Moxian, Inc. (OTCQB: MOXC) is one of China’s leading O2O platforms, helping companies connect with their customers and prospects at deeper levels than ever before. Moxian, Inc.’s interactive social media platform uses perfectly tailored features to help merchants advertise their services and products to the right target audiences. In turn, clients can play games, find friends, join groups, collect points, and redeem them in Moxian’s own online mall. Moxian, Inc. uses a combination of fun, modern strategies, and characteristics to connect prospects with companies they want to do business with.

Geolocation is not a new feature; it first surfaced in 2008 at the beginning of the smartphone revolution. However, Moxian, Inc. has integrated geolocation with its Moxian+ User App to allow users to connect with peers and businesses in their area. On the other hand, companies using the Moxian+ Business App use the geolocation feature to promote their products and services to the right markets.

MOXC also offers businesses the opportunity to use the Moxian+ Business App as a Social Customer Relation Management platform. Companies can use Moxian’s database to enforce their branding strategies and target the right audience. This allows them to build customer loyalty, bring in more business, and build a brand by targeting users that are more likely to be interested in their services. This is also achieved through Moxian’s personalized user experience, which gathers information from the Moxian+ User App. Together it creates a personalized shopping, gaming, and social networking experience for prospects, and presents them with products and services they are more likely to purchase.

A personalized user experience also means targeted ad campaigns. With this, businesses can efficiently show ads to users that are more likely to purchase their services. MOXC creates a personalized user experience, and this in turn builds the relationship between companies and prospects before they even enter the sales funnel.

Lastly, the Moxian+ User App provides user gamification to enhance customer experience and help businesses learn more about their markets. Users can choose from an array of games to play on their devices, and they can win gifts from Moxian merchants. Merchants have the opportunity to run personalized marketing campaigns, which boost qualified traffic. Moxian+ combines all of these features with offline interaction. The gifts and prizes are redeemable at merchant’s brick and mortar locations. This drives more qualified leads to both digital channels and physical locations, creating a dynamic toolkit to convert prospects into customers.

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

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At the dawn of the sixteenth century, who in Europe would have thought that another continent existed? Not many, it seemed. The Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, after whom the continent is named, coined the term Mundus Novus (New World) in a letter to a scion of the Medici family. In that missive, Vespucci set out his supposition that the lands encountered to the west were not the eastern bounds of Asia but an unknown continent. His revelations, when published, stirred Europe with an energy and excitement not seen since the Crusades.

Today, there is a similar buzz in the wanderlust industry. This time, the undiscovered continent is the vast expanse of private properties that have the potential to enter the alternative lodging rentals market, and with the well-positioned portfolio of online travel agencies (OTAs) offered by Monaker Group, Inc. (OTCQB: MKGI), the modern explorer can explore this new world and globetrot to his or her heart’s content.

Great things have small beginnings. According to this feature (http://nnw.fm/TCs3f), the seed of the alternative lodging rentals market in the U.S. was planted when David and Lynn Clouse founded VRBO (Vacation Rentals By Owner) in 1996. The difficulties the couple encountered in trying to rent out their ski condo in Colorado made them realize that others would be experiencing similar challenges. VRBO was a huge success. In 10 years, it was listing about 65,000 vacation properties. Its sparkle of success caught the eye of HomeAway.com, which snapped it up in 2006. In turn, last year, HomeAway.com was acquired by Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) for $3.9 billion.

This trend of big fishes eating smaller fishes is a sure sign that the alternative lodging rentals sea is spreading. Predictions of its growth are truly astonishing. A recent report from Research and Markets (RAM), titled ‘Global Vacation Rental Market 2015-2019’ (http://nnw.fm/0SMzI), estimates that the market ‘will reach $169.7 billion by 2019’. At present, the global industry has a market size of about $100 billion, with the U.S. accounting for approximately one-quarter of that. That means the industry is expected to grow by almost 70 percent over the next four years.

Growth is likely to be greatest in Europe and North America, since these regions harbor widespread awareness of the vacation rental concept. The RAM report cites a number of factors for the upcoming boom:

“The entry of new technologically oriented start-ups and higher interest in vacation rentals among travelers is one of the reasons for market growth. Travelers are more inclined to using business intelligence software and data mining tools to harness their data to improve their decision-making. Also, price optimization by utilizing revenue management software is gaining popularity in the market.”

