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Tingo Inc. (IWBB) Joins the Billion Dollar Club – Twice

Not often does a company gain entry to the billion-dollar club. However, technology and communications pioneer Tingo (OTCQB: IWBB) just did it – twice.  Shortly after going public in a deal valued at $3.7 billion, Tingo rang the billion-dollar bell a second time with its acceptance into IBN’s Billion Dollar Club. This powerful adjunct program created exclusively for IBN CORE Client Partners gives Tingo personal access to Oren Klaff, best-selling author and world-renowned expert on sales, revenue acceleration and high-stakes negotiations. Commenting on the recent billion-dollar bonanza, Dozy Mmobuosi, CEO and co-founder of Tingo, stated, “Going public is the next stage in our overarching strategy to build complete digital ecosystems that promote financial inclusion, deliver disruptive financial services, and expand international economic opportunities across the entire continent of Africa. With our proven success in Nigeria, we are already well on our way to becoming the continent’s leading Agri-Fintech player. Going public provides us greater global recognition and access to capital markets which will help expedite our process to becoming a driving force in the economic expansion of the continent. We chose IBN for Tingo’s corporate communications needs based on their history of successfully serving over 500 public companies and their unwavering commitment to clearly communicating our message and helping us achieve our objectives. We were thrilled to discover that we also could get exclusive access to Oren Klaff and his expertise as part of our services and fully expect to rapidly accelerate our revenues and growth with his guidance and tutelage.” Tingo has been on a 20-year journey to billion-dollar status. Mmobuosi created Tingo in 2001 with a vision to build an ecosystem to support the largely unbanked agricultural sector in Nigeria. Tingo designed first SMS mobile banking and payment platform in Nigeria which is still in use today. With hard work and vision, Tingo has evolved into a rapidly expanding group of Fintech, Agritech, mobile, technology companies. Tingo provides strategic direction and corporate support to its subsidiaries, which offer telecommunications services, smartphones, voice & data services (its Tingo Mobile PLC subsidiary has sold over 21 million mobile devices over the past 7 years) and Agritech solutions, enabling access to global commodities markets, extension services and fintech tools for millions of small farmers. With over $600 million in annual revenues and nearly 10 million subscribers, Tingo is Nigeria’s leading Agri-Fintech and device-as-a-service company. Tingo helps farmers acquire mobile phones through a unique leasing plan and connects them to mobile and data networks through its own virtual mobile network. Tingo’s digital platform provides market access for farmers and cooperatives to sell their produce at either wholesale or retail levels, achieving the best possible market price, and currently processes over 500,000 transactions a day. Tingo continues to innovate and expand services across the continent, recently launching a beta version of TingoPay, a B2B and B2C Fintech app that will provide financial services to users inside and outside of agriculture offering mobile wallets, payment processing and access to specialist lenders, insurers and pension products. Tingo also plans to roll out a blockchain-based solution that will deliver frictionless trade across borders in Africa. The company’s successful market-proven model gives Tingo the unique ability to deliver the same service model across all of Africa and transform the continent with its innovative fintech and agriculture value chain solutions powered through smartphone technology. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TingoGroup.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to IWBB are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/IWBB

AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: ANPC) Receives College of American Pathologists Accreditation for U.S. Laboratory

