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Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI) Subsidiary Selects Manufacturer, Distributor of Innovative Cell-Culture Media

  • POAI subsidiary announces new media for growing ovarian tumors in lab
  • Using new product, TumorGenesis partners have identified 25 cell types from ovarian cancers
  • New media available as cell-culture market expected to reach $2.3 billion by 2024

Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI), a leader in the cancer precision-medicine field, along with its subsidiary TumorGenesis Inc., has announced an innovative special media for growing ovarian tumors; the companies have also selected US Biological Corporation as a manufacturer and distributor of the groundbreaking media (http://ibn.fm/QjW3K). POAI anticipates the new formulations, which will be developed in a lab, will speed discovery of biomarkers and precision therapies.

“Using these proprietary media, our partners have identified 25 cell types from ovarian tumors, which to a large degree have never been screened or studied by researchers,” TumorGenesis President Richard Gabriel stated in a news release. “The resulting cells have a 95+% match to cells found in patient bodies.”

The timing of POAI’s announcement couldn’t be better. Experts predict that the global cell-culture media market will reach $2.3 billion by 2024. That growth – a steady 8.4% CAGR – is primarily fueled by the increased use of biological-based drugs such as immune therapies, a space where POAI and its subsidiaries are establishing themselves as both leaders and pioneers.

POAI anticipates that the new media will be available Q1 2020 through Massachusetts-based US Biological, a primary brand for the life-science industry. United States Biological’s biochemicals, antibodies, recombinant proteins, cell-culture media and molecular biology kits are used in virtually all scientific applications and settings including genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development and the diagnosis of disease.

Traditionally, cell-culture media selects for only one or two fast-growing cell types, so the ability to identify 25 different cell types is a significant advancement. The proprietary media developed by TumorGenesis are designed specifically to assist researchers in isolating and maintaining the unique histological and basic biological signatures of heterogeneous ovarian cell types while growing them in the laboratory.

“We believe by helping researchers develop cells and tumors that more closely mimic cells and tumors found in patient bodies, we can help lower the cost and speed the discovery of drugs and therapies that will approve patient outcomes,” said Gabriel. Acknowledging that specialty media comprises only a small subset of the market, Gabriel explained that TumorGenesis sees this initial ovarian-specific formulation as the first in what the company anticipates being a long line of tools and services it will offer to cancer researchers.

POAI is bringing precision medicine, or tailored medical treatment using the individual characteristics of each patient, to the treatment of cancer. Through its Helomics division, the company leverages its unique, clinically validated patient derived (PDx) smart tumor profiling platform to provide oncologists with a road map to help individualize therapy. In addition, the company is leveraging artificial intelligence and its proprietary database of over 150,000 cancer cases tumors to build AI-driven models of tumor drug repose to improve outcomes for the patients of today and tomorrow.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Predictive-Oncology.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to POAI are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/POAI

Champignon Brands Inc. is “One to Watch”

  • Functional mushrooms are used in a wide variety of health care and pharmaceutical products
  • Applications of functional mushrooms are growing in the cosmetics and food and beverage sectors
  • Market demand is led by a significant shift in lifestyle and dietary habits of consumers seeking healthier alternatives
  • Globally, the functional mushroom market is projected to reach $34.3 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 8.04% during the forecast period (2019-2024)
  • Mushrooms are a leading source of the antioxidant nutrient, selenium, which protects body cells from damage that might lead to chronic diseases and help to strengthen the immune system
  • Legalization of psilocybin, the psychedelic molecule found in various mushrooms, is gaining momentum now regularly

Champignon Brands Inc. is a research-driven company specializing in the formulation and distribution of a suite of artisanal mushroom health supplements. Dedicated to revolutionizing conventional organic teas, coffees and other consumables with the infusion of a proprietary blend of artisanal mushrooms, Champignon’s expanding portfolio is crafted with the health-conscious consumer in mind.

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Champignon’s team aims to promote the health and wellness benefits of functional mushrooms, which are used in a wide variety of health care and pharmaceutical products.

Brands

Champignon’s mushroom-derived consumer packaged goods (CPGs) portfolio includes its flagship brand, Vitality Superteas. Each carefully curated Vitality Supertea formulation was developed with the intent of helping individuals enhance and enrich their wellbeing one cup of mushroom-infused tea at a time.