Monaker Group and its subsidiaries have amassed vacation home inventory with the aim of becoming one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for the alternative lodging rental industry. Its flagship online marketplace, NextTrip.com, offers over one million listings in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States with links to 115 websites in 16 languages. The NextTrip platform earns fees in two ways. Fees may be paid by property owners and managers as subscription amounts for an annual period. In addition, fees may be paid on a performance basis. Under such an arrangement, properties are listed without initial charge and a commission is paid when the property is booked.

At present, about 100,000 listings are subscription-based. Monaker is currently encouraging owners and managers to convert to the performance-based format. The company believes this format offers greater transparency and reduces the risk incurred by owners and managers. Monaker will also benefit from the performance-based arrangement since ‘no-charge’ listings should increase total inventory. In addition, commission charges will undoubtedly reflect the added benefit of reduced risk provided to property owners.

For more information, visit www.monakergroup.com

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Montreal-based IntelGenx (OTCQX: IGXT), a leading oral drug delivery technology company, uses a suite of proprietary technologies to provide its pharmaceutical partners with a range of superior and cutting-edge drug delivery solutions. The company’s underlying mission is to be the primary medical choice when it comes to oral solid dose innovation.

IntelGenx proprietary technologies include both film and tablet platforms:

VersaFilm™ enables the development of oral thin films for enhanced oral drug delivery, offering:

• Rapid disintegration without the need for water
• Quicker buccal or sublingual absorption
• Potential for faster onset of action and increased bioavailability
• Potential for reduced adverse effects by bypassing first-pass metabolism
• Easy administration for patients who have problems in swallowing: pediatric, geriatric, fear choking and/or suffering from nausea (e.g., nausea resulting from chemotherapy, radiotherapy or any surgical treatment)
• Pleasant taste
• Small and thin size, making it convenient for consumers
• Can be used for veterinary applications

VersaTab™ multilayer tablet technology offers a new level of controlled-release tablets:

• Linearization of the release profile using controlled erosion of inactive cover layers
• Reduction in peak plasma concentration reduces side effects
• Potential to deliver multiple actives with independent release profiles
• Separation of active ingredients to avoid chemical incompatibility
• Improved patient compliance due to reduced dosing frequency

AdVersa™ is a mucoadhesive tablet for controlled rate release of active ingredients:

• Fast mucosal absorption formulations for highly permeable drugs
• Improved bioavailability
• Avoid high drug metabolization
• Limited gastro-intestinal exposure
• Equal therapeutic effect achieved while reducing API loading
• Increased absorption of poorly soluble API
• Rapid or immediate release delivery
• Versatile residence time achieved to enhance/control absorption
• Targeted profile concentrations maintained
• Improved patient compliance

With these technologies, IntelGenx has developed a growing portfolio of products, including:

• Rizaport, the first rizatriptan oral disintegrating film for the treatment of migraine to achieve EU marketing approval
• Tadalafil, one of the three major PDE5 inhibitors in the erectile dysfunction market, a film-based product offering longer duration of action and less food effect, and improved discrete dosage form that does not require water intake
• Loxapine, an oral film for the treatment of anxiety and aggression in patients suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar 1 disorder
• Montelukast, for the treatment of degenerative diseases of the brain, such as mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, the most prominent form of dementia
• Forfivo XL® (Bupropion extended-release), the first 450 mg bupropion HCl tablet indicated for Major Depressive Disorder to be approved by the FDA
• INT0028, an improved product formulated using AdVersa™ containing dronabinol (THC) for the symptomatic management of neuropathic pain

In addition, IntelGenx has become a source of comprehensive pharmaceutical services to its partners, providing R&D, clinical monitoring, IP protection, analytical method development and regulatory services.

For more information on the company, visit www.IntelGenx.com

Laguna Blends, Inc. (CSE: LAG) (FSE: LB6A.F) (OTC: LAGBF), the network marketing company focused on the nutritional health benefits of hemp, has positioned itself strategically to grow within a multitude of markets across the U.S. and Canada. The main markets currently using hemp in their products include health foods, functional foods, natural body care and cosmetics, and veterinary markets. Although Laguna is set to grow within the hemp market, through the commercialization of its current products, the company is also tapping into the coffee and health markets.

