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Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AGNPF)

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OTCQB-listed, Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company. It is a drug re-purposing enterprise that investigates safe, already approved drugs for new disease applications. It then moves them efficiently and safely into new human trials, developing new formulations, and seeking new regulatory approvals in worldwide markets. Algernon Pharmaceuticals has its corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Company specifically investigates compounds that have never been approved in the United States or Europe to avoid off label prescription writing. Algernon Pharmaceuticals has filed new intellectual property (IP) rights internationally for NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment of respiratory diseases. It is working to develop a proprietary injectable and slow release formulation.

Algernon concentrates on the areas of non–alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), chronic kidney disease (CKD), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The Company has protected its lead compounds with both method of use and new composition of matter patents for their derivatives and analogues.

In early August, Algernon Pharmaceuticals announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic cough clinical study of its re-purposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil). The patient was enrolled and dosed at the Waikato Hospital located in Hampton, New Zealand.

Ifenprodil has been shown to mediate anti-inflammatory responses and lessen pulmonary fibrosis in a murine model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Also, Ifenprodil considerably decreased both cough frequency and onset in a guinea pig acute cough model.

Moreover, this month, Algernon Pharmaceuticals announced that it enrolled its first patient from the United States for its multinational Phase 2b/3 human study of NP-120 (Ifenprodil) for the treatment of COVID-19. In addition, Algernon announced that it has now enrolled 26 patients since the study commenced on August 5, 2020. The Phase 2b/3 study enrollment target is 150 patients, aggregated from all participating sites.

Algernon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AGNPF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.254, off by 3.0719%, on 482,149 volume with 148 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 867,749 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.027/$0.486699998.

Dignitana AB (publ.) (DIZTF)

StocksCafe, Wallet Investor, Market Screener, Nasdaq, Morningstar, MarketWatch, TradingView, Invezz.com, and 4-Traders reported previously on Dignitana AB (DIZTF), and we highlight the Company as well, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Dignitana AB (publ.) is a medical technology company. It develops, produces, and markets the DigniCap® Scalp Cooling System. This is a patented medical cooling device that offers cancer patients the ability to minimize hair loss during chemotherapy to improve well-being and quality of life. The Company provides the DigniCap Scalp Cooling System in 38 countries worldwide. Dignitana’s subsidiaries are Dignitana, Inc. in the United States and Dignitana S.r.l. in Italy. Dignitana’s headquarters are in Lund, Sweden and operations are based in Dallas, Texas. The Company lists on the OTC Markets.

DigniCap has been FDA (Food and Drug Administration) cleared since 2015. DigniCap provides continuous cooling with high efficacy, safety, as well as acceptable patient comfort. Dignitana received an expanded clearance from the FDA in 2017, permitting DigniCap to be used by patients receiving chemotherapy to treat solid tumors from breast cancer and also those from prostate, ovarian, uterine, lungs, and other tissues.

The patented DigniCap system has shown excellent scientific results in clinical studies; 67 percent of patients had a successful outcome and retained their hair in the pivotal trial which led to the above-mentioned FDA clearance in 2015. The DigniCap system consists of a tightly fitting silicone cap that is connected to a cooling and control unit, and also an insulating neoprene outer cap to maintain fit and the treatment temperature.

In July, Dignitana announced a partnership with Nuffield Health in the United Kingdom (UK) to provide DigniCap scalp cooling to minimize hair loss from chemotherapy. Nuffield Health is the largest healthcare charity in the UK. Nuffield Health operates 31 hospitals. It will initially provide DigniCap at North Staffordshire in Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wolverhampton Hospital in West Midlands, expanding to other Nuffield hospitals in the future.

In August, Dignitana announced that it named Mr. Scott McGovern to serve as Regional Director in Europe. Mr. McGovern has worked with Dignitana for numerous years as its agent in the UK. He is an experienced team leader and has a proven background in market access, sales, and distribution of innovative medical equipment across the UK and Ireland.

Most recently, Mr. McGovern worked as Director for Nisus Medical standardizing chemotherapy occupational health and safety in the NHS and private healthcare. He previously was Sales Manager for Hospira's Infusion Division in Oncology throughout the UK, Ireland, and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). He starts his new role leading Dignitana's European team immediately.

Dignitana AB (DIZTF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.975, even for the day, on 500 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 153 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.488999992/$1.03999996.

Goldsource Mines, Inc. (GXSFF)

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Goldsource Mines, Inc. is developing its advanced-stage, 100 percent-owned Eagle Mountain saprolite and hard-rock gold project in Guyana, South America. An experienced management team, proven in making exploration discoveries and in project construction leads the Company. From 2016 to 2017, via a gravity pilot plant initiative, Goldsource Mines completed testing on gravity-only gold production and dry and wet mining open-pit techniques. Goldsource Mines is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Company lists on the OTC Markets’ OTCQB.

Goldsource is presently focusing on expanding gold resources and delivering subsequent studies for decision-making on a large-scale gold production at Eagle Mountain. The vision at Eagle Mountain is to support a large-scale open pit gravity/CIL gold operation, focused on low strip ratio, low cost mining of EM’s surficial saprolite resources. Phase I Development (Pilot Plant) was built in 2015/16 - gravity only processing plant, open pit mine. Operations include a mix of dry (truck-excavator) and wet mining (Marok pumping).

Goldsource Mines has engaged CSA Global Consultants Canada Ltd., an ERM Group company, to provide Goldsource with an independent assessment and gap analysis of geology and gold mineralization to guide the Company's current drill program and convert current Inferred resources into the Indicated classification. Additionally, CSA Global Consultants Canada will provide Goldsource Mines a Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) update for the Eagle Mountain gold deposit and a maiden MRE for the recent gold discoveries peripheral to Eagle Mountain, including the Salbora gold deposit.

In late July, Goldsource Mines announced additional expansion and in-fill drill results from a number of targets situated within the Eagle Mountain Gold Project in Guyana, South America. Expansion drill results of the Eagle Mountain Gold deposit (No 1 Hill area) and Salbora deposit and in-fill drill results of the Powis Prospect represent 19 core holes for 4,173 meters. The new results will be included in the ongoing resources estimation anticipated by Q4 2020. The most significant results for this announcement are holes EMD20-111, which intersected 21 meters grading 1.84 grams per tonne (gpt) gold (or Au) and EME20-041, which intersected 102 meters grading 0.61 gpt gold.

Yannis Tsitos, President, said, "The continued expansion of several gold deposits at the Eagle Mountain Project increases our near-surface gold mineralization. Two drill rigs are currently operating at Waterline, an extension target North of Salbora, and at No. 1 Hill area. We plan to add a third drill rig when COVID-19 related travel restrictions are eased in Guyana."

Goldsource Mines, Inc. (GXSFF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.115, up 23.6559%, on 3,135,245 volume with 224 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 463,959 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.029999999/$0.141900002.

Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. (GHSI)

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Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. is an ocular health sciences company based in San Diego, California. It, among other things, develops, formulates, manufactures, and distributes condition-specific medical foods supported by evidence-based protocols. In addition, the Company provides ocular testing. Guardion Health Sciences’ initial medical food product, Lumega-Z, addresses a depleted macular protective pigment, a known risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and a significant component of functional vision performance. The Company is at the frontline of early detection, intervention, and monitoring of many eye diseases. Guardion Health Sciences’ shares trade on the NasdaqGS.

The Company has also developed a proprietary medical device, the MapcatSF®. It accurately measures the macular pigment density, thus providing the only two-pronged evidence-based protocol for the treatment of a depleted macular protective pigment. The Mapcat is the most repeatable and accurate measuring technology for the MPOD (macular pigment optical density). Mapcat is protected by patents in the U.S. and Europe.

The Lumega-Z is the only micronized lipid-base nutritional formulation designed to restore and maintain the condition of a depleted macular pigment. This inventive delivery platform ensures the highest level of absorption and also fast patient response to treatment.

In addition, Guardion has its GlaucoCetin as part of its portfolio. GlaucoCetin is the first regulated vision-specific Medical Food designed to support and protect the mitochondrial function of optic nerve cells in patients with glaucoma. Guardion also has its VectorVision. This is the most broadly used and respected clinical contrast sensitivity test. Next generation VectorVision products have two patents protecting proprietary methodologies for the standardization of vision testing.

Guardion has developed a unique proprietary formulation to provide immuno-support and anti-inflammatory benefits targeting the upper respiratory tract. The Company’s work is being led by its recently acquired NutriGuard business line. NutriGuard formulates high-quality, scientifically-credible, condition-specific nutraceuticals designed to supplement consumers’ diets and assist in the prevention and management of a variety of diseases and conditions. Guardion has launched acuMMUNE. This is a proprietary immuno-supportive complex designed with the objective of supporting effective immune function.

This month, Guardion Health Sciences reported financial results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2020. Total Revenue was $1,191,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, versus Total Revenue of $261,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. This represents an increase of 356 percent, because of a shipment of a large nutraceutical initial test order to a Malaysian distributor.

Total Revenue was $1,437,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, versus Total Revenue of $504,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This represents an increase of 185 percent, because of a shipment of a large nutraceutical initial test order to the Malaysian distributor.

Guardion Health Sciences, Inc. (GHSI), closed Monday's trading session at $0.3139, up 3.0194%, on 2,341,027 volume with 2,692 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 5,595,746 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.165000006/$0.949999988.

Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. (LCTC)

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Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of breath alcohol and drug testing devices. The Company is a manufacturer of evidential breath alcohol testers and related training and supplies for Workplace, Law Enforcement, Corrections, and International customers. From its U.S. headquarters, Lifeloc designs, engineers, and manufactures precision, fuel cell based, breath alcohol testing equipment for professional and personal use. Lifeloc Technologies is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

The Company is a single source for alcohol testing equipment, drug screening supplies, and education. Lifeloc Technologies offers a complete line of Portable Breath Alcohol Testers (PBTs) and Evidential Breath Testers (EBTs). It provides a complete range of models incorporating its patented alcohol detection and sensing algorithms and using its platinum fuel cell technology. The Company’s professional units are tested and approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and many State forensic and worldwide laboratories.

In the United States, Lifeloc Technologies supports its Workplace customers through a nationwide network of industry accredited and Lifeloc certified drug and alcohol training consultants. The Company assists organizations of all sizes in creating and managing their drug and alcohol testing programs.

The Company released its second generation, patent protected EasyCal® calibration station in 2019. This model is now capable of calibrating the entire line of Lifeloc professional breath alcohol testers. New features of the Company’s automated calibration station include RFID (radio frequency identification) registration of calibration gas standards. These features further automate the calibration process.

Lifeloc Technologies has its new platform of breath alcohol testers, the LX9 and LT7. The LX9 adds new modes of communication. Furthermore, the LX9 and LT7 have broad temperature use ranges. They are readily configurable for custom usages. The LX9 and LT7 models were added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s conforming product list in November of 2019.

The Company’s marijuana breathalyzer remains an important target for product development. The ability of Lifeloc’s technology to detect delta-9-THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) down to a concentration of 5 nanograms per milliliter and to collect a testable sample from a vapor stream has already been demonstrated in its laboratories.

This month, Lifeloc Technologies announced financial results for Q2 and for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company posted quarterly Net Revenue of $1.320 million. This resulted in a quarterly Net Loss of $350,000, or $(0.14) per diluted share. The results compare to Net Revenue of $2.338 million and Net Income of $219,000, or $0.09 per diluted share, in Q2 of 2019. Revenue for the current quarter declined 44 percent in comparison to Q2 last year.

Net Revenue of $3,338 million and a Net Loss of $515,000, or $0.20 per diluted share, compare to Net Revenue of $4.406 million and Net Income of $250,000, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the same six months of 2019. The decline in Sales and the resulting Loss are chiefly a result of the international Covid-19 pandemic.

Lifeloc Technologies, Inc. (LCTC), closed Monday's trading session at $3.29, up 6.129%, on 100 volume with 1 trade. The average volume for the last 3 months is 340 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $2.20000004/$6.00.

Muscle Maker, Inc. (GRIL)

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Muscle Maker, Inc. is the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill, Healthy Joe’s, and MMG Burger Bar, a fast-casual concept known for serving “healthier for you” meals. Muscle Maker Grill features high quality, appetizing food, freshly prepared with proprietary recipes. The Company provides its guests healthier versions of mainstream-favorite dishes that are flavorful. Its focus is making it easy, affordable, and enjoyable for its guests to eat healthy. Muscle Maker Grill was founded in 1995 in Colonia, New Jersey. The Company lists on the NasdaqCM. Muscle Maker has its corporate office in Burleson, Texas.

The Company’s menu was created with guests’ health in mind. The menu is lean and protein based. It features all-natural chicken, grass fed steak, lean turkey, whole wheat pasta, wraps, bowls, and more. In addition, the menu offers a broad choice of fruit smoothies in an array of assorted flavors, protein shakes, as well as supplements. Furthermore, Muscle Maker Grill’s menu features options that satisfy a variety of dietary preferences - from vegetarians to the low-carb consumer, and guests following a gluten-free diet.

Muscle Maker recently announced agreements with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) and also four locations with the Northern Virginia Community College System. Construction is underway. The Company hopes to have all five locations open in the immediate term. Muscle Maker’s Belief is that the university opportunity is one where it can continue to expand for many years to come.

