• SDR Drone’s common technology architecture supports 13 production platforms across eight application domains, from tactical operations and wildfire surveillance to agriculture and heavy-lift logistics
• The SDR-ONE integrated motherboard combines flight control, controllers, and communications on a single circuit board, reducing component count by 40% and production cost by roughly 30% against discrete-board designs
• Developed over three decades by South Korea-based Sundori Drone, the technology serves programs across the Korean Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, and Fire Department and has trained more than 10,000 pilots

The commercial and defense drone market is expanding quickly. South Korea alone has redirected roughly KRW 3.3 trillion (about $2.14 billion) once earmarked for attack-helicopter programs toward drone procurement and authorized an additional $2.4 billion for drone-related spending. Yet much of the industry still treats unmanned aircraft as single-purpose machines. One platform is built for surveillance, another for mapping, a third for cargo, and each new mission can demand a different airframe, communications package, and control system. The result is fragmented fleets that grow harder and costlier to operate at scale. SDR Drone, Inc. (f.k.a. Hallmark Venture Group Inc. (OTC: HLLK), approaches the problem from the opposite direction, advancing a common technology architecture that moves across missions by changing payload and software rather than rebuilding the aircraft. Developed over more than three decades by South Korea-based Sundori Drone, the platform spans 13 production models across eight application domains.

One Architecture Behind Every Aircraft

At the center of the platform is the SDR Multi Flight Control System, an AI-enabled architecture that supports autonomous operation, formation flight, collision avoidance, and coordinated fleets. Leader-follower tracking and one-touch controls put multiple aircraft into W, V, I, and custom patterns while real-time path planning reroutes around obstacles. The SDR-ONE motherboard applies the same logic to hardware, combining flight control, controllers, and communications on a single circuit board instead of spreading them across discrete parts. That consolidation removes roughly 40% of the components a conventional design requires and cuts production cost by about 30%. Communications run over a Flying Ad-hoc Network in which each drone relays communications for the others, extending operations beyond conventional ground-link limitations, with KCMVP-certified encryption and frequency-hopping countermeasures for contested airspace and fully domestic component sourcing for supply-chain security. Together these systems form the common layer that lets one platform shift between missions.

From Refinery Perimeters to Wildfire Lines

For critical-infrastructure operators, tethered platforms hold stations roughly 100 meters above refineries, substations, pipelines, and port perimeters, streaming continuous high-resolution and thermal imagery while drawing power through the tether, and a full site fleet runs from one ground-control station. Change the mission package and the same architecture becomes wildfire surveillance. Long-endurance aircraft fly pre-programmed routes, electro-optical and infrared sensors pick up heat signatures and smoke while a fire is still small, and detections downlink to fire authorities with live coordinates, with VTOL endurance reaching ten hours. Search and rescue apply it differently, using thermal sensors to find body heat through darkness and undergrowth and searchlight payloads for night operations. In disaster response, crews stream live imagery to incident command, map damage through photogrammetry, and hold 24-hour tethered overwatch above zones cut off from the ground.

The Same Airframe Goes to Work

The commercial side runs on the same stack. Smart-farm operations coordinate spraying, multispectral crop sensing, and yield mapping across multiple aircraft flown by a single operator, scaling from one parcel to a regional cooperative, an approach already demonstrated in multi-drone formation farming in South Korea. In logistics, heavy-lift platforms carry payloads up to 40 kilograms to remote, island, and mountain sites that trucks and helicopters reach only at high cost, and the same airframes swap in LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors to inspect pipelines, transmission lines, and large survey areas. The point is not that SDR sells several drones. It is that one flight-control, avionics, and communications layer underlies all of them, so an improvement to the SDR-ONE board, the control software, or the mesh network propagates across the entire portfolio rather than staying trapped in a single product.

Defense Pedigree, Not a Blank Sheet

The same architecture carries tactical ISR, loitering strike, resupply, and swarm-coordinated operations, and it arrives with an operating history most early-stage competitors cannot match. Built through more than three decades of engineering at Sundori Drone, the technology supports government-approved training programs serving the Korean Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as Police and Fire Department operators. Those training platforms hold roughly 70% of the Korean Army training-drone market, more than 10,000 pilots have qualified through the training ecosystem, and the fleet has flown over 500 field missions. Hallmark is a newly formed commercialization vehicle, but the engineering underneath it does not start from a blank sheet.