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages across the world. With more than two million cups of coffee being consumed on a daily basis, it is no wonder that LAGBF thought it an appropriate market when it launched its protein coffee: Caffe, made up of whey and hemp protein. Aside from being one of the world’s favored beverages, coffee is also the second most traded commodity worldwide, and the single cup serving market has continued to grow every year. This steady growth enables Laguna’s affiliates to sell a globally popular product, but with the added benefits of hemp.

The wellness-health industry often has blurred lines among its consumers. It’s a market that focuses on the overall physical and mental well-being of a person, not just on curing an illness. This industry encompasses the ongoing maintenance and improvement of one’s health. In order to enter into the health market, Laguna integrated itself into the protein industry with Pro369, an infused-blend functional beverage made of HempOmega®, hemp protein, and ginseng. This formula comes in four flavors and can be mixed with drinks, allowing consumers to boost their omegas 3 and 6 while introducing essential amino acids and ‘good’ fatty acids into their diets.

Laguna’s quest has not stopped there. Most recently, the company announced positive results from its clinical trial data of Cannaceuticals’ CBD facial serum. Laguna has also signed a non-binding letter-of-intent with CannaCeuticals of California (“Canna”) in order for both parties to mutually benefit from the business opportunities involved in the cannabidiol skin care industry. According to MarketResearch.com (http://nnw.fm/D7Lgp), the U.S. skincare industry is expected to reach $10.7 billion by 2018. Not only this, MarketResearch.com also found that one of the main driving forces for this growth will be the demand for natural and organic products. As a result, Laguna will be able to enter yet another industry within the health market: skincare.

In a recent news release, Stuart Grey, CEO and founder of Laguna Blends, Inc., had this to say: “Canna has spent a tremendous amount of time and financial resources to create what we believe is the highest quality CBD skin care line available on the market today. By combining the known benefits of CBD’s into a skin care product, we anticipate that Laguna is poised to become a direct sales leader in the skincare industry. By offering the Cannaceuticals skin care line of products to our affiliates, the Company anticipates an increase in product sales and recruitment of new affiliates.”

For more information, visit www.lagunablends.com

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Earlier today, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: EXPI) announced the addition of industry veteran Russ Cofano to its management team. Cofano will serve as EXPI’s chief strategy officer and general counsel moving forward.

“I have been looking for ‘the next great opportunity’ within the industry, and I’m certain that I’ve found that opportunity at eXp,” Cofano stated in this morning’s news release. “Unlike other new entrants, eXp is redefining the brokerage model of the future from within. Glenn Sanford has assembled a fantastic team and I’m excited to join them and use my various industry experiences to help the company chart its course of success.”

In total, Cofano brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the EXPI team. In recent years, he has served as senior vice president of industry relations for MOVE, Inc., operator of a network of real estate websites that attracts more than 30 million monthly visitors, including REALTOR.com®. Cofano’s duties in this role included developing strategy and business relationships with leading organizations within the real estate industry, as well as multiple listing services (MLS) and technology firms. In addition to his work with MOVE, Inc., Cofano has also served as chief executive officer of the Missouri REALTORS®, the largest trade association in the state of Missouri, and as vice president and general counsel for John L. Scott Real Estate, which was consistently ranked among the largest real estate brokerages in the country.

“Russ brings a wealth of experience and industry knowledge to the Company from multiple perspectives,” Glenn Sanford, founder and chief executive officer of EXPI, added in the news release. “We’re fortunate to be able to add Russ to our team and believe he will have an immediate and lasting impact on the Company as we continue to grow.”

EXPI has continued to build on its success in expanding the reach of its Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage™ in recent weeks. In mid-July, the company launched eXp Realty in New Jersey, bringing its total national presence to 43 states and the District of Columbia. eXp Realty is also operational in Alberta, Canada. Additionally, the company is now listed in more than 105 unique MLS, and its network includes more than 1,400 real estate professionals, an increase of 62 percent from the beginning of 2016.