Moreover, Muscle Maker has started to open the first five, of the initial ten, ghost kitchens it had earlier announced in the Chicago marketplace. These five delivery-only ghost kitchens enable Muscle Maker to cover the entire Chicago market at a fraction of the cost it would take to build out traditional locations for the same geographical coverage. The Company continues to believe that this vertical can offer it considerable accretive growth from the initial ten location agreement while taking advantage of the continued delivery trend in the restaurant industry.

Regarding military locations, Muscle Maker opened Camp Elmore in Q2. Camp Elmore is a Marine base. It represents a third branch of the military with opportunities to bring healthier food options to the armed forces.

Last week, Muscle Maker announced that it signed an agreement to open two more ghost kitchens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Muscle Maker will now operate seven ghost kitchen facilities in two major cities across the United States. It plans to start construction immediately for an anticipated early October opening.

Muscle Maker, Inc. (GRIL), closed Monday's trading session at $2.65, even for the day, on 149,782 volume with 749 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 321,426 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.41999995/$5.09000015.

Mustang Bio, Inc. (MBIO)

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Mustang Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Worcester, Massachusetts. It centers on translating today’s medical breakthroughs in cell and gene therapies into potential cures for hematologic cancers, solid tumors, as well as rare genetic diseases. The Company’s world class team in-licenses, develops, and manufactures next generation therapies for the ultimate benefit of patients.

Mustang Bio expects to advance 2-3 new therapeutic candidates into the clinic annually. The Company has developed the manufacturing expertise needed to develop and commercialize these therapies on a broad scale. Mustang Bio’s shares trade on the NasdaqGS.

The Company has partnered with top medical institutions to advance the development of CAR T and CRISPR/Cas9-enhanced CAR T therapies across multiple cancers, and also a lentiviral gene therapy for XSCID. Mustang Bio aims to acquire rights to the aforementioned technologies via licensing or otherwise acquiring an ownership interest, to fund research and development (R&D), and to out-license or bring the technologies to market.

Pertaining to the Company’s CAR T areas of focus, Mustang Bio brings substantial know-how to the development of next generation CAR T cell therapy. Mustang is rapidly advancing a number of promising candidates designed to hit unique targets with first in class potential for hematologic and solid tumor cancers.

Concerning the Company’s current Gene Therapy focus, X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID) is an inherited disorder of the immune system. It occurs almost exclusively in males that diminishes and shortens the lifespan of males. Mustang Bio’s XSCID gene therapy, undergoing development via a collaboration with St. Jude involves ex vivo lentiviral transduction of patients’ own hematopoietic stem cells with a normal copy of the mutated gene. The process used is analogous to the manufacturing process for Mustang’s CAR Ts.

This month, Mustang Bio announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to MB-107, the Company’s lentiviral gene therapy for the treatment of X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID), also known as bubble boy disease, in newly-diagnosed infants.

Mr. Manuel Litchman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Mustang Bio, said, “We are very pleased that the FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to MB-107 for XSCID, a life-threatening and rare genetic disorder with limited treatment options, in newly-diagnosed infants. We anticipate that our pivotal clinical program will begin shortly, and we look forward to continuing to work efficiently with the FDA, in order to bring MB-107 to children suffering from this devastating disease as quickly and safely as possible.”

Mustang Bio, Inc. (MBIO), closed Monday's trading session at $3.27, up 0.925926%, on 1,766,941 volume with 5,878 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,135,007 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.77999997/$4.8499999.

Kisses from Italy, Inc. (KITL)

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Kisses from Italy, Inc. focuses on developing a fast and casual food dining chain restaurant business in the United States. Additionally, the OTCQB-listed Company franchises its restaurants. Its mission is to provide the highest level of service, and high quality ingredients and products. This is while bringing ‘Traditional Italian Delicacies with an All-American Flair’ to life, worldwide. Incorporated in 2013, Kisses from Italy is based in Miami, Florida.

Currently, the Company operates four corporate owned stores. It concentrates on fast-casual dining with traditional Italian Panini, homemade lasagna, salads, panzerotti di Bari, Italian coffee, dessert, and breakfast offerings. Kisses from Italy successfully began operations in May of 2015 with the opening of its flagship location in Ft. Lauderdale at 3146 NE 9th St. This was followed by three additional sites across the greater Ft. Lauderdale/Pompano Beach area. The Company opened its inaugural European location in Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Italy in October of 2019.

The Company focuses on supporting and partnering with local producers and suppliers within the regions. This is to provide a truly authentic experience to its customers. Kisses from Italy’s goal is to introduce the fresh, savory, and rustic taste of Italian delicacies into the fast paced worldwide society.

Furthermore, the Company’s vision is to leverage the success from its flagship store and its initial hotel locations in the South Florida market and to expand into other regions on a local, State, national and international level. The chief focus is doing this through its continued corporate owned store expansion, along with the development and sales of additional locations through the advancement of its franchise and territorial rights program.

In June, Kisses from Italy announced, that following the recent opening of Kisses From Italy's European location in Italy, and with its first Franchise Agreement for the California now complete, the Kisses from Italy restaurant group continues its expansion plans with the signing of a Multi-Unit Development Agreement for 100 locations in Canada.

Michele Di Turi, a Co-founder, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Kisses From Italy, said, "We believe there is a huge potential for a brand like Kisses From Italy to be established and scaled throughout Canada. We are confident that Canada will play a pivotal position in the implementation and growth of our international distribution plan. With the new deal in place for Canada, we expect to see the immediate development of Kisses From Italy restaurants across the country."

Kisses from Italy, Inc. (KITL), closed Monday's trading session at $0.14, up 180.00%, on 53,616 volume with 9 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,767 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.05/$0.300000011.

Potash America, Inc. (PTAM)

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Potash America, Inc. is a multi-stage investment group listed on the OTC Markets. The Company pursues compelling technology, product, as well as service opportunities in innovative, emerging, and growing markets. The Company was previously known as Adtomize, Inc. It changed its name to Potash America, Inc. in March of 2011. Formed in 2007, Potash America has its corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

The Company partners with inventive entrepreneurs in venture and growth capital investments. Potash America’s investment vision continues to explore the Environmentally Responsible Mining & Exploration, Renewable Energy, Commercial Agriculture Farming, Cannabis/Hemp Development, Health & Wellness, and Green Technology sectors.

Potash America pursues a strategy named “high-fusion.” With this approach, high-risk/high-reward ventures are balanced by more traditionally stable companies. This establishes a more varied portfolio that enables the Company to invest in creative or unempirical entrepreneurships whose partnerships it otherwise could not pursue.

Potash America plays a part in its potential partners’ growth beyond initial capital investment. To provide consistent support to its portfolio companies, the Company pursues several avenues to help them realize their goals. It is able to play a part in their growth via locating and negotiating acquisitions, financial remodeling, negotiating key strategic agreements, and raising capital.

Key sectors of Potash America’s portfolio include socioeconomic/environmentally responsible mining & exploration, renewable energy, and commercial agriculture farming. In addition, key sectors of its portfolio include cannabis and hemp development, health & wellness, and green technology. At present, mining & exploration includes investment opportunities in surface mining (open pit, dredging, placer, strip, hydraulic and mountain top) and underground mining (drift, hard rock, shaft, and slope).

Pertaining to renewable energy, Potash America chiefly dedicates its investment opportunities to solar, wind, biomass, and hydroelectric energy. Nonetheless, the Company maintains an interest in geothermal, hydrogen, as well as fuel cells. Moreover, regarding health & wellness, Potash America is looking to partner with creative entrepreneurs advancing new products in the health & wellness space, offering capital investment and guidance.

Potash America, Inc. (PTAM), closed Monday's trading session at $0.01375, up 93.662%, on 232,700 volume. The average volume for the last 3 months is 17,434 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.004999999/$0.034000001.

Twin Vee PowerCats, Inc. (TVPC)

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Twin Vee PowerCats, Inc. is one of the largest production-based dual hull boat companies in the USA. It designs, manufactures, and sells recreational and commercial twin-hull power boats under the Twin Vee brand name. Over the past 25 years, the Company has focused on perfecting the high-speed twin-displacement hull design, also known as a "catamaran powerboat." Twin Vee PowerCats is one of the most recognized brands in the power catamaran industry. The Company has received many tributes and awards for industry achievements.

The Company was previously known as ValueRich, Inc. It changed its corporate name to Twin Vee PowerCats, Inc. in April of 2016. Twin Vee PowerCats has its head office in Fort Pierce, Florida.

The Company manufactures American-made products with American marine craftsmen in an American factory. An experienced workforce in Fort Pierce hand-builds Twin Vee boats. Twin Vee PowerCats regularly makes considerable investments into new technology. This augments the Company’s traditional hand-built process.

Recently, Twin Vee PowerCats was featured in the magazine Center Console Life. Mr. Joseph Visconti, President of the Company, stated that Center Console Life is a new magazine that concentrates on center console recreational boats and reviewed Twin Vee's 240 Center Console (CC) Powercat in its latest issue.

A few years ago, Twin Vee PowerCats started redesigning new boat models to ensure that potential boat buyers give twin-hulled boats a chance. Among the reimagined boats the Company has developed, Twin Vee launched the 24-foot center console power catamaran earlier in 2019 to enthusiastic acclaim. Center Console Life showcases the boat in its review. In addition, Twin Vee's 240 CC was featured by Florida Sportsman Magazine earlier in 2019, stating that the "model certainly hits the mark for style points along with fishability."

This past September, Twin Vee PowerCats announced it has seen a dramatic increase in sales in recent months (as of September 2019). According to Mr. Joseph Visconti this rise in sales are because of the continuing rise of consumer interest in dual-hull boats. He said, “Power catamarans are an ever-growing segment of the marketplace. Commercial and recreational buyers are increasingly looking to power cats because of their room, riding comfort, and stability.”

Twin Vee PowerCats, Inc. (TVPC), closed Monday's trading session at $0.049, up 53.125%, on 16,300 volume with 3 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 35,504 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.011099999/$0.219999998.

Comepay, Inc. (CMPY)

InvestorsHub, Business Insider, and Nasdaq reported on Comepay, Inc. (CMPY), and we also report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Comepay, Inc. provides Internet acquiring and support services. In addition, the Company engages in facilitating instant payments and internet based payment transactions via kiosks, mobile interfaces, and Web-based applications. The Comepay group of companies includes Comepay, RP Systems, M-NN LLC, and Chek-Online. Comepay has its corporate headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario.

The Company also leases and sells cash registers and point of sale (POS) systems. This includes its recently developed proprietary multifunctional smart POS fiscal cash register system. Comepay processes more than 4.7 million customer payments monthly. At present, the Company has greater than 12,700 kiosks throughout Russia.

The above-mentioned companies are now concentrating their planned business expansion on the smart POS fiscal cash register system "Cassatka". This is to help businesses comply with Russian taxation legislation, 54-FZ, that required 1.2 million businesses in fiscal 2018, and a further 1.4 million businesses in fiscal 2019 to install new, federally compliant on-line cash registers.

The Cassatka is Comepay's multifunctional smart POS online fiscal cash register. Cassatka can process payments and meet fiscal data storage requirements for participating businesses. Cassatka is a convenient and cost competitive solution for businesses to meet the new federal taxation requirements in Russia.

As the companies expand their business model, Comepay expects to offer blockchain acquiring services and to accept payments in numerous crypto currencies on the Cassatka. The Comepay group of companies currently earn revenue from an array of channels. These include fee-based commissions on payment processing for cash and debit card payments, software licensing, kiosk placement fees and other rental fees for cash registers and associated equipment.

This past February, Comepay announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chek-Online LLC, again added more functionality to its smart terminals through integrating merchant acquiring services from two large banks in Russia for its versatile handheld Cassatka-Mini terminal. Chek-Online is a foremost manufacturer of fiscal cash registers in Russia, and the developer of the family of Cassatka smart terminals.

Chek-Online plans to expand to several more partner banks for trade acquiring for its Cassatka-Mini Smart terminal. Nonetheless, the integration process has already been launched with two large banks based in Russia, VTB Bank and Otkritie FC Bank.

In April, Comepay announced that Chek-Online concluded an agreement with the National Payment Card System (NSPK) for the use of contactless payment system “Mir” for the Cassatka Mini series of smart terminals. NSPK is the operator of the Russian national contactless payment system “Mir”. NSPK recently concluded an agreement with Chek-Online for the supply of materials required to develop customized solutions for the Cassatka Mini mobile smart terminal. This include contactless payments.

Comepay, Inc. (CMPY), closed Monday's trading session at $0.095, up 46.1538%, on 29,365 volume with 6 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 14,109 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.019999999/$0.740000009.