A Different Way to Scale a Drone Company

The former company, Hallmark Venture Group, acquired worldwide rights to the Sundori technology portfolio in June 2026, including trade secrets, manufacturing know-how, software, AI models, and the innovations behind twelve Korean patents. Now renamed SDR Drone Inc., the company is targeting defense, public-safety, and industrial markets across the United States and allied jurisdictions through licensing, partnerships, and technology-transfer programs. The premise is a single engineering decision: integrate the core architecture once, then adapt the mission through payload and software. In a market increasingly shaped by swarm operations, secure communications, sovereign supply chains, and demand well beyond defense, that model gives SDR exposure across sectors without treating every application as a new aircraft program. From a refinery perimeter to a wildfire line to contested airspace, the mission changes. The architecture underneath does not.

For more information, visit www.SDRDrone.com. 

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• Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important tool for drug discovery, with major pharmaceutical companies expanding AI collaborations across oncology and immunology. 
• VERAXA Biotech has partnered with AI-focused contract research organization Ardigen to strengthen discovery efforts for its BiTAC(R) cancer therapy platform.
• The collaboration aims to identify optimal dual-target combinations for T-cell engagers and antibody-drug conjugates while reducing development risks.
• VERAXA’s Boolean “AND-gated” BiTAC(R) technology presents a use case that may be particularly well suited for AI-assisted target selection and therapeutic design.
• AI analysis of historical clinical and preclinical datasets could help identify promising targets that were previously abandoned because of safety concerns.
• The partnership reflects a broader trend toward combining computational biology with next-generation antibody therapeutics to improve research productivity.

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important component of pharmaceutical research, with companies using machine learning to analyze complex biological data, identify drug targets and improve clinical development decisions. Against that backdrop, VERAXA Biotech (NASDAQ: VRXA), an emerging leader in designing novel cancer therapies, announced a collaboration with AI-focused research partner Ardigen that is intended to strengthen development of the company’s BiTAC(R) oncology platform through AI-enabled target discovery and validation (https://ibn.fm/yoDH5). 

The agreement brings together VERAXA’s antibody engineering capabilities with Ardigen’s expertise in artificial intelligence, computational biology and bioinformatics. Ardigen, headquartered in Kraków, Poland, with U.S. operations in San Francisco, has supported more than 700 discovery projects for biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations using AI-driven analytical platforms.

The collaboration illustrates how AI is moving beyond administrative applications into one of the most technically demanding areas of biotechnology: discovering and optimizing new medicines. That trend has accelerated across the pharmaceutical industry during the past two years.

Technology companies are investing heavily in scientific AI models specifically designed for research. Anthropic recently introduced Claude for Science, an initiative focused on computational biology, life sciences, and drug discovery applications, reflecting growing interest in applying large language models and advanced AI systems to scientific research. 

Large pharmaceutical companies are also expanding collaborations with specialized AI developers. Earlier this year, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan’s leading drug producer, entered a multi-target agreement with AI biotech company Insilico Medicine that could reach up to approximately $1.2 billion in milestone payments and commercial value, combining Takeda’s drug development expertise with Insilico’s generative AI platform for discovering new therapeutics. 

Similarly, Boehringer Ingelheim expanded its collaboration with ImmunAI to apply AI-based immune system mapping to immunology research and T-cell biology, another area closely related to modern antibody therapeutics.

These agreements illustrate a broader shift within drug development. Rather than relying solely on traditional laboratory screening, biotechnology companies are increasingly using AI to prioritize targets, analyze multimodal datasets, identify biomarkers, and improve candidate selection before therapies enter expensive clinical development.

For VERAXA in particular, the potential advantages extend beyond simply accelerating discovery. The company’s development strategy centers on its proprietary BiTAC(R)platform, which is designed to create conditionally active antibody therapeutics, including bispecific T-cell engagers (“TCEs”) and antibody-drug conjugates (“ADCs”).

Unlike conventional antibody therapies that recognize a single target, BiTAC(R) molecules employ Boolean “AND-gate” logic. That means activation occurs only when two separate cancer-associated targets are simultaneously expressed on the same cell. The objective is to reduce one of oncology’s persistent challenges: on-target, off-tumor toxicity. Many highly potent cancer therapies have demonstrated encouraging anti-tumor activity but produced unacceptable side effects because healthy tissue also expressed the intended target.

VERAXA believes requiring two targets for activation could widen the therapeutic window by improving tumor selectivity while limiting damage to normal tissue. Selecting the right target combinations, however, presents a significant scientific challenge. Researchers must evaluate enormous amounts of genomic, proteomic and clinical information to identify combinations that maximize efficacy while minimizing toxicity. This is where AI may provide particular value.