This nationwide growth is particularly intriguing when studying EXPI’s most recent financial results. In the first quarter of 2016, the company recorded revenues of $7.1 million, an increase of 107 percent from the previous year. This total correlated with a 106 percent year-over-year increase in agent count in its real estate division.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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The deal with 10 million-plus subscriber Poolworks Germany is a perfect fit for an acquisitive and already diversified entertainment and direct response marketing company like Momentous Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTC: MMEG). Momentous has an operational footprint spanning unique content production for documentary, film and reality TV, as well as live music events, adult contemporary and faith-based music, and even covers film finance/distribution, and direct response TV marketing. Laying the groundwork for a vibrant synergy longer-term, the July 25 announcement of a binding agreement with this Berlin-based developer of the widely successful social networking platforms for (mostly college) students across Europe, StudiVZ and MeinVZ, represents a solid revenue engine for MMEG.

One of the big valuation gripes by investors about social networking operators in general has always been the absence of clear revenue generation pipeline solutions in the business model. It has always been network first, content and capital later (build it and they will come). Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) might be the most notorious case, with its massive user base and seemingly unimpeachable status as a new cultural norm, combined with an inability to really harness the revenue generation potential of that user base.

Twitter has continued to go the ad route and has had some success in doing so, but it is becoming increasingly obvious to many sector operators that content is indeed still king, and meaningful impressions are driven by original, high-quality video/image content. In order to carve off an ever larger slice of the social network ad spend pie alone, which is on track to hit nearly $36 billion next year (or 16 percent of total global digital ad spend) according to eMarketer analysts, network proprietors and all businesses that use those social networks to engage their customers will be forced to channel high quality and/or original content at users. Symbiosis is required between networks, advertisers and content providers in order to make the chemical equation balance.

Poolworks is an interesting case, as StudiVZ and MeinVZ are more like a Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) geared toward students, with its core user base in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The platform has seen some bleed in recent years, as have all entrenched social networks, given the continual rise of new entities and other instant messaging environments like Yahoo’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) Flickr, Facebook-acquired Instagram, or sites such as Pinterest and Snapchat. However, Poolworks’ tight rapport with a choice demographic and its core user base being in these highly sought after European markets make it ideal pipeline for a company like Momentous Entertainment Group.

MMEG will funnel Hollywood-quality film and TV via a branded, streaming, end-to-end “internet TV” over-the-top (OTT) content platform, functionally akin to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) or Amazon Prime (NASDAQ: AMZN) streaming. The numerous shared revenue streams enabled by the deal will help to foster a strong relationship between the two companies, coming from sources ranging from ad sales and transactional VOD (video on demand), to monthly subscription fees via the company’s own SVOD (subscription video on demand) service, which looks like it will function in much the same way as Amazon Prime membership in that it will grant subscribers unfettered access to premium streaming content. The deal is also a rapid development vector for the branded SVOD implementation itself, and MMEG intends to take the service worldwide into the aforementioned $36 billion social network ad spend ecosystem.

For more information, visit www.momentousent.com

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Back in 1982, management gurus Tom Peters and Robert Waterman took the corporate world by storm with their thought-provoking opus, In Search of Excellence. This best-selling manual examined the management practices of America’s best run companies with the aim of uncovering the factors that made them successful. The book detailed the duo’s pilgrimage in search of excellence that took them to Amoco, Avon (NYSE: AVP), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), Frito-Lay, HP (NYSE: HPQ), IBM (NYSE: IBM), P&G (NYSE: PG) and 36 other companies. Peters and Waterman popularized the term ‘management by wandering around’ (MBWA), where management opens informal lines of communication with staff. It’s been over 30 years since In Search of Excellence hit the charts, but Glenn Sanford, founder and CEO of eXp World Holdings, parent company of cloud-based real estate firm eXp Realty, recently followed its precepts. He hit the trail in a 43-foot, class-A Winnebago RV to practice MBWA.

