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Caladrius Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: CLBS) (FRA: BNE2)

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Caladrius Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: CLBS) (FRA: BNE2) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm that is involved in the development and commercialization of cellular therapies that help promote the regeneration of damaged tissues and disease reversal.

Caladrius Biosciences Inc. is based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey and was established in 1980. Before changing its name in 2015 to Caladrius Biosciences Inc., the firm was known as NeoStem Inc. The company serves consumers internationally and operates in China as well as the United States.

Caladrius Biosystems Inc.’s product candidates include a CD34+ SAKIGAKE and ATMP designation recipient that is currently undergoing its phase 2 clinical trial to test for its effectiveness in treating critical limb ischemia called HONEDRA; a CD34+ cell therapy indicated for the treatment of pre-dialysis patients suffering from kidney disease called CLBS201; a candidate developed to treat coronary microvascular dysfunction which is currently undergoing a phase 2b clinical trial dubbed CLBS16 and a regenerative medicine advanced therapy which was developed for the treatment of no-option refractory disabling angina known as OLOGO. The firm’s other products include CLBS119, which is a stem cell therapy that’s being used to help repair the effects of the coronavirus in a patient’s body- in particular, the repair of lung damage in severe coronavirus patients.

Caladrius Biosystems Inc. recently announced that the U.S. FDA had granted orphan drug designation to the firm’s CD34+ cell therapy candidate HONEDRA for the treatment of Buerger’s disease, which is closely related to critical limb ischemia. The disease has no approved treatments in the U.S. to date and this designation would make it the first in the country. The firm will be meeting previously unmet medical needs, which will be good for patients who suffer from these diseases as well as for the firm’s shareholders.

Caladrius Biosciences Inc. (CLBS), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.01, off by 3.3654%, on 2,119,839 volume with 6,390 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 6,507,842 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.04999995/$4.88999986.

Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) (FRA: GON)

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Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) (FRA: GON) is a late-stage biopharmaceutical firm that is engaged in the development and commercialization of therapies for hematologic myeloid malignancies like myelodysplastic syndromes, acute myelogenous leukemia and myelofibrosis.

Geron Corporation is based in Menlo Park, California and was founded on November 28, 1990 by Michael D. West. The firm develops pharmaceuticals based off of protein inhibitor technologies whose objective is to demolish enzymes that feed cancerous cells.

Geron Corporation operates through one segment, which is engaged in the development of oncological therapeutic products. The firm serves consumers in the state of California.

Geron Corporation’s product portfolio includes a lipid conjugated oligonucleotide which has been designed to be complementary to, and bind with, high affinity to the RNA telomerase template, which helps to directly inhibit telomerase activity. The candidate, which is known as imetelstat, allows recovery of normal blood cell production while reducing dysfunctional blood cell production. Geron Corporation holds rights to the candidate, which is currently undergoing a phase 2/3 clinical trial for lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes dubbed IMerge and a phase 2 clinical trial for high-risk or low risk myelofibrosis dubbed IMbark.

Geron Corporation recently publicized data from their IMerge phase 2/3 clinical trial on low risk myelodysplastic syndromes, with results providing strong evidence that the candidate’s potential disease-modifying potential would allow the drug to be approved as a treatment for myelodysplastic syndromes in the near future.

Geron Corporation (GERN), closed Thursday's trading session at $1.75, off by 3.3149%, on 3,853,779 volume with 8,466 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 3,875,401 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.829999983/$2.40000009.

Greenpro Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GRNQ)

TradersPro, StockMarketWatch, QualityStocks, TopPennyStockMovers and The Street reported earlier on Greenpro Capital Corp. (GRNQ), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Greenpro Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GRNQ) is a multinational financial services firm that operates as an investment firm and offers corporate and financial consulting services to medium-size and small businesses, mainly in China, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Greenpro Capital Corp. has its headquarters in Hung Hom found in Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China and was incorporated on July 19, 2013 by Chong Kuang Lee. Before being known by its current name, the firm was called Greenpro Inc. and changed its name in 2015.

Greenpro Capital Corp. is a part of the finance and insurance industry and operates through the real estate business and service business segments. The former segment leases or trades commercial real estate properties in Malaysia and Hong Kong while the latter segment provides business solutions and advisory services.

Greenpro Capital Corp. provides corporate advisory and business consulting services which include insurance brokerage services, bank products analysis, bank loan advisory, company review services, and invoicing systems, accounting, payroll, outsourcing services, inventory management, advisory and transaction, tax planning and cross-border listing advisory; and venture capital related education and support services. The firm is also involved in the provision of IT related, financial, company secretarial and company formation advisory services as well as in the rental and acquisition of real estate properties held for sale and for investment. Greenpro Capital also offers business support, investment planning and management, trusteeship and risk management, tax and legal, charity, administration and wealth planning services as well as performance monitoring, consolidation and asset protection and management services. Additionally, the firm holds life insurance.

As of 2021, Greenpro Capital Corp. had invested in Innovest Energy Fund, which is developing various services and products for the cryptocurrency economy and industry. This move will expand both firms’ strategic investments, which will boost their growth as well as their stock prices.

Greenpro Capital Corp. (GRNQ), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.62, off by 5.7554%, on 9,551,273 volume with 26,070 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 5,755,072 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.280000001/$4.15000009.

Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: HOFV)

BUYINS.NET, QualityStocks, MarketClub Analysis and MarketBeat reported previously on Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company (HOFV), and we highlight the Company as well, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: HOFV) is an entertainment and resort firm which operates as a sports, entertainment and media enterprise. The firm leverages the popularity and power of professional football and legendary players of professional football.

The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company is based in Canton, Ohio and was established in 2015. Before acquiring its current name, the company was known as the Hall of Fame Village. The firm entered into a combination agreement with Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp, which founded by James Dolan in 2017, on September 16, 2019. The agreement stipulated that upon completion of the transaction, the firms would combine and change their name to the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company.

The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company is a part of the arts, entertainment and recreation sector and serves consumers in the United States. The company was born as a result of a partnership between the Industrial Realty Group and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and a merger of those firms with the HOF Village LLC.

The Hall of Fame Resort is powered by an entertainment, multi-use sports and media destination known as Johnson Controls, which is based on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s campus in Ohio.

The Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company announced in early 2021 that they had partnered with one of the biggest independent production companies in the U.S.; Tupelo Honey, to produce INSPIRED, a series which will celebrate current and former professional football players who’ve brought communities together and used their platforms to help those in need. This move will create significant value for both the company’s shareholders as well as sports fans.

Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Company (HOFV), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.73, up 3.4091%, on 26,128,397 volume with 66,840 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 5,334,605 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.09000003/$12.3100004.

Quanta, Inc. (QNTA)

QualityStocks, Small Cap Firm, StockHideout, OTCBB Journal and Broad Street reported beforehand on Quanta, Inc. (QNTA), and today we choose to report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter. 

Quanta, Inc. is an applied science company focused on enhancing energy levels in plant matter, including hemp and cannabis, to boost performance within the human body. Its proprietary technology uses quantum mechanics to increase bioactivity of targeted molecules to enhance the desired effects. Quanta specializes in potentiating rare, naturally occurring elements to create impactful and sustainable healing solutions that are as powerful and predictable as pharmaceutical drugs. Established in 2016, Quanta is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The Company lists on the OTC Markets.

Quanta offers its technology as a platform to product makers by way of distribution channels and consumer products. It serves brands in cannabis, anti-aging, health and wellness, stress management, pain management, fitness and brain performance enhancement.

Quanta’s CBD (cannabidiol) pain relief rub is an all-natural CBD topical that consists of 13 natural elements. These include turmeric, arnica and polarized CBD. The design is to provide relief from pain, inflammation, and also stiffness in muscles and joints.

Quanta has partnered with Kapno to sell the Company's CBD Muscle Rub and CBD Vape. Kapno distributes brands online via its existing worldwide network. Kapno has 2.4 billion followers across all social platforms.

Quanta CBD Muscle Rub is a premium organic and the balm works to increase circulation, ease aches and pains, and provide maximum relief, comfort, and overall well-being. Quanta has since launched three additional products to assist in their mission with the aforementioned CBD Vape, Muscle Rub PLUS, and Sensitive Skin version of their flagship Muscle Rub.

Quanta products have gained a loyal following month over month, with the online repurchase rate, which grew to 26.8 percent according toa recent quarterly report, along with seeing their B2B (Business to Business) customers, grow at a rate of 119.2 percent compared to the prior quarter. The Company also announced that sales for its patented polarized products grew at a 37.8 percent rate during the same quarter over quarter period.