According to VERAXA, its collaboration with Ardigen will initially focus on developing AI-enabled computational models capable of identifying synergistic cancer target pairs for future BiTAC(R) therapeutics. Because BiTAC(R) molecules depend on dual-target biology, machine learning can potentially analyze datasets that would be difficult to evaluate using conventional research methods alone.

The company also believes AI could unlock value from decades of existing oncology research. Numerous antibody programs across the industry have demonstrated promising efficacy but ultimately failed because of safety concerns. By analyzing historical clinical and preclinical datasets, AI may help identify new dual-target combinations that preserve therapeutic activity while avoiding the toxicities that limited earlier approaches, potentially bringing previously failed therapies back from the dead.

“We see enormous potential in the application of AI processes to help guide the development strategy of our proprietary BiTAC programs,” commented Christoph Antz, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder of VERAXA. “Because of the nature of BiTACs, smart cancer target selection and thorough validation from the outset can have a transformative impact on future success rates and product profiles. This collaboration represents a strategic step forward in harnessing the power of AI to bring precision oncology therapies to patients faster” (https://ibn.fm/LOrJG).

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

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• Core inflation measures price changes excluding food and energy because those costs tend to fluctuate sharply from month to month.
• Federal Reserve policymakers watch core inflation to gauge whether price increases are becoming widespread throughout the economy.
• Persistent increases in core inflation can influence interest-rate decisions that affect mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and savings accounts.

July 14, 2026 – via  CurrencyNewsWire — When Federal Reserve officials discuss inflation, they often focus on core inflation rather than overall inflation. Core inflation excludes food and energy prices because those categories can swing dramatically due to events such as geopolitical conflicts, weather or supply disruptions. By filtering out those short-term spikes, policymakers get a clearer picture of whether inflation is spreading across the broader economy.

In a speech this week, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said rising core inflation—not just higher gasoline prices—is what concerns him most. If core inflation remains elevated for several months, the Federal Reserve could consider raising interest rates to slow spending and bring inflation closer to its long-term 2% target. Because Fed policy influences borrowing costs throughout the economy, changes in core inflation can ultimately affect everything from mortgage rates and car loans to credit cards and savings yields.

PocketChange Fact: Core inflation excludes direct changes in food and energy prices, but that does not mean those costs disappear from the measure. Higher oil, shipping and production costs can eventually filter into the prices of other goods and services included in core inflation.

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• Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said persistent core inflation could require tighter monetary policy if upcoming data fail to show meaningful improvement.
• Waller said the U.S. economy and labor market remain resilient, but policymakers must avoid repeating the delayed response to inflation seen in 2021.
• While lower energy prices could ease headline inflation, Waller said the Federal Reserve remains focused on underlying price pressures as it weighs future policy decisions.

July 14, 2026 – via  CurrencyNewsWire — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said U.S. monetary policy has reached a “crossroads,” warning that the Federal Reserve may need to tighten policy if core inflation remains elevated. Although consumer spending, business investment and employment have remained resilient despite tariffs and higher energy prices, Waller said inflation has continued rising beyond what can be explained by those temporary factors, leaving policymakers prepared to respond if upcoming data fail to show improvement.

Waller said the labor market remains close to full employment and inflation expectations appear well anchored, allowing the Federal Open Market Committee to proceed deliberately rather than aggressively. However, he cautioned that another strong inflation reading could revive the case for higher interest rates, emphasizing that the Fed must balance avoiding an unnecessary recession with preventing a repeat of the prolonged inflation surge experienced in 2021 and 2022.

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• Global energy security is increasingly shaped by geopolitical risk, making stable, allied jurisdictions strategically valuable for future oil supply
• Greenland Energy Company is advancing the first modern drilling campaign in the Jameson Land Basin, where historical exploration and modern seismic point to significant hydrocarbon potential
• The company has fully funded its initial two-well program and expects drilling to begin with OPW-1 in the fourth quarter of 2026

Energy security has become more than a commodity story. It has become a geopolitical priority. Supply disruptions, regional conflicts, shipping chokepoints, and sanctions have repeatedly shown how dependent global economies remain on reliable access to oil and natural gas. While the energy transition continues to expand renewable generation, conventional hydrocarbons remain indispensable for transportation, manufacturing, aviation, defense, and petrochemicals. That reality has renewed interest in developing energy resources inside politically stable, Western-aligned jurisdictions.

Greenland Energy Company (NASDAQ: GLND) is positioning itself around exactly that premise. Rather than pursuing mature producing regions, the company is focused on Greenland’s Jameson Land Basin, one of the world’s largest undrilled onshore petroleum basins, where decades of historical exploration are now being combined with modern seismic imaging and an approaching drilling campaign.

