Ximen Mining Corp (CVE:XIM) (OTCQB:XXMMF) (FRA:1XMA) said CEO Christopher R. Anderson will be presenting at the Global Chinese Financial Forum (GCFF) virtual conference - Precious Metals Day, on February 4 at 11:20am PST. GCFF is the largest conference for the Chinese investment community in North America. Register here.
Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc (CVE:MDP) (OTCQX:MEDXF) announced a major new licensing deal on Tuesday to commercialize bifunctional alkylating agent treosulfan in the US. Treosulfan is an innovative, orphan-designated agent developed for use as part of a conditioning treatment for patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or allo-HSCT. The commercialization and supply agreement with Germany’s medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH grants Medexus’ US subsidiary Medexus Pharma Inc the exclusive license to commercialize the drug.
Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp (CSE:CANN) (OTCQX:HERTF) (FRA:2UE) reported that it intends to issue up to 86 million units of the company in an equity financing at a price of $0.14 per unit, for total gross proceeds of up to $12,040,000. Heritage Cannabis said it plans to use the net proceeds to purchase additional biomass, packaging materials and equipment, product development and for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Kwesst Micro Systems Inc (CVE:KWE) (OTCMKTS:KWEMF) was cited as a one of asset manager Bruce Campbell’s top picks on BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call program earlier this week. “What Kwesst has done is bring technology down to the app level for the soldier so that they can use it for logistics like smart targeting and situational awareness,” Campbell said. “The company is really well connected – in the defence industry, you need to have contacts and obviously they do. They’re just starting to roll this out and their stock looks fairly inexpensive, especially compared to some of their peers in the US. This could be another example of where they have news flow comping out and they get bigger and bigger contracts and at the same time a US listing, and the stock will really become a darling.” Shares of Kwesst were trading 24.2% higher in Canada at C$1.95 and 17.7% higher in the US at US$1.46 on Tuesday afternoon.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc (TSE:PYR) (OTCQB:PYRNF) (FRA:8PY) announced that further to its press release dated December 22, 2020, the company has filed this afternoon the Form 40-F Registration Statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in connection with its application to list its common shares on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. The listing of the company’ shares on the NASDAQ still remains subject to the approval of the NASDAQ and the satisfaction of all applicable listing and regulatory requirements, which PyroGenesis expects will happen within the next few weeks. PyroGenesis will continue to maintain the listing of its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and would trade on both exchanges under the ticker symbol ‘PYR’.
Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) announced that it has granted inducement stock options to purchase a total of 86,720 shares of its common stock to five new employees. These inducement stock options have a grant date of January 31, 2021, and were granted as inducements material to the new employees entering into employment with Biocept in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The inducement stock options have an exercise price of $5.87 per share, the closing price of Biocept’s common stock on January 29, 2021 (the first trading date immediately preceding the grant date), are non-qualified stock options, have a 10-year term and vest over four years, with 25% of the shares vesting on the one-year anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remaining 75% of the shares vesting in equal monthly installments over the following 36 months, subject to the new employee’s continued service with Biocept through the applicable vesting dates. The inducement stock options are subject to the terms and conditions of Biocept’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
Bragg Gaming Group Inc (TSE:BRAG) (OTCMKTS:BRGGF), the online casino gaming company, earned a Speculative Buy rating and C$3 price target from analysts at Canaccord Genuity when the firm initiated coverage on Tuesday. Analysts Matthew Lee and Aravinda Galappatthige noted that while Bragg’s business-to-business (B2B) iGaming offerings currently serve casinos primarily in Europe, the company is well positioned to expand its base. “We believe Bragg will continue driving organic growth by adding new iGaming clients within its current footprint and by taking advantage of its scalable model to expand its presence in North America, South America, and Africa," the analysts wrote.
BioSig Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BSGM) has announced a strategic collaboration with the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research to develop next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning-powered software for its PURE EP electrocardiograph system. The collaboration will include a research and development program that will expand the clinical value of the company’s proprietary hardware and software with advanced signal processing capabilities and aim to develop novel technological solutions by combining the electrophysiological signals delivered by the PURE EP with other data sources. PURE EP is a computerized system for acquiring, measuring and and storing electrocardiographic and intracardiac signals for patients undergoing electrophysiology (EP) procedures.
Mountain Valley MD Holdings Inc (CSE:MVMD) (OTCMKTS:MVMDF) (FRA:20MP) has hired the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans to be its Contract Research Organization (CRO) to carry out its adjuvant inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) study beginning this month. The move marks another step toward achieving the global eradication of polio, the biotech and life sciences company said in a statement on Tuesday.
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC) has announced that, with the addition of Hasler Ventures LLC, the company has licensed ligand assisted displacement (LAD) chromatography patents and knowhow to further expanded its capability in environmentally friendly separation and purification of rare earth elements. The group pointed out that these exclusive patents and technologies, developed at Purdue University, are specific to the processing of separated and pure rare earth metals and critical elements from coal byproducts, recycled permanent magnets and lithium-ion batteries. The agreement will enable American Rare Earth LLC (ARE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the corporation, to further develop and construct a much-needed environmentally safer domestic supply chain of critical materials.