Also in the portfolio are Nourish Force Supertea, a blend of Reishi Ryobus Tea Mix; Mighty Recharge Supertea, created with Lions Mane Tropical Green Ginseng Tea Mix; and Brain Enhance Supertea, a blend of Cordycep Hibiscus and Berries Tea Mix – all of which are formulated with organic ingredients and chosen for their ability to provide unique health and performance benefits.

Champignon’s flagship e-commerce store, VitalitySuperTeas.com, takes advantage of the burgeoning craft mushroom vertical space with a selection of mushroom-infused teas and accessories.

Global Market

Demand for consumer products infused with the nutritional and bioactive benefits of mushrooms is fueling a global market projected to reach $34.3 billion by 2024, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8.04% from 2019-2024 (ResearchandMarkets), with Europe seen as the fastest growth leader.

According to the market study, in highest demand are products infused with Reishi – a traditional Chinese medicine also known as the “Elixir of Life” and “Mushroom of Immortality – Lions Mane and Cordyceps, followed by other types of medicinal mushrooms.

Advances in Legalization

Legalization of psychedelics for use in medicine is gaining momentum across the United States. Denver, Colorado, and Oakland and Santa Cruz, California, have decriminalized the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic molecule found in various mushrooms, while movements for legalization are gaining ground in Oregon and Iowa, among others. Decriminalize California recently teamed up with the Beckley Foundation to replicate Oakland’s success of decriminalization throughout the state of California.

An increasing number of researchers are turning their attention toward the study of psilocybin as a means to treat otherwise untreatable illnesses. The molecule’s ability to provide landmark treatment options for depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), migraines and addiction is gaining widespread acceptance among medical professionals, unicorn investors and accredited institutions.

Potential Application: Mental Illness

According to the World Health Organization, 25% of the world’s populous will be afflicted by mental health and/or neurological disorders. Presently, approximately 450 million people currently suffer from such conditions, placing mental disorders among the leading causes of ill-health, productive loss and disability worldwide.

The mental health arena has been frequently neglected over the last 30 years, though new research is beginning to further reinforce that psychedelic compounds have the potential to produce more effective treatments than what is currently available. Psychedelics can be highly effective for treating depression, addiction and PTSD.

Partnerships

Companies worldwide are beginning to incorporate functional mushrooms into their product offerings, taking advantage of growing consumer awareness of known health benefits of the ingredients found in mushrooms.

Champignon in November 2019 entered into a distribution partnership with Eurolife Brands Inc. (CSE: EURO), a leading global markets cannabis brand empowering the medical, recreational and CPG cannabis industry worldwide through a data-driven CBD marketplace supported by exclusive and unbiased physician-backed cannabis education and detailed consumer analytics. Under the agreement, Champignon’s branded products are integrated into Eurolife’s e-commerce platform, along with potential distribution opportunities in select brick-and-mortar retail locations in Europe.

Champignon also has an R&D/production formulation agreement with Drip Coffee Social Ltd., located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, which calls for the infusion of Champignon’s proprietary mushroom extract blend into a suite of cold brew coffee products and signature in-house formulations.

Leadership

Gareth Birdsall, CEO, Corporate Secretary and Director

Gareth Birdsall has more than seven years of experience working in diverse agricultural roles such as the cultivation of various fungi, in particular Cordycepes, Reishi, Lions Mane and Chaga. He is an attendee of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, studying marketing management and finance.

Steven Brohman, CPA, CFO

Steven Brohman has more than 10 years of experience working in a variety of roles with public and private companies. He has had extensive training in the audit of publicly traded companies on the TXS, TSX Venture Exchange and OTC markets, and serves as CFO and director of various public and private companies. Brohman has a bachelor’s degree of business administration and obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

Jerry Habuda, Director

Jerry Habuda brings to Champignon over 35 years of expertise in law enforcement and specialized units. From 1977 to 2012, he served as a police officer with the Toronto Police Department. During his tenure, he was assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, investigating robberies and home invasions. He was assigned to patrol the Toronto Community Housing projects at Jane/Finch to control drug trafficking and gun violence. Habuda was with the Warrant Unit where he tracked down and arrested wanted criminals. From 1993-1997, he was assigned to the Northwest Drug Squad on undercover and surveillance work, executing narcotic search warrants. Between 2002 and 2004, Habuda headed the Street Violence Task Force, a special unit designed to curb gun and drug violence that was terrorizing the city at the time.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ChampignonBrands.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to Champignon are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/Champignon