Energy Security Begins with Stable Supply

For decades, global oil markets have absorbed repeated disruptions tied to geopolitical events. CEO Robert Price points to the 1973 oil embargo as an early reminder of how quickly shortages reshape economies. More recently, instability around critical shipping routes such as the Strait of Hormuz has reinforced the case for diversifying supply away from politically volatile regions.

Greenland offers a different proposition. As an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and closely aligned with Western interests, it provides a stable legal framework, established regulatory oversight, and long-term strategic importance to both Europe and North America. For countries seeking secure future sources of energy, that distinction matters. Price frames the question facing policymakers not as where future oil will come from, but whether new production can be developed in jurisdictions that reduce geopolitical risk while maintaining reliable supply.

Revisiting an Opportunity Decades in the Making

The Jameson Land Basin is not a new geological concept. During the 1970s and 1980s, Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) invested the equivalent of more than $275 million in seismic acquisition, geological mapping, sampling, and infrastructure after identifying the basin as one of Greenland’s most promising prospects. The work stopped before drilling, not because of poor geology, but because collapsing oil prices and Arctic fiscal conditions made development uneconomic at the time.

Today’s environment is considerably different. Modern reprocessing of roughly 1,800 kilometers of legacy seismic has improved the dataset and refined drilling targets. Independent engineering analysis by Sproule-ERCE estimates up to 13 billion barrels of gross un-risked 3U prospective recoverable oil across the basin, though those figures remain prospective and unconfirmed by drilling. Additional confidence factors include natural surface oil and gas seeps, biomarker similarities to producing North Sea petroleum systems, and modern seismic reinterpretation completed across the basin.

From Exploration Story to Operational Execution

Unlike many frontier explorers that remain years from field activity, Greenland Energy has shifted into execution mode. The company controls rights across approximately 2.1 million acres through three exclusive licenses covering the basin. Through its agreement with 80 Mile and White Flame Energy, it can earn up to 70% working interest after completing two exploration wells.

That license position carries an added layer of scarcity. Greenland has halted the issuance of new hydrocarbon exploration licenses, while Greenland Energy’s three are grandfathered, meaning the basin cannot simply be re-entered by a competitor seeking friendly Arctic supply. Operational planning is moving forward, with heavy equipment mobilized, long-lead items purchased, and an experienced team in place that includes Halliburton for logistics, IPT Well Solutions for engineering and project management, and Stampede Drilling for drilling operations. The company has raised approximately $81 million over the past year, which management says fully funds the Phase I program: OPW-1 in the fourth quarter of 2026, followed by OPW-6.

A Frontier Basin with Strategic Relevance

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates the Arctic holds roughly 13% of the world’s undiscovered conventional oil and about 30% of its undiscovered conventional natural gas. Within that base, the Jameson Land Basin stands out as one of the few large onshore petroleum systems extensively studied but never drilled. That combination of geological potential, historical validation, modern technology, and geopolitical stability distinguishes the opportunity. Exploration risk remains significant and commercial success will depend on drilling results, but the company is advancing a project that speaks to both resource development and a growing global emphasis on secure supply.

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

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These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs regarding future events and are based on information currently available to the Company. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: (i) Exploration and Geological Risks, including the Company’s status as a development-stage company with no operating history, revenues, or proved reserves; the inherent uncertainty in prospective resource estimates, including that the 13 billion barrel estimate is based on undiscovered accumulations with no certainty of discovery or commercial viability; geological complexity arising from limited seismic data coverage, pervasive igneous intrusions, faulting patterns, and significant Tertiary uplift creating thermal maturity uncertainty; the fact that the basin has never produced a commercial discovery despite decades of study dating back to the 1970s, and a 2008 USGS report stating less than a 10% chance of containing a technically recoverable hydrocarbon accumulation; and high-cost frontier exploration with estimated well costs of $40 million for the first well and $20 million for subsequent wells; (ii) Operational and Environmental Risks, including the challenges of operating in a remote Arctic location with extreme climate, harsh weather, limited daylight, no existing infrastructure, and seasonal access windows for equipment and personnel; drilling hazards such as blowouts, equipment failures, well control events, environmental releases, and accidents inherent in oil and gas operations; reliance on third-party contractors; and climate change scrutiny, as operations in Greenland face increasing opposition from environmental groups and institutional investors due to Arctic drilling concerns; (iii) Regulatory and Political Risks, including the 2021 Greenland drilling moratorium, and while licenses are grandfathered, future regulatory changes could jeopardize operations; geopolitical tensions, including U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland and Greenland’s internal independence movements that could affect operations; permit requirements, as drilling requires Environmental Impact Assessment approval and Field Activities Application approval from Greenlandic authorities; and forfeiture risk, as failure to meet drilling milestones could result in loss of the Company’s right to earn working interests; (iv) Financial and Capital Risks, including significant capital requirements and the need for substantial funding beyond current resources to complete the drilling program; commodity price volatility, as oil, gas, and NGL prices are highly volatile and will heavily influence project viability; a long development timeline during which market conditions may change significantly before potential production, unlike short-cycle shale projects; going concern uncertainty and substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern without additional financing; and energy transition risk, as global demand for oil may decline due to electric vehicle adoption, renewable energy policies, and changing consumer preferences; and other risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Company’s Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act on April 29, 2026, in the section titled “Risk Factors”.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