PharmaDrug Inc. (CSE:BUZZ) (OTCMKTS:LMLLF) said it completed the previously announced acquisition of Sairiyo Therapeutics Inc. on February 2, 2021. In a statement, Daniel Cohen, PharmaDrug's chairman and CEO commented: "We are extremely excited to close the acquisition of Sairiyo and enter into a new phase for PharmaDrug. The acquisition helps complete PharmaDrug's business model by adding a vertical in research and development."
Predictiv AI Inc (CVE:PAI) (OTCMKTS:INOTF) announced it had sold multiple units of its ThermalPass temperature detection device to the First Nations Innus of Ekuanitshit community. ThermalPass instantly screens for higher-than-normal body temperatures with an accuracy of 0.36 degrees Fahrenheit, thus identifying possible carriers of COVID-19. The units will be placed in the group’s school, health centre, town hall and grocery store as part of a series of health and safety protocols being rolled out in the Quebec-based community.
BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO) said it has teamed up with Garratt-Callahan Company, a national industrial water treatment company, to co-create and develop a wastewater treatment product that will salvage usable water from commercial facilities wastewater streams. The developer of cutting-edge environmental technologies and a full-service engineering firm said a mutual concern for the environment and the care and conservation of water makes the collaboration between the two companies a "symbiotic match". BioLargo's mission to provide unique disruptive solutions to deliver clean air, clean water and a clean, safe environment combined with Garratt-Callahan's 116 years of experience and commitment to provide safer water treatment and deliver unrivalled customer service make for a formidable combination.
CO2 GRO Inc (CVE:GROW) (OTCQB:BLONF) (FRA:4021) reported that it has achieved its first commercial feasibility with Prism Farms Ltd of Leamington, Ontario, involving CO2 GRO’s CO2 Delivery Solutions. CO2 GRO said the commercial feasibility will be for a one full year crop cycle, which creates an opportunity for Prism to use CO2 Delivery Solutions to fully capture enhanced tomato yields during the hotter summer months as well as warmer spring and fall heat venting periods.
Dyadic International Inc (NASDAQ:DYAI) has announced a fully-funded collaboration with TurtleTree Scientific to develop a number of recombinant protein growth factors which can be manufactured at high yields and at low cost in bioreactors. The company noted that growth factors can play a critical role in tissue development and healing, including regenerative therapies, among other emerging biological processes and products. "Growth factors are cell signaling molecules that play an important role in increasing the quality and quantities of a growing number of potential biological products that are derived from cell cultures," said Dr Ronen Tchelet, Dyadic's vice president of Research and Business Development. "We will engineer our hyper-productive C1 cell lines to develop a number of growth factors with high bioactivity and yields that can be manufactured at flexible commercial scales and at costs that we anticipate will help TurtleTree accelerate their business."
Recruiter.com Group Inc (OTCQB:RCRT) revealed that it has acquired Scouted.io, a venture capital-backed tech startup focused on unlocking human potential by developing deep insights into candidates using video screening and AI-based scoring algorithms. The group said the purchase was successfully closed on January 31, 2021, through an asset purchase agreement, and was paid for primarily in restricted common stock. "Using video and deep candidate profiling, Scouted understands more about its talent ecosystem than any other system that I have encountered," said Evan Sohn, CEO of Recruiter.com in a statement. "We are excited to add Scouted's exceptional video-based candidate experience to our recruiting process and help small and large employers connect with Scouted's incredible talent pool of high-potential early- and mid-career professionals."
O3 Mining Inc (CVE:OIII) has amended the terms of its option agreement with Gaia Metals Corp (CVE:GMC) on the FCI property in Quebec, according to a joint release on Tuesday. The amended terms see O3 Mining receiving 500,000 shares of Gaia and the agreement’s second-year anniversary date will be reset to November 3, 2021. The two companies agreed to amend the terms in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that disrupted exploration and mineral activity in the province, the companies told investors.
Maverix Metals Inc (TSE:MMX) (NYSEAMERICAN:MMX) (FRA:7781) provided an update on recent developments involving the company’s royalty portfolio, which included the receipt of $50 million from Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for its repurchase of a 1.5% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR) on the Hope Bay mine in Nunavut. Agnico Eagle Mines completed the acquisition of TMAC Resources Inc, owner of the Hope Bay mine, on February 2, 2021, and gave notice to Maverix that it intends to exercise its royalty buyback right.
MGX Minerals Inc (CSE:XMG) (OTCPINK:MGXMF) said Tuesday that has developed a novel surface coating for silicone anodes in lithium ion batteries. The Vancouver-based company told shareholders that a collaborative research partnership with the University of British Columbia has developed a new multifunctional surface coating, aluminum oxynitride, by an advanced atomic layer deposition technique. Thanks to a thin surface coating, the silicone (Si) anode exhibited “dramatically improved” specific capacity of 1,200 mAh g-1 for 100 cycles at 0.1C, in comparison to 500 mAh g-1 for bare Si anode.