MCTC Holdings Inc. (MCTC) Set for Infused Coffee Brand’s Premiere at Vegas Expo

  • Cannabis science innovator MCTC Holdings Inc. (soon to become Cannabis Global, Inc.) has begun production of its new infused coffee line under its Hemp You Can Feel (TM) product brand
  • The new infused coffee product will make its debut at the annual White Label World Expo (United States) in Las Vegas on February 26-27 at the city’s Convention Center, booth space 451
  • The infused food and beverage industry is growing on a state-by-state basis in the United States, and recently gained national legality in Canada
  • MCTC has also developed a pair of white label infusion products – in tablet and powder form – that enable other companies to build their own cannabinoid-infused product profiles

MCTC Holdings Inc. (OTC: MCTC), building on its recent advances in cannabinoid product science, will make a splash with its public debut of the company’s new Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Coffee at the White Label World Expo (United States) in Las Vegas later this month.

The White Label Expo grants MCTC the ideal forum for introducing its patent-pending science-based cannabinoid-infused coffee, given that the company is also introducing new infusion products to help coffee companies and manufacturers of other beverages produce their own clean-label drinks using a process superior to commonly used infusion systems (http://ibn.fm/ErKef).

“We are well into production and will be shipping next week in preparation for the Las Vegas event,” CEO Arman Tabatabaei stated in a February 11 news release about the company’s White Label World Expo appearance, in booth 451 (http://ibn.fm/RaBmu). “Based on only the finest ingredients available anywhere in the marketplace, Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Coffee starts with ultra-premium organic coffee infused with our all-natural, patent pending dual infusion process. 100% organic green coffee beans are imported from South America directly (to the company’s Los Angeles production facility) and we supervise the roasting, grinding, CBD infusion and packaging right at our facility. We then package everything onsite in 100% compostable containers, including the pods and the lids.”

MCTC Holdings, which plans to soon change its name to Cannabis Global, (the expo recognizes the company as CGI), has prioritized the improvement of infusion technologies by developing means of making cannabinoid extracts bio-available at highly efficient, minuscule particulate sizes.

The White Label Expo gathers thousands of online sellers, suppliers and buyers from around the world for an incomparable opportunity to network with other industry leaders while showcasing new products. The expo will take place February 26-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the heart of the neon city’s nexus of entertainment and business activity (http://ibn.fm/D1WwA).

Cannabis-infused foods and beverages are gaining a growing consumer fanbase as such uses gain approval from legal authorities, particularly in Canada where newly permitted infused food products began to hit store shelves in December under sweeping changes in the nation’s drug legislation. As an example of their popularity, when the government-run Ontario Cannabis Store opened its infused edibles product lines last month, they immediately sold out to the chagrin of late-arriving customers (http://ibn.fm/sKqxQ).

Businesses in the industry are anticipating cannabinoids’ reputed wellness-boosting properties can be used effectively in everything from dairy products to alcohol, but in the United States the infused food and beverage industry is only legally accessible on a state-by-state basis as it gradually gains a toehold amid populations unwilling to wait longer for federal food science reviews. California recently opened the first farm-to-table cannabis restaurant in West Hollywood, building on the cafe model prevalent in Amsterdam (http://ibn.fm/L2TTa).

In addition to the 100 percent compostable single-serving coffee pods Tabatabaei mentioned, perhaps the greatest virtue of the company’s Hemp You Can Feel line is that its green, eco-friendly infusion technologies are free of all chemicals, emulsifiers and surfactants, based on only natural ingredients such as trace amounts of organic vegetable oils, honey and agave.

The company plans to continue actively developing research and development programs that deliver cannabinoid-based products for consumption and dermal application, focusing on exotic cannabinoids and enhanced extract effectiveness through use of polymeric solid nanoparticles and nanofibers.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CannabisGlobalInc.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to MCTC are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/MCTC

Jerrick Media Holdings Inc. (JMDA) and Innovative Vocal Platform Offer Unparalleled Branded-Content Potential

  • Jerrick shows impressive ability to be both pioneer, leader in marketing space evolving from traditional advertising to branded content
  • Numbers show Vocal branded-content opportunity outperforms industry competitors
  • Vocal allows organizations to partner brands with authentic creators to connect with organic audiences, utilize influencer marketing

In a digital world where a growing number of Internet users resent the intrusive nature of pop-up windows and actively use ad blockers to avoid them, businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to share branded messages with key target audiences. Yet building a brand and capturing consumer attention – and dollars – are more important than ever for a company’s survival. Fortunately, Jerrick Media Holdings Inc. (OTC: JMDA) and its exclusive platform for digital creators – Vocal – offer branded-content potential unlike any other.