• Affordability and accessibility remain the company’s core priorities as it expands its surgical robotics platform globally, with artificial intelligence, automation, and new robotic platforms, remaining central to the company’s long-term product roadmap.
• Telesurgery and teleproctoring are becoming important differentiators, allowing expert surgeons to support complex procedures remotely.
• The SSi Mantra system was designed to reduce the cost of robotic surgery while supporting multiple specialties, including cardiac surgery.
• The company has installed more than 200 robotic systems and completed more than 11,700 robotic procedures, including over 170 telesurgeries.
• SS Innovations is pursuing FDA and European regulatory approvals while expanding into additional international markets.

For investors evaluating emerging medical technology companies, the competitive advantages behind a product can be as important as financial results. That was the focus of a recent Medsider interview with Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, founder, chairman and CEO of SS Innovations International (NASDAQ: SSII), a developer of innovative surgical robotic technologies, who discussed the company’s strategy to broaden access to robotic surgery through lower-cost technology, physician training and remote surgical capabilities.

Rather than concentrating solely on competing with existing robotic surgery platforms, Dr. Srivastava described SS Innovations’ objective as expanding access to hospitals and patients that have historically been unable to adopt robotic surgery because of equipment costs and operating expenses. “Our goal was really to reduce the cost without compromising performance,” Dr. Srivastava said during the interview, describing affordability as the first step toward what he calls the democratization of robotic surgery (https://ibn.fm/9uyO4).  

That philosophy has shaped development of the company’s flagship SSi Mantra surgical robotic platform, which supports multiple specialties including cardiac surgery, often considered the most challenging of surgeries. According to the company, the system incorporates three to five modular robotic arms, an open-console surgeon workstation, 3D 4K visualization, more than 40 robotic surgical instruments and integrated telesurgery capabilities. 

Dr. Srivastava’s perspective is informed by decades as a robotic cardiac surgeon. Before founding SS Innovations, he performed more than 1,400 robotic procedures, including more than 750 totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgeries. After returning to India in 2011 to establish robotic surgery programs, he concluded that many hospitals simply could not justify the cost of existing robotic systems.

To address that challenge, he invested approximately $4.5 million of his own savings to launch SS Innovations, initially assembling a team of ten engineers working from his home before securing outside financing. Manufacturing and engineering operations in India also helped lower development costs while allowing the company to move rapidly through successive generations of its robotic platform.

According to Dr. Srivastava, the latest SSi Mantra generation was redesigned from the ground up in approximately five months, benefiting from close collaboration between surgeons and engineers throughout development. That interaction between clinicians and developers remains central to the company’s product strategy. Rather than separating engineering from end users, Dr. Srivastava said his teams continually refine features based on practical surgical experience, shortening development cycles while focusing on usability for physicians.

Beyond the robotic platform itself, SS Innovations has invested heavily in infrastructure intended to support broader adoption.

Among the company’s most visible initiatives is telesurgery. While remote robotic surgery remains an emerging field, SS Innovations has completed more than 170 telesurgeries, including more than 20 cardiac telesurgery procedures. According to the company, it is currently the only surgical robotic platform that has been used for cardiac telesurgery. The fact that the system has repeatedly demonstrated its effectiveness in the challenging field of cardiac surgery points to its world class capability for all the other types of soft tissue surgeries.

The technology is designed to allow experienced surgeons to remotely guide or perform procedures using high-speed communications, potentially reducing the need for patients to travel long distances to specialized medical centers. Dr. Srivastava described telesurgery not as a standalone commercial opportunity today, but as part of a broader strategy to extend expert surgical care into smaller communities.

The company has also developed teleproctoring capabilities, allowing experienced surgeons to mentor physicians remotely during procedures. Mobile training facilities, including a dedicated robotic surgery training bus, have been deployed to increase physician education and public awareness.