Thunder Energies Corporation (TNRG)

Wallet Investor, Morningstar, YCharts, The Street, Stockwatch, Market Exclusive, Investor Place, The Silicon Review, InvestorsHub, Emerging Growth, Penny Stock Tweets, Penny Stock Hub, ResearchPool, Capital Cube, The Stock Radio, and Marketbeat reported previously on Thunder Energies Corporation (TNRG), and today we choose to highlight the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Thunder Energies Corporation concentrates on the manufacture, sale, and service of diverse technologies in the U.S. The Company previously went by the name Thunder Fusion Corporation. In May 2014, it changed its corporate name to Thunder Energies Corporation. Listed on the OTC Markets, Thunder Energies is based in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

The Company markets its technologies via three divisions. These are Optical Instruments, Combustion Equipment, and Nuclear Instruments. Concerning the Division of Optical Equipment, its emphasis is the production, promotion, sale and service of pairs of Galileo telescopes with convex lenses to detect matter-galaxies & Santilli telescopes with concave lenses to detect antimatter-galaxies (international patent pending).

Regarding the Division of Combustion Equipment, its focus is the production, promotion, sale and service of the novel HyperFurnace that attains the total combustion of fossil fuels and an enhanced energy output (patented and international patents pending).

Pertaining to the Division of Nuclear Equipment, the production, promotion, sale and service of the Santilli Thermal Neutron Source is based on a novel synthesis of the neutron from a hydrogen gas (international patent pending).

Thunder Energies’ Division of Combustion is successfully continuing the development of the new chemical species of gas named MagneHydrogen. The Company has secured the required domain names, has applied for available trademark protections and is finalizing engineering schematics for the first production of MagneHydrogen, separated from commercially available MagneGas through standard Pressure Swing Absorption equipment.

Recently, Thunder Energies announced the initiation of the construction of a prototype Precious Metal Detector. Funding is from the S1 registration on record with GHS Investments in New York. Dr. Ruggero M. Santilli, Thunder Energies’ Chief Executive Officer, stated, "I am pleased to announce that, thanks to the availability of funds, our Company has initiated works necessary for the construction of a prototype Precious Metal Detector based on our Directional Neutron Source…”

Thunder Energies has also announced the initiation of construction of its Precious Metal Detector in conformity with the recent upgrade of the Letter of Intent (LOI) for its test and use.

Dr. Ruggero M. Santilli stated, "I am pleased to report the initiation of construction of the prototype Thunder Energies Precious Metal Detector following completion of all background research… We are currently completing the design of the Directional Neutron Source needed in mining operations and look forward with great confidence to the successful completion of the project."

Thunder Energies Corporation (TNRG), closed Monday's trading session at $0.25, up 66.6667%, on 33,805 volume with 16 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 58,832 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0074/$0.330000013.

Natural Health Farm Holdings, Inc. (NHEL)

Stockopedia, Stockhouse, Market Exclusive, Capital Cube, 4-Traders, Street Insider, Morningstar, Simply Wall St, InvestorsHub, OTC Markets, GuruFocus, MarketWatch, Last10k, and Barchart reported earlier on Natural Health Farm Holdings, Inc. (NHEL), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Natural Health Farm Holdings, Inc. is a biotechnology company working to establish a complete healthcare one-stop shop based on natural or naturopathic products. Since November of 2017, the Company has developed and started to commercialize the web-based Naturopathic Learning Management System to enable consumers and distributors to be educated on health-related aspects of various diseases and nutritional consulting services. Natural Health Farm Holdings is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Company lists on the OTCQB.

Natural Health Farm provides online nutritional consultation services. It does so through offering a web-based naturopathic learning management system. This system educates their customers on general wellbeing. The Company’s principal activities are in retailing nutritional supplements, organic foods and health-care related products.

Via its subsidiary, NHF International Limited, Natural Health Farm specializes in biotechnology research & development, and a retail business. It has a chain of numerous retail & franchise outlets throughout Malaysia and other nations. These include Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, China, Hong Kong and the United States.

Natural Health Farm Holdings announced this past January that it executed a term sheet to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Natural Tech R&D Sdn Bhd, a BioNexus accredited research and development company in Malaysia. With the agreement, Natural Health Farm shall acquire 100 percent of Natural Tech R&D’s outstanding shares for USD 1 Million.

Natural Health Farm Holdings also announced in January that it executed a term sheet to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Excel Herbal Industries Sdn Bhd. Excel Herbal is a nutraceutical biotechnology manufacturing, organic food and health supplements business in Malaysia.

Recently, Natural Health Farm Holdings announced that it executed a term sheet to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Natural Health Naturopathic Academy Sdn Bhd (NHNA), a Malaysian healthcare education provider. Natural Health Naturopathic Academy offers courses on health, nutrition, dietetic and Chinese & natural medicine, which are accredited by over 30 countries.

Natural Health Farm Holdings has also announced that it executed a term sheet to acquire a majority equity interest in Biodelta (Pty) Ltd. Biodelta is a contract developer and manufacturer of nutraceutical products in South Africa. Furthermore, this month, the Company announced that it executed an agreement to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Natural Health Farm, Inc. (NHF). NHF is a distributor of naturopathic and nutraceutical products in North Carolina and throughout the East Coast of the United States.

Natural Health Farm Holdings, Inc. (NHEL), closed Monday's trading session at $0.0057, up 714.2857%, on 245 volume with 1 trade. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,247 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.000099999/$0.289999991.

Synergy CHC Corp. (SNYR)

SmallCapVoice, MarketWatch, OTC Markets, and TradingView reported earlier on Synergy CHC Corp. (SNYR), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Synergy CHC Corp. is a consumer health care company listed on the OTC Markets. It is in the process of building a portfolio of best-in-class consumer product brands. The Company’s strategy is to increase its portfolio organically and through further acquisition. Established in 2012, Synergy CHC is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.

The Company sells its products mainly in North American retail locations. Its diversified portfolio includes Flat Tummy Tea™, FOCUSFactor™, Neuragen™, and Hand MD®. Flat Tummy Tea™ is an innovatively formulated two-step herbal detox tea. It works to naturally help speed up metabolism, boost energy, and reduce bloating to flatten one’s stomach/tummy.

FOCUSFactor is a nutritional supplement. It includes a proprietary blend of brain supporting vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients.

Neuragen® is a topical product. It works directly at the site of the pain contrasted with oral products. Neuragen® reduces the spontaneous firing of damaged peripheral nerves.

Also, Synergy CHC’s Hand MD® is the world's first anti-aging skincare line formulated specifically for the hands. Synergy CHC has also launched its newest brand, Sneaky Vaunt®.

Synergy CHC officially launched The Synergy Effect, its ROI (Return on Investment) innovation engine and online marketing platform. The Synergy Effect was built to boost online revenue growth for all of the Company’s brands.

Previously, Synergy CHC announced that it entered into, and at the same time closed on, an Asset Purchase Agreement with Per-fekt Beauty Holdings, LLC and CDG Holdings, LLC, which owns 92.3 percent of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Per-fekt Beauty. Per-fekt Beauty engages in developing and selling skincare and cosmetics products under the brand Per-fekt.

With this Purchase Agreement, Synergy CHC purchased all of Per-fekt Beauty's assets and assumed certain of its liabilities for a purchase price of $709,988.34. As additional consideration, it will pay quarterly royalties equal to 5 percent of Net Sales for 10 years following the closing date.

Synergy CHC Corp. (SNYR), closed Monday's trading session at $0.077, up 91.7808%, on 2,000 volume with 2 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 22,157 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0252/$0.230000004.

The QualityStocks Company Corner

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

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

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (CSE: WTER) (NASDAQ: WTER) was featured today in the 420 with CNW by CannabisNewsWire. A report from the CDC shows that cannabis consumption among teens has decreased during the years after states legalized recreational marijuana use. According to the biannual Youth Risk Behavior Survey that was released on Friday, cannabis consumption increased between 2009 and 2013 then declined between 2013 and 2019. The data thus supports the case from backers that asserted that the creation of a regulated cannabis market would not influence youth consumption as prohibitionists had previously warned.

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

Innovation and Expansion

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

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

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

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

Clear Advantages in a Growing Market

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

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

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

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

Seasoned Management Team

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WTER), closed Monday's trading session at $1.49, up 2.0548%, on 1,541,477 volume with 4,455 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,716,220 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.400000005/$2.79999995.

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Sustainable Green Team Ltd. (SGTM)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Sustainable Green Team Ltd. (SGTM).

Investment markets post-COVID-19 saw record first-quarter inflows to sustainable funds that take environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) ratings into account, along with traditional financial metrics (http://nnw.fm/G6c0G). Sustainable Green Team (OTC: SGTM), a leading provider of environmentally-beneficial solutions for tree and storm waste disposal, experienced impressive gains alongside this market shift through a surge in its activities that transform natural waste into useful organic products that benefit the environment. Also today, NetworkNewsWire released a report on the company detailing how SGTM is addressing a key challenge many peers in the industry face. Through completion of its dual mulch bagger and fully automated electric grinding screen operations in Waste Management’s (“WM”) Apopka, Florida-based facilities, SGTM is able to re-use debris, which traditionally would have been deposited within landfills. 

Sustainable Green Team Ltd. (OTC: SGTM), through its subsidiaries, including National Storm Recovery LLC (DBA Central Florida Arbor Care and Mulch Manufacturing Inc.), provides tree services, debris hauling, removal and bio-mass recycling, manufacturing, packaging and sales of next-generation mulch products. The company’s primary corporate objective is to provide a solution for the treatment and handling of tree debris that is historically sent to local landfills and disposal sites, creating an environmental burden and pressure on disposal sites around the nation.

Environmentally Friendly

SGTM and the solutions provided by its Sustainable Green Team are founded in sustainability. The company’s vertically integrated operations begin with the collection of tree debris through its tree services division and collection sites. Tree bio-mass is then moved through the processing division for recycling and manufacturing into a variety of organic, attractive, next-generation mulch products to be packaged and sold to retailers, landscapers, installers and garden centers.

The company’s solutions create a synergistic and environmentally beneficial solution to tree and storm waste disposal that historically has created an environmental burden on landfills and disposal sites around the nation.

SGTM’s customers include governmental, residential and commercial customers and now big box retailers. The company is headquartered in Florida.

Strategic Acquisition

SGTM in February 2020 acquired 35-year-old industry leader and innovator Mulch Manufacturing Inc., an Ohio corporation. Structured as a share exchange, this strategic partnership provides SGTM with a significantly larger footprint in the mulch industry.

The acquisition includes Mulch Manufacturing’s national and international distribution agreements, an increase in production and packaging capacity, and its sales contracts with numerous big box retailers. Mulch Manufacturing includes mulch production, sawmill operation, Natures Reflections colorant manufacturing and equipment manufacturing.

Next-Gen Products

SGTM’s vision and commitment to the environment is paired with Mulch Manufacturing’s revolutionary “next-generation” mulch product, Nature’s Reflection’s Softscape®.

Softscape mulch products, created from natural forest products, are color-enhanced with environmentally safe colorants to provide four-year color retention and are free from contaminants. Safe for people and pets, Softscape allows water and air to penetrate soil and roots, which is vital to plant health and growth.

Expansion Plans

SGTM plans to expand its operations through a combination of organic growth, through its partnership with a nationally recognized waste disposal company, and through strategic acquisitions that are both accretive to earnings and positioned for rapid growth from the resulting synergistic opportunities identified.

The company has received final zoning approval for its 100-acre site, located in Lake County, Astatula, Florida, which will serve as its flagship tree debris collection site. The facility will also house the company’s mulch manufacturing, soil composting and production bagging. This prime location includes a 5,000-square-foot building that contains warehouse and office space. The 100-acre property can accommodate millions of cubic yards of organic debris and will allow SGTM’s debris hauling division to realize significant savings on its transportation costs.

SGTM has chosen as its new headquarters the 100,000-square-foot Mulch Manufacturing building in Jacksonville, Florida. The facility comprises centralized operations of Mulch Manufacturing Inc. and National Storm Recovery LLC and has ample room to expand as needed.

Leadership

SGTM’s leadership team boasts more than 40 years of next-level experience with mulch manufacturing, treating and caring for trees. This team is guided by a roster of highly qualified professionals:

  • Tony Raynor, Chief Executive Officer
  • Edward Lee, Chief Operating Officer
  • Ralph Spencer, Director of Business Development, Strategic Acquisitions
  • Steve Ogden, ISA-Certified Arborist
  • Rick Starcher, Master Chemist
  • Peder K. Davisson, Esq., Corporate/Securities Counsel

Sustainable Green Team Ltd. (OTC: SGTM), closed Monday's trading session at $1.03, off by 41.4773%, on 299 volume with 3 trades. The stock's 52-week low/high is $0.05/$2.4999001.

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Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (CSE: PACR)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (PACR).

Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (CSE: PACR), a Canadian cannabis company dedicated to producing premium-quality strains and products by leveraging a genetics-focused approach, today provided an update on the 100-acre commercial hemp operation in British Columbia. After receipt of the hemp cultivation license from Health Canada on May 22, 2020, the Pac Roots and Rock Creek Farms 100-acre premium-hemp joint venture (“JV”) commenced. To view the full press release, visit http://cnw.fm/UtlMJ. Also today, the company announced that it will be conducting a non-brokered private placement of units (the "Units") at a price of $0.25 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $2,000,000 (the "Offering"), subject to the over-allotment option described below. The Placement is an offering of up to 8,000,000 units (the "Units") at CDN$0.25 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one Share and one Warrant exercisable at CDN$0.40 per share for 24 months from issue of the Units. The Units to be issued under the financing will be subject to a four month hold period. The Company may close the Offering in one or more tranches.

Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (CSE: PACR) is a Canadian cannabis company dedicated to producing premium-quality strains and products by leveraging a genetics-focused approach.

The company began operations in 2012, with activities primarily directed toward exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. Today, it is focused on cannabis and hemp cultivation, leveraging high-end genetics and specialized cultivars to produce top quality products. Pac Roots has announced multiple promising initiatives in recent months, including its formation of an outdoor premium hemp joint venture with partner Rock Creek Farms in British Columbia, Canada, and its agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of a firm holding 250 acres of land in the famed Fraser Valley Region of British Columbia.

Pac Roots is also in the process of completing its 20,000 square foot cultivation facility in Lake Country, British Columbia. The facility is expected to feature approximately 7,600 square feet of cultivation space that will enable the company to cycle through an elite line of 350+ unique, high-grade cultivars. Pac Roots expects to receive a cultivation license for the facility in the fourth quarter of 2020.

High-End Selectively Bred Genetics

Pac Roots focuses on high-end genetics in order to maximize the quality of its products while maintaining high yields and profit margins.

Through the process of artificial selection, farmers and cultivators have been adapting their plants to develop particular phenotypic traits for generations. Historically, this practice was restricted to underground cannabis producers developing their own strains.

The legalization of the cannabis industry has given producers access to thousands of cultivars located throughout the world while accelerating research into cannabis genetics. By carefully selecting strains, growers can control the size, color, smell, density and texture of cannabis buds, thereby creating distinctive, premium cannabis products.

Plants are bred to thrive in specific growing environments. This maximizes the yield of high-quality, resilient cannabis. Medical cannabis strains can also be tailored for specific medicinal purposes.

A strategic partnership with Phenome One, a plant breeding management and analytics firm, gives Pac Roots access to some of the world’s best cannabis genetics from the largest genetic library in Canada. The company is using these genetics to develop unique strains featuring a variety of beneficial characteristics.

The company’s 350+ licensed live cultivars and over 1,800 seed varieties are the result of a meticulous gene selection process, through which as many as 600 individual plants may be grown to produce a single strain. Selecting optimized genetics in this way provides benefits beyond simply producing a high-end product. In addition to potency and bud quality, cannabis plants are bred for yield and resilience. By selecting genetics that result in larger and more numerous buds on each plant, Pac Roots is able to grow more cannabis per grow light.

Breeding plants to be more resilient also reduces the cost and labor required. These factors, combined with the premium price point associated with top-quality cannabis, have the potential to improve Pac Roots’ overall profit margin.

Partnership with Phenome One

Pac Roots has secured its cultivars through a strategic licensing agreement with Phenome One. Under the agreement, Pac Roots has unlimited access to Phenome One’s live genetic library, including any of Phenome One’s cultivars and its growing, breeding and cloning IP.

Phenome One is an agricultural technology company focused on providing software solutions to seed companies. Phenome One’s platform gives its partners access to a massive database of detailed information on over 350 unique cannabis cultivars to support each stage of the breeding process. Each cultivar has been laboratory analyzed and rigorously field-tested, with data going back more than 30 years.

Using Phenome One’s data, Pac Roots plans to grow a variety of cannabis plants optimized for certain traits. One such trait will be plants with an abundance of cannaflavin, a rare terpene with high anti-inflammatory properties. Phenome One’s library could enable Pac Roots to produce plants that are bred to thrive in a range of different growing climates, including plants suited to grow in cold weather and plants that are resilient to region-specific fungi.

Joint Venture with Rock Creek Farms of British Columbia

Pac Roots recently entered a definitive investment agreement with Rock Creek Farms, a reputable agricultural enterprise, for a 100-acre commercial hemp operation in Rock Creek, British Columbia. The growing space is located in the highly lucrative farming area known as the ‘Golden Mile’ in the South Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. (http://nnw.fm/Gbf9I).

Under the agreement, the two companies have formed an outdoor premium hemp joint venture company to which Pac Roots is providing an aggregate of $450,000 in capital and Rock Creek Farms is contributing two commercial leases for 100+ acres of growing space, along with cultivation licenses, agricultural infrastructure and equipment, consulting services, intellectual property relating to hemp operations and proprietary biomass storage methods. Pac Roots holds a 60 percent interest in the project.

About 127,500 premium hemp CBD seedlings were planted across 100 acres as of early July 2020. The joint venture is planting a premium grade CBD hemp variety utilizing the rich native soil and both traditional and custom farming techniques.

“Our operational partners at Rock Creek Farms bring decades of generational farming expertise in one of Canada’s pre-eminent growing regions,” Pac Roots President and CEO Patrick Elliott said in a news release detailing the venture. “It will be an exciting outdoor growing season for the joint venture as we anticipate a successful harvest in the fall.”

Infinite Development Possibilities at Fraser Valley Property in British Columbia

In mid-July 2020, the company initiated a share purchase agreement with 1088070 BC. LTD. (“1088”) and its shareholders for the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of 1088 (http://nnw.fm/xlpw7). Notably, 1088 owns and controls 250 acres of land spread over nine parcels in the Fraser Valley Regional District.

The Fraser Valley Regional District is one of the most productive and intensively farmed areas of Canada, offering access to high-quality soil, favorable climate, water and a local market of 2.5 million people. Agriculture in this region yields an annual economic value of more than $3 billion.

The closing date for the transaction is slated for September 4, 2020, after a 51-day due diligence period. According to Elliott, the addition of such a significant package of land is a major step for Pac Roots.

“This land has no zoning restrictions and is not situated within the agricultural land reserve, which provides for infinite development possibilities,” Elliott added in a July 2020 news release.

Board of Directors member Chad Clelland also welcomed the acquisition, adding that between Fraser Valley and Rock Creek – both of them among the most productive agricultural regions in Canada – Pac Roots is very well positioned for production and the future development of its hemp and cannabis infrastructure.

The RAD Americas Genetic Program – Research and Development in Americas Genetic Program

Pac Roots intends to deploy a global R&D program focused on rigorously testing elite strains in various rich agricultural regions throughout the Americas, with a goal of mass selection to achieve the utmost environmental resilience while achieving notable quality and yields. From seed to software, collection data, proprietary techniques and custom nutrient formulas, Pac Roots and Phenome will provide the specific knowledge to cultivators in different climates in order to achieve optimal yields for THC, CBD, CBG and other unique cannabinoids. R&D from global testing programs situated throughout the Americas will allow the partnership to deploy and stress test a range of suitable cultivars in the world’s lowest cost outdoor growing regions.

The company expects an industry shift in 2020 from the COVID-19 global pandemic. The ‘new normal’ will bring more focus on efficiencies and optimal yields to deliver a cost effective, high quality product to the end user. There has been much to be learnt from the inefficiencies in the cannabis industry in recent years, which have been detrimental to the credibility of the sector. Pac Roots is well positioned to enter the scene and take advantage of the deficiencies, reinforcing the notion that genetics and flawless growing techniques are paramount to success. Genetics and systems innovation may be the most overlooked components when comparing cannabis to other established agricultural crops. Pac Roots plans to invest into cannabis R&D to ensure a solid foundation is built that will be used by cannabis farmers worldwide.

Through its RAD Americas Development and Innovation, Pac Roots is focused on:

  • Deploying one of the largest live genetic libraries in Canada, diversified for high yield output and unique climates
  • Continued stress testing for indoor, high yield, THC and medicinal genetics
  • Continued stress testing for outdoor, high yield, THC and medicinal genetics
  • Exotic, genetic cloning for the luxury, high margin, cannabis flower market
  • Psychoactive/medicinal ratio testing for effect and
  • Unique Cannabinoid and terpene elevation and isolation.

Through its RAD Americas Field Testing System, the company is focused on:

  • Global testing in different microclimates to assess genetic and complete systems for optimal yields
  • Data collection, testing and optimization to prove process for commercial implementation and
  • High quality yield testing for THC, CBD, CBG and other unique medicinal cannabinoids.

Lake Country Cultivation Facility near Kelowna, British Columbia

Pac Roots is in the process of completing its 20,000 square foot cultivation facility in Lake Country, British Columbia. The facility is expected to feature approximately 7,600 square feet of cultivation space that will enable the company to cycle through its line of high-grade cultivars. Pac Roots plans to submit a video evidence package of the facility build under Health Canada’s Cannabis Tracking and Licensing System, and the company expects to acquire its cultivation license in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Lake Country is a municipality located just outside of Kelowna in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. For decades, the region’s favorable growing climate has made it a hub for cannabis cultivation. As the Canadian legal cannabis industry ramps up, the Okanagan region is attracting attention from dozens of cannabis companies, including some of the industry’s biggest names. The region’s strong agricultural history has left it rich with experienced agricultural workers and an abundance of Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) property.

Management Team

Patrick Elliott, MSC, MBA, President and CEO of Pac Roots Cannabis, is also the President & CEO of Lexore Capital Corp., a private resource and cannabis investment company, as well as Phenome One Corp., a full-service cannabis farming company focused on elite strain selective breeding. Elliott brings over 15 years of corporate finance, mineral exploration and financial markets experience to the Pac Roots team. He is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in geology and holds an MSc. in mineral economics and an MBA from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia. Elliott specializes in economic resource evaluation, financial modeling, CAPEX estimation, corporate development and finance. Combined with his technical knowledge, Elliott has a wealth of contacts in the financial sector.

Marc Geen, Founder and Strategic Operations Advisor, is a fourth-generation British Columbia farmer who has been active in the legal medical marijuana industry for more than 10 years – consulting on, complying with, and participating in the MMAR, MMPR and ACMPR programs. Prior to co-founding Speakeasy Cannabis Club Ltd., Geen spent 14 years as Head of Operations for Kettle Mountain Ginseng Ltd., one of North America’s largest ginseng producers. With the experience gleaned from a long career in large scale commercial farming, Geen has been able to apply many cost-effective farming practices to the outdoor, indoor and greenhouse cultivation of cannabis. Geen is also the co-creator of a full line of cannabis extract products designed under ACMPR regulations.

Matt McGill, Director, has a strong background in both commercial and residential real estate and has played a major role in many development projects. McGill, through McGill Realty, has established a tremendous commercial and residential outfit servicing British Columbia’s Fraser Valley and the lower mainland. McGill is skilled at crafting strategic financing options for corporations and has a substantial network of retail and institutional clients.

Chad Clelland, Director, has experience in the sector dating back to 2009, when he purchased Medicalmarijuana.ca, which became an information portal for thousands of patients, doctors and growers. Through this company, he and his team have helped thousands of Canadians find legal, safe medication. His team also consulted, designed and submitted dozens of applications to the government under the MMPR, ACMPR and Cannabis Act. In 2011, Clelland co-founded Greenleaf Medical Clinic, which is now recognized as a training facility by the University of British Columbia and offers preceptorships to physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists. He also co-founded Folium Life Science in 2013, an approved Canadian Licensed Producer. His roles in these organizations have included Chief Operating Officer, head of security, alternate master grower and alternate responsible person in charge.

Josh Bromley, Senior Cultivation Strategist, is a second-generation farmer with over two decades of experience farming, breeding, cultivating and selecting unique cultivars for the medical community. He is an expert in plant science and possesses a comprehensive knowledge of cultivars and a mastery of medicinal implementation. Bromley has developed proprietary farming systems, as well as low cost/high output nutrient systems. Through thoughtful design and engineering, he has been able to consistently show improvements in crop yields, pathogen resiliency and quality.

Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (PACR), closed Monday's trading session at $0.23, off by 8.00%, on 71,000 volume with 7 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 31,200 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.11/$0.72.

Recent News

ISW Holdings (ISWH)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight ISW Holdings (ISWH).

ISW Holdings (OTC: ISWH), based in Nevada, is a diversified portfolio company comprised of essential business lines that serve consumer product demands. Its expertise lies in strategic brand development, early growth facilitation, as well as brand identity through the company’s proprietary procurement process. Together with its partners, ISW Holdings seeks to provide a structure that meets large scalability demands as well as anticipated marketplace needs. It is able to meet these needs through a variety of strategic, innovative processes. ISWH is creating and managing brands across a spectrum of disruptive industries.

ISW Holdings (ISWH) (“ISW Holdings”) is a brand management portfolio company with diverse partnerships that focus on growing businesses in multiple sectors, including crypto mining, renewable energy, home health care for the chronically ill, wellness and restoration, and the adult beverage industry, as well as early-stage operations in supply chain and logistics management. ISW Holdings operates as the nexus between its partnerships and their essential services for end users.

Mission
The company’s core mission is to enhance these sectors by implementing innovative services and products ready to meet the demands of a changing world. To that end, ISW Holdings leverages its strategic expertise, resources, and innovative software to establish market-leading companies and partnerships, which ensure their success in their chosen industries. This enables the company to return maximum shareholder value with its focus always on its partnerships’ various sector volatility.

The Revolution
Positioned to create industry leaders, the company’s process entails strategic development and aggressive early growth of its partner brands to establish them as profitable and viable. ISW Holdings’ method is to nurture emerging partner brands through the essential stages of market development (from conceptualization to distribution) in sectors relevant to today’s marketplace. In addition, the company has a holistic approach to business development, with every strategy being delivered person-to-person from developers to end users.