Quanta, Inc. (QNTA), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.07, up 66.6667%, on 260,676,19 volume with 1,639 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 795,772 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.014999999/$0.25.

Teras Resources, Inc. (TRARF)

We reported earlier on Teras Resources, Inc. (TRARF), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Teras Resources, Inc. concentrates on implementing sound scientific practices in exploring and developing high-quality gold and base metal properties in North America. It is focusing on developing its flagship Cahuilla project in Imperial County, California. Cahuilla is in an ideal location for mining year-round with first-rate infrastructure. The Company previously went by the name Profile Resources, Inc. It changed its name to Teras Resources, Inc. in September of 2006. Teras Resources is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.

The Cahuilla project encompasses an area of at least 3 km by 1.5 km. Teras believes the Cahuilla project has the potential to develop into a mining operation consisting of altered and mineralized sedimentary host rocks with multiple sheeted high-grade sheeted quartz veins.

Teras Resources filed a NI 43-101 technical report with an indicated resource of 1.0 million ounces of gold and 11.9 million ounces of silver on the Cahuilla project (70 million tons at an average grade of 0.015 ounces per ton gold and 0.17 ounces per ton silver with a cut-off of 0.008 ounces per ton gold) and inferred class of 10 million tons grading 0.011 opt gold and 0.10 opt silver. Gold equivalent ounces are 1.2 million ounces in indicated class and 130,000 ounces in inferred class using a ratio of 55 silver ounces to 1 gold ounce.

Teras owns or controls about 1800 acres of prospective land. This resource only occupies 143 acres. This leaves greater than 90 percent of the project available for growth. Many historic drill holes that cover the remaining project area host strongly anomalous precious metal mineralization.

Teras also owns a 100 percent interest in the Corral Canyon Gold Project in Churchill County, Nevada; and a 100 percent interest in the unpatented claims of the Gold Point Property in Sierra County, California. Moreover, the Company has its Sunny Slope gold mine – a high-grade, quartz-gold vein system hosted in metamorphosed sedimentary, volcanic, and intrusive rocks. This property is in Mineral County, Nevada. Teras owns 100 percent in the unpatented claims that have no underlying royalties.

Teras also has its Superstition Mountain Gold Property in Imperial County, California, roughly 20 miles northwest of the town of El Centro. The Company also has its Golden Jubilee property. This property consists of 22 mineral lode claims (approximately 227 acres) located in Granite County, Montana.

Furthermore, Teras has its Watseka Mill Site and Mine Site. It is in the Rochester Mining District. It is situated approximately nine miles northwest of Twin Bridges, Madison County, Montana, on the east slope of the Continental Divide.

This past November, Teras Resources announced that it has made major progress in a number of important matters resulting in the continued development of the Cahuilla project. Foremost was signing an extension of the present exploration lease with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Tribe. This important lease covers two sections of sovereign Tribal land that holds significant gold resources and multiple exploration targets.

Teras Resources is making considerable progress preparing a new NI 43-101 technical report with a compliant mineral resource update for the Cahuilla gold deposit. The Company stated that this work is the logical follow through based on the earlier six-month study of drill core reported in the October 6, 2020 Press Release.

Teras Resources, Inc. (TRARF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0651, up 35.9081%, on 667,503 volume with 14 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 7,830 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.027/$0.080300003.

Waterloo Brewing Ltd. (BIBLF)

QualityStocks and InvestorPlace reported  previously on Waterloo Brewing Ltd. (BIBLF), and today we report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Waterloo Brewing Ltd. produces, sells, markets, and distributes packaged and draft premium beer under the Waterloo brand name, and value beer under the Laker and Red Cap brands. It does so mainly in the Province of Ontario, Atlantic Canada, Western Canada, and the United States. The Company previously went by the name Brick Brewing Co. Limited. It changed its corporate name to Waterloo Brewing Ltd. in June of this year. Waterloo Brewing opened in 1984, lists on the OTC Markets and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario.

Waterloo Brewing is Ontario’s first craft brewer and its largest. The Company has its core beers. These are Waterloo Dark, Waterloo Amber, Waterloo Pilsner, Waterloo IPA, as well as Waterloo Craft Lager. Its seasonal offerings include Waterloo Raspberry Radler, Waterloo Grapefruit Radler, Waterloo Festbier, and Waterloo Salted Caramel Porter. In addition, the Company has its Waterloo Brewing Beer Store.

Waterloo Brewing uses only water, barley, hops and yeast. Its master brewers handcraft recipes that are traditional and new. The Company’s beers contain no preservatives or additives. Its brewery uses 48 percent less water, 32 percent less electricity, and 52 percent less thermal energy than previous-generation equipment. In addition, Waterloo Brewing has decreased waste water by 80 percent. The Company opened its state-of-the-art brewhouse in August 2015. The facility includes Bavarian brewing technology and equipment.

Waterloo Brewing distributes packaged beer chiefly through The Beer Store, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), and licensed grocery stores. It also does so via licensed establishments, including bars and restaurants; and Provincial liquor boards.

Furthermore, Waterloo Brewing produces, sells, markets, and distributes coolers and ciders under the Seagram Coolers brand. The Company also offers different beer products under the licensed President's Choice and No Name trademarks. Moreover, it produces, sells, markets, and distributes products under the LandShark, Margaritaville, and Chudleigh's trademarks in Canada. It also produces diverse products under a contract with Canada Dry Mott's, Inc. (CDMI); and acts as a sales agent in the Province of Ontario for CDMI.

Waterloo Brewing Ltd. (BIBLF), closed Thursday's trading session at $5.3426, up 31.916%, on 600 volume with 3 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 538 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.46642005/$5.34259986.

Zinc One Resources, Inc. (ZZZOF)

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Zinc One Resources, Inc. concentrates on the acquisition, exploration and development of prospective and advanced zinc projects in mining-friendly jurisdictions. Its key assets are the past producing Bongará Zinc Mine Project and the Charlotte-Bongará Zinc Project in Peru. The Company formerly went by the name Rockridge Capital Corp. It changed its corporate name to Zinc One Resources, Inc. in January 2017. Zinc One Resources is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Company acquired Forrester Metals, Inc. in June of 2017. As a result, it acquired the Bongará Mine and Charlotte-Bongará Projects. Both host high-grade, nonsulphide zinc mineralization at or near the surface. At the Bongará Zinc Mine the mineralization is concentrated along and proximal to a NW – trending anticlinal axis over approximately 2.5 kilometers.

The Bongará Zinc Mine was mined in 2007 and 2008 by a previous owner by open-pit methods, dried at the site, and then shipped 540 kilometers westward to the coast where it was processed via a Waelz kiln. This is a processing technology usually applied to flue dust from steel mills to recover zinc. In August 2008, the mine was closed down mainly due to a drop in the price of zinc at that time.

The exploration upside at Charlotte-Bongará includes greater than 8,000 meters of drilling. This includes results of 29.5% Zn across 15.5 meters, 26.1% Zn across 12.5 meters, and 29.7% Zn across 11.5 meters.

Zinc One Resources, Inc. (ZZZOF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.02, up 32.4503%, on 108,575 volume with 12 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 169,679 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.000099999/$0.100000001.

ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (ZIVO)

QualityStocks, Ceocast News, RedChip and MarketBeat reported previously on ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (ZIVO), and today we report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter. 

ZIVO Bioscience, Inc.’s commitment is to the development and commercialization of nutritional compounds and bioactive molecules derived from its proprietary algal strains. ZIVO also engages in the development of natural bioactive compounds for use as dietary supplements and food ingredients, and biologically derived and synthetic candidates for medicinal and pharmaceutical applications in humans and animals, specifically focused on autoimmune and inflammatory response modulation. OTCQB-listed, ZIVO Bioscience has its corporate headquarters in Keego Harbor, Michigan. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary is WellMetris, LLC.

ZIVO Bioscience is a biotech/agtech R&D company re-inventing itself as a licensor of internally developed intellectual property (IP) that includes its proprietary algae cultures, in addition to IP secured via strategic acquisitions. The Company works to completely harness the beneficial effects of its natural bioactive agents and make them affordable and readily available in a useful and convenient form.