Organizations across all industries can benefit from the compelling opportunity created by Jerrick. The loyal audiences found on Jerrick’s Vocal network, combined with its Vocal for Brands content capabilities, allow DTC (direct-to-consumer) brands an unparalleled opportunity to partner with real creators and thought leaders who already have engaged audiences.

The future of marketing is clearly noninvasive. A 2019 Statista analysis (http://ibn.fm/umROO) indicated that 25.8% of internet users in the U.S. use some form of ad blocker, increased from 23.6% of users in 2017, and 20.6% of users in 2015, and is expected to continue to grow (http://ibn.fm/y8Sx1). Obviously, an advertising alternative is called for, and the shift seems evident: unlike interruptive advertising, branded content is 22 times more engaging than other content, and customers loyal to a brand spend up to two times as much on branded services. Moreover, brands must adapt to the modern consumer, one whose focus includes not only price and product availability but also a more wholistic interest in a company’s story – its purpose, community, and corporate responsibility efforts (http://ibn.fm/fTxJZ). In short, brands need a way to engage on a more personal level with their consumer audiences to tell their story – and Jerrick’s Vocal platform has provided a solution.

A holding company that develops technology-based solutions, Jerrick has shown an impressive ability to be both a pioneer and leader in a marketing world that is fast evolving from traditional advertising to branded content. Jerrick has created a distinctive technology platform that ranks among the top online creator platforms in the digital world. Designed to develop and engage content creators, Jerrick’s Vocal offering has grown into one of the top platforms of its kind.

Though tech companies come and go, Jerrick’s proof is in the pudding. Vocal’s latest numbers reveal the compelling power of the platform to connect brands with engaged audiences (http://ibn.fm/IuUzj):

  • Vocal stories deliver nearly five times higher average click-through rate than the branded-content industry standard.
  • Vocal for Brands campaigns offer an average one-third of the cost-per-read compared to other branded-content campaigns.
  • Readers spend 110% more time on Vocal’s branded-story pages than the industry’s average piece of branded content, engaging for nearly three minutes on average per story.

The bottom line? Vocal allows an organization to partner its brand with authentic creators to connect with organic audiences. Storytelling with Vocal for Brands reaches already-existing customers without annoying them, helping a company build unmatched brand trust and affinity. Customers, who have already accrued their own readership following within the platform, take on the role of influencers. A recent Forbes article recommended influencer marketing as a top non-interruptive strategy for brands, as marketers are able to “leverage individuals with large social media followings to market their products,” earning consumer trust instead of triggering annoyance.

Jerrick Media Holdings is focused on the development of digital communities, targeted marketing of branded digital content and e-commerce opportunities. To accomplish these objectives, Jerrick envisions, designs and builds modern technology companies that redefine how people interact with technology. As the parent company of Vocal, Jerrick has built and shipped products that have influenced millions of people worldwide.

For more information, visit the company’s website at https://Jerrick.media

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to JMDA are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/JMDA

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX) Uncovers Millennials’ Love for Experience-Based Gifts

  • SRAX discovers valuable new trend in consumer behavior, a move toward purchasing experiences for Valentine’s Day
  • BIGtoken has grown to more than 16.5 million participants who are 100% opted-in
  • Consumers may be leaving social media platforms, but they are choosing BIGtoken, where both consumers and marketers benefit

SRAX Inc. (NASDAQ: SRAX) is building the largest, most valuable opted-in data set in the world while also providing marketers and consumers tools to unlock the value of data. A digital marketing and consumer data management technology company, SRAX recently announced that its BIGresearch efforts uncovered a new trend in consumer behaviors and opinions this Valentine’s Day (http://ibn.fm/87eK1). The company continues to leverage its increasingly valuable opted-in database of consumer information to glean marketable insights into societal trends.

The BIGresearch announcement explained that SRAX compiled research from more than 53,000 individual Americans who opted in to the study. Beginning in January 2020, BIGtoken users were asked what they planned to give their significant others this year for Valentine’s Day. Millennials, who make up the majority of those who celebrate this holiday, responded that they planned to give experiences.

