In 2022, Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX), a global innovator developing and commercializing its patented DehydraTECH(TM) drug delivery technology, achieved several important goals for the year, according to CEO Chris Bunka. “One of our biggest achievements of 2022 was our greater emphasis on commercial pursuits,” Bunka wrote in his January 2023 letter to shareholders (https://ibn.fm/SPqK7). This […]

Corporate Cronyism Hampers Growth and Innovation – Election of Three New Candidates to Board of Directors Proposed Dissent and disagreement were revealed in a recent preliminary proxy statement from rare disease therapeutics company, Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly known as KemPharm, Inc.). In the preliminary proxy statement released February 27, 2023, the company announced that the Board nominated three […]

Coyuchi, an organic luxury bed, bath, and apparel company, is committed to expanding its partnerships and aggressively pushing for sustainability practices across all its operations. As a company founded on the idea of creating soft, comfortable, and lasting home textiles using only 100% organic cotton, Coyuchi is defining luxury, sustainability, and circular design, ultimately stamping […]

Owing to rapid urbanization and bloated landfills, amongst other factors, waste management has become a problem on a global scale. Waste-to-energy is a solution that is gaining traction, turning a liability into an asset while matching government mandates to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and slash emissions across the board. The uptake is beneficial to […]

Over the past few years, reports of data breaches have become a near-everyday occurrence. In fact, for one seven-month stretch between December 2019 and June 2020, an array of companies, including Microsoft (December 2019), Estee Lauder (January 2020), Whisper (March 2020), Facebook (April 2020), and Wattpad (June 2020) all announced that they had suffered from […]

For the second year in a row, cybersecurity and potential cyber incidents are a leading worldwide corporate risk concern. In its continued commitment to provide global services and solutions, Cerberus Cyber Sentinel (NASDAQ: CISO), rebranding to CISO Global, is expanding its existing footprint in Latin America. This move is in keeping with global cyber demand […]

McEwen Copper Inc., a subsidiary of McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX), recently closed an ARS 30 billion (approximately USD 152.15 million at the prevailing 0.0051 ARS/USD official exchange rate) investment by FCA Argentina S.A., a subsidiary of Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA). Stellantis is a renowned multinational automotive corporation and owner of such iconic brands […]

Registration for the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining convention, PDAC 2023, is currently open for attendees. The convention is known for attracting up to 30,000 attendees from over 130 countries, providing educational programming, network events, outstanding business opportunities, and fun. Since 1932, the PDAC convention has grown in size, stature, and influence, becoming the […]

In groundbreaking work that establishes its commitment to being a pioneer in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, India Globalization Capital (NYSE American: IGC) is developing a cannabis-based investigational drug that is being tested for the first time ever on humans in an FDA-approved study (https://ibn.fm/qsc42). The company is developing its proprietary treatment, IGC-AD1, hoping to […]

In a recent exclusive interview with Benzinga, SideChannel (OTCQB: SDCH) CEO Brian Haugli laid bare the looming cybersecurity issues threatening the cannabis industry. Of note was his focus on the complacency of players in this sector, with many downplaying cybersecurity threats with the pretext that “no one would hack a weed company” (https://ibn.fm/NU36F). As a […]