More recently, ZIVO has continued to focus almost exclusively on dairy cow applications for its proprietary algal biomass, extracts and any high-value bioactive compounds thereof. This is while developing the business case and production scale-up to cultivate and productize the algal biomass. 

  The Company’s core IP consists of the algae culture itself, the patented process of producing that culture, and the bioactive compounds or molecules that can be extracted, and also the application of that culture or extract in supporting health maintenance and longevity. ZIVO’s plan is to approach the near-term markets first - animal applications, human food ingredients, as well as human dietary supplements.

ZIVO Bioscience previously announced that preliminary data analysis from its most recent poultry nutritional efficacy study show positive results that confirm the successes of prior poultry efficacy studies conducted in partnership with NutriQuest, an international innovator in animal nutrition. The 5,000-bird study confirms that pelleted feed containing ZIVO algal biomass consumed in sufficient quantity results in birds exhibiting improved health indicators.

ZIVO Bioscience also previously announced the issuance of US patent No. 10,161,928 - Wellness Panel. The patent describes the novel use of urinary biomarkers to measure metabolic efficiency and vitality, rather than attempting to use standard medical diagnostics to measure healthiness.

ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (ZIVO), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.15, up 20.9677%, on 110,815 volume with 24 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 81,096 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0502/$0.180000007.

Sayona Mining Limited (DMNXF)

We reported previously on Sayona Mining Limited (DMNXF), and today we are highlighting the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

Sayona Mining Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the identification, acquisition, evaluation, and exploration of mineral assets in Australia and globally. The Company chiefly explores for lithium and graphite. It formerly went by the name DiamonEx Limited. It changed its corporate name to Sayona Mining Limited in May 2013. Listed on the OTC Markets, Sayona Mining is based in Paddington, Australia.

Sayona Mining’s focus is on sourcing and developing the raw materials required to make lithium-ion batteries. The Company’s primary emphasis is the development of the advanced stage Authier Lithium Project in Quebec. The Authier Project is 45 kilometers northwest of the city of Val d’Or, a major mining service center in Quebec. Authier mineralization is hosted in a spodumene-bearing pegmatite intrusion with more than 18,000 meters of drilling in 139 holes.

The Authier Lithium Project has advanced, near term development potential. It has a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) demonstrating technical and economic viability. The Project area comprises 19 mineral claims totaling 653 hectares. It extends 3.4 kilometers in an east-west, and 3.1 kilometers in a north-south direction, respectively. The location of the Mineral claims is over Crown Land. Sayona Mining completed greater than 8,000 meters of drilling during 2016 and 2017.

The Authier Lithium Project is amenable to simple open-cut mining and processing methods. The project is in close proximity to development infrastructure. In July 2016, Sayona acquired 100 percent of the Authier project for CAD$4 million. In addition, the Company controls a portfolio of lithium and graphite exploration projects in Western Australia.

Concerning Western Australia, Sayona Mining has 17 tenements in the Pilbara Region, covering a total area of 1918km2. Of these, nine were acquired by way of a deal with Great Sandy, with the Mallina Project – E47/2983, being the flagship project.

The East Kimberley Graphite Project is Sayona’s strategic entry into the graphite market. In 2015, the Company announced a strategic entry into the large flake graphite market through securing a large ground position in the East Kimberley area of Western Australia. The Kimberley region is a proven province for high purity, large flake graphite.

The East Kimberley project is 240 kilometers south of Wyndham Port and 220 kilometers south-south-west of the regional center, Kununurra. The Project includes one granted tenement and three separate tenement applications. The Project covers 278 km2. It comprises two areas, Keller and Corkwood. Sayona Mining has 100 percent of the graphite interests across four tenements in the East Kimberley, following the completion of two option-to-purchase agreements.

This past June, Sayona Mining reported the start of a testing program to produce lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from the Authier pilot plant lithium concentrate. The Company recently completed a pilot plant program that processed five tons of Authier drill core into greater than 400 kilograms of spodumene concentrate.

This program demonstrated that a 6 percent Li2O concentrate could be produced at a metallurgical recovery of 79 percent. SGS Canada, Inc. will perform the downstream testing program.

Sayona Mining Limited (DMNXF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0326, up 25.3846%, on 8,108,464 volume with 248 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 7,283,216 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.004/$0.054299999.

Tautachrome, Inc. (TTCM)

We reported previously on Tautachrome, Inc. (TTCM), and today we choose to report on the Company, here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter. 

Tautachrome, Inc. is an emerging growth enterprise in the developing digital imagery technology sector. It is a developer of software applications for trustable and engageable digital pictures and videos. The Company’s chief priority is developing its branded KlickZie platform. An Internet technology development business, Tautachrome is headquartered in Oro Valley, Arizona and has operations in the United States and Australia.

The KlickZie platform will turn smartphones into trusted imagers. This means the pictures and videos they capture can be verified as original, untampered,  and un-photoshopped. Additionally, the KlickZie platform creates imagery that is interactive and engageable.

The KlickZie platform will serve as the world’s first imagery-based social website network. Through clicking or tapping on a KlickZie'd image, users can communicate with the image's author or others presently looking at the image, in an engaging way.

Basically,  KlickZie is an image verification service for smartphones. It brings trust back to digital imagery. In addition, KlickZie turns the smartphone into a reliable image source. Smartphone users download KlickZie’s free software to take their pictures and videos.

KlickZie pictures and videos are invisibly marked, stored in the KlickZie cloud, and guaranteed free from manipulation. The cloud will certify the authenticity of any KlickZie picture or video.

Tautachrome also has pioneering patents pending. These include Talk-to-the-Picture social networking and the abovementioned trustable imagery-based interaction.

Tautachrome is establishing a development team of providers to develop a blockchain based cryptocurrency ecosystem with a cryptotoken designated “KLK”. It will be the currency of the KlickZie community internationally.

This will permit KlickZie users to monetize their pictures and videos. As a result, it will enable the buying, selling, and licensing of KlickZie pictures and videos everywhere.

Recently, Tautachrome announced that it hired the Pryor Cashman law firm in New York to lead its work to register its KLK cryptotoken sale with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Mr. Ali Panjwani with support from his colleagues Mr. Jeff Alberts and Mr. Mike Campoli is leading the Pryor Cashman work team.

This team has considerable cryptotoken knowledge. In addition, it has significant experience with SEC registration. This includes past employment with the SEC in this area.

Tautachrome Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jon N Leonard, said, “I have directed the Pryor Cashman team to work with the SEC’s crypto currency task force to ensure that our vision for a KLK cryptotoken-based ecosystem, able to monetize the world’s smartphone imagery becomes a reality, and that it is fully compliant with SEC regulations. We appear to be breaking new ground in this work. But I believe that the social and economic potential of this effort is so great, that every effort is justified.”

Tautachrome, Inc. (TTCM), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0122, up 26.8191%, on 141,013,792 volume with 1,825 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 22,291,249 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0019/$0.0175.

Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE: RIO)

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Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE: RIO) is the world’s second-largest mining company, behind BHP Billiton, producing iron ore, copper, aluminum, diamonds, borates, salt and titanium. The Anglo-Australian company’s history dates back to 1873, when it was originally founded as part of a conglomerate seeking to exploit the Rio Tinto copper mine in Spain. Since then, the company has gone on to become one of the world’s largest mining and processing firms, with ongoing operations in 36 different countries spread across six continents.

The Rio Tinto Group is a combination of Rio Tinto Plc, a London-listed company headquartered in the UK, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and headquartered out of Melbourne, Australia. The company’s depositary receipts are also traded on the New York Stock Exchange, giving it listings on three major global stock exchanges.

Earnings Primarily Driven by Iron Ore

Rio Tinto’s diversified mining operations are split into four key product groups: aluminum, copper & diamonds, energy & minerals, and iron ore. As of 2018, iron ore accounted for 59% of the mining giant’s underlying EBITDA. Aluminum was next at 16%, followed by copper & diamonds at 14% and energy & minerals at 11%.

Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations are primarily concentrated around the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where the company operates 16 mines and four port facilities and manages over 1,000 miles of rail. The company reported that iron ore revenues and EBITDA rose by 2% in the first half of 2020, to $11.5 billion and $7.7 billion, respectively, with iron ore prices remaining relatively stable at $85.10 per tonne, largely due to continued strong demand from China and constrained seaborne supply. Rio Tinto has guided for total iron ore shipments of 324-334 million tons in 2020 (relative to 2019’s 327.4 million tons).