“Changing values and opinions in consumers greatly affect their consumption patterns, and it’s up to marketers to stay ahead of the curve,” SRAX COO Kristoffer Nelson stated in a news release. “We are thrilled to share results from our latest BIGresearch report, highlighting Valentine’s Day, a holiday that’s seen new movements over the past couple decades, like the rise of Galentine’s Day (ladies celebrating ladies), and more people shopping and celebrating anti-valentine’s day.”

SRAX provided the same high-quality data found in this report to advertisers, for a premium, prior to the February holiday, allowing advertisers to better target consumers who had indicated an interest in their specific campaigns. The sample data provided a look at the value marketers and content owners receive when they purchase access to data gathered through BIGtoken.

BIGtoken is the first consumer-managed data marketplace that places control of personal data in the hands of the consumer. Through BIGtoken, individuals can own and earn from their data, making it an optimal platform for conducting accurate primary research. The 100% opted-in audience has rapidly grown, currently numbering more than 16.5 million participating consumers.

Consumers benefit from controlling their personal data, something the average customer is only just beginning to understand the true value of. SRAX is making this control as simple as downloading an app, answering a few questions and receiving payment. Consumers are discovering brands they love and are willing to be loyal to because they have control over opting into targeted messages rather than having to sort through the noise coming from innumerable businesses, many of whom they would never become customers of regardless of the amount of marketing dollars thrown at them.

Every person is a commodity with potential to generate significant revenue, yet in the past, consumers have never seen a penny of that revenue. SRAX believes that digital data should not be traded in without compensation. BIGtoken, a secure platform, empowers consumers to own and monetize their digital information. The platform is available for download on the App Store and Google Play and has grown to more than 16.5 million participating consumers worldwide, each of whom can log in and check their earnings at their convenience. The future of data is in the hands of consumers, and SRAX is making the transition valuable for all.

Traditionally social media has provided a wealth of information for marketers, but that information is often inaccurate. In addition, consumers have become increasingly aware of the value of their information and have rejected typical data mining efforts. Twitter has increased efforts to delete suspicious accounts (http://ibn.fm/TYm1v) while Facebook refused to revise its tracking practices, consequently losing 15 million users since 2017 (http://ibn.fm/7zBr1). The Daily Mail reported that a third of millennials have permanently given up social media (http://ibn.fm/ayRWf).

Meanwhile, SRAX’s BIGtoken platform is only growing worldwide. Millennials chose to share their Valentine’s Day plans knowing that their data was safe with SRAX, that it would only be accessible to companies they had expressed interest in, and that they, the consumers, would directly receive monetization for sharing. Thanks to SRAX, the power of personal data is in the hands of the consumer – right where it should be.

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

InsuraGuest Inc.’s Short-Term Policy Coverage Helps Lodging Businesses Respond to Unexpected Concerns

  • Emerging alternative methods of obtaining personal income, such as Uber driving and Airbnb property rentals, are demonstrating a growing need for specialized insurance
  • InsuraGuest provides fill-the-gap insurance coverage to hotel and vacation rental properties, which they can then pass on to their guests, as a means of dealing with surprise short-term stay emergencies and property damage issues
  • The travel accommodations insurer has also entered the European market and expects to find an entry point into Asia by mid-year
  • InsuraGuest’s product can help businesses to minimize damaging publicity about adverse events

As people across the country explore an expanding variety of alternatives for generating personal income, establishing protections against liability lawsuits is becoming more of a concern for such non-traditional business operators. Uber-style ride-share drivers who have encroached on licensed taxi companies’ territories, vacation rental properties entering the space historically defined by hotels and bed and breakfasts, and even equipment owners beginning to compete with construction contractors (http://ibn.fm/T4i4a) may have atypical needs for insurance coverage.

InsuraGuest Inc. is responding to the needs of the lodging industry with its expanding reach as an InsurTech innovator, offering hotel and vacation rental clients a platform for providing their guests fill-the-gap insurance coverage during a property stay. The coverage provides a measure of protection against accidental in-room property damage, lost or stolen goods, accidental medical, and accidental death or dismemberment that is not the properties fault and may otherwise be exempted by the property’s insurance or the guest’s regular coverage.

“The InsuraGuest’s Specialized Hotel Guest Protection Policy helps the hotel and the guest with certain mishaps that may happen during the guest’s stay,” stated Roger Bloss, the CEO of national lodging chain company Cal-Vegas Ltd., and an advisory board member and consultant for InsuraGuest during an interview with Hotel Business last year (http://ibn.fm/AEvtz). “These mishaps can be easily filed and processed by the hotel manager on InsuraGuest’s online platform. Hoteliers who invest in InsuraGuest often see a reduction in their overall primary insurance costs.”