The real estate Inman site gives an account (http://nnw.fm/fu5E3) of Sanford’s MBWA trip around the country. In September 2015, he undertook his adventure to ‘touch base’ with eXp Realty’s 1,000+ agents and brokers spread over 31 states in the U.S. eXp Realty now has representation in 40 states. Sanford’s excursion has given him unparalleled insight into the current state of the residential real estate industry, which, coupled with his experience (he has been a broker himself), endows him with a unique ability to mentor and coach. On the road, he shared his observations in a presentation titled ‘How to generate online leads without using Trulia, Zillow or realtor.com’, which was so well received that it led to a ‘lunch and learn’ series open to all industry professionals. Sanford said at the time:

“We have adopted that concept (MBWA) into our cloud office environment, only we call it ‘management by avataring around.’ And now that I am on the road, we’ve added ‘management by motor coaching’.”

Sanford’s safari took him to 10 states, and he covered a distance of over 6,000 miles.

The objectives of MBWA are to listen, to respond to problems and ideas, and to take effective action. Action is intrinsic to the MBWA approach. Indeed, one of the eight characteristics that excellent companies were found to possess was ‘a bias for action’. The best companies were not afraid to sometimes ‘ready, fire, aim’. Excellent companies also stay ‘close to the customer’, taking a genuine interest in finding out what they want. The best companies foster autonomy and entrepreneurship. They allow employees scope for professional development and encourage them to think like businesspersons. These are all principles you will find at work at eXp World Holdings.

The Agent-Owned Cloud Brokerage offered by its wholly-owned subsidiary, eXp Realty, is a full service national real estate brokerage platform. Since it is cloud-based, eXp Realty avoids the costs associated with a brick-and-mortar establishment and so allows real estate agents and brokers to operate at significantly lower costs than traditional brokerages would. The online environment offered by eXp Realty operates in a 3-D mode that will be familiar to those who play online games. The platform actually employs a gaming software engine. On eXp Realty’s cloud campus, agents can not only transact business but also educate themselves and communicate with their mentors. The platform is as much a support system for agents and brokers as it is transactional. In addition, agents have ‘skin in the game’ since they are owners, which, no doubt, plays a key role in eXp World Holdings’ continuing success.

For more information, visit the company’s website at http://investors.exprealty.com

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Before the opening bell, International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) announced that the first patient in its ongoing phase I clinical trial of human parthenogenetic neural stem cells (ISC-hpNSC) for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease has undergone a successful intracranial transplant of ISC-hpNSC at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia. This milestone marks a major step toward the completion of the dose escalation safety and preliminary efficacy study, which will evaluate three different dose regimens of ISC-hpNSC in a total of 12 participants over the coming months.

“This is a major step forward in our search for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease,” Russell Kern, PhD, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of ISCO, stated in this morning’s news release. “We are thrilled to initiate this clinical trial and prove that neural stem cells can be a part of the solution. We are hopeful that ISC-hpNSC will prove to be a valuable therapy.”

In recent months, ISCO has remained focused on the start of this clinical trial. The company initially commenced enrollment in March of this year before securing $6.3 million through a private placement in order to adequately fund the study. In June, ISCO officially concluded the preclinical stage of its Parkinson’s disease program when it announced the publication of the results of a 12-month preclinical, non-human primate study demonstrating the safety and efficacy of its ISC-hpNSC for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

“We believe that stem cells are part of the solution to finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease,” Andrey Semechkin, PhD, co-chairman and CEO of ISCO, stated in the news release. “There is real potential for millions of people who currently suffer from Parkinson’s Disease to truly benefit from using ISC-hpNSC.”

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects an estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, making it the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. While no cure exists, currently-available treatments for this debilitating disease, including L-DOPA and dopamine agonists, are moderately effective toward improving the early symptoms of Parkinson’s. However, as dopaminergic neurons are lost to the progression of the disorder, these drugs become ineffective and often produce a complication marked by involuntary writhing movements.