Commercial expansion has continued alongside technology development. According to the company, SS Innovations has now installed more than 200 robotic systems and completed more than 11,700 robotic procedures worldwide. The platform has also received regulatory approvals across numerous international markets, while the company continues pursuing both U.S. FDA clearance and European CE certification.

During a November 2025 interview at Nasdaq MarketSite, Dr. Srivastava said the company expects the United States to become an important future market because many hospitals continue to face economic barriers when evaluating robotic surgery platforms (https://ibn.fm/OEiZz). He also highlighted the system’s ability to support robotic cardiac surgery, an area where relatively few robotic platforms currently compete.

Artificial intelligence also forms part of SS Innovations’ long-term roadmap. In the Nasdaq interview, Dr. Srivastava explained that AI already contributes to safety functions within the SSi Mantra platform while future development efforts are focused on advanced imaging, semi-automated procedures and eventually greater levels of surgical automation.

Looking further ahead, the company is also exploring specialty-specific robotic systems, pediatric applications, mobile operating units and robotics designed for disaster response and military medicine, although many of these initiatives remain in development.

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

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• Near-term gold producer LaFleur Minerals is strategically advancing toward the restart of a wholly owned and refurbished gold mill using existing stockpiles left by a previous operator
• LaFleur expects to resume operations during the next few months, eventually aided by a prepaid facility from one of the world’s largest independent commodity trading and logistics groups — Trafigura Canada Limited
• The agreement with Trafigura (currently in due diligence phase) contemplates an off-take agreement for gold doré and the potential for future prepaid funding facilities as the operation grows
• LaFleur’s Beacon Gold Mill and nearby Swanson Gold Deposit are located within the prolific Abitibi Gold Belt in eastern Canada, in the Val d’Or community that serves as a central hub for mining resources and staffing in the Abitibi

Near-term gold producer LaFleur Minerals (CSE: LFLR) (OTCQB: LFLRF) is close to making its Beacon Gold Mill and Swanson Gold Deposit production-ready at a time when gold’s market position is noticeably below its record $5,000-plus January levels but still far above price levels that were the status quo a mere two years ago.

LaFleur has been refurbishing the gold mill that was operational in 2022 under a different company’s ownership before a temporary halt in its function. The mill and nearby gold deposit are located within eastern Canada’s prolific Abitibi Gold Belt, the largest gold-producing region in the country (https://ibn.fm/VOOX4). 

LaFleur CEO and Director Paul Ténière said during a May interview with Global One Media Group’s “Stocks to Watch” webcast that the refurbishing and recommissioning work on Beacon was about 60% complete and the company anticipated restarting operation within the next few months. As of today, the recommissioning work is closer to 84% complete.

“So, our first goal is obviously to get all that equipment up and running, and we will be doing that very shortly. The next step is then to get our tailing storage facility, the maintenance required on that to be done,” Ténière said (https://ibn.fm/Xce6V). “And then, from there, we do have test material on site. We have some stockpiles left over from the previous operator. … And then really the final step is to start work on the Swanson 100,000-tonne bulk sample and bring that mineralized material to Beacon and to start that test work.”

LaFleur expects to launch the mill with a gold pour processing 750 metric tons per day (“TPD”) while gradually building output to a 1,250 TPD target by the end of the first year (https://ibn.fm/C4CqE). The company will eventually benefit from a non-dilutive agreement with Trafigura Canada Limited or one of its affiliates by which LaFleur will receive up-to-C$30 million prepayment facility accompanied by a gold doré off-take agreement. 

“I think one of the biggest [reasons for Trafigura’s capital infusion] is that the project is already pretty advanced,” Ténière told Stocks to Watch. “They knew we were working on a PEA [Preliminary Economic Assessment] that was combining both Swanson and Beacon and looking at the synergies between these two projects. And I think they just saw it’s a great low-cost opportunity. And we’re also quick to go into production as well. So, a lot of the other projects that they’re potentially looking at are maybe longer lead times and maybe several years before getting to that point.”

LaFleur’s PEA was completed in the spring and stated a case for strong economic returns from the operation.

“We’re looking at an all-in sustaining cost of just under $1,600 an ounce,” Ténière told investors during a March webinar. “This is at a base case of $2,750. Our technical report will be looking at a sensitivity of up-to-$5,000 gold. We can certainly be running [our Swanson gold project] for the next few years and be a very cost-effective and profitable operation.”

More recently, LaFleur has expanded its acquisitions within the Abitibi Gold Belt to add the McKenzie East Project and adjacent property to its Swanson Gold Project, bringing its total acreage to 57,083-plus (approximately 23,101 hectares), comprising 490 claims. 