Exiting the Fossil Fuel Business

In 2018, Rio Tinto sold its stake in the Kestrel coal mine for a gross consideration of $2.25 billion, bringing an end to a multi-year process through which Rio Tinto became the first major mining company to exit the coal business. As recently as 2013, Rio Tinto was producing upward of 34 million tons of thermal and coking coal per annum, making it one of the world’s top 10 producers. However, since then, Rio Tinto has sought to allocate capital away from the fossil fuel while divesting itself of its existing coal assets, whose sales have generated over $9 billion in total proceeds for the group.

Management Team

J.S. Jacques became chief executive of Rio Tinto in 2016. Since then, he has led the successful implementation of the company’s value-over-volume strategy. From 2016 through the first half of 2019, the company declared a record $30 billion in cash to its shareholders while reducing net debt by $14 billion. It also significantly strengthened its portfolio, realizing $12 billion in sales proceeds, pre-tax. In 2018, the company became the only major player in the industry to have a portfolio free of fossil fuel production. Jacques has been a member of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) since July 2016, and he joined the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT) in May 2018, the Global CEO Council in Beijing in June 2019, the Business Council of Australia in November 2019 and the U.S. Business Council in January 2020.

Jakob Stausholm joined Rio Tinto in September 2018 as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Stausholm was the Chief Strategy, Finance and Transformation Officer for the Maersk Group, with oversight of the group’s strategy, digitization, IT and legal, as well as the transformation and shared services functions. He also served as group CFO of global facility service provider ISS. Prior to this, Stausholm worked for 19 years for Shell across Europe, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region, including roles such as vice president of finance for Asia-Pacific and, earlier, as chief internal auditor. From 2009 through 2016, Stausholm served as a non-executive director of Statoil (now Equinor), including the last six years of his tenure as chairman of the audit committee. From 2006 to 2008, Stausholm was a non-executive director of Woodside Petroleum.

Rio Tinto (RIO), closed Thursday's trading session at $77.56, off by 1.4736%, on 3,131,828 volume with 27,930 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,213,008 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $35.3499984/$92.8499984.

GT Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: GTBP)

QualityStocks, MarketBeat, InvestorPlace and PoliticsAndMyPortfolio are reporting on GT Biopharma Inc. (GTBP), here at the QualityStocks Daily Newsletter.

GT Biopharma (NASDAQ: GTBP), focused on the development and commercialization of its disruptive, target-directed Natural Killer (“NK”) cell engager immunotherapy protein biologic platform technology: TriKE(TM) for cancer and infectious diseases, has closed an underwritten public offering of 4,945,000 units. According to the update, the offering includes an additional 645,000 units pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.

GT Biopharma secured approximately $27.2 million in gross proceeds, with each unit consisting of one share of GT Biopharma’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock sold at a public offering price of $5.50. ROTH Capital Partners acted as joint book-running manager for the offering.

To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/wI4YB

GT Biopharma is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of immunology therapeutic products based on its proprietary Trispecific Killer Engagers (“TriKE(TM)”) target-directed Natural Killer (“NK”) cell engager platform. The TriKE NK protein biologic platform is designed to harness and amplify the body’s native immune system for hope for patients with cancer and infectious diseases.

GT Biopharma has an exclusive worldwide license agreement with the University of Minnesota, where Jeffery S. Miller, M.D., GT Biopharma’s consulting chief medical officer, developed the TriKE to further develop and commercialize therapies using TriKE technology. For more information, please visit www.GTBiopharma.com.

GT Biopharma Inc. (GTBP), closed Thursday's trading session at $6.13, off by 5.9816%, on 464,246 volume with 2,666 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 326,998 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.266000002/$7.09989976.

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY)

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Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) traded today at a new 52-week high of $14.56. Approximately 494,000 shares have changed hands today, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 2.6 million shares.

Valley National Bancorp is a bank holding company whose principal wholly-owned subsidiary is Valley National Bank. It is engaged in providing a full range of commercial, retail and trust and investment services largely through its offices and ATM network throughout northern and central New Jersey, the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, Long Island, Florida and Alabama. The segments of the group are Commercial lending, Consumer lending, Investment management, and Corporate and other adjustments, of which key interest income is derived from the Commercial lending segment.

Over the past year, Valley National Bancorp has traded in a range of $6.00 to $14.56 and is now at $14.52, 142% above that low.

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) is currently priced 3.5% above its average consensus analyst price target of $14.01.

Valley National Bancorp (VLY), closed Thursday's trading session at $14.17, up 1.2143%, on 4,165,455 volume with 22,240 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 2,293,172 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $6.00/$14.6899995.

The QualityStocks Company Corner

Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF).

Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) was featured today in the 420 with CNW by CannabisNewsWire. Mexico may soon become the biggest legal cannabis market in the world after the country’s Chamber of Deputies approved a legislation last week that would legalize recreational sales of cannabis. The Senate is expected to support the legislation in the days to come. Mexico president Andrés Manuel López Obrador from the MORENA party strongly supports the bill. The president is expected to sign the legislation in the coming days.

Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (CSE: GLH) (OTCQB: GLDFF) is a premier consumer-driven cannabis company powered by the Chalice retail and consumer brands. GLH takes a diversified approach to growth through innovation, strategic partnerships and retail expansion, as well as a brand portfolio focusing on health and wellness. The company features best in class retail cannabis experiences backed by cultivation, processing and developing wholesale distribution. With over 160 employees, GLH is one of the largest cannabis operators in Oregon. The company holds licensing in Oregon, as well as partnerships for manufacturing and distribution in California. Its current product portfolio includes recognizable brands such as Chalice(TM), Elysium Fields(TM), GOLDEN(TM), Jackpot(TM) and RXO(TM).

Brands

Golden Leaf Holdings offers an innovative product line that addresses current market needs and looks forward to meet emerging trends. The company’s goal is to offer something for everyone through the wholesale and retail marketplaces. Its current product offerings include:

Chalice(TM)

The Chalice Farms(TM) brand is focused on how cannabis enhances lives and ignites purpose. By offering the highest quality of cannabis in an array of flower, extracts, oils, edibles and full-body care products, the brand provides full efficacy in both the retail and wholesale markets. The Chalice Farms team has over 100 years of combined cannabis experience and continues to be an industry leader for both medical and recreational cannabis use – providing state-of-the-art farming practices, excellent retail and complete product innovation.

Elysium Fields(TM)

Elysium Fields(TM) is a “soil-to-oil” craft cannabis brand intended for cannabis connoisseurs who want the highest quality THC and boldest terpene flavors. Made from small-batch live resin, Elysium Fields creates an experience described as a remarkable entourage effect. The C-Cell cartridge has a 30% strain specific HTE with a 70% high THC distillate. The resin is created from a sustainable, organic garden flower that is flash-frozen upon harvest to preserve the terpenes for a heavenly experience.

RXO(TM)

RXO(TM) features Chalice Farms’ purest and most versatile Rick Simpson Oil products. RXO was developed by the Steele brothers in collaboration with medical professionals and is a potent, strain-specific Ethanol Hash Oil (EHO) purified through a proprietary process. Through this process, various consumption methods can be accommodated, including edible, topical, sublingual and smoking (shatter and vape).

GOLDEN(TM)

GOLDEN(TM) offers a wide variety of craft cannabis products for a diverse population of cannabis users. Sourced from the finest raw materials from local growers, GOLDEN products are high-quality and innovative. Premium cannabis distillate vaporizer cartridges and fruit chew edibles made from organic ingredients are made using the most flavorful terpenes for enhanced health, wellness and enjoyment. Products are distributed online and through Chalice Farms or other dispensary partners.

Jackpot(TM)

Jackpot(TM) products offer a powerful combination of flavor and potency. With 70% THC content in each cartridge, Jackpot adds full-spectrum cannabinoids and flavorful infused terpenes in short-run limited strains for on-the-go fun seekers. The quality hardware of the cartridges makes them easily recyclable and guarantees to produce a large volume draw each time.

Cannabis Market Outlook

In 2020, the legal cannabis market was valued at approximately $23 billion, and it is expected to top $73.6 billion in revenue by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 18.1% during the forecast period (https://ibn.fm/LdkhG). One of the biggest factors driving the cannabis market’s growth is legalization around the world.

As cannabis sales generally increased during the pandemic, Golden Leaf Holdings achieved record financials for Q3 2020, reporting quarterly revenue of $6.2 million, a year-over-year increase of 42%. For the first time in its history, the company also reported positive cash flow in excess of $417,000 (https://ibn.fm/LY1b2).