The Hotel Business report states that lodging businesses also benefit from offering the insurance by receiving a small percentage of the policy’s price back in revenue, and by potentially minimizing negative publicity about a contested incident.

“Thirty years ago, if there was litigation between a hotel and a guest, any publicity or public knowledge was minimal,” Bloss stated. “Today, because of social media, thousands – if not millions – will know and, regardless of the outcome, the publicity will not be favorable to the hotel. So, not only can liability be financially damaging to a property, it can destroy its reputation.”

The United States alone has over half a million properties that advertise short-term rental use accessible online through sites like Airbnb and Vrbo (http://ibn.fm/luX02), and analysts at the iPropertyManagement.com website are predicting that vacation rentals will overtake the hotel industry’s revenues during the coming year based on the 150 million-plus Airbnb users worldwide already.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.InsuraGuest.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to InsuraGuest are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/InsuraGuest

Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp. (CSE: BOLT) (OTCQB: PCRCF) (XFRA: NXFE) Licensed for Cyclops Nickel-Cobalt Project in Indonesia

  • Cyclops Nickel-Cobalt project license fully compliant under updated mining registration process
  • National, provincial and local support received for project
  • Strategic partner and investor discussions have commenced
  • Indonesia is currently the largest nickel producer worldwide

Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp. (CSE: BOLT) (OTCQB: PCRCF) (XFRA: NXFE), an Indonesia-based company focused on developing nickel-cobalt opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, received the approval of the Republic of Indonesia Ombudsman for the registration of the Cyclops Nickel-Cobalt Project license. The project license will be transferred into a foreign investment license, where it will be administered by the central government, according to a company announcement (http://ibn.fm/5v51V).

The Cyclops Project, located in Papua Province, Indonesia, is mining and environmentally permitted with year-round access. In 2019, the company carried out a large-scale exploration and development program at its flagship 5000-hectare, Cyclops Nickel-Cobalt project. Drilling identified significant horizons of nickel mineralization and bench-scale scoping tests yielded positive results for processing of this nickel rich material.

“2019 was a pivotal year for us, and we’re pleased to carry this momentum into 2020. Obtaining approval from Indonesia’s Ombudsman is an important step toward our goal of securing strategic partnerships and participating in Asia’s growing battery metals supply chain,” Ranjeet Sundher, CEO of Pacific Rim Cobalt, stated in a news release.

Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp. is focused on the development of nickel-cobalt projects ideally located close to China, the world’s first and largest “Gigafactory.” Nickel and cobalt are critical components of lithium-ion batteries and are currently in a global supply deficit. Indonesia is currently the largest nickel producer on earth with a mandate to become a global superpower in the international electric vehicle and battery metals supply chain.

The year 2020 will see continued and consistent development in Pacific Rim Cobalt’s strategy as the company continues to set ambitious milestones with the goal of becoming a leading international player in the EV battery metal sector and creating significant long-term shareholder value. This includes preparations to commission and operate the company’s pilot plant in Canada, which will contain an integrated circuit to produce high-purity nickel and cobalt strip solutions to develop battery-grade nickel and cobalt.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.PacificRimCobalt.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to PCRCF are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/PCRCF

SinglePoint Inc. (SING) Subsidiary Reports Continued Growth as Company Kicks Off 2020 Initiatives

  • SING’s current strategy includes focused marketing, sales-development initiatives
  • Company “strongly committed” to continued development, improvement of Direct Solar America subsidiary
  • SEIA dubs 2020s the solar+ decade; SING set to capitalize on solar becoming leading source of new-energy generation

Following a week during which its subsidiary Direct Solar America reported increased growth in terms of new contract development, SinglePoint Inc. (OTCQB: SING) notes that the company’s 2020 strategy – which includes new marketing and sales development initiatives – is starting to take shape (http://ibn.fm/FRG97). Designed primarily around Direct Solar America, those initiatives are comprised of starting new canvassing teams, improving customer service and increasing engagement of partnership channels.

“We are strongly committed to continuing the development and improvement of Direct Solar America,” SinglePoint CEO Greg Lambrecht stated in a news release. “The company’s model continues to impress us by the ability to scale with few constraints into new markets. As we continue to see states rolling out incentives, we are able to act quickly and assess the market viability in order to decide whether to roll out teams in that area. Solar continues to be a driving factor and hot topic in the media, which I believe has resulted in the company expanding as rapidly as [it] has. Direct Solar America, as a standalone entity, eclipsed $2 million in revenue in just six months of business.”