The Challenge
The company’s goal is to turn its target audience into loyal consumers by ensuring transparency and a clear understanding of its products and services, thus creating visibility, credibility, and trust.

ISW Holdings’ Innovative Approach
ISW Holdings has diversified positions in its partnerships across technology, health care, wellness, renewable energy, and the adult beverage sectors. The company seek to provide industry leading modern solutions to its clients and sound business practices to its partners. This is accomplished through an early growth platform that cultivates its partnerships with the necessary resources and expertise to expand exponentially.

ISW Holdings’ Opportunity
The company’s opportunity is considerable. In the ever-changing high demand global marketplace, the need for timely innovation is critical. ISW Holdings’ portfolio brand management and creative thinking has allowed the company to develop and deploy enterprises that meet the needs of 21st century consumers. Through a fully vetted system of scalability, it is able to meet consumer demands with turn-key solutions.

Portfolio of Partnerships and Businesses
ISW Holdings’ diverse portfolio reflects the growing demand for essential services in a dynamic modern operational landscape. With partnerships that incorporate a depth of experience and industry insight, ISW Holdings has established itself as a portfolio company in technology, home health care, and wellness, with a focus on reshaping industry benchmarks.

Bit5ive

ISW Holdings operates a joint venture with Bit5ive, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining. As an official distribution partner of Bitmain (the industry’s leading fabless manufacturer of computing chips and distributor of Antminers to more than 30 countries in Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean), Bit5ive is quickly becoming one of the largest U.S.-based companies in the cryptocurrency mining and bitcoin farm sectors of the market.
Valued at $293.66 million in 2019, the bitcoin technology market is expected to reach $477 million by 2025, according to Mordor Intelligence. The joint-venture agreement enables ISW Holdings to collaborate with the experienced team at Bit5ive to innovate the infrastructure needed to run profitable and efficient crypto mining projects.

Proceso, LLC

With a growing awareness of the importance of renewable energy worldwide, ISW Holdings has partnered with Proceso, LLC to create high-density processing and mobile data centers powered by renewable energy. These innovations will allow Proceso to offer lower-cost and diverse services to its clients, including hosting and colocation services to growing sectors such as the gaming industry and cryptocurrency mining – two fields with a typically high energy demand.

Because crypto mining companies mostly operate outside of the United States with higher asset security risks, Proceso will assist these entities in securing their investments by providing a local source of power and infrastructure development. This is aimed at helping to reduce power consumption while creating secure crypto mining data centers in the U.S. For the gaming industry, Proceso is ready to tackle one of its biggest problems, latency, by building next-level infrastructure in key locations.

PHH – Home Health

PHH Paradigm Home Health answers the growing need for homecare services in a world where health care delivery is changing and an increasingly large aging community is looking for efficient and effective ways of accessing health care. PHH aims to be at the forefront of this change by offering quality care services infused with new emerging technologies.

ISW Holdings’ home health division is currently developing a pilot for on-demand health care, which consists of a dedicated, stable platform for different medical services. The platform will offer greater freedom of choice and transparency by allowing users to find outpatient clinics in their vicinities, compare costs, and pick the most suitable choices. PHH is also developing specialized technology and tools to support health care services outside of the bounds of specialized facilities by focusing on homecare facilities. This can not only shift the burden from hospitals and clinics, but also streamline specific parts of the health care process to enhance service and product distribution.

VOLUM

ISW Holdings’ logistics and supply chain management division was designed with the core goal of increasing supply chain efficiency as one of the key aspects of successfully growing any business. The VOLUM project’s focus is on identifying and then implementing advanced supply chain management strategies and methods that will enable ISW Holdings’ partner companies to scale and grow exponentially. To achieve this goal, the company develops and offers reliable systems and solutions that create innovative technologies and unmanned system operations for overall higher cost-effectiveness.

In the wellness sector, ISW Holdings has opted for a two-pronged approach to create effective, technologically advanced products, as well as developing innovative ways to educate customers about these products. To this end, ISW Holdings has partnered with BioPulse to achieve state-of-the-art research and development and production capabilities, as well as a direct route to market. The company plans to design and launch up to five unique brands in the wellness and restoration sector in 2020.

ISW Holdings is committed to developing product and service innovation in the consumer spirits and adult beverage industry, which faces increasingly strict regulations but growing demand. The company has been a key innovator in the industry for 25 years, having grown successful luxury brands such as Besado Tequila and others. By leveraging its expertise, ISW Holdings can help companies in the adult beverage industry increase production, streamline their supply chains, implement better processes, innovate their marketing strategies, expand into new areas, and build sustainable relationships with partners and customers.

Management Team

Terry Williams, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Terry Williams brings to the company more than 30 years of experience in accounting and information systems, logistics, insurance, and transportation. With a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in accounting and management information systems, Williams amassed considerable corporate experience at United Parcel Service, where he took several logistical roles, including controller, where he managed more than 2,000 employees and a budget of more than $10 billion.

Williams also serves as president of Airwave Transportation and logistics and chief financial officer of AVI Insurance Caribbean, and he has worked in over 37 domestic and international airports. In 2013, he received the National Airport Minority Advisory Council Award for mastering skills in the aviation industry.

Alonzo Pierce, Chairman
Alonzo Pierce is chairman of ISW Holdings and brings a wealth of business development and wealth management experience to the ISW team. He has spent the past 20 years building recognizable brands in multiple industry sectors. He has launched enterprises in life-styled brands which were delivered to high-profile, high-net worth families and individuals. He has worked in the adult beverage industry, establishing a formidable background in marketing and brand creation. Pierce has a B.A. from Baylor University and has received multiple awards in the adult beverage industry, including ‘Outstanding Sales Performance in the Southern Region’ for Sapphire Brands, including selling the world’s only black vodka. He served as regional director for Sapphire Brands, covering the Southwest and Southeast regions. Pierce also served as a national liaison to a Super-Regional Bank’s private wealth division. In addition to his for-profit endeavors, Pierce has served on multiple charitable boards, sourcing funding for JRA, food insecure families and housing insecure families.

Kristina Mahoney-Brown, Secretary, Treasurer, Director
Kristina Mahoney-Brown is secretary and treasurer as well as director of ISW Holdings. With more than 20 years of experience providing tax and financial consulting to real estate companies, as well as investors, developers and construction companies, Mahoney-Brown has gained solid business expertise and market knowledge and prides herself on staying abreast of the latest industry trends. Her professionalism, impeccable work ethic and advanced marketing strategies have earned her the nickname ‘The Tax Diva’. Mahoney-Brown has a Bachelor’s in accounting, a Master’s in taxation and a Master’s in business administration, specializing in personal financial planning.

ISW Holdings (ISWH), closed Monday's trading session at $0.1279, off by 5.0483%, on 70,630 volume with 44 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 130,451 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.100500002/$5.00.

Recent News

Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD).

With August wrapping up, Sugarmade (OTCQB: SGMD), a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential, expects the month-end numbers for BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service to set multiple performance records for sales, gross profits and total customer orders (http://cnw.fm/HWyS6). Also today, CannabisNewsWire released a report on the company detailing how SGMD has announced and continues to expect robust growth and record metrics for its BudCars Cannabis Delivery Service. BudCars is a retail business that offers same-day delivery of a variety of products including edibles, flower, pre-rolls, vapes, tinctures and concentrate across dozens of premium brands. 

Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD) is headquartered in Monrovia, California, where the company recognizes new opportunities in the cannabis delivery space and in the market for supplies to the quick-service restaurant industry – both of which have fast-changing dynamics due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus in the United States.

The Coronavirus Cannabis Boom Market

Retailers across the nation are closing their doors and curtailing operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, inherently pinching sales. In the California cannabis sector, however, business has never been better – especially relative to home delivery.

California’s cannabis industry continues to operate, and media reports reveal booming cannabis sales as the state’s citizens stay home to wait out current events. The Los Angeles Times recently published the headline, “Marijuana Sales on Fire amid Virus Outbreak; New York Post “Cannabis sales hit new highs”; USA Today “American Stock Up on Pot” Fox News “California marijuana sales surge”; and ABC News Cannabis Shops thrive in coronavirus pandemic.

The state of California benefits from the ultra-high taxes paid by the highly regulated cannabis industry, and has thus deemed cannabis companies as “essential” businesses, allowing for full operations to continue. While pot shops are seeing strong foot traffic, the real growth action is in-home delivery as consumers seek to embrace social distancing. Many delivery operators are reporting difficulty in meeting demand with sales growth of up to 10% sequentially each week. It is certainly a boom time for the industry.

Sugarmade Growth Strategy

Recognizing new investment and operational opportunities within California’s cannabis market, Sugarmade is strategizing to take advantage of opportunity specifically in delivery services (non-storefront retailer), manufacturing via co-branding, and selective genetic cultivation. The company is taking a highly selective approach, targeting only the best of these opportunities for company growth.

In line with this strategy is northern California delivery service Budcars, in which Sugarmade owns a 40% interest and an option to gain a controlling interest. Budcars connects consumers with premium products sourced from top-tier farms and extractors, offering a curated menu of fully compliant cannabis products. The company maintains a competitive advantage by sourcing premium cannabis offerings and same-day delivery. In addition to maintaining its own cars, California licenses, and fulfillment center, Budcar orders its premium products in bulk at lower prices, enabling the company to rein in costs and maintain competitive pricing for its customers. Currently serving major communities within the metropolitan area of Sacramento, Budcars plans to continue the expansion of the company’s delivery reach.

Sugarmade plans to continue its expansion into burgeoning new sectors of the cannabis market through the following avenues:

  • Geographic expansion of Budcars delivery scope
  • New delivery geographies
  • Cannabis cultivation as a key component of a hybrid vertical integration strategy
  • Product technology expansion—including products containing exotic and lesser-known cannabinoids

 

Diversified Portfolio

Sugarmade has positive market exposure to cannabis delivery, as well as to the restaurant industry, at a time when these businesses are being force to move toward take-out and delivery models in order to survive.

The company has various business operations in diverse marketplaces, including food, safe packaging and sanitary supplies for various industries, and agricultural supplies. Sugarmade entered the industrial hemp and CBD space by investing in Hempistry, Inc., a privately held Nevada corporation. Hempistry began planting an ultra-high cannabidiol (CBD) industrial hemp strain on a land option it holds on 5,000 acres of prime Kentucky farmland. The strain of industrial hemp being grown by Hempistry is ultra-rich in CBD but contains less than 0.3% of THC, the psychoactive ingredient found in cannabis.

CarryOutSupplies.com, the leader in paper and plastic take-out supplies, serves nationwide customers by offering a wide array of high-quality products that are cost-efficient, custom-made and delivered on time. This business unit currently serves 2,000 quick service restaurants, garnering from 30%-40% of the market share. Sugarmade plans to expand operations via the addition of market share and the introduction of new product offerings.

Market Opportunity

There is little doubt among industry participants, and recently confirmed by Forbes, that California is the single largest cannabis market in the world. The state is expected to produce more than $3.5 billion in cannabis sales during 2020, with growth topping 23% annually. The global industrial hemp market size was estimated at $4.71 billion in 2019 and is expected to register a revenue-based CAGR of 15.8% over the forecast period of 2016-2027, according to Grandview Research. Market growth drivers include the 2018 Farm Bill and society’s increasing knowledge of the benefits of hemp products.

Overall industry growth is great, but specific vertical sector growth is even better. Cannabis delivery is clearly the fastest growing sector of the marketplace and with coronavirus fears the already robust growth rate has accelerated.

Sugarmade seems to be in the right industry at the right time in history.

Management

CEO Jimmy Chan is an experienced business executive instrumental in growing multiple business operations with a strong expertise in international trade and banking, and international manufacturing and importation. He is also the founder of CarryOutSupplies.com, a company that revolutionized the custom-printed paper supplies subsector of the quick-service restaurant industry, which merged with Sugarmade in 2014.

Dedicated to getting the highest caliber of THC and CBD to its customers’ door, the company’s priority is to ensure that they receive the highest quality cannabis product free from logistical hassles. Sugarmade specializes in growing and acquiring innovative brands to maximize value for company employees, shareholders and other stakeholders. Sugarmade believes its future is very bright as the company expands operations within the cultivation sector and rapidly increases its revenue base.

Sugarmade, Inc. (SGMD), closed Monday's trading session at $0.00215, off by 6.5217%, on 125,067,392 volume with 371 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 69,900,410 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.001599999/$0.021999999.

Recent News

Trxade Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Trxade Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS).

Trxade Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS) is among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

Trxade Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDS) is an integrated pharmaceutical services company that offers a unique combination of a web-based purchasing platform (www.trxade.com) for transactions between independent pharmacists and drug distributors (B2B); a network of pharmacies with E-Hub software; a mail order pharmacy; and warehouse and drug delivery services. This synergistic combination of product offerings and superior data analytics is poised to benefit all stakeholders and consumers within the pharmaceutical industry.