“So, we’re also doing independent geometallurgical work in the background with SGS and we’re getting results coming in on that, and also that’s going to help us fine-tune potentially on the flowsheet side,” Ténière told Stocks to Watch. “So we’re going to have all those ducks in a row.”

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

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All scientific and technical information contained in this article has been reviewed and approved by Louis Martin, P.Geo. (OGQ), Exploration Manager and Technical Advisor of the company and considered a Qualified Person for the purposes of NI 43-101.

Talent Acquisition Week(R), a leading virtual event for recruitment and HR leaders, is scheduled to take place this summer from July 27 to 30, 2026. This much-awaited gathering will bring together sourcing experts, recruiters, HR and employer branding experts, for an immersive virtual learning experience.

With evolving workforce and recruitment practices, businesses need modern recruitment methods. Designed to improve the most effective talent acquisition strategies, Talent Acquisition Week(R) provides the right platform for hiring teams to explore fresh ideas and improve the way businesses attract and engage talent. The upcoming summer event aims to help professionals understand what works, what needs improvement, and how they can create better hiring outcomes.

Event Focused on Real Recruitment Challenges

Talent Acquisition Week(R) will feature expert-led sessions and insightful discussions covering key areas such as sourcing strategies, recruitment marketing, candidate experience, employer branding, and modern hiring practices. Attendees will get an opportunity to learn from skilled professionals who understand the many associated challenges and exchange ideas. 

Talent Acquisition Week(R) provides valuable opportunities for knowledge sharing and meaningful discussions. From recruitment managers to senior HR executives, the event welcomes professionals who are leading the best practices in hiring and workforce planning. Talent teams will get tips to improve their approach for attracting and retaining skilled candidates. 

The event will include interactive sessions where participants can discuss industry trends and connect with experts working across different areas of talent acquisition. Attendees will explore ways to combine technology and human expertise to improve recruitment processes while maintaining a positive candidate experience. The discussions will also cover how companies can make smarter decisions while keeping people at the focus of their hiring efforts.

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The 17th Advancing Women’s Leadership in Pharma & Healthcare Conference will be held on August 27–28, 2026. The event is organized by Dynamic Global Events (“DGE”) at the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The conference agenda focuses on empowering women and allies across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, and life sciences sectors. Industry leaders will share insights on mentorship and leadership development, fostering a collaborative forum where emerging and established professionals exchange ideas, build connections, and gain actionable strategies.

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• The renewed focus on energy security stems from ongoing concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy transportation corridors.
• For companies such as Greenland Energy Company that are pursuing new exploration opportunities outside traditional producing regions, these developments can strengthen the investment case for frontier projects.
• The company’s upcoming drilling program in the Jameson Land Basin represents the first modern effort to fully test portions of the basin using contemporary exploration techniques.

In reaction to the ongoing conflict within the Middle East, the global energy market has once again been reminded how quickly geopolitical events can disrupt oil supplies and drive volatility across economies. Discussions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and the strategic importance of new oil-producing regions have highlighted the need for diversified energy sources, creating a potentially favorable backdrop for Greenland Energy (NASDAQ: GLND), which is advancing exploration activities in Greenland’s Jameson Land Basin and seeking to unlock a significant frontier oil resource. 

The renewed focus on energy security stems from ongoing concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy transportation corridors. Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption moves through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to international markets. Any disruption can have an outsized effect on global oil prices because energy markets are interconnected regardless of where the oil is ultimately consumed. 

Those concerns were highlighted in a recent report discussing comments from U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery’s successor, Tom Landry, regarding Greenland’s untapped energy potential. Landry suggested that Greenland could eventually help alleviate some of the supply pressures associated with global dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, noting the significant oil resource potential that exists within Greenland’s sedimentary basins. The comments reflect a broader recognition that new sources of oil supply outside traditional producing regions could become increasingly valuable as governments and markets seek greater energy diversification. 

The importance of alternative supply sources became especially evident during recent disruptions involving Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Energy markets experienced substantial price volatility as concerns mounted over the movement of oil through the region. Oil prices rose sharply during periods of uncertainty and subsequently fell when negotiations appeared to improve prospects for reopening the waterway. The episode demonstrated how heavily global energy markets remain influenced by geopolitical developments in a relatively small geographic area. 

For companies pursuing new exploration opportunities outside traditional producing regions, these developments can strengthen the investment case for frontier projects. Greenland, while historically underexplored compared with major producing basins elsewhere in the world, possesses significant geological potential. Greenland Energy Company is focused on the Jameson Land Basin in eastern Greenland, where the company has secured an agreement that could allow it to earn up to a 70% interest in the basin by funding exploration activities. According to the company, it will fund 100% of the costs associated with two planned exploration wells designed to evaluate the basin’s hydrocarbon potential. 