SING’s deliberate focus appears well founded as the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports that the U.S. solar market surpassed 2 million installations in Q1 2019 (http://ibn.fm/JlwGP). The association anticipates the industry will hit 3 million installations in 2021 and 4 million installations in 2023, growth that comes as an increasing number of consumers look to address environment concerns and take advantage of reduced installation costs.

The 2020s have been called the solar+ decade by the SEIA. “The 2010s were filled with more highs than lows, and the solar industry is in a strong position to become the leading source of new-energy generation this decade,” added SEIA president and CEO Abigial Ross Hoppe. “Working in collaboration with other clean-energy technologies, including storage, solar will lead a clean-energy economic boom while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

That anticipated growth was also the focus of a recent podcast by SinglePoint CFO Corey A. Lambrecht (http://ibn.fm/JMy1B). “What we are looking for as we get into a full year’s worth of growth is to really accelerate those revenues on the residential side and use that as our foundation going forward into 2020 and beyond,” Lambrecht continued. “And then hopefully as we’ve focused on some commercial opportunities as well, we can add those in. We had nice revenue growth throughout 2019. We learned a lot, absorbed the startup costs, and it was successful.”

The newest member of the SING leadership team, Lambrecht explained that “what intrigued me about Direct Solar is their unique business model. And the business model around them is to really become the solar expert for homeowners and to help installers get qualified candidates out there that are looking to put solar on residential. They do it by the way of an asset-like model, which is very similar to what we built in the landfill diversion space. We didn’t have any trucks or services, and we didn’t own any of the landfills, so basically we were aligned with the material, making sure it had its highest and best use going forward.”

Lambrecht brings with him more than 20 years of experience as a public-company executive with broad experience in strategic acquisitions, corporate turnarounds, new business development, pioneering consumer products, corporate licensing, and interactive technology services. “I think one of the things for the shareholders of SinglePoint to make note of is that I have been involved with a national scale roll-up like this in the past,” Lambrecht added. “There are going to be some bumps along the way, but there are going to be tailwinds driving this particular industry for solar over the next number of years.”

SinglePoint provides investors with the opportunity to make investments across a wide range of assets that currently include but are not limited to solar energy, hemp, mobile-payment applications and more. SING is leveraging technology expertise into emerging opportunities. By building a portfolio in undervalued companies the company is able to provide a rich, diversified holding base and create branded products.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.SinglePoint.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SING are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SING

National Storm Recovery Inc. (NSRI) is “One to Watch”

  • More than 40 years of next level experience with mulch manufacturing, colorant production, product innovation and treating/caring for trees and tree debris recycling.
  • Services include tree removal, trimming, grapple hauling, land clearing, stump grinding, mulch processing, colorant production and packaging, transportation and distribution.
  • Acquisition of Mulch Manufacturing provides NSRI a significantly larger footprint nationally and abroad.
  • Mulch Manufacturing maintains its historical contracts with big box retailers nationally for bagged mulch sales.
  • NSRI benefits from a competitive advantage over other mulch manufacturers because the acquisition of mulch feedstock drives revenue instead of simply being a cost of goods sold.
  • Environmentally responsible corporation focused on being “stewards of the environment” in all aspects of the business. The source of feedstock coming from tree services division decreases environmental burden on landfills.
  • Ample room for expansion utilizing the 100-acre site in Florida approved as the flagship tree debris collection site and mulch feedstock production facility, as well as the 100,000-sq.-ft. building and 28 acres site in Jacksonville.
  • Recipient of Angie’s List Super Service Award in 2018
  • Strategic partnership with a national waste disposal company has provided NSRI millions of dollars in cost savings and years of time that would otherwise have been incurred if the Company had needed to secure the required locations and permits that the partnership provided. This partnership represents significant potential expansion opportunity for NSRI.