Trxade will leverage and scale its fully integrated model to execute the following growth strategies:

  • Increase share of pharmacist drug purchasing
  • Additional SKUs and expand product breath
  • Partner with Specialty and International Mfg.
  • Expand mail order licenses to all 50 states
  • Scale Delivmeds for consumer delivery nationwide
  • Integration with telemedicine
  • M&A Opportunities within drug value chain

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Trxade’s overarching corporate strategy is to penetrate the existing retail independent pharmacy marketplace and diversify the company’s pharmaceutical mix with additional specialty and acute care products. Trxade is advancing on this mission by focusing on three key niches in the health care market.

Business-to-Business (B2B)

The $330 billion U.S. pharmaceutical industry is comprised of more than 65,000 pharmacy facilities and 1,500 state-licensed suppliers. Roughly 24,000 of these facilities are independent pharmacies, which collectively spend approximately $93 billion a year on branded and generic drugs.

Trxade targets these independent pharmacies, leveraging a robust, “E-Bay/Kayak-like” technology platform with optimum buyer/seller pricing algorithms, product availability, and predictive data analytics features.

Trxade currently serves and transacts with more than one-third (10,250) of these independent pharmacies and facilitates over $10 million of drug purchases a month!

Consumer

Trxade also targets the “consumer side” of the pharmaceutical industry, aiming to lower prescription drug costs by attacking the inefficient value chain; offering drug price transparency and efficient buying; and, delivering drugs DIRECT to independent pharmacists and consumers.

The company operates a full-service mail order pharmacy for U.S. consumers, as well as a mobile app called “Delivmeds” (http://www.delivmeds.com) which enables SAME DAY home delivery of dispensed prescriptions.

Retail

Trxade’s Managed Services Organization (“TrxadeMSO”) enables its member independent retail pharmacies to get patients, process orders, and deliver or ship prescriptions to patients. TrxadeMSO provides access to encompassing network of pharmacies through the E-Hub software, allowing for timely and comprehensive medication fulfillment.

These offerings ensure the best-suited pharmacy receives the patient’s information, thereby ensuring appropriate medication coverage based on the patient’s location, payor coverage, and medication access/inventory. This will save the clinicians and their staff time as they benefit from efficiency and enhanced workflow management in script processing and fulfillment.

Health Care Market

The U.S. health care market currently hovers near $4 trillion and is expected to grow as the general population ages. This growth will have greater impact on consumers as out-of-pocket expenses also rise. Additionally, drug costs are paced to increase faster than the overall health care and well above inflation.

Drug pricing is variable, and reimbursement is squeezing profits. This provides significant opportunity for the Trxade model of price visibility and profit optimization.

Trxade’s fair online market platform targets the nation’s retail community and independent pharmacies, of which there are approximately 24,000 nationwide. TRxADE has found that independent pharmacies, in order to be cost-effective, often operate with minimal staff and conduct up-to-the minute price checks. The TRxADE S2P platform gives these pharmacists the ability to easily compare the price of drugs offered by various suppliers and select the most favorable deals, saving money by taking advantage of best purchase pricing.

TRxADE’s programs include:

  • TRxADE Exchange, which opens and widens the distribution channel to the retail, community pharmacy. A purchasing pharmacy can view products from manufacturers, buying groups, and wholesalers on a real-time and continuous basis. This approach significantly enhances the competitive spirit of the exchange where the lowest price exists for each product at any given point in time. TRxADE has become a competitive tool for all progressive entities and is recognized for its easy searching of hard-to-find generic pharmaceuticals at substantially reduced prices.  
  • RX Guru™ is an industry-leading price prediction model that integrates product shortage insight into pharmacy acquisition benchmarks (“PAC”) to ascertain trends and pricing variances that result in significant purchasing opportunities. RX Guru affords members the opportunity to continuously benefit from real price purchasing opportunities that are concealed from the rest of the industry. 
  • Product Shortage Database – TRxADE maintains the most comprehensive retail, specialty and acute care pharmaceutical product shortage database in the country. Other industry competitors mainly restrict their efforts to specialty and acute care product shortages and narrowly research oral generic products. TRxADE’s advanced prediction tools help members source those hard-to-find products at affordable costs in a timely and easy-to-search process. 

Management Team 

Trxade’s management team is rich in expertise within the pharmaceutical supply chain and is supported by a base of advisors and contractors who are experts in related fields of the pharmaceutical sector.

Suren Ajjarapu – Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary
Suren Ajjarapu has served as Trxade’s chairman of the board, CEO and secretary since 2014, and as the chairman of the board, chief executive officer and secretary of Trxade Nevada since its inception. Ajjarapu also serves as a chairman of the board for Feeder Creek Group Inc., since March 2018. Ajjarapu formerly was a founder, CEO and chairman of Sansur Renewable Energy Inc., a company involved in developing wind power sites in the Midwest, United States; a founder, president and director of Aemetis Inc., a biofuels company (AMTX.OB); a founder, chairman and CEO of International Biofuels, a subsidiary of Aemetis Inc.; and a co-founder, COO, and director at Global Information Technology Inc., an IT outsourcing and systems design company. Ajjarapu holds an M.S. in environmental engineering from South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota, and an MBA from the University of South Florida, specializing in international finance and management. Ajjarapu is also a graduate of the Venture Capital and Private Equity program at Harvard University.

Prashant Patel – Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
Prashant Patel has served as Trxade’s full-time president and COO, and as a director since the company’s acquisition of Trxade Nevada in 2014, and as the COO and president and as a director of Trxade Nevada since its inception. He has been a president and member of the board of Trxade since August 2010. Patel is a registered pharmacist and pharmaceutical consultant with over 10 years of experience in retail pharmacy and pharmaceutical logistics. He is the founder of several pharmacies in the Tampa Bay area, in Florida. Since 2008, Patel has been managing member of the APAA LLC pharmacy. Since 2007, Patel has been a vice president of Holiday Pharmacy Inc. Patel graduated from Nottingham University School of Pharmacy and practiced in the United Kingdom before obtaining his masters in Transport, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School, City University, UK.

Trxade Group Inc. (MEDS), closed Monday's trading session at $5.83, up 1.0399%, on 4,079 volume with 75 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 54,739 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $4.01000022/$11.6000003.

Recent News

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX).

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX) is among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

SRAX Inc.'s (NASDAQ: SRAX) is a digital marketing and consumer data management technology company. SRAX’s technology unlocks data to reveal brands’ core consumers and their characteristics across marketing channels.

Through its BIGtoken platform, SRAX has developed a consumer-managed data marketplace where people can own and earn from their data, thereby providing everyone in the internet ecosystem choice, transparency and compensation.

SRAX’s tools deliver a digital competitive advantage for brands in the CPG, automotive, investor relations, luxury and lifestyle verticals by integrating all aspects of the advertising experience, including verified consumer participation, into one platform.

SRAX Verticals

  • SRAX Core: SRAX Core is a custom digital media management platform that enables brands and agencies to surpass the challenges of omnichannel marketing campaigns. It offers one comprehensive dashboard to manage digital media campaigns, inventory and reporting.
  • SRAX Social: SRAX Social is a free social media management tool that makes it easy for brands, agencies and individuals to grow their digital presence. It offers free and unlimited users, Facebook auto boosting, and a custom analytics dashboard. Its managed services team can also build and execute marketing plans for your unique specific needs.
  • SRAX IR: SRAX IR unlocks stock buyers’ behaviors and trends for issuers of publicly traded companies. The platform provides insights on shareholders and market makers, investor relations management, shareholder outreach tools and data-driven marketing.
  • SRAX Auto: SRAX Auto unlocks auto intenders’ data to create measurable connected experiences on the road to purchase. It offers proprietary auto intender profiles, multi touchpoint communication and custom location-based ads.
  • SRAX Shopper: SRAX Shopper delivers a cross channel, premium digital experience at scale to high value shopper audiences. It offers proprietary shopper profiles, cost per click pricing, and custom text and add to cart ad units.
  • SRAX Lux: Launched in June 2019, the SRAX Lux platform targets and reaches luxury consumers at luxury retail stores, high-end art, music, film, fashion and sports events, across all consumer devices.

BIGtoken

BIGtoken, available for download on the App Store and Google Play, revolutionizes data collection. BIGtoken is a platform that creates a secure and transparent environment for consumers to own and earn from their data. To date, there are 15.9 million BIGtoken registered users worldwide.

The optimization and monetization of data is a multibillion-dollar business. Worldwide spending on big data and business analytics solutions reached $166 billion in 2018 and is projected to surge to $260 billion by 2022. BIGtoken’s consumer vision is committed to delivering choice, transparency and compensation to the individual.

Through BIGtoken, consumers earn rewards when they opt into sharing their data and when that data is purchased. Consumers decide what data is shared, who can buy it and how it’s used, and advertisers reach real, responsive audiences. The benefit of this is two-fold: consumers know how their data is used and advertisers gain verified consumer data for targeting.

Users of the BIGtoken app can officially be paid in cash or gift cards in exchange for giving brands access to their anonymized data, answering questions, checking into locations, recruiting new members, and more. Users can deposit their earnings directly into PayPal accounts or be paid through gift cards from favorite retailers such as Walmart.

SRAX has also partnered with several high-profile, nonprofit associations to provide BIGtoken users the ability to donate their earnings. Partnerships include the American Heart Association, dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke; HealthCorps, which helps high school students make better choices about health and physical fitness; and the ALS Association, which recently launched its Challenge Me campaign.

International Expansion

BIGtoken is formally launching into several international markets and partnering to foster local support. SRAX recently signed a joint venture with the Yash Birla Group to launch BIGtoken in India. Based in Mumbai, the Yash Birla Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates, has diversified interests in consumer and industrial products.

The partnership will bring BIGtoken’s platform to India, which has a digital population of 627 million. The India digital advertising market is $3.6 billion and is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 32%, making it one of the largest growing digital ad markets in the world.

SRAX Mexico is led by Moe Avitia, who has more than 18 years of experience in business development and building high-tech teams. SRAX Mexico includes a team of 90 employees, including 70 engineers.

BIGtoken Europe is currently evaluating data centers in individual countries for privacy laws.

Leadership

Christopher Miglino is CEO and founder of SRAX. He has spent the past 20 years working in the digital advertising space and has successfully launched and sold two internet companies. Both of these companies were sold to publicly traded companies on the NASDAQ. He has a detailed understanding of how technology interacts with brands.

Kristoffer Nelson is COO of SRAX and a founding member of BIGtoken. With over 15 years of technology and creative business experience, Nelson has been a guest speaker for Loyola Marymount University among other academic institutions, the National Association of Broadcasters, the IAB and numerous other professional and media organizations.

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX), closed Monday's trading session at $3.02, up 2.7211%, on 138,168 volume with 412 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 87,262 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.04999995/$3.28999996.

Recent News

Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB)

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

Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB) is among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

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

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

Revolutionizing Additive Manufacturing

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

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

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

The Challenge

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

Innovative Approach

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

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

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

Market Opportunity

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

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

Management Team

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

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

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

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

Sigma Labs Inc. (SGLB), closed Monday's trading session at $2.44, off by 5.0584%, on 489,993 volume with 1,429 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,441,043 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.97000002/$11.6999998.

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Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Energy Fuels Inc. (UUUU).

Energy Fuels Inc. (TSX: EFR) (NYSE American: UUUU) is among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is the country’s largest producer of uranium and the leading conventional producer of vanadium, both designated by the U.S. government as critical minerals.

As the leading U.S. diversified uranium miner, Energy Fuels’ uranium production portfolio stands apart in the world. Energy Fuels has more uranium production facilities, more production capacity, and more in-ground resources than any other company in the United States. In fact, the company’s assets have produced over one-third of all U.S. uranium over the past 15 years and is uniquely positioned to increase production to meet new demand.

Energy Fuels utilizes both conventional and in-situ recovery (“ISR”) technology to produce uranium from three strategic facilities:

  • White Mesa Mill in Utah (conventional) has a licensed capacity of over 8 million pounds of U3O8 per year. The highly strategic White Mesa Mill is the only conventional uranium mill in the country and is proximate to some of the largest and highest-grade uranium mines and projects in the U.S., including the Company’s Canyon mine, La Sal Complex, Henry Mountains Complex and Roca Honda Project. White Mesa Mill provides Energy Fuels with significant production scalability as uranium demand increases. The White Mesa Mill also has other diverse businesses, including vanadium, rare earth elements (REE’s), alternate feed materials recycling and land cleanup, all described below.
  • Nichols Ranch Plant (ISR) is located in the productive Powder River Basin district of Wyoming and has a total licensed capacity of 2 million pounds of U3O8 per year. Nichols Ranch has produced 1.2 million pounds of U3O8 since commissioning in 2014, and it has significant future expansion potential from 34 fully licensed wellfields containing significant in-ground uranium resources.
  • Alta Mesa Plant (ISR) is located on over 200,000 acres of private land in Texas. The fully licensed and constructed ISR project has a total operating capacity of 1.5 million pounds of uranium per year and produced nearly 5 million pounds of U3O8 between 2005 and 2013. This low-cost production facility is currently on standby, maintained in a state of readiness to respond to expected increases in demand.

In addition to being the largest uranium miner in the U.S., Energy Fuels’ overall portfolio also includes a pipeline of high-quality, large-scale exploration and development projects that are permitted or are in advanced stages of permitting, as well as an industry-leading U.S. NI 43-101 Mineral Resource portfolio.