  • AnPac Bio’s clinical laboratories are located in the U.S. and China, with a total of 142 patents issued as of March 2021
  • Cancer Differentiation Analysis (“CDA”) technology is AnPac Bio’s approach to early cancer detection and screening technology, with over 200,000 samples and cases to serve as a way of approaching cancer screening
  • Company’s ownership percentage in subsidiary AnPai (Shanghai) Healthcare Management Consultant Co. Ltd. has increased from 20% to 60%, following rigorous regulatory assessments and audits
With a focus on early cancer screening and detection, biotechnology company AnPac Bio-Medical Science (NASDAQ: ANPC) recently announced that its U.S. laboratory has received accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (“CAP”). The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program as equivalent to or more stringent than the government’s inspection program for laboratories. The accreditation from CAP is considered the gold standard for laboratories of this nature (https://ibn.fm/05KFN). AnPac Bio has clinical laboratories in the U.S. and China, totaling 142 patents issued as of March 2021. The company’s approach for detecting cancer and precancerous diseases is called Cancer Differentiation Analysis (“CDA”) and uses biophysical properties found in the blood to discover changing micro-environments towards cancerous micro-environments before the tumors are even formed.  CDA technology uses an assessment of biophysical properties in the blood, and CDA platform combines CDA technology with other tests such as biomarkers.  CDA is also helpful in potentially predicting multiple cancer types, through a blood test, which is a highly competitive price point. AnPac Bio’s CDA is powered by a database completed with over 200,000 samples and cases to serve as a new way of approaching disease and cancer screening. The company is an early thought leader and developer of multi-cancer ideas and technology, having begun its patent applications and IP in 2010, with the initial cancer detection test offering being able to detect 16 types of cancer announced by 2014. In addition to its CAP accreditation in the U.S., AnPac Bio has increased its ownership percentage in subsidiary AnPai (Shanghai) Healthcare Management Consultant Co., Ltd., as approved by the audit committee and board of directors. The ownership increase from 20% to 60% follows a required due diligence process of financial and legal audits, in addition to appraisals by a qualified appraiser (https://ibn.fm/ZDDAY). “AnPac Bio is excited to have completed this important step. We are able to successfully incorporate with AnPai’s wide diversity of customers and high revenue growth through this transaction,” Dr. Chris Yu, CEO and Chairman of AnPac Bio said, commenting on the ownership share acquisition. “In the future, we will achieve faster and greater progress and development in the diversity of customers and the professionalism of our services, as well as projected sustainable revenue growth through our greater share ownership. We hope that customers will benefit from AnPac Bio’s CDA technology.” AnPac Bio’s CDA technology addresses numerous goals, which include innovating the cancer screening industry, detecting early signs of cancer in the body, identifying up to 26 different types of cancers, providing multi-level/multi-parameter analysis, proving the efficacy of the CDA technology through the 200,000 samples, and using human blood for the means of identifying biophysical properties in conjunction with cancer occurrences. The technology has positioned AnPac Bio as a leader on the cancer detection and screening market, with the largest on-going multi-cancer follow-up study in the world, an expanding market expected to reach $249.6 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 7% during the forecast period. The rising incidence of cancer is triggering a higher demand for available and effective screenings and testing necessary for monitoring disease progression and increasing preventative measures. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.AnPacBio.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to ANPC are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/ANPC

The Cannabis Society, European Medical Cannabis Conference To Showcase World Leaders For Discussions On The Growing World Cannabis Ecosystem

European Medical Cannabis Conference
  • Tue, Sep 21 at 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Hybrid Conference – Virtual and In-Person
  • Physical Venue: Schützenstraße 73, 10117 Berlin, Germany
MSO Growth and Consolidation Cannabis Conference 
  • Tue, Sep 21 at 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
  • Virtual Conference only
The European Medical Cannabis Conference and the MSO Growth and Consolidation Conference, organized by The Cannabis Society, invites medical professionals, professors, distributors, and experts for its hybrid physical/online conference. The Cannabis Society, a division of the Tech Society, executes 50+ conferences in the USA, Canada, and Europe annually. This platform facilitates productive communication among founders, investors, traders, and service providers of the cannabis industry. The European Medical Cannabis Conference is being held in Berlin, Germany, where live participants can attend as well as cannabis participants from Europe, Latin America, North America, and all over the globe are invited to the live event on the online platform. The MSO Consolidation Cannabis Conference is held to connect MSOs (Multi-State Operators) with SSOs (Single-State Operators) and educate attendees about the MSO consolidation strategies and leverage its online platform to facilitate capital opportunities in the market. With the changing cannabis landscape, The European Medical & MSO Consolidation Cannabis Conference aims to offer valuable information and discuss the latest market trends of the growing cannabis ecosystem. The conferences offer a huge arena for joint venture collaborations and give attendees direct access to connect with worldwide cannabis industry leaders. The events include keynotes, discussions and workshops to offer knowledge and education about the latest trends in the cannabis ecosystem. The participants include an influential lineup of industry thinkers, medical professionals, and executives who have years of knowledge and experience in the related fields which they will share with the attendees of the conference. All in-person attendees have access to the virtual platform as well. Participants attending the physical conference can look for other participants online or in the lounge area before a live session, during session breaks, and after the live session ends. To know more details about:

Emaginos Inc. President Appears on “Optimal Self Conversations” Forum as Featured Guest