Golden Leaf Holdings is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growth of both the medicinal and recreational marijuana market segments through a rich product offering that successfully addresses current consumer needs.

Management Team

Jeff Yapp is the CEO and President of Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. He has created a culture at GLH that operates under his mantra of ‘Crawl, Walk, Run’. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and corporate executive who has built a successful career through his ability to recognize opportunity, even when it isn’t obvious. Mr. Yapp has an extensive background in retail, marketing and entertainment. In the past, he has been committed to bringing innovation to Fortune 25 companies such as Microsoft, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo and more. As a strategic partner for Microsoft, he is an integral driver of growth for online and retail operations. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan, majoring in Business Administration. He also graduated with honors from JL Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

John Varghese is the Executive Chair of Golden Leaf Holdings and is responsible for all capital markets initiatives at GLH. His background is in mergers and acquisitions, investing, operations and capital markets, with professional experience that ranges from private equity, venture capital and investment banking to senior management positions and director roles in both private and public companies. He has served on over 20 boards, acting as the chairman of six of them.

Andrew Marchington is the company’s CFO. His public accounting career experience includes time with start-up, high-growth and enterprise-level organizations, including five years of prior cannabis industry experience. He has a rich understanding of the priorities and best practices within accounting, finance and management. Mr. Marchington’s past experience includes time with companies like Deloitte, Moss Adams, Cambia Health Solutions and C21 Investments.

John Ford, Golden Leaf Holdings’ Chief Revenue Officer and VP of Retail, is a seasoned and dynamic retail leader with extensive experience in the retail industry who has led the launch of major retail brands such as Apple and Microsoft in China and Australia. His goal is to help retailers transition their businesses to modern experiential locations where customers can engage with products and brands in new ways. At Apple, Mr. Ford was the only field expat sent to launch Apple Retail in China. He set several records for Apple while in China, not just in sales but also in inventory management and employee turnover. Mr. Ford left Apple to lead Microsoft’s international retail expansion, where he also managed its e-commerce presence.

Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (GLDFF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.04785, up 8.2579%, on 1,684,828 volume with 101 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 3,511,740 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0074/$0.088100001.

Recent News

ISW Holdings Inc. (OTC: ISWH)

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

ISW Holdings (OTC: ISWH), a global brand management holdings company with commercial operations in telehealth and cryptocurrency mining, today announced a beneficial restructuring of its relationship with its joint venture partner in telehealth and home health care, Paradigm Home Health (“PHH”). According to the update, the agreement will increase the company’s share of revenues from related operations by up to 40% going forward. To view the full press release, visit https://ccw.fm/76sTM

ISW Holdings Inc. (OTC: ISWH), through its in-house initiatives and strategic partnerships, has invested in growing operations targeting the telehealth and cryptocurrency mining industries.

The company specializes in strategic brand development and early growth facilitation. Management maneuvers its proprietary companies through critical stages of market development, including conceptualization, go-to-market strategies, engineering, product integration and distribution efficiency.

Mission

The company’s core mission is to enhance these sectors by implementing innovative services and products that are 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, thereby ensuring success in their chosen industries.

Cryptocurrency Mining

The start of 2021 saw a massive resurgence in interest surrounding bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining. In mid-February, bitcoin prices hit an all-time high of greater than $57,000, and heightened demand for cryptocurrency mining power has played a key role in exacerbating a global shortage of semiconductors and computer components.

With a foothold in the cryptocurrency mining space, ISW Holdings has placed significant focus on expanding its position and capitalizing on this momentum. Recent highlights include:

  • February 9, 2021: The company announced that its revolutionary Pod5 Cryptocurrency Mining Pod will be powered up into full operational launch at the Bit5ive renewable energy cryptocurrency mining facility in Pennsylvania on February 12, 2021.
  • February 11, 2021: The company announced that it is in negotiations to purchase a large number of miners (between 300 and 900) in preparation for its coming Phase 3 expansion in mining volume.
  • February 23, 2021: The company announced its entry into a comprehensive Hosting and Maintenance Agreement prior to going online with its new ASIC s17 miners.
  • March 2, 2021: The company announced that it has successfully tripled its active cryptocurrency mining fleet with the addition of two new POD5IVE datacenters.

“As we continue to bring our miners online, we want our shareholders to be able to track the expansion and profitability of the company’s mining activity given the sharp rising trend in bitcoin prices,” Alonzo Pierce, President and Chairman of ISW Holdings, stated in a news release. “It currently costs about $11K in computing power to mine a single bitcoin. Bitcoin is pricing at over five times that level, making this is an exceptional ROI opportunity, and our responsibility to our shareholders is clear: continue to invest, expand and execute.”

Business Innovations

ISW Holdings’ diverse portfolio reflects the growing demand for essential services in a dynamic modern operational landscape. Some of the company’s current holdings and partnerships include:

  • Bit5ive LLC: ISW Holdings operates a joint venture with Bit5ive, a global leader in cryptocurrency mining. 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: 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.
  • PHH Health: The company’s home health division answers the growing need for home care 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.
  • Volum: The company’s logistics and supply chain management division is designed with the core goal of increasing supply chain efficiency, which is recognized as one of the key aspects of successfully growing any business.

Market Opportunity

ISW Holdings’ recent activity in the cryptocurrency mining sector has positioned it to capitalize on the forecast expansion of the cryptocurrency market in the coming years. According to data from MarketsandMarkets, the cryptocurrency space was valued at $1.03 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $1.40 billion in 2024, achieving a CAGR of 6.18% during the forecast period.

The report suggests that major drivers for this growth will be the transparency of the underlying blockchain technology, the high volume of remittances in developing countries, the high cost of international remittance, expected fluctuations in monetary regulations and sustained investment in the cryptocurrency space by venture capital firms.

Management Team

Terry Williams is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of ISW Holdings. Mr. 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, he amassed considerable corporate experience at UPS (NYSE: UPS), where he took several logistical roles, managing more than 2,000 employees and a budget of more than $10 billion. Mr. Williams also serves as president of Airware Transportation and Logistics and Chief Financial Officer of AVI Insurance Caribbean. In 2013, he received the National Airport Minority Advisory Council Award for mastering skills in the aviation industry.

Alonzo Pierce is the company’s President and Chairman. He brings a wealth of business development and wealth management experience to the ISW team, having spent the past 20 years building recognizable brands in multiple industry sectors. Mr. Pierce 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. 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 is Secretary, Treasurer and 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, Ms. 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 Inc. (ISWH), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.779, up 8.1944%, on 1,266,330 volume with 480 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,781,280 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.0152/$1.47000002.

Recent News

Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL)

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

Kaival Brands (OTCQB: KAVL), the exclusive global distributor of all products manufactured by Bidi Vapor LLC, which are intended exclusively for adults 21 and over, today announced the appointment of Paul Reuter of Kreative Collaborations LLC and formerly of MidWest Retail Group LLC, Carolyn Hanigan, former president of Reynolds American Innovation Company, and Roger Brooks, chairman, treasurer and co-founder of Abierto Networks LLC, to its board of directors. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/smuRk

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

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

Bidi™ Stick – Revolutionizing the Vaping Experience

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Partnership Impact and Market Outlook

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cancellation of 300 Million Shares of Common Stock

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

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

Management Team

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

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

Kaival Brands Innovations Group Inc. (KAVL), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.24, up 3.4642%, on 96,675 volume with 133 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 488,285 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.016/$3.65000009.

Recent News

Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTC: PLPRF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTC: PLPRF).

Plus Products (CSE: PLUS) (OTCQX: PLPRF), a cannabis and hemp-branded products company in the United States, has announced that Jennifer Tung, currently serving as both chief risk officer and general counsel, for the company will be leaving her roles although she will remain a special advisor to the Board of Directors. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/doHPk

Plus Products Inc. (CSE: PLUS) (OTC: PLPRF) is a branded cannabis-infused products manufacturer of edibles created to support a healthy and active lifestyle. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, PLUS™ concentrates on producing edibles using extracts to ensure compliant, dosable and delicious products that provide a consistent cannabis experience.

First introduced to the market in 2015 to rave reviews, PLUS™ is now one of the top best-selling edible brands in California. PLUS™ operates through a wholly owned subsidiary, Carberry, and has four cannabis-infused gummy candy SKUs (in addition to limited edition SKUs), that are currently sold in over 200 licensed dispensaries and delivery services. All products under the PLUS™ brand are produced in the company’s 12,000-square-foot food-safe cannabis manufacturing facility in Adelanto, California.