FACTOID: Energy Fuels has led industry efforts over the past two-plus years to get the U.S. government to recognize the importance of domestically produced uranium, including the 2018 – 2019 Uranium Section 232, the ongoing Nuclear Fuel Working Group and the recently announced creation of the U.S. strategic uranium reserve. The U.S. is by far the largest consumer of uranium in the world, yet we import almost all of our requirements; Energy Fuels aims to change that.

Nuclear Market Potential

Multiple studies in top scientific journals have shown that nuclear power is cleanest and most economical way to produce reliable electricity as worldwide demand continues to soar. Nuclear power is presently the only available and affordable low-carbon power source that can meet both current and future baseload electricity demands while simultaneously reducing air pollution and mitigating climate change. U.S. nuclear power plants currently generate nearly 20% of the nation’s electricity overall and 55% of its carbon-free electricity and even a modest increase in electricity demand would require significant new nuclear capacity by 2025. According to the World Nuclear Association (WNA), there are currently 441 operable reactors, with another 54 units under construction and 439 in various stages of planning; in addition, the WNA has identified a potentially massive supply/demand gap through 2040 of 1 billion pounds. These factors among others are expected to significantly drive increased demand for uranium.

Reasons Nuclear is Gaining Traction

  • Nuclear reactors emit no greenhouse gases during operation. Over their full lifetimes, they result in comparable emissions to renewable forms of energy such as wind and solar.
  • Unlike any other form of energy, the waste from nuclear energy is contained and managed securely. Used fuel is currently being safely stored for ultimate disposal or future reprocessing, and 96% of this waste can potentially be recycled.
  • Greater demand for clean electricity to power everything from homes to automobiles, reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

No. 1 U.S. Producer of Vanadium in 2019

Energy Fuels also produces vanadium as a byproduct of uranium production. Vanadium is designated a critical mineral, essential to the economic and national security of the United States. Energy Fuels was the largest producer of vanadium in the U.S. in 2019, and has significant high-grade, in-ground vanadium resources, as well as a separate high-purity vanadium production circuit at their White Mesa Mill, which is also the only conventional vanadium mill in the country. Crucial for use in the steel, aerospace, and chemical industries, vanadium plays a critical role in the production of high-strength and light-weight metallic alloys and demand is expected to increase across the globe.

Energy Fuels has several fully permitted and developed standby mines containing large quantities of high-grade vanadium, along with uranium, including:

  • La Sal Complex (Utah)
  • Whirlwind Mine (Colorado/Utah)
  • Rim Mine (Colorado)

Vanadium has also gained increased attention as a catalyst in next-generation high-capacity, “community-scale” batteries used for energy storage generated from renewable sources. Demand is only expected to grow as this market expands. With recent upgrades in its vanadium production operations, in 2019 Energy Fuels produced commercial levels of the highest purity (99.7%) vanadium in the mill’s history and can rapidly adjust production to meet volatile market conditions. Energy Fuels is one of the very few known avenues that provides investors access the vanadium market.

Rare Earth Element (REE) Production, Alternate Feed Material Recycling, and Land Cleanup

The White Mesa Mill also provides the company with diverse cashflow generating opportunities. Security of supply for Rare Earth Elements (REEs) supporting U.S. military and defense requirements is a major issue today. Energy Fuels has been approached by a number of entities, including the U.S. government, inquiring about the potential to process certain REEs at the mill. The White Mesa Mill is currently licensed to process certain REEs, including tantalum and niobium. And, early indications are that the mill can be utilized to produce several other REEs. The White Mesa Mill is also the only facility in North America licensed and capable of recycling alternate feed materials (AFMs). AFMs are essentially low-level waste materials that contain recoverable quantities of natural (or unenriched) uranium. The Company typically generates between $5 and $15 million per year from AFM recycling. Finally, Energy Fuels is seeking to become involved in the cleanup of legacy Cold War era uranium mines in the Four Corners region of the U.S., including on the Navajo Nation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has access to over $1.5 billion for the cleanup of just a fraction of the sites on the Navajo Nation. The White Mesa Mill is fully licensed to receive much of this material, we are one of the government’s lowest cost options, and we have the ability to recycle the material and produce usable uranium from it.

Management Team

Mark S. Chalmers, President and CEO
Mark S. Chalmers is the president and chief executive officer of Energy Fuels, a position he has held since Feb. 1, 2018, following his role as chief operating officer of Energy Fuels from July 1, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2018. From 2011 to 2015, Chalmers served as executive general manager of Production for Paladin Energy Ltd., a uranium producer with assets in Australia and Africa, including the Langer Heinrich and Kayelekera mines where, as head of operations, he oversaw sustained, significant increases in production while reducing operating costs. He also possesses extensive experience in in situ recovery (“ISR”) uranium production, including management of the Beverley Uranium Mine owned by General Atomics (Australia), and the Highland mine owned by Cameco Corporation (USA). Chalmers has also consulted to several of the largest players in the uranium supply sector, including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Marubeni, and until recently served as the chair of the Australian Uranium Council, a position he held for 10 years. Chalmers is a registered professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona.

W. Paul Goranson, COO
W. Paul Goranson is the chief operating officer for Energy Fuels. Goranson has 30 years of mining, processing and regulatory experience in the uranium extraction industry that includes both conventional and in-situ recovery (“ISR”) mining, and he is a registered professional engineer. Prior to the acquisition by Energy Fuels of Uranerz Energy Corporation, Goranson served as president, chief operating officer and director for Uranerz, where he was responsible for operations of the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. In addition to those duties, he also managed uranium marketing, regulatory and government affairs, exploration and land. Prior to joining Uranerz, Goranson served as president of Cameco Resources, where he led the operations at the Smith Ranch-Highland, Crow Butte and North Butte ISR uranium recovery facilities. Goranson also served as vice president of Mesteña Uranium LLC, and he has served in senior positions with Rio Algom Mining, (a subsidiary of BHP Billiton), and Uranium Resource Inc. Goranson has a Bachelor of Science in Natural Gas Engineering from Texas A&I University, and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

David C. Frydenlund, CFO, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
David C. Frydenlund is chief financial officer, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Energy Fuels. His responsibilities include oversight of all legal matters relating to the company’s activities. His expertise extends to NRC, EPA, state and federal regulatory and environmental laws and regulations. From 1997 to 2012, Frydenlund was vice president of regulatory affairs, general counsel and corporate secretary of Denison Mines Corp., and its predecessor International Uranium Corporation (“IUC”). He also served as a director of IUC from 1997 to 2006 and CFO of IUC from 2000 to 2005. From 1996 to 1997, Frydenlund was vice president of the Lundin Group of international public mining and oil and gas companies, and prior thereto was a partner with the Vancouver law firm of Ladner Downs (now Borden Ladner Gervais) where his practice focused on corporate, securities and international mining transactions law. Frydenlund holds a bachelor’s degree in business and economics from Simon Fraser University, a master’s degree in economics and finance from the University of Chicago and a law degree from the University of Toronto.

Curtis H. Moore, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
Curtis H. Moore is the vice president of Marketing and Corporate Development for Energy Fuels. He oversees product marketing for Energy Fuels, and is closely involved in mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, public relations, and corporate legal. He has been with Energy Fuels for over 12 years, holding various roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Energy Fuels, Moore worked in multi-family real estate development, government relations and public affairs, production homebuilding, and private law practice. Moore is a licensed attorney in the State of Colorado. He holds Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a Bachelor of Arts dual degree in Economics-Government from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California.

 

Energy Fuels Inc. (UUUU), closed Monday's trading session at $1.82, off by 4.2105%, on 1,620,710 volume with 4,884 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,543,142 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.779999971/$2.3499999.

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Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI)

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

Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) is among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

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

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

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

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

Subsidiaries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Competitive Advantage

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

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

Leadership Team

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

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

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

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

Predictive Oncology (POAI), closed Monday's trading session at $1.08, off by 4.4248%, on 342,447 volume with 789 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 970,398 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.04999995/$6.25.

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Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX).

Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) was featured today in a publication from BioMedWire, examining how, as you join medical school, one of the first things that you will undergo during the orientation period is watching instructional videos. The videos are always about social media and what you should do and what you should not do as an upcoming healthcare professional. For long periods now, healthcare worker, were advised against the use of social media, especially when at work. Also today, the company reported among those presenting at the upcoming LD Micro conference. LD Micro today announced the final list of companies slated to present at the upcoming LD 500, taking place September 1st-4th, 2020, exclusively online. Registration details and the company schedule can be seen here: https://ld500.ldmicro.com

Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing potentially life-changing technologies for cancer patients based upon a unique proprietary technology platform, including Genprex’s initial product candidate, Oncoprexâ„¢ immunogene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Genprex’s platform technologies are designed to administer cancer-fighting genes by encapsulating them into nanoscale hollow spheres called nanovesicles, which are then administered intravenously and taken up by tumor cells where they express proteins that are missing or found in low quantities.

Research and Development

Genprex holds a portfolio of 30 issued and two pending patents covering its technologies and targeted molecular therapies. The company’s research and development program is focused on identifying and developing leading-edge gene therapies that can be used alone or in combination with other therapies for treatment of cancer.

Genprex’s initial product candidate is Oncoprexâ„¢, an immunogene therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Oncoprex works by interrupting cell signaling pathways that cause replication and proliferation of cancer cells, re-establishes pathways for apoptosis (or programmed cell death) in cancer cells, and modulates the immune response against cancer cells. Oncoprex has also been shown to block mechanisms that create drug resistance.

Preclinical research is being conducted with the goal of developing Oncoprex to be administered with targeted therapies in other solid tumors, and with immunotherapies in NSCLC and other solid tumors. In addition, Genprex has conducted and plans to continue research into other tumor suppressor genes associated with chromosome 3p21.3, as well as other potential applications of the company’s immunogene therapy platform.

Clinical Trials

Genprex is currently conducting the second phase of a phase I/II clinical trial at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The company plans to expand its clinical program by adding a new clinical study evaluating Oncoprexâ„¢ in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor for treatment of Stage IV or recurrent NSCLC. In research presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research in Washington, D.C., Genprex’s collaborators showed that TUSC2 in combination with PD-1 checkpoint inhibition has a significantly greater anti-tumor effect in lung cancer than either agent alone. The research also shows that TUSC2 in combination with PD-1 blockade has synergistic activity in upregulating natural killer (NK) cells, correlating with prolonged survival in mice.

TUSC2 (Tumor Suppressor Candidate 2) is a tumor suppressor gene that is absent or deficient in cancer cells of many different cancer types.

The Market

Genprex technologies seek to bridge a critical gap by combining with targeted therapies and immunotherapies to provide treatments to large patient populations who would otherwise not be candidates for those therapies or who have become resistant to them. Genprex technologies are being developed to overcome genomic limitations which are inherent in targeted therapies and immunotherapies in order to provide new treatment solutions to large cancer populations, such as those with lung cancer.

Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for about 85 percent of all lung cancers, according to the American Cancer Society (“ACS”). Despite radical advances in drug development and novel therapeutic standards, survival for late stage lung cancer has not improved significantly in the past 25 years.

Senior Management

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Rodney Varner, JD, is a co-founder of Genprex and has served in these roles since August 2012. He has more than 35 years of legal experience with large and small law firms and as outside general counsel of a Nasdaq-listed company. Varner has served as counsel in company formation, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, other business transactions, protection of trade secrets and other intellectual property, real estate, and business litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court and the U.S. Tax Court.

Julien L. Pham, M.D., MPH, is president and chief operating officer of Genprex. In March 2013, Dr. Pham co-founded RubiconMD, a healthcare IT company that connects primary care providers to specialists for additional guidance and opinions on medical cases and served as its chief medical officer. He has served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and is a board-certified internal medicine doctor and nephrologist.

Ryan M. Confer, MS, has served as Genprex chief financial officer since September 2016. Confer has more than 10 years of executive experience in planning, launching, developing, and growing emerging technology companies and has served in the chief operating and chief financial roles for non-profit and for-profit entities since 2008. Confer has also served as an international business development consultant for the University of Texas at Austin’s IC2 Institute, where he focused on evaluating the commercialization potential of nascent technologies in domestic and international markets applicable to technology incubator programs associated with the University. Confer holds a BS in finance and legal studies from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and an MS in technology commercialization from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

Jan Stevens, RN, is vice president of Clinical Operations. Stevens has nearly 20 years of comprehensive clinical operations experience in the biopharma industry and a specialization in early-to-late stage oncology companies. Stevens joined the company to help support the various clinical development programs for Oncoprexâ„¢.

Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX), closed Monday's trading session at $3.96, up 2.0619%, on 1,090,947 volume with 3,999 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,800,626 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.231000006/$7.0300002.

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The Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTC: SPRWF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (OTC: SPRWF).

The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. ("Supreme Cannabis" or the "Company") (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: SPRWF) (FRA: 53S1) announced today that holders (the "Debentureholders") of the Company's outstanding 6.0% senior unsecured convertible debentures issued in October 2018 (the "Debentures") have approved an extraordinary resolution approving the previously announced amendments to the terms of the Debentures.

Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (TSX: FIRE) (OTC: SPRWF) is committed to providing premium brands and products that reflect the company’s knowledgeable customers, passionate employees and culture of innovation. The company aims to grow the world’s best legal cannabis and become a leader in the global industry. Supreme Cannabis calls its Toronto Venture Exchange stock symbol, “FIRE,” a testament to the company’s passion for cannabis and obsession with quality.

Supreme Cannabis believes the world is ready to follow Canada’s lead by ending the 100-year cannabis prohibition and, as one of Canada’s most premium cannabis producers, the company sees itself at the center of this global shift.

A key piece of Supreme Cannabis’ ability to fulfill its mission is its flagship brand, 7ACRES, a wholly owned subsidiary that operates a 440,000-square-foot hybrid cultivation facility in Kincardine, Ontario. 7ACRES is focused on building a core competency in scaled high-quality cannabis production. With a best-in-class cultivation facility producing a competitive product that fuels a leading premium brand, Supreme Cannabis has achieved a differentiated advantage in cultivation IP, products and branding. The company’s foundational investment in premium cultivation has secured it a leadership position in the industry as the Canadian market becomes more competitive and matures.

Since legalization, 7ACRES has brought five premium flower strains to market in Canada. The demand for 7ACRES product continues with the company’s most recent launch of Jack Haze, a new proprietary premium cultivar. The company’s first sativa-dominant strain, Jack Haze offers rare sensory characteristics, delivering high THC content with a terpinolene forward profile, including a complex aroma with notes of citrus, pine and warm spice. As it develops its next winning strain, 7ACRES continues to prioritize subjective quality. In the Canadian cannabis market, this approach has established 7ACRES as a well-known premium brand that commands premium pricing coast-to-coast.

In addition to 7ACRES, Supreme Cannabis has built a diversified portfolio of focused consumer-driven brands:

  • Sugarleaf by 7AC – this new brand widens Supreme Cannabis’ product offerings and targets consumers who are looking for more refined, milder consumption experience as they discover their own cannabis taste preferences and desires. Product formats under this brand are focused on offering consumers elegant and convenient cannabis experiences.
  • Blissco — dedicated to providing wellness focused consumers with premium cannabis products, education, and outstanding customer care. Blissco is focused on bringing its collection of premium whole-flower CBD oils to market.
  • Truverra — focused on being a global leader in the development, production and marketing of hemp and cannabis-derived medicinal products with clinically proven efficacy. With over 25 SKUs sold online in the UK and Europe, Truverra is ideally positioned to address emerging international cannabis opportunities.
  • Khalifa Kush Enterprises — formed through a prestigious international partnership with Khalifa Kush Enterprises (KKE) Canada, the Canadian counterpart to the popular U.S. cannabis brand KKE formed by Wiz Khalifa. Together, Supreme Cannabis and KKE Canada are developing and launching a lineup of premium cannabis products, including a future line based on the well-known Khalifa Kush strain.

Each of Supreme Cannabs’ brands and partnerships have been strategically identified and designed to support the company’s mission to enhance the lives of consumers through positive cannabis experiences. Equally important to delivering desirable consumer experiences is the infrastructure supporting the company’s brands and products. From seed to sale, supreme cannabis continues to build an impressive group of operating assets that serve key functions throughout the value chain:

  • Cultivation – for starters, there is Supreme Cannabis’ foundational flagship asset, its 440,000-square-foot cultivation facility in Kincardine, Ontario. With over 600 employees, 24 grow rooms, and best-in-class processing equipment and procedures, this facility is expected to reach an annual production capacity of 50,000 kilograms in the near-term. In this purpose-built facility, the company grows small-batch high-quality cannabis from 10,000-square-foot grow rooms and completes a proprietary hang-dry for up to two weeks.
  • Extraction – with the acquisition of Blissco in fiscal 2019, in addition to the Blissco wellness brand, Supreme Cannabis gained a 12,000-square-foot dedicated extraction facility in Langley, BC. This facility conducts both C02 and ethanol extraction and with the recent receipt of its oil sales license from Health Canada, it now produces Blissco branded CBD oils and expects to fill vaporizer pods for a partnership between the company’s 7ACRES brand and Pax Labs.
  • Manufacturing – most recently, the company announced its 107,000-square-foot processing, packaging and manufacturing facility in Kitchener, naming the facility Supreme Cannabis Kitchener. In Q4 FY2020, the company expects to begin whole flower packaging and pre-roll manufacturing for Supreme Cannabis brands at the Kitchener Facility. In the long-term, in additional to processing its own inputs, Supreme Cannabis intends generate incremental revenue by packaging, distributing and branding third-party cannabis inputs from quality-focused cultivators.
  • R&D and Product Testing – In Q1 FY2020, Supreme Cannabis closed the acquisition of Truverra and acquired a 5,000-square-foot facility licensed under Canadian Clinical Cannabinoids Inc. in Scarborough, Ontario (“Supreme Cannabis Scarborough”). Supreme Cannabis Scarborough provides R&D space for the company to test new products and develop medicinal science intellectual property. In the near-term, with the legalization of 2.0 cannabis products, this centre for innovation will be testing and bringing concentrate products to market under the 7ACRES brand.

Supreme is committed to continue to identify new opportunities to grow and strengthen its impressive portfolio of operating assets and brands and scale its strong Canadian business globally.

Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (OTC: SPRWF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.159, up 10.4167%, on 616,070 volume with 228 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 414,964 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.101000003/$1.12999999.

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Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Siyata Mobile Inc. (SYATF).

Siyata Mobile (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF), today announced its entry into an agreement with Insight Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT), a Fortune 500 U.S. company offering innovative solutions to support the modern workforce, for distribution of Siyata’s cellular booster line of business. To view the full press release, visit http://nnw.fm/o6xwV

Siyata Mobile Inc. (TSX.V: SIM) (OTCQX: SYATF) is a leading global developer and provider of Push-to-Talk Over Cellular ("PTT/PoC") systems for enterprise customers. The company specializes in connected vehicle products for professional fleets and markets its products under the Uniden® Cellular brand.

Since its inception in 2012, Siyata has amassed a customer base that includes cellular operators, commercial vehicle technology distributors, and fleets of all sizes in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East.

Recognized by the Toronto Venture Stock Exchange in 2018 as a Venture Top 50 Company, Siyata aims to deliver the highest quality and most technologically advanced mobile communication devices for global corporate workforces, fleets, homes and buildings.

The company has long been an industry pioneer, delivering the world's first 3G connected vehicle device as well as the world's first 4G/LTE vehicle mounted smartphone for First Responders and commercial fleets and vehicles.

Siyata is headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Product Portfolio

Siyata's suite of technology includes numerous PTT and legacy devices, as well as cellular boosters designed to improve cellular signals in corporate warehouses, government embassies, retirement home campuses, banks and manufacturing plants.

The company's flagship product, the Uniden UV350, is the world's first vehicle-mounted 4G/LTE smartphone with crystal clear quality, carrier grade PTT, voice, text, video and data applications built into a single device. Specifically designed for First Responder and commercial fleet vehicles, the UV350 runs on cellular LTE networks that provide nationwide and global coverage, replacing traditional single purpose two-way radios that require a monthly fee and limited network coverage.

The Uniden UV350 is currently available through Bell Mobility, Canada's largest LTE network and PTT community. Expanding its availability, Siyata is completing network approval with two North American Tier 1 operators to launch the UV350 in the U.S. in 2019.

Management Team

CEO and Chairman Marc Seelenfreund is the founder of Siyata. He is also the founder of Siyata's parent company, Accel Telecom, an Israel-based company that specializes in importing and distributing innovative cellular and IP devices to fixed line operators and mobile providers within Israel. Prior to establishing Accel, Seelenfreund was a vice president at Sunrise Corporation in New York where he focused on financing publicly traded technology companies. Seelenfreund has a law degree from Bar Ilan University, is a board member at Israel's leading private university, and has served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces.

Glenn Kennedy, vice president of sales, has over 25 years of sales experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Siyata in 2016, Kennedy managed sales nationally for Motorola Canada, HTC Communications Canada, and Sonim Technologies. He holds a bachelor's degree in honors business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

CFO Gerald Bernstein, a professional chartered accountant, has spent 20 years focusing on private equity financing and tax efficient corporate structuring in multi-jurisdictional arenas. He holds a bachelor's degree of commerce as well as a graduate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University. Bernstein has been a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1987.

Gidi Bracha, Vice President of Technology, has served in this position since 2011 and spearheaded the development of both the Truckfone, Voyager and UV350. Bracha served in various key positions at Cellcom, Israel's leading cellular provider, including head of car mobility products and director of type approvals. Bracha served as an engineer technician in the Anti-Aircraft division of the Air Force in the Israel Defense Forces and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and business management from the University of Derby.

Siyata Mobile Inc. (SYATF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.0806, up 7.3236%, on 64,699 volume with 8 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 171,605 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.061999998/$0.356400012.

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Exro Technologies Inc. (CSE: XRO) (OTCQB: EXROF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Exro Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: EXROF).

Exro Technologies (CSE: XRO) (OTCQB: EXROF), a leading technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for powertrains, on Friday announced its second quarter financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020. "We are excited that Exro has been able to add three new high quality partnerships over the last four months with Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. (TSX.V: CSX) (‘Clean Seed’), Zero Motorcycles (‘Zero’) and SEA Electric Pty Ltd. (‘SEA Electric’)," said Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir in the press release. "On the commercialization front, our engineering team delivered the customized driver to Potencia at the end of June. The driver is now undergoing rigorous testing with Potencia's engineering team." To view the full press release, visit http://nnw.fm/LyFOH

Exro Technologies Inc. (CSE: XRO) (OTCQB: EXROF), a Canadian technology company, is an innovative pioneer in the energy sector. Exro has developed and commercialized an electric power module (EPM) that integrates into existing motor systems to make them smarter. Exro’s patented technology optimizes existing motor performance by automatically sensing and adapting operating parameters to an optimized state, creating measurable efficiency gains, reduced mechanical components and increased system availability.

Applications

Exro’s technology and efficiency optimization algorithms improve the performance and efficiency of electric motors by manipulating power delivery to individual coils, thereby enabling the ability to expand operating parameters. This novel approach is scalable and can be utilized in most variable torque applications.

The widespread applications of Exro’s technology apply to optimizing the performance of electric vehicles, locomotive traction applications, industrial motors, and other variable torque applications that benefit from smart energy conversion.

Intellectual Property

Exro’s proprietary, patented software controls electric motor coils through individual coil switching. This introduction of intelligence into energy conversion at the level of individual coils results in expanded speed/torque capability, improved machine efficiency, reliability, safety and maintenance across a wider operating range. Exro’s advanced control algorithms create smart, real-time optimized power management.

Exro currently holds 15 patents, with 8 patents pending and additional patents under development. The company continues to expand its IP portfolio to support its goal of becoming a globally recognized leader in leveraging advanced control algorithms to improve the performance, efficiency and longevity of electric motors and generators.

Market Opportunity

Electric motors are the single biggest consumer of electricity. They account for about two-thirds of industrial power consumption and about 45% of global power consumption, according to an analysis by the International Energy Agency. Exro’s technology seeks to give industries a new way to look at energy—from electric vehicles, to industrial equipment, to renewable applications like wind farms; we are improving the way energy is consumed.

Laboratory Expansion

The 6,500-square-foot Exro Innovation Center (EIC), scheduled to open spring of 2020 in Calgary, will transition the current Victoria lab into one Calgary based center. The company’s new laboratory space will expand its service capabilities to customers, provide larger test capabilities, and showcase how Exro’s technology can be applied to dramatically improve the performance of electrical motors.

The EIC will also host collaborative events to explore advances in energy consumption and electric motor innovations, with participants from across Canada and around the world.

Strategic Partnerships

  • A strategic agreement with Finland’s Aurora Powertrains Oy, which in 2019 released an all-electric production snowmobile called the “eSled,” will see Exro’s technology added to the Aurora electric powertrain. The snowmobile sector’s economic footprint is estimated at $26 billion in the U.S., $8 billion in Canada, and $5 billion in Europe and Asia.
  • An agreement with Potencia in Mexico serving the last mile vehicle segment will integrate Exro’s custom drive and EPM module into small passenger commercial vehicles (taxis) and fleet delivery trucks
  • A licensing agreement with Motorino Electric, a leader in the Canadian electric transportation industry, will integrate Exro’s Electric Power Module technology into Motorino’s CTi electric bicycle.

Management

Chief Executive Officer Sue Ozdemir is a proven leader in the innovation and manufacturing of electric motors. She has nine years of accomplishments at General Electric, acting as CCO and the CEO of GE’s Small Industrial Motors Division, overseeing the division’s North American and international markets – ultimately building the division into a $160 million enterprise.

Chief Commercial Officer Josh Sobil is leading the seamless adoption of Exro’s growing product portfolio focused on the mobility segment and opening doors in all segments including agriculture, heavy industry, energy, construction, among others.

Executive Chairman Mark Godsy is a serial technology entrepreneur who has been involved in many top tier ventures, including two of Canada’s most successful biotech companies.

Exro Technologies Inc. (CSE: XRO) (OTCQB: EXROF), closed Monday's trading session at $0.77, off by 0.400983%, on 308,899 volume with 204 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 458,923 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.134100005/$1.14999997.

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