The Jameson Land Basin has attracted attention because of its geological similarities to other productive North Atlantic petroleum systems. The company’s upcoming drilling program represents the first modern effort to fully test portions of the basin using contemporary exploration techniques. The company has outlined plans for two exploration wells, known as OPW-1 and OPW-6, as part of its initial drilling campaign. Recent company disclosures indicate that field preparation, infrastructure planning, and logistics activities are underway in support of the targeted 2026 drilling program. 

The significance of the project was recently discussed by Greenland Energy Company CEO Robert Price during an interview with Energy, Oil & Gas magazine. In that discussion, Price described the evolving nature of the Jameson Land Basin exploration project and the opportunity presented by one of the world’s last major frontier petroleum basins. The interview highlighted the company’s planned exploration activities; the geological characteristics of the basin and the broader role Greenland could potentially play in future energy markets. 

Price has consistently emphasized the project’s long-term strategic importance. Industry publications have reported that GLND’s exploration efforts are supported by reprocessed historical seismic data and a comprehensive geological review of the basin. According to the company, the Jameson Land project is fully financed for its planned initial drilling activities, a notable distinction in the frontier exploration sector where many projects remain dependent on future funding or farm-out agreements before drilling can begin. 

The company’s progress comes at a time when policymakers, investors and energy consumers are increasingly focused on supply resilience. Recent events involving the Strait of Hormuz have underscored the risks associated with concentrated production and transportation infrastructure. Even when disruptions are temporary, they can create significant market volatility, influence inflation and affect economic growth. As a result, exploration projects capable of expanding the global supply base often receive heightened attention during periods of geopolitical uncertainty. 

As global energy markets continue to respond to geopolitical developments, the search for new and reliable sources of oil supply remains a central theme. Recent discussions about Greenland’s potential role in enhancing energy security have brought additional attention to the region’s resource base. For Greenland Energy Company, the convergence of rising interest in energy diversification, growing concerns about supply-chain vulnerability, and the advancement of its Jameson Land exploration program could provide an opportunity to demonstrate the value of frontier exploration in an increasingly complex global energy landscape. 

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

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These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations, assumptions and beliefs regarding future events and are based on information currently available to the Company. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others: (i) Exploration and Geological Risks, including the Company’s status as a development-stage company with no operating history, revenues, or proved reserves; the inherent uncertainty in prospective resource estimates, including that the 13 billion barrel estimate is based on undiscovered accumulations with no certainty of discovery or commercial viability; geological complexity arising from limited seismic data coverage, pervasive igneous intrusions, faulting patterns, and significant Tertiary uplift creating thermal maturity uncertainty; the fact that the basin has never produced a commercial discovery despite decades of study dating back to the 1970s, and a 2008 USGS report stating less than a 10% chance of containing a technically recoverable hydrocarbon accumulation; and high-cost frontier exploration with estimated well costs of $40 million for the first well and $20 million for subsequent wells; (ii) Operational and Environmental Risks, including the challenges of operating in a remote Arctic location with extreme climate, harsh weather, limited daylight, no existing infrastructure, and seasonal access windows for equipment and personnel; drilling hazards such as blowouts, equipment failures, well control events, environmental releases, and accidents inherent in oil and gas operations; reliance on third-party contractors; and climate change scrutiny, as operations in Greenland face increasing opposition from environmental groups and institutional investors due to Arctic drilling concerns; (iii) Regulatory and Political Risks, including the 2021 Greenland drilling moratorium, and while licenses are grandfathered, future regulatory changes could jeopardize operations; geopolitical tensions, including U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland and Greenland’s internal independence movements that could affect operations; permit requirements, as drilling requires Environmental Impact Assessment approval and Field Activities Application approval from Greenlandic authorities; and forfeiture risk, as failure to meet drilling milestones could result in loss of the Company’s right to earn working interests; (iv) Financial and Capital Risks, including significant capital requirements and the need for substantial funding beyond current resources to complete the drilling program; commodity price volatility, as oil, gas, and NGL prices are highly volatile and will heavily influence project viability; a long development timeline during which market conditions may change significantly before potential production, unlike short-cycle shale projects; going concern uncertainty and substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern without additional financing; and energy transition risk, as global demand for oil may decline due to electric vehicle adoption, renewable energy policies, and changing consumer preferences; and other risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Company’s Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act on April 29, 2026, in the section titled “Risk Factors”.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.