  • Forum features inspiring people who, through adversity, grit and persistence, are forging a path to being the best version of themselves
  • Jones lives by a personal mantra: When I wake up every morning, I have two goals: learn something and make the world a better place
  • Emaginos is committed to creating a learning environment that is personal and that provides students with a foundation of basic skills
Emaginos Inc. president Allan Jones was the featured guest on “Optimal Self Conversations,” an inspirational forum hosted by three-sport professional athlete and productivity coach Jeremy Herider (https://ibn.fm/wvC9A). The forum is designed to be a valuable resource that features interviews with inspiring people who, through adversity, grit and persistence, are forging a path to being the best version of themselves. Emaginos Inc. is raising capital from the general investing public under provisions of Regulation A and is seeking $3 million to implement its proven, patent-pending K-12 education system and transform the nation’s educational system (please see website if interested in investing). During the interview, Jones discussed his background, including his Naval Academy education, as well as his experience and philosophy about education. He also shared his personal mantra: When I wake up every morning, I have two goals: learn something and make the world a better place. “Those were values that I learned from my parents,” Jones stated during the interview. “My dad was one of those guys who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. If we learn to take pleasure from making other people feel good, we’ll never be unhappy. “You don’t even have to be successful at it,” he continued. “Just the very act of trying is rewarding. It’s not a zero-sum game. You get as much as you give. It’s not like if I give it to you, I gave it up and don’t have it anymore. I gave it to you, and I got more.” Jones talked about his training as a mechanical engineer, including an invaluable principle that he has recognized as applicable throughout his life, even outside of his profession as an engineer. “One of the things about engineering that really everybody should learn is that everything is part of a system,” Jones continued. “Nothing happens in isolation. So, I always looked at everything with curiosity. I was wondering, ‘What made that happen? What conditions were required in order for it to occur? What would have made it happen differently?’ That’s just the way my head works, a curiosity engine. And you know what? Everybody’s head works that way. “Anywhere you go — at the grocery store, the mall, a ball game — you can observe little kids learning. They are learning machines,” Jones continued. “As they touch something, they’re learning what it feels like, what it smells like. They learn almost everything by doing. Confucius said, ‘I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.’” The philosophy undergirds the very foundation of Emaginos, a company that Jones is passionate about. The company is committed to creating a learning environment that is personal and that provides students with a foundation of basic skills; the Emaginos approach also includes competence in problem solving and application of knowledge to relevant real-life problems. While the company believes that America’s K-12 public schools are a national treasure but that the system is broken — and cannot be fixed. There is a solution, however. The game-changing Emaginos model uses existing facilities, teachers, and administers and can be implemented within existing budgets using existing proven best practices. The company begins its transformation of education by working with an initial school within a district; that school serves as a model for the transformation. The charter model implements the Emaginos Discovery Learning System (“DLS”), which outlines a systemic transformation from the current teacher-centered model to a K-12 public education system that fosters and supports a student’s desire to learn. After the model is successful in the charter school, the lessons learned in transforming the initial school are used to continue the change throughout the rest of the school district. Dedicated to transforming K-12 public schools to a model composed of integrated proven best practices, Emaginos opposes replacing public schools with charter schools or damaging public schools by draining resources through vouchers or school choice programs. Emaginos firmly believes in restoring the concept of the neighborhood schools as the center of the community. For more information about Emaginos and to learn about investment and shareholder opportunities, visit www.Emaginos.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to Emaginos are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/Emaginos