PLUS Products shares are currently listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange. PLUS™ raised CAD$20 million through the offering, for which the lead underwriters were PI Financial and Canaccord Genuity. The company intends to use a portion of the IPO proceeds to fund rapid product capacity expansion, factory automation, working capital and new product development.

Operating in the largest adult-use recreational market in the U.S., PLUS Products holds a temporary manufacturing license in California and was one of the first brands to bring fully compliant products to the legal market. California legalized adult use recreational sales on Jan. 1, 2018, and industry analysts expect edible sales there will continue to amass enviable revenues. According to BDS Analytics, edibles made up 18 percent of marijuana retail sales in February 2018 across licensed retailers in California, with PLUS™ products ranking in the Top 10 of edible brands by retail dollar sales.

During the first half of 2018, PLUS Products generated US$2.45 million in sales, a marked improvement over 2017’s US$1.07 million in sales. The company’s established cannabis products are not only compliant with state laws, they are proving to be extremely popular with consumers. Among the PLUS™ product brands are:

  • Blackberry & Lemon RESTORE, an infusion of carefully dosed cannabis with a 9:1 THC to CBD per gummy.
  • Sour Watermelon UPLIFT, a low-calorie gummy crafted from carefully dosed cannabis with an infusion of 5mg THC per gummy.
  • Pineapple & Coconut CBD RELIEF, a tropical flavor gummy made from pure cannabis-derived CBD that is low-calorie, gluten-free and made with kosher ingredients.
  • Sour Blueberry CREATE, a low-calorie gummy infused with hybrid flower containing 5 mg THC.
  • Limited Edition Rose & Vanilla, available at select locations during Winter 2018, these gummies are crafted with 60 mg THC/30 mg CBD per tin.
  • Limited Edition RAINBOW SORBET gummies was created to celebrate Pride during Spring 2018 with a portion of each purchase donated to The Trevor Project, a confidential suicide hotline for LGBT youth.

“We are extremely proud of the products PLUS has brought to market,” remarked Jake Heimark, CEO and cofounder in a statement. “We’ve quickly grown into one of the leading edible brands in California. With the proceeds of this round, we will continue to further our mission: to make cannabis safe and approachable for all types of consumers.”

The PLUS™ team believes that everyone deserves access to consistent, dosable and delicious cannabis products and strives to make that happen. Producing the best infused products at scale requires thoughtful collaboration among experts in many fields. At PLUS™, our team is comprised of Chefs, Chemists, Food Manufacturing Experts, Engineers, Machinists, Visionaries, Creatives, Strategists and others.

Plus Products Inc. (PLPRF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.7763, up 8.7255%, on 120,818 volume with 57 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 162,300 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.279000014/$1.14999997.

Recent News

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U) (FWB: 8OO) (OTC: CBDHF)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U) (FWB: 8OO) (OTC: CBDHF).

HempFusion Wellness (TSX: CBD.U) (OTCQX: CBDHF) (FWB: 8OO), a leading health and wellness CBD company utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition, through its wholly owned subsidiary Probulin Probiotics LLC, is offering products in China. The products are available on Alibaba Group Holding’s Tmall (“Tmall”) Global, the world’s largest cross-border online marketplace, with a reach of more than 750 million potential customers in China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Calling the move a tremendous opportunity, the company plans to begin shipping product next week, with products available for purchase beginning March 29, 2021. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/SkNcY

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (TSX: CBD.U) (FWB: 8OO) (OTC: CBDHF) is a leader in the health and wellness CBD industry, providing innovative and diversified proprietary formulations utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition.

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

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

HempFusion is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

HempFusion’s Proprietary Wellness Portfolio

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

HempFusion’s Diversified Revenue Pipeline

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

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

HempFusion’s Line of Products

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

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

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

Probulin Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes

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

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

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

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

HF Labs and Biome Research – Doctor and Practitioner Product Lines

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

Research on CBD and Human Safety

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

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

Management Team

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HempFusion Wellness Inc. (CBDHF), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.81, up 5.2434%, on 37,545 volume with 181 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 120,858 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.65999996/$3.69000005.

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

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

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (CSE: XPHY) (OTCQB: XPHYF) (FSE: 4XT) was featured today in a publication from PsychedelicNewsWire, examining how advocates calling for psychedelic-assisted therapy had in 2020 applied to reschedule psychedelic drugs under controlled drugs from prohibited substances. The drugs include oxycodone, methadone and morphine. Last month, the Therapeutic Goods Administration issued an interim decision to not revise the Poisons Standard, which would have allowed mental health professionals access to the drugs. Also today, the company was featured in a BioMedNewsBreaks from BioMedWire, examining how XPHYF development partner, 3a-diagnostics GmbH ("3a"), has received European approval of its point-of-care SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test system, called Covid-ID Lab. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/M9XIB

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

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

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

Business Strategy & Milestones for 2021

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

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

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

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

Infectious Disease Diagnostics

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

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

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

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

Drug Formulation & Delivery

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

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

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

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

Psychedelic Medicine

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

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

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

Management Team

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

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

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

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

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

XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. (OTCQB: XPHYF), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.355, up 5.3503%, on 197,507 volume with 466 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 78,821 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.3125/$3.0999999.

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CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP).

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) was featured today in a publication from PennyStocks.com, examining how, now that stimulus checks are rolling out, some expect younger traders to use the funds to pile into stocks. If one thing’s certain, it’s that retail traders aren’t shy about trading volatile stocks. So whether it’s been GameStop or any of the stocks under $5, we’ve found retail momentum fueling trends. One of these trends has been in small-cap technology and biotech stocks. I understand that many traders avoided broader tech stocks. This year has seen different trends take hold, with Robinhood traders flocking to certain small-cap names.

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP) is a clinical stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain and central nervous system.

The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Organ Targeted Therapeutics

The company’s lead drug candidate, Berubicin, is proposed for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (“GBM”), an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer. Berubicin also has potential to treat other central nervous system malignancies. Based on limited clinical data, Berubicin appears to be the first anthracycline to cross the blood brain barrier in the adult brain, and it was the subject of a successful Phase 1 study which found the MDT and produced efficacy data as well.

CNS holds a worldwide exclusive license to the Berubicin chemical compound. The company has acquired all requisite data and know-how from Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc. related to a completed Phase I clinical trial of Berubicin in malignant brain tumors. In this trial, 44% of patients experienced a statistically significant improvement in clinical benefit. In 2017, CNS entered into a collaboration and asset purchase agreement with Reata.

CNS intends to explore the potential of Berubicin to treat other diseases, including pancreatic and ovarian cancers and lymphoma. The company is also examining plans to develop combination therapies that include Berubicin.

CNS estimates that more than $25 million in private capital and grants were invested in Berubicin prior to the company’s $9.8 million IPO in November 2019.

CNS intends to submit an IND for Berubicin during the fourth quarter of 2020 and expects to commence a Phase II clinical trial of Berubicin for the treatment of GBM in the U.S. in Q1 2021. A sub-licensee partner was awarded a $6 million EU/Polish National Center for Research and Development grant to undertake a Phase II trial of Berubicin in adults and a first-ever Phase I trial in pediatric GBM patients in Poland in 2021.

The company’s second drug candidate, WP1244, is a novel DNA binding agent licensed from the MD Anderson Cancer Center. In preclinical studies, WP1244 proved to be 500-times more potent than the chemotherapeutic agent, daunorubicin, in inhibiting tumor cell proliferation. The company has entered into a sponsored research agreement with the MD Anderson Cancer Center to further the development of WP1244.

CNS Pharmaceuticals recently engaged U.S.-based Pharmaceutics International Inc. and Italian BSP Pharmaceuticals SpA for the production of the Berubicin drug product. The company has implemented a dual-track manufacturing strategy to mitigate COVID-19-related risks, diversify its supply chain and provide for localized availability of Berubicin. CNS has already completed synthesis of Berubicin’s active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and has shipped the API to both manufacturers in order to prepare an injectable form of Berubicin for clinical use.

Global Brain Tumor Therapeutics Market

The high recurrence rate of malignant brain tumors is due to reappearance of focal masses, indicating that a sub-population of tumor cells in these cancers may be insensitive to current therapies and may be responsible for reinitiating tumor growth. This necessitates the development of newer drugs in the market that demonstrate greater efficacy in treating such aggressive cancers.