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

Environmentally Friendly

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

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

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

Strategic Acquisition

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

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

Next-Gen Products

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

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

Expansion Plans

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

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

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

Leadership

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

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

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CentralFloridaArborCare.com/Storm-Recovery

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to NSRI are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/NSRI

Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI) Subsidiary Advances Precision Therapeutics by Learning Cancer Behavior, Improving Outcomes

  • Predictive Oncology subsidiary TumorGenesis developing faster, less costly and more accurate PDx cancer models that better mimic patient’s tumor
  • TumorGenesis revolutionary technology will provide pharmaceuticals with quicker, more effective drug development while significantly improving patient outcomes
  • POAI to begin sales of TumorGenesis’ innovative culture media in the first half of 2020

TumorGenesis, a flagship subsidiary of Predictive Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ: POAI), has made concrete steps in identifying and separating cancer-related biomarkers, which is likely to speed the development of new and effective therapeutics. TumorGenesis media are specially formulated to help researchers isolate and maintain the unique histological and basic biological signatures of ovarian cell types while growing them in the laboratory. This breakthrough approach is likely to help POAI become a frontrunner in providing the needed tools for personalized medicine and new drug development, which carries important implications for the company’s future valuation.

For years, clinicians believed that isolating a patient’s tumor would lead to new understandings about the cancer – this has proven to be only partly true and has resulted in costly, ineffective drug diagnoses that have robbed patients of precious time. To substantially enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatment, a much more diverse picture of patient tumors is needed – one that takes into account each individual’s unique biodiversity and the unique biodiversity of each tumor. POAI’s TumorGenesis division is at the forefront of a whole new trend in cancer research that revolves around patient derived xenografts (PDx).

Science has shifted to these much more accurate PDx models: A cancer patient’s tumor cells are implanted into an alternate environment to simulate the natural development of the tumor. By “fooling the tumor” with an imitative environment, new drugs are able to be tested and potentially approved – all without subjecting cancer patients to aggressive, potentially ineffective drugs. The cancer cells are tricked into thinking they’re still multiplying inside the patient, which makes the tumor behave as it would normally – revealing more precise cancer biomarkers. TumorGenesis’ unique research approach benefits from the parent company’s enormous database of tumor drug response profiles and artificial intelligence-driven predictive modeling capabilities.

TumorGenesis has developed its proprietary methodology using PDx to culture tumor cells in vivo, (i.e. in living organisms). These cell models can be then tested repeatedly for various new drugs to establish personalized therapeutics. This patient-specific data is revolutionizing the way cancer is treated today, and POAI, through its strategic subsidiary arms, poses an attractive option for investors looking to invest in the cancer treatment of tomorrow.

In light of the traditional past practice of studying how cancer cell lines react to induced mutation (a practice that has since proven to be seriously flawed), cancer researchers are shifting their focus to PDx techniques, which have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. TumorGenesis is poised to become a dominant figure in this emerging space. US Biological Corporation of Salem, Massachusetts has been selected as the distributor of TumorGenesis media and discovery kits.

Parent company POAI already presents a major leap in the cancer research industry. As of today, the company has validated and will begin sales its new PDx models for ovarian cancer (http://ibn.fm/1hsgV) in the first half of this year. The company now has 25 validated ovarian cancer cell types. This signifies remarkable comprehension of the notoriously difficult-to-detect cancer, as 15 out of the 25 cell lines account for nine out of ten ovarian cancers diagnosed worldwide. As researchers separate these types and analyze their reaction to drug samples, POAI’s findings could greatly improve future patient outcomes.

In line with its CancerQuest2020 initiative, ovarian cancer is just POAI’s first target. With monetization, the company plans to diversify and expand its catalogue of validated cancers; future plans include thyroid, breast, colon, and prostate cancers, among others.

TumorGenesis presents POAI with multiple revenue streams. Based on its unique PDx samples, the company is testing drugs individually and holistically against its massive library of ovarian cancer cell types. Using this approach, the company is building kits for cancer research laboratories worldwide. The company is also committed to immunological research. Its proprietary Ovarian Cancer Kit can help simulate a patient’s cancer environment, and these new tools can be used to help isolate various strains of the complex tumor environment that to this date, have never been isolated but seen by genetic and proteomic analysis. Once isolated, these subtypes of tumor cells can be studied, new antibodies developed and new tools researched for killing not just the fast growing tumor variants but also the entire tumor.

The latest developments in TumorGenesis’ PDx efforts could secure a significant segment of the cancer research industry. TumorGenesis’ advances in ovarian cancer models provides POAI a unique competitive advantage that could easily be converted into rapid market expansion. This expansion would not only further validate efficacy and grow market share, it would likely lead to significant increase in POAI’s market valuation. As the company continues achieving milestones of its CancerQuest2020, POAI is setting up to become one of the biotech superstars of 2020 and beyond.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Predictive-Oncology.com

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to POAI are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/POAI

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