Simply Sonoma Inc. Fits Organic Farming Bill, Different Kind of CBD Company

  • Natural farming is one of the solutions for mitigating the impacts of climate change, says article
  • Simply Sonoma embodies the idea of organic farming in a way few other companies in the CBD space do
  • From seed to sale, the company owns or contracts the organic grow, extraction and product formulation operations
A recent MJBizDaily article touts the importance of organic farming, noting that “as the legal marijuana industry continues to expand, it’s urgent that we understand the consequences of placing too much reliance on large industrial cannabis grown indoors under artificial lighting.” A different kind of natural company, Simply Sonoma embodies the idea of organic farming in a way few other companies in the CBD sector do. “Now is the imperative time to acknowledge natural farming as one of the solutions for mitigating the impacts of climate change,” the MJBizDaily article states (https://ibn.fm/fiAM0). “We should be looking for ways to be kinder to the Earth and to reject harmful chemical-intensive agricultural practices. We should embrace organic farming methods that improve soil health and build resilient, regenerative supply chains that nurture both people and planet.” The article goes on to indicate that recent research indicates that more than 53% of consumers are willing to pay more for organic cannabis products. With this in mind, Simply Sonoma appears to be perfectly positioned as an organic product company in every sense possible. From seed to sale, the company owns or contracts the organic grow, extraction and product formulation operations, ensuring the quality and sustainability of the entire process. The company has been developing products since 2017 based on scientific research and data, and is preparing to unveil several innovative, organic CBD products featuring Simply Sonoma’s proprietary formulations. Simply Sonoma is committed to building a reputation for being a leader in plant-based medicinal health and beauty products. As part of that commitment, the company is focused on developing broad-spectrum CBD products for therapeutic applications from a scientific perspective. Its products come from the farm rather than from a lab, with the goal of achieving fewer side effects and more efficacy for patients. The company believes in published, science-based trials and research when it comes to its CBD creations. Simply Sonoma also partners exclusively with organizations that share its focus; the company is committed to only collaborate with enterprises that are environmentally conscious, solar first and organic- equivalent. For example, the company works closely with Sonoma Biologics, a premium hemp cultivator that has completed considerable research on the scientific nature of hemp and cannabis, to grow and cultivate medicinal strains exclusively for Simply Sonoma. Simply Sonoma is also working with Organic Vineyards on the development of its game-changing antioxidant, alcohol-free, CBD wine product and its low-carb, low-sugar Pinot Noir CBD sparkling product. Simply Sonoma is a different kind of natural company and looks forward to introducing its exceptional products to the consumer market. For more information, or to invest in Simply Sonoma, visit the company’s website at www.SimplySonoma.org. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to Simply Sonoma are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/Sonoma

StraightUp Resources Inc. (CSE: ST) Is ‘One to Watch’