A global increase in neurological disorders has placed increased attention on cancers of the brain over the past decade. Neurological disorders are becoming one of the most prevalent types of disorders, due to longer life expectancy, greater exposure to infection and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Because few treatments for primary and metastatic cancers of the brain exist, costs are high and have acted as a restraint for the brain tumor therapeutics market.

Despite progress in surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapeutic strategies, effective treatments for brain cancer are limited by a lack of specific therapies for the brain and the difficulty in transporting therapeutic compounds across the blood brain barrier. Therefore, there is a significant need for novel and effective therapeutic drugs and strategies that prolong survival and improve quality of life for brain tumor patients.

Several companies are making significant investments into R&D, which is expected to bring more treatment options to the market in the near future. Industry reports consistently project continued growth in the market.

One report estimates that the global brain tumor therapeutics market will reach a valuation of $2.74 billion in 2023, with the market expected to register a CAGR of 11% during the forecast period from 2018 to 2023. Another report projects that the global brain tumor therapeutics market will reach $3.4 billion by 2025, up from $2.25 billion in 2019 (http://nnw.fm/eDUjp).

Management Team

John M. Climaco is the CEO of CNS Pharmaceuticals. For 15 years, Climaco has served in leadership roles for a variety of health care companies. Recently, Climaco served as the Executive Vice President of Perma-Fix Medical S.A, where he managed the development of a novel method to produce Technitium-99. Climaco also served as President and CEO of Axial Biotech Inc., a DNA diagnostics company. In the process of taking Axial from inception to product development to commercialization, Climaco forged strategic partnerships with Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and Smith & Nephew.

Christopher Downs, CPA, is the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Downs previously served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of InfuSystem Holdings Inc. (NYSE: INFU), a supplier of infusion services to oncologists in the United States. Downs holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Dr. Donald Picker is the Chief Scientific Officer of CNS. Picker has over 35 years of drug development experience. Prior to joining CNS, Picker worked at Johnson Matthey, where he was responsible for the development of Carboplatin, one of the world’s leading cancer drugs, which was acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb with annual sales of over $500 million. In addition, he oversaw the development of Satraplatin and Picoplatin, third-generation platinum drugs currently in late-stage clinical development.

Sandra L. Silberman, M.D., Ph.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of CNS Pharmaceuticals. Silberman is a hematologist/oncologist who earned her B.A., Sc.M. and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences, School of Public Health and School of Medicine, respectively, and her M.D. from Cornell University Medical College. She then completed both a clinical fellowship in hematology/oncology and a research fellowship in tumor immunology at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Silberman has played key roles in the development of many drugs, including Gleevec(TM), for which she led the global clinical development at Novartis. Silberman advanced several original, proprietary compounds into Phases I through III during her work with leading biopharmaceutical companies, including Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Imclone and Roche.

CNS Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNSP), closed Thursday's trading session at $2.99, up 5.6537%, on 1,233,453 volume with 5,444 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,983,306 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.59000003/$5.61999988.

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Friendable Inc. (FDBL)

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

Mobile technology and marketing company Friendable (OTC: FDBL) announced that as February 2021 closed out, the company’s live streaming artist Fan Pass live streaming artist platform saw exponential growth across the board. According to a company press release, impression numbers for Fan Pass were up 81% from previous, live-streamed events. Artist events were up a total of 191%, accounted for by 32 artist events for the month, with fan and user sessions increasing by 64%. A total of 317 new artists signed up during the month, which may account for Fan Pass showing gains on Instagram by over 55% (https://ibn.fm/LRcF8).

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

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

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

The Fan Pass Mobile & Desktop App

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

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

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

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

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

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

Market Opportunity

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

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

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

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

Friendable App

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

Friendable Inc.’s Next Phase of Growth

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

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

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

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

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

Management Team

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

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

Friendable Inc. (FDBL), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.0389, up 18.5976%, on 22,799,181 volume with 632 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 6,836,805 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.007799999/$0.178000003.

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

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

Pure Extracts Technologies (CSE: PULL) (OTC: PRXTF) (XFRA: A2QJAJ), a plant-based extraction company focused on cannabis, hemp, functional mushrooms and the rapidly emerging psychedelic sector, has ordered a state-of-the-art Cosolvent Injection System (“CIS”) from Vitalis Extraction Technology Inc. Pure Extracts will be one of the first companies in the world to receive this innovative system. To view the full press release, visit http://cnw.fm/3XtUV

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

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

Market Position

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

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

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

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

Research on Psychedelics

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

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

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

Extract Segment Leader with Cannabis

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

Management Team

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

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

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

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

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

Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (PRXTF), closed Thursday's trading session at $0.3805, up 0.501849%, on 215,485 volume with 163 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 180,202 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.344399988/$1.00.

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Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Net Element (NETE).

Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE) was featured today in a publication from Green Car Stocks, examining how, with several countries across the world looking to achieve carbon neutrality over the next couple of decades, there has been a major push towards adopting zero-emission vehicles. While conventional vehicles are powered by an internal combustion engine (“ICE”) that emits plenty of carbon at the tailpipe, electric vehicles (“EVs”) run on rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs and produce zero emissions at the tailpipe. However, one area where EVs still haven’t caught up to ICE vehicles is ultra-fast charging, with charging an EV typically taking anywhere from 45 minutes to 12 hours. Also today, the company was featured in a GreenCarNewsBreaks from Green Car Stocks, examining how NETE is in the process of transforming its business model to become a pure-play electric vehicle ("EV") manufacturer through a pending stock-for-stock reverse merger with privately-held Mullen Technologies Inc. To view the full news release, visit https://ibn.fm/t38G9

On June 15, 2020, Net Element announced its entry into a binding letter of intent to merge with privately-held Mullen Technologies Inc., a Southern California-based electric vehicle company, in a stock-for-stock reverse merger in which Mullen’s stockholders will receive the majority of the outstanding stock in the post-merger company. The proposed merger is currently pending the execution of a definitive agreement, shareholder vote and regulatory approval.

Net Element Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) is a global financial technology and value-added solutions group that supports electronic payments acceptance in an omni-channel environment spanning across point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile devices. The company operates a payments-as-a-service transactional model and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprises in the U.S. and selected emerging markets.

Net Element believes the future of global commerce is being revolutionized as consumers quickly migrate toward omni-channel shopping utilizing mobile devices, desktop, and online services. The company’s all-in-one payment solutions support and unify a whole range of applications through a single, robust platform, allowing global onboarding and support for multiple payment methods.

Net Element has also launched a blockchain-focused business unit that will develop and deploy blockchain technology-based solutions. Net Element expects the new division to create a decentralized crypto-based ecosystem that will act as a framework for an unlimited number of value-added services, connecting merchants and consumers in a seamless, economically efficient transaction. This new business unit intends to also identify and invest in unique projects that decentralize and disrupt the payment processing industry by combining blockchain technology and real-world applications with talented development teams, strong fundamentals and addressable markets large in size.

“We believe that we’re at the dawn of a new evolution where additional digital payment methods are being introduced,” Net Element chairman and CEO Oleg Firer, says. “Introduction of our division focused on blockchain as part of the NASDAQ-listed entity will add transparency and compliance assurance to our investors as well as provide access to deploy value-added services to over 20 million electronic commerce clients that are currently part of Net Element’s growing network.”

Net Element clients are treated to customized solutions that provide the flexibility needed to keep up with customers. Among the services offered are mobile payment apps that accept payments anywhere, anytime; cloud-based solutions built to increase productivity and enhance revenue for clients and partners; marketing solutions that turn lookers into buyers; and business analytics that make it easy for clients to monitor business metrics, engage with customers and compare the competition. Its multi-channel platform combines e-commerce, offline, point-of-sale, comprehensive back office tools, mobile point-of-sale, credit scoring and customer interaction in one powerful platform-as-a-service technology.

Net Element owns and operates a global mobile payments and transactional processing provider, TOT Group, Inc., with the following subsidiaries:

  • Unified Payments – An award-winning, customized mobile billing and payments solution, recognized by Inc. Magazine as the No. 1 Fastest Growing Company in America in 2012.
  • Aptito – A next-generation, all-in-one, cloud-based restaurant management and point-of-sale payments platform using wireless technology.
  • Payonline – A fully integrated, processor agnostic electronic commerce platform.

