said, “First, just the simple presence of a physical deterrent causes criminal behavior to change. Second, the machines are self-driving cars that patrol all around and recharge themselves. They also generate 90 terabytes of data per year. No human would ever be able to process that. The robots are intended to be eyes and ears for the humans, not a one to one replacement.”

The Knightscope solution to reduce crime combines the physical presence of ASRs, sometimes referred to as proprietary Autonomous Data Machines, with real-time onsite data collection and analysis. The ASRs are fitted with eye-level 360° cameras, thermal scanning, public address announcements and various other features that work in tandem with humans to provide law enforcement officers and security guards unprecedented situational awareness.

Those 90 terabytes of data are then formatted in a useable way, so law enforcement can leverage that information and execute their responsibilities more effectively.

Public Safety Innovation

The company’s recurring revenue business model is set up to mimic the recurring societal problem of crime, and it takes into consideration the fact that innovation in the security and public safety industry has been stagnant for decades. Because the traditional practices of the sector have remained unchanged for years, automation has potential to drive substantial cost savings — and significant improvement in capabilities.

Human security guards are one of both the largest expenses and the largest liabilities for companies. Knightscope’s robots are offered at an effective price of $4 to $11 per hour, compared with approximately $85 and $30 per hour for an armed off duty law enforcement officer and an unarmed security guard, respectively.

This innovation has the potential to drive considerable cost savings. Based on these estimates, manufacturing costs can be recovered as soon as the first year of operation.

Product Offerings

The company has four patents and a framework of unique intellectual property. Knightscope currently offers a K1 stationary machine, a K3 indoor machine and a K5 outdoor machine. A K7 multi-terrain four-wheel version is in development.

The ASRs autonomously patrol client sites without the need for remote control, providing a visible, force multiplying, physical security presence to help protect assets, monitor changes in the area and deter crime. The data is accessible through the Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC), an intuitive, browser-based interface that enables security professionals to review events generated by the ASRs providing effectively ‘mobile smart eyes and ears’.

The ASRs and all the related technologies were developed ground up by the Company and are Made in the USA.

Management Team

Chief Executive Officer William Santana Li is a veteran entrepreneur, a former executive at Ford Motor Company and the founder of GreenLeaf, a company that grew to be the world’s second-largest automotive recycler and is now part of LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ).

Chief Client Officer Stacy Dean Stephens brings his experience as a former Dallas law enforcement officer, as well as his skills as a seasoned entrepreneur, to assist on the client acquisition side.

Chief Intelligence Officer Mercedes Soria is an award-winning technologist and former Deloitte software engineer.

Chief Design Officer Aaron Lehnhardt brings over two decades of two- and three-dimensional product and industrial design in modeling and VR to the table, on top of his experience as a senior designer at Ford Motor Company.


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