  • StraightUp’s objective is to continue to locate and develop economic, precious and base metal properties of merit
  • In April 2021, StraightUp closed a non-brokered private placement raising C$697,700
  • The company’s RLX Projects are well positioned on-strike to the southeast of the Red Lake Mining District’s largest gold deposit
  • StraightUp Resources recently completed a heliborne magnetic survey of its Ferdinand Gold Project
  • The company’s management team is led by dedicated professionals with experience in modern exploration techniques
StraightUp Resources (CSE: ST)is a public company engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in North America. The company’s flagship properties are located in the Red Lake Mining District of Ontario, Canada, renowned for over 30 million ounces of historic gold production. Other key projects extend into the neighboring Meen-Dempster Greenstone Belt of the Uchi Subprovince. The company’s management team is led by dedicated professionals, aiming to maximize shareholder value while employing modern exploration techniques and principles to achieve its goals. The mission of StraightUp Resources is to maximize shareholder wealth through mineral discoveries at projects with robust potential, maintain long-lasting partnerships, and continue to focus on the acquisition, development and exploration of mineral resource properties in North America. The company’s objective is to continue to locate and develop economic, precious and base metal properties of merit. The company’s 10,000-hectare (almost 25,000 acres) RLX Projects are contiguous to various Evolution Mining, Great Bear Resources, Pacton Gold and Dixie Gold properties. Its 2,000-hectare (just under 5,000 acres) Belanger Project is contiguous to Infinite Ore’s Fredart and Garnet/Arrow properties. StraightUp intends to conduct exploration on the RLX North, RLX South, Belanger and Ferdinand Gold properties located in the Red Lake District, a location touted as having one of the best metal-endowed greenstone belts in the world. The Bear Head Gold Project is located within the Meen-Dempster Greenstone Belt of the Uchi Subprovince, approximately 80 kilometers west of the Pickle Lake Gold Camp and 14 km northeast of the former gold mine, Golden Patricia. It amassed 620,000 ounces of gold at an average of 15.2 g/t Au from 1988-1997. The property is bordered by an Australian miner massive gold project. Known gold occurrences are already mapped on the Bear Head property, as are previous drill holes and results. Once the data is re-examined, an exploration budget and subsequent plans will be announced by the company. Projects Ontario’s Red Lake Mining District is one of Canada’s most prolific gold mining districts, renowned for its high-grade gold deposits. This is a mining-friendly, politically stable jurisdiction with a skilled labor force and infrastructure specifically built around meeting the needs of the mining industry. RLX North & South Projects At over 10,000 hectares, the RLX North and RLX South Projects represent a district-scale exploration opportunity. The RLX North and RLX South Projects are well positioned on-strike to the southeast of the district’s largest gold deposit (Red Lake Gold Mines – Evolution Mining). The project is adjacent to Great Bear Resources’ Sobel Project. Great Bear Resources is also in the process of evaluating the area for significant regional-scale structural controls and has proposed additional work on its neighboring project in the near term. These properties are highly accessible, with the southern boundary only eight kilometers from the paved highway into Red Lake, and can be accessed by forest service roads which traverse throughout the properties. Belanger Project Historic exploration work on the 2,000-hectare property has identified three significant surface exposures of gold, copper and silver. Early exploration work will focus on validating historic sampling results and following the occurrences along strike with a view to better understanding the nature and controls on mineralization. The property has excellent forest road access from the town of Ear Falls. Ferdinand Gold Project The Ferdinand property is situated within the southeastern extension of the Confederation-Uchi greenstone belt, one of the most metal-endowed greenstone belts in the world by square kilometer. It consists of 17 contiguous mining claims covering approximately 7,143 hectares (17,650 acres), located 13 kilometers northwest of the town of Slate Falls. Access is currently by logging roads, with forestry logging operations scheduled for expansion on the property. StraightUp recently completed a heliborne magnetic survey consisting of 1,994 line-km at 50m line spacings covering the entire property. The MAG survey was designed to provide geological and structural details of a 25km long southeast extension of the Confederation-Uchi greenstone belt along the Fry-Bamaji Deformation Zone. Bear Head Gold Project The Bear Head Gold Project comprises 31 mining claims totaling 1,944 hectares (4,800 acres) in the Meen-Dempster Greenstone Belt of the Uchi Subprovince, host to the Golden Patricia former gold mine, which produced 620,000 ounces of gold from 1988 to 1997. The Dorothy Main gold deposit owned by Ardiden lies only one kilometer from the Bear Head Gold Project. The Dorothy Main gold deposit holds noncompliant historical resources of 46,600 ounces of gold at 6.17 g/t Au. The company looks forward to adding the Bear Head Gold Project to its exploration efforts, with a work program to be conducted later in the fall of 2021. Management Team Mark Brezer is CEO, President, and Director of StraightUp Resources Inc. He is a successful businessman and holds a Geography/Geology degree from the University of Arizona. He has worked as a Project Manager and has overseen quality control, environmental monitoring and safety programs related to road construction. He has also held roles in media relations and marketing. He has been actively involved in the research and investment of junior mining companies for over 25 years. Time in the field and personal interest led him into extensive first aid training, and he is certified as a paramedic and firefighter. Daniel Cruz is CFO and Director at StraightUp Resources. He is an experienced financial industry professional, having worked for 12 years as a senior investment advisor at Canadian broker-dealers, where he gained experience in equity research, asset management, investor relations, corporate finance and venture capital. He was one of the youngest Senior Investment Advisors at Canaccord Financial Inc. in 2010. He is also the co-founder and current director of Liquid Media Group Inc., a Nasdaq-listed issuer. During his tenure as CFO, he helped that company list on Nasdaq and raise over $20 million. Matthew Coltura is a Director at StraightUp Resources. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Okanagan College, where he specialized in finance. He has worked in the finance industry for more than three years. Currently, Mr. Coltura is the CFO of Cayenne Capital Corp. He was also a director of PreveCeutical Medical Inc. from July 2016 to September 2019, a director of Sproutly Canada Inc. (formerly Stoneridge Exploration Corp.) from March 2015 to July 2018, and, since March 2018, has worked as a financial specialist at Quip Finance. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.StraightUpResources.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to ST are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/STR

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX) Reports Record Second Quarter; Announced $10 Million Share Buy-Back Alongside $0.23/Share Special Dividend