Net Element is ranked on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ list of North America’s 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in both 2017 and 2018, during which the company grew 190 percent and 183 percent, respectively. The company credits its progression to organic growth in its North America Transactions Segment, specifically the success of its Unified Payments brand, which focuses on value-added payment acceptance solutions for small to medium enterprises in the United States.

Net Element was also listed among South Florida Business Journal’s 2016 fastest growing technology companies.

Leveraging its suite of application performing interfaces (APIs) and connectors, Net Element powers commerce for businesses of all sizes through multi-channel platforms, all-in-one digital solutions, and end-to-end encryption of cardholder data utilizing tamper resistant hardware that ensures integrity and simplifies security.

Leading this innovation is chairman and CEO Oleg Firer, who is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and execution of the company’s mission of powering global commerce. He is joined by CFO Jeffrey Ginsburg, CPA, and Steven Wolberg, the company’s chief legal officer and secretary. Each corporate officer brings a unique blend of leadership, vision, experience and creative energy to the company.

From mobile payments and value-added transactional innovations like Aptito to e-commerce and retail payment transaction processing brands like Payonline and Unified Payments, Net Element is transforming the online and mobile experience.

Net Element (NETE), closed Thursday's trading session at $12.41, off by 4.0958%, on 168,136 volume with 1,376 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 1,693,811 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.472/$20.0783996.

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Vivos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VVOS)

The QualityStocks Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Vivos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VVOS).

Vivos Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VVOS), a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative treatments for patients suffering from sleep-disordered breathing including obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”), plans to release its fourth-quarter and full-year financial reports on March 25, 2021, after market close; the numbers will cover the period ending Dec. 31, 2020. To view the live webcast, visit http://ibn.fm/EdG22. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/RFY2V.

Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Vivos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VVOS) is an emerging global leader in the treatment of mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a debilitating condition affecting nearly 1 billion people worldwide. The company utilizes proprietary, ground-breaking technology, a proven go-to-market strategy, and a powerful executive team dedicated to changing the face of health care by helping people of all ages properly breathe and sleep.

At the core of Vivos’ mission to rid the world of mild-to-moderate OSA is the Vivos System®, a revolutionary clinical breakthrough in the treatment of mild-to-moderate sleep apnea often caused by craniofacial anatomy development. The Vivos System® multidisciplinary treatment protocol involves collaboration between physicians, specially-trained dentists who have completed advanced training in craniofacial sleep medicine, and other ancillary health care providers.

In support of its growth strategy, Vivos has established contract manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Asia.

Market & Technology Overview

Craniofacial developmental deficiencies, such as underdeveloped upper and lower jaws, are among the leading causes of OSA. According to a 2019 analysis from researchers at the University of California, San Diego, an estimated 81 million adults in North and South America suffer from moderate to severe OSA. The United States has the highest amount of these patients, with approximately 54 million adults affected, according to the report.

Registered with the FDA as a Specification Developer, Vivos develops and markets a number of oral appliances. Its technology represents the first non-surgical, non-invasive and cost-effective treatment for the estimated hundreds of millions of people globally who suffer from mild-to-moderate OSA.

Vivos integrates its specially designed, customized appliances into a patient-specific, multi-disciplinary clinical protocol, giving trained dental and medical providers the tools and roadmap needed to address certain craniofacial conditions that studies have shown to be associated with sleep-disordered breathing—including mild-to-moderate OSA.

The system’s treatment protocol involves collaboration between physicians, specially trained dentists who have received advanced training in craniofacial sleep medicine, and additional health care providers. Vivos-trained clinicians can be found in almost every major city in the U.S. and in many countries throughout the world. The company’s oral appliances have shown to be effective in over 15,000 patients successfully treated worldwide by approximately 1,200 trained dentists.

A New Paradigm in Sleep Medicine

Vivos’ proprietary system poses the potential to be the biggest breakthrough in the treatment of mild-to-moderate OSA since CPAP.

The Vivos System has been specifically designed to promote the proper growth and development of the hard and soft tissues surrounding and comprising the oral cavity, nasal cavity, upper and lower jaws, and other tissues which together form and shape the upper airway. As these areas develop more fully using the Vivos System, a patient’s airway typically widens and expands, enabling them to breathe properly through their nose. With a more open and less obstructed airway, and easier nocturnal breathing, the symptoms of SDB tend to diminish over time, and patients often report they no longer suffer from the adverse effects of SDB or OSA.

Use of the Vivos System is variable and case dependent, but typically recommended to be worn daily for 12 to 16 hours starting in the early evening and continuing overnight. The total treatment time typically ranges from 12 to 24 months, with 18 months being the approximate mean treatment time.

Biomimetic Oral Appliance

Vivos Therapeutics believes that the Vivos System technology represents the first non-surgical, non-invasive and cost-effective treatment for people with mild-to-moderate OSA.

Combining technologies and protocols that can alter the size, shape and position of the tissues of a patient’s upper airway, the Vivos System opens airway space and can significantly reduce symptoms and conditions associated with mild-to-moderate OSA.

The Vivos System treatment is typically less than $10,000 and is often reimbursable by medical insurance as an out-of-network benefit.

A potentially serious medical problem with an alternative treatment therapy available in the dental office.

Hard and soft tissues of the craniofacial complex can be non-surgically enhanced using the proprietary Vivos® System devices and clinical protocols.

Leadership

R. Kirk Huntsman – CEO, Director
With experience in strategic development, technology acquisition and product planning, key talent recruitment, and target market prioritization, Huntsman brings a broad vision paired with leadership and strategic planning skills. He has significant start-up experience in a diverse range of market sectors, including medical devices, dental management, dental practice valuations and transitions, multi-location retail, financial and capital formation, consulting, outsourced services, imports and exports (China), medical services, and software and technology.

Dr. Dave Singh – Founder, Director
A doctor three times over in dental medicine, craniofacial development, and orthodontics, Dr. Singh was educated primarily in England and has lectured in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Global Summits Institute recently named Dr. Singh as one of the Top 100 Doctors in Dentistry.

Vivos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VVOS), closed Thursday's trading session at $7.18, off by 3.4946%, on 58,801 volume with 633 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 197,703 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $5.63999986/$14.4099998.

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

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

As one of the nation’s largest producers of uranium and critical minerals, Energy Fuels Inc. (NYSE American: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) places a high priority on environmental responsibility and sustainability. The company’s recently published Sustainability Report outlines its commitment to a number of initiatives, including producing many of the raw materials that make clean energy and advanced technologies possible and executing industry-leading uranium and vanadium recycling programs (https://ibn.fm/8d3TQ). The report also notes UUUU’s dedication to sustainability through corporate, environmental and social responsibility.

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 Thursday's trading session at $6.57, off by 7.9832%, on 4,845,724 volume with 21,240 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 5,460,503 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $0.843200027/$7.82999992.

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SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX)

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

SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through its software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, Sequire, has announced that it will provide unaudited revenue results for the fourth quarter of 2020 on March 29, 2021. According to the update, management will review the results on a video call, with a live question-and-answer session, which is scheduled to take place at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET on March 29, 2021. Interested parties should visit https://ibn.fm/aoU3T to register for the live webcast and presentation. To view the full press release, visit http://ibn.fm/yob8V

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 Thursday's trading session at $4.53, off by 9.9404%, on 663,037 volume with 2,566 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 869,962 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $1.60000002/$7.19500017.

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

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

Barely a generation ago, “flip phone” cell phones became a novelty that allowed consumers to play with pocketable Star Trek nostalgia-level communications technology on a broad market scale. But it didn’t take long before the nostalgia surrendered to the utility of slide-open phones, then the quantum leap in connective technology that flat-faced smart phones offered (https://ibn.fm/FEpEn). Enterprising augmented reality pioneer Nextech AR Solutions (CSE: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF), based in Vancouver, Canada, is similarly working to mainstream AR functionality beyond simple gimmickry, enabling educators, events managers, advertisers and consumers to engage their audiences in a more immersive way using AR and 3D imaging, holographic displays and 360-degree portals.

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

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

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

Unique Marketing Strategy

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

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

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

Growth Capital

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

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

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

Recent Company Highlights

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

Management Team

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

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

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

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

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

Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (NEXCF), closed Thursday's trading session at $3.74, off by 2.6042%, on 180,462 volume with 457 trades. The average volume for the last 3 months is 343,520 and the stock's 52-week low/high is $3.3900001/$5.41120004.

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