In preclinical studies in rodents and non-human primates, ISCO’s ISC-hpNSC have been effective in improving Parkinson’s symptoms and increasing brain dopamine levels while offering neurotrophic support and cell replacement to the dying dopaminergic neurons of the recipient’s brain. Moving forward, ISCO will continue to oversee the ISC-hpNSC clinical study through subsidiary Cyto Therapeutics Pty Ltd. In a prior news release, the company set a tentative date of Q4 2016 for the release of preliminary clinical data.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

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Kris Finstad, CEO of Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK), recently penned an article for Home Business® ONLINE, the web-based counterpart of the largest magazine targeting the home-based business sector with an audience of roughly 54,000 unique monthly visitors. In the piece, titled ‘How to Turn a Passion Project into a Viable Business’, Finstad details how Content Checked was created from an ambitious idea to help those living with potentially fatal food allergies to the development of a suite of dietary apps boasting more than two million registered users, over 60% of whom use the apps on a regular basis. Today, Content Checked offers users access to a product database containing up-to-date information on over 70 percent of conventional U.S. food products, and impending international expansion in Canada, the U.K. and Australia has Finstad predicting that Content Checked will see a “breakthrough year” in 2016.

In his Home Business® ONLINE piece, Finstad provides prospective shareholders some additional insight into the keys to Content Checked’s continued growth in the $13 billion food allergy and intolerances market. To start, he suggests that the formulation of a well-defined business strategy that addresses a sizable market demand is imperative.

“As a real estate investor, I knew very little about the food allergy and dietary world, but I spent nearly a year immersed in this market, getting to know what competitors already existed, my target audience, and my own strengths and weaknesses as a businessman,” Finstad stated in the article. “There was a need for a tool to aid this particular audience and current products on the market were unreliable and inaccurate. After conducting enough research and evaluation of a particular industry, an understanding of what is lacking on the market or what can be improved will become clear.”

To view the full Home Business® ONLINE article, visit http://dtn.fm/hwy1T

After identifying a consistent market need in a particular industry, Finstad notes that building a knowledgeable and dedicated team is vital to the success of any young business. Because every businessperson has a collection of strengths and weaknesses, assembling a management team and staff made up of members possessing unique skills is a great way to accomplish daily goals without the need to micromanage, allowing me to focus more on the big picture.

“You can’t run a business alone,” continued Finstad. “Hiring talent who bring in skills that you don’t possess is also extremely important – this allows companies to think outside the box and bring in multiple perspectives that are different from your own.”

In addition to offering helpful tips to would-be entrepreneurs, Finstad’s article provides great exposure to Content Checked and its suite of dietary apps.

To view the company’s full financials, visit the following link: http://dtn.fm/sIJ7M

For more information, visit www.contentchecked.com

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Although cash burn for International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCQB: ISCO) currently stands at over $0.5 million per month, a number likely to increase with the progression of its clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease (PD), risks have been mitigated thanks to the company’s commercial operations. ISCO is an early stage biotechnical company developing biomedical, therapeutic, and cosmeceutical applications for its proprietary form of pluripotent stem cells known as human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs). Although ISCO is carrying out intensive research to develop a stem cell therapy treatment for PD, the company reduces any financial risks with the more commercially-oriented side of its operations.

ISCO’s commercial operations are made up of Lifeline Skin Care (LSC) and Lifeline Cell Technology (LCT). LCT develops, manufactures, and commercializes over 130 human cell culture products. These cells are sold through International Stem Cell Corp.’s website. On the other hand, LSC develops, manufactures, and markets luxury skincare products through a variety of channels, including a branded website, dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and spas, as well as through Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and DermStore. Since 2012, ISCO’s biomedical business has grown by 19%, a rate nearly three times the industry’s rate. This branch of the company grew by 15% between 2014 and 2015, and the operating margins rose to 31% from 21.7% in 2014 and 12.4% in 2013. LSC, however, is still a small player in the global skincare market. That said, the skin care brand still saw revenue grow at a CAGR of 17% in recent years and reported total revenue of $3.5 million in 2015.

Although there are still sensitivities relating to therapeutics products developed by ISCO, these are not insurmountable. In the International Stem Cell report by Edison (http://nnw.fm/T8LoT), sensitivities were addressed accordingly. Valuations done by Edison found that ISCO’s skin care business is estimated to grow to sales of $4.8 million by 2025, while its biomedical business is expected to reach $10.5 million in sales in the same amount of time. Although both businesses still hold a number of risks due to the nature of their markets and the fact that they are still relatively small and growing companies, these risks have been highly mitigated to minimize loss and maximize long-term profits.

For more information, visit www.internationalstemcell.com

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