  • SRAX has recently reported its 2Q 2021 results, with revenues rising +557% YoY and +41% QoQ
  • The company recently upped their full-year revenue guidance to $32 million, from $30 million previously
  • The company simultaneously announced a $10 million share buy-back as well as a special dividend approximating $6.5 million or $0.23/share
  • The special dividend will be paid in the form of preference shares, which will be distributed to the company’s shareholders of record as of September 20th.
  • The preference shares will hold $6.5 million of SRAX clients’ shares, with proceeds distributed periodically to preference shareholders as the underlying share holdings are sold
SRAX (NASDAQ: SRAX), a financial technology company that unlocks data and insights for publicly traded companies through Sequire, its SaaS platform, has announced, following its recent Q2 2021 results, that it will be issuing a one-time special dividend to its shareholders of record on the 20th of September 2021. SRAX has seen its financial returns go from strength to strength over the past year. For the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the company reported Q2 revenues of $7.7 million, up 557% year-over-year and rising by 41% quarter-on-quarter. The company also seized on the opportunity to update their corporate revenue, noting a Q3 guidance of $8.3 million, which would represent at least a +7.7% quarter-on-quarter increase whilst increasing their full year revenue target to $32 million, up from $30 million previously (https://ibn.fm/4DGCb). SRAX simultaneously revealed that they had seen 2Q Sequire bookings rise to $11.4 million, a considerable uplift with the unit having previously reported booking of $4.8 million and $10 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021, respectively, at a time when they had seen Sequire’s corporate subscriber base swell to 225 publicly listed companies (versus 183 publicly listed companies last quarter and 92 companies as of their Q3 2020 update) (https://ibn.fm/4Pymx). Following their strong earnings report, SRAX announced that they would be carrying out a $10 million stock buy-back program alongside a one-time special dividend which will be issued to shareholders of record as of September 20th with an approximate value of about $0.23 per common share. The special dividend will be in the form of an issuance of non-tradable preferred shares, which will have an approximate notional value equivalent to $6.5 million worth of Sequire clients’ stock (which have previously been received by SRAX from customers as payment-in-kind for various services) and will be distributed to shareholders of record as of September 20. As the underlying shares are sold, the proceeds will be distributed to the preferred shareholders on a periodic basis. SRAX’s corporate action announcements come amidst a period of strong growth for the company. The company recently launched Microcaps.com, a news website designed to aggregate data surrounding the microcap equity sector. Moreover, SRAX also recently announced that it will be hosting the upcoming 2021 LD Micro Main Event, both, in-person in Los Angeles as well as virtually via its Sequire Virtual Events platform, on October 12-14, 2021. The three-day event will mark a return to an in-person format for the LD Micro Conference after nearly two years, whilst also representing yet another example of the value-added services provided by Sequire to the platform’s network of over five million influential, forward-thinking investors and shareholders (https://ibn.fm/4Gvvo). For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SRAX.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SRAX are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SRAX

Save Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: SVFD) Forms New Advisory Board; Board Chair Featured in Latest Podcast

  • SVFD Advisory Board to be chaired by Dr. Art Dawson, who brings extensive experience across the post-harvest sector to his new position.
  • Company is turning focus from product development to commercialization.
  • Save Foods has growing portfolio of proprietary, effective produce solutions; initial customer response to products has been positive.
Save Foods (NASDAQ: SVFD), an agri-food tech company focused on creating solutions to food waste and loss as well as food safety, has announced the formation of a new advisory board (https://ibn.fm/0RiwJ). In addition, the company appointed Dr. Art Dawson as board chairman. Initially, the board and its members will focus its efforts on building market awareness and facilitating sales of Save Foods’ products. “We are delighted to welcome Art as chair of our advisory board. He will be a tremendous asset to our team,” said Save Foods CEO David Palach. “Art has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to guide products from development to market and propel revenue growth in the global arena. I am confident we will benefit greatly from his insight and expertise as we turn our focus from product development to commercialization.” According to the company, Dawson brings extensive experience across the post-harvest sector to his new position. Most recently, Dawson founded the Dawson Company, an agriculture and postharvest consultancy; he also serves as editor of “The Heartbeat of Agricultural Technology,” a digital magazine focused on cutting-edge industry technology. In the past, Dawson has held leadership positions with major produce operations, including worldwide general manager of Decco Post Harvest Division and vice president of fungicides at Ecogen Inc. Dawson also worked as manager of quality control for Dole Citrus and manager of fresh fruit sciences group at Sunkist Growers Inc. “This is an exciting time for Save Foods,” observed Dawson. “I believe they are well positioned to become a leader in the sector. They have a growing portfolio of proprietary, extremely effective produce solutions and initial customer response to their products has been very positive. I look forward to working with management to realize their full growth potential.” The company also announced that Dawson is a featured guest on the latest episode of The Stock2Me Podcast, a program that features a fascinating array of companies and individuals, many of whom are actively revolutionizing age-old business practices within their respective markets (https://ibn.fm/V9Wyh). Throughout the interview, Dawson and Stock2Me Podcast host Stuart Smith explored Dawson’s extensive background in the post-harvest industry as well as discussing Save Foods’ business model, recent milestones and near-term goals. “The most important thing to know is that Save Foods has successfully completed the development and has also begun to market natural, eco-friendly [treatment] for fresh produce,” said Dawson during the interview. “These solutions are used in the process of protecting fresh fruits and vegetables, and, therefore, they’re an important part of the economic scheme of the fresh produce value chain. This is because the products themselves contribute to the extension of shelf life within that value chain. They are also used simultaneously to ensure food safety and to ensure compliance with the current U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act. “To summarize this point, Save Foods’ solution not only prolongs the shelf life of produce, thus reducing wasted food, but it also ensures safe, natural and healthy produce,” he continued. “Moreover, Save Foods’ solution leaves behind no unhealthy chemical residues. So with these innovations in play, Save Foods is addressing one of the biggest issues in the food business today . . . pathogens. These pathogens are the main cause of food decay and food safety issues… which lead to food waste, human illness and produce recalls. These issues alone cost hundreds of billions of dollars to the economy every year.” Dawson noted that Save Foods uses its proprietary technology, which includes natural food acids, to deal with pathogens. The technology results in an exclusive Save Foods treatment that reduces and in some cases replaces completely the synthetic residuals fungicides currently being used to protect produce. “In addition to the consumers’ benefit, there’s a specific result that is of high interest to those people in the produce business,” said Dawson. “Save Foods solution is easy to use and implement. It is easily integrated into the already existing fruit and vegetable packing systems. It enters seamlessly into the user’s current operations.” Save Foods offers the first green product with potential to actually replace the different residuals chemicals used today while also addressing the challenges of both food waste and food safety. The company’s core applications are ecofriendly, post-harvest treatments for fruits and vegetables. SVFD’s proprietary technologies reduce the need for conventional post-harvest fungicide by at least 50% — even entirely in some cases — can reduce food loss due to spoilage by up to 50%. The company is dedicated to delivering integrated solutions for improved safety, freshness and quality, every step of the way from field to fork. Collaborating closely with its customers, Save Foods develops new solutions that benefit the entire supply chain and improve the safety and quality of life of both workers and the consumers alike. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SaveFoods.co. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SVFD are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/SVFD

RYAH Group Inc. (CSE: RYAH) Devices Ideal for Implementation of New Cannabis Intake Control Recommendations

  • Research team uses Delphi process for the first time to identify ideal cannabis dosing guidelines.
  • After several rounds of voting, the ‘global task force’ created three separate dosing protocols.
  • RYAH Group’s suite of precision dosing devices provide a practical way to safely execute these — or any — recommended dosing guidelines.
Dosing recommendations are critical in any health treatments, but where cannabis is concerned, dosing levels have been tricky to identify. A recent blog from RYAH Group (CSE: RYAH) notes that a team of more than 20 cannabis experts have published consensus recommendations for dosing and administration of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain (https://ibn.fm/2BHJC). RYAH is a leading digital health care analytics and technology company with a mission to advance the world’s transition to remote-health solutions and data analytics in patient treatments. “Despite hundreds of thousands of patients legally using medical cannabis to treat a broad spectrum of conditions, it remains frustratingly difficult to dose,” the Sept. 8 article states. “There are no official guidelines or dosing schedules. In large part, patients experiment independently, with information found online or based on vague suggestions from friends. “Physicians, researchers, and lawmakers have struggled to craft policies around cannabis dosage guidelines,” the blog continued. “But, as medical cannabis earns more acceptance across the national and international health care community, there have been renewed attempts to settle on safe and standardized dosage recommendations.” The article goes on to report that in a renewed attempt to identify clear, scientifically supported dosing recommendations, researchers applied the Delphi process to reach a dosage consensus regarding a specific condition; the team chose to focus on chronic pain. The researchers utilized the Delphi process, a systematic, interactive way of gaining opinions or agreement from a panel of independent experts, typically through surveys or questionnaires of some sort, to determine cannabis dosing (https://ibn.fm/Ldklx). Results of the group’s efforts were published in the “Journal of Cannabis Research.” The paper noted that “the modified Delphi process has been used extensively in health care settings to provide consensus-based recommendations on important clinical questions where randomized control trial data is lacking.” Cannabis dosing seemed perfectly suited to this approach. “After several rounds of voting, the ‘global task force’ created three separate dosing protocols: routine administration, conservative administration, and rapid administration,” the RYAH blog noted. “Each is designed to ease a patient treating chronic pain into medical cannabis and treatment with THC if needed. “Dosing guidelines like [these] just one-half of the equation,” the article continued. “The other half is the delivery mechanism. Patients need a reliable way to receive consistent and measurable doses, to adhere to their treatment protocol. Physicians also need a way to monitor patient titration and dose size.” Enter RYAH Group. RYAH Group’s suite of precision intake control and management devices provides a practical way to execute these — or any — volume control guidelines safely. The RYAH Smart PatchInhaler, and Pen enable patients and physicians to control their medicine, the specific administration volume, and the protocol behind the treatment. In addition, detailed analytics provided by these RYAH devices help determine which intake volumes are working and what needs adjusting, and a patient’s progress in their treatment. It’s the data-driven approach to plant-based medicine desperately needed to help patients reach their goals faster. “We want to create useful technology that collects, analyzes, and leverages objective data on therapeutic plant usage,” the company states. “A holistic approach to plant treatment is now possible thanks to RYAH products. Using smart devices, artificial intelligence, and an integrated platform, patients and doctors can stay on top of their prescriptions in a way that is both safe and seamless.” For more information, visit the company’s website at www.RYAHGroup.com. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to RYAH are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/RYAH

PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) Lining Things Up for a Successful Rest of the Year, 2021

  • PlantX has made important moves recently, including additions to its Board of Directors, and the decision to commence an NCIB to repurchase up to 5% of its common shares
  • Going forward, the company plans to sustain its ongoing retail branding initiative-renaming existing brick-and-mortar stores as “XMarket”
  • Physical stores in British Columbia, Squamish, and Venice Beach, California, will be re-branded as XMarket
  • The XMarket Squamish store will host a grand opening event on October 14, 2021, while the Tel Aviv one is scheduled for opening on November 15, 2021
PlantX Life (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) recently marked some significant milestones to improve its position for the remainder of the 2021 fiscal year. So far, the company has made key appointments to its Board of Directors and has also announced the intention to commence a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) to repurchase up to 5% of its common shares. Decisions made by PlantX’s management so far have been geared toward achieving both its immediate and long-term goals. On September 16, 2021, it released a corporate update, affirming its commitment to these goals, highlighting what the company has done so far and what it plans to do next (https://ibn.fm/lszDC). Most notable from the corporate update is PlantX’s ongoing retail branding initiative renaming its existing brick-and-mortar stores as “XMarket.” PlantX’s management reckons that this new identity will reflect the dynamic, interactive, and diverse in-store experience provided by the company’s physical retail locations. Currently, the company has physical stores in British Columbia, Squamish, and Venice Beach, California, all of which will be re-branded as XMarket. PlantX also announced that the new XMarket name would brand PlantX’s store      in Tel Aviv, scheduled for opening on November 15, 2021. The company also aims to launch a new website in Israel on the same date. This comes right after PlantX announced that it would launch as a seller on Amazon Marketplace, leveraging on this giant e-commerce corporation’s fulfillment services, network of affiliates in Canada and the United States, as well as its customer service (https://ibn.fm/vG8H7). The official unveiling of XMarket in Squamish, British Columbia, will feature a grand opening event on October 14, 2021. There will be vegan barbecue accompanied by the launch of a new PlantX-commissioned mural, painted by Alex Fowkes, a Squamish native and an incredible artist. This launch event will spot high-profile PlantX ambassadors, including Nick McNutt, a professional skier, and Rémy Métailler, a mountain bike athlete. Over 1,500 new plant-based items will be added to the Squamish XMarket product selection. Additionally, the company will offer all of its customers a free plant for each purchase of over $50 throughout the day. Also of note is MK Cuisine Global LLC’s Plant-Based Deli, LLC (“New Deli”), a wholly-owned subsidiary that has posted impressive results recently. Offering a wide range of plant-based foods and ready-to-go meals, snacks, coffee, pantry staples, beer, and wine, this company has reported incredible growth since PlantX acquired it in May 2021. So far, it already has over 500 new plant-based items. The company also announced that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Fred Leigh, currently owns 2,100,000 common shares and has purchased 250,000 shares since his recent appointment as chairman. So far, PlantX has continued to position itself for growth and success, and it is paying off. The rest of the 2021 fiscal year looks brighter owing to what the company has done so far, the foundation it has laid, and its plans for the future. For more information, visit the company’s websites at www.PlantX.comwww.PlantX.ca, and https://investor.plantx.com/ and view PlantX for Plant-Based Investors. NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to PLTXF are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/PLTXF

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