Silvercorp Metals Inc (TSE:SVM) (NYSEAMERICAN:SVM) (FRA:S9Y) said its subsidiary, New Infini Silver Inc, has acquired the La Yesca silver project in Nayarit State, Mexico. The company said the project, located around 100 kilometers (km) northwest of the city of Guadalajara, covers an area of around 47.7 square km with previous exploration activities between 2014 and 2018, having included geological mapping, stream sediment, and soil geochemical surveys, and widely-spaced drilling.
NetCents Technology Inc (CSE:NC) (FRA:26N) (OTCQB:NTTCF) said it has agreed to white label the NC Exchange in a move it says will increase its market share and future growth by providing vendors with a cost-effective business solution. The crypto payments company said the white label product will allow its partners to connect and distribute cryptocurrency products more competitively to their users and clients by providing a platform to trade and manage their digital assets using highly secure infrastructure with advanced user interfaces and order types, as well as a user-friendly mobile app for convenience and easy access to markets.
Fury Gold Mines Limited (TSE:FURY) (NYSEAMERICAN:FURY) (FRA:AUN1) told investors it aims to kick off a 25,000 metre (m) drill program at its high-grade Homestake Ridge gold-silver project in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. In a statement, it said 15,000m would be aimed at extending the Homestake ridge deposit to depth and along strike, while 10,000m of infill drilling will be carried out at the Homestake silver deposit in a bid to upgrade a portion of the resource to the indicated category from inferred and demonstrate the continuity of mineralization.
Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc (NEO:MMED) (OTCQB:MMEDF) (FRA:MMQ) has unveiled some leadership changes as the company advances its strategy of combining clinical development programs with digital technologies. J.R. Rahn will become the sole chief executive of the psychedelic medicine biotech, while Stephen Hurst will retire from his co-CEO and executive chairman positions, but will remain a director.
NexTech AR Solutions Corp (OTCQB:NEXCF) (NEO:NTAR.NE) (CSE:NTAR) (FRA:N29) said it has been invited to Microsoft Corp’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Global Education Partner Summit (GEPS), which will take place virtually between February 8-10. The augmented reality (AR), virtual experience technologies (VXT), 3D ads, e-commerce, education technology, and virtual conference specialist said it has been invited to showcase its successes and capabilities in the education industry to Microsoft Education stakeholders and partners.
GlobeX Data Ltd (CSE:SWIS) (OTCQB:SWISF) said Tuesday that it is preparing to launch its Sekur and SekurSafe communications products in Colombia and Panama. The Toronto and New York-based company said it expects the release to take place early in the second quarter of 2021 in partnership with Micronet, its Latin America cybersecurity distributor. Micronet, which is headquartered in Spain, manages a network of 3,000 resellers in 11 countries through Central and Latin America.
Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) (FRA:17D) announced that four of its GoodHemp varieties have all passed the rigorous standards of the national Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) variety review board. The four varieties are Rogue, Umpqua, Santiam and Potomac, the company said in a statement Tuesday. "In an emerging industry such as hemp, where variable quality of seed has historically plagued growers, being able to provide the quality assurance that AOSCA certification brings is critical," said Randy Shultz, chief technology officer of Arcadia Biosciences.
Nabis Holdings Inc (CSE:NAB) (OTCMKTS:NABIF) (FRA:A2PL) has provided an update on Arizona operations. In a statement Tuesday, Nabis noted that Perpetual Healthcare Inc received its “Dual License” from the Arizona Department of Health Services, enabling it to sell cannabis products to adult users in addition to continuing to service its established medical clientele. Perpetual intends to commence sales to the “adult use” market as quickly as practicable.
VolitionRx Limited (NYSEAMERICAN:VNRX) announced the appointment of four senior-level executives as part of the company’s ongoing commercialization efforts for its Nu.Q blood testing technology platform. VolitionRx’s executive appointments include Terig Hughes as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Dr. Gaetan Michel as its Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gael Forterre as its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), and Dr. Mark Eccleston as the company’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Falcon Gold Corp (CVE:FG) (OTCPINK:FGLDF) (FRA:3FA) has updated on the fall drilling program at its flagship Central Canada gold mine project in Ontario, saying the results have indicated the potential for a mineable deposit at the historic mine site. From its two drill campaigns in 2020, Falcon sank 17 holes for 2,942.5 metres (m) of core and has shipped 780 samples for analyses and assays. It said assays from two holes included one which hit the central Canada main mine trend from 30.6m to 41.7m and intersected secondary gold-bearing zones at between 61.7m and 63.6m, 96m and 101m, it highlighted
ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTC:IPNFF) has announced a three-year partnership agreement with Footsteps to Freedom LLC and Black Voice Foundation Inc to provide a white-label mobile augmented reality (AR) app subscription platform. The partnership is meant to deliver AR experiences that bring history, primary source artifacts and the heroic stories of the Underground Railroad to life for educational purposes, the company said. The subscription platform will include papers, books and artifacts that are more than 200 years old. ImagineAR will be recognized as a national sponsor for these programs.
Tartisan Nickel Corp (CSE:TN) (OTCMKTS:TTSRF) announced Monday that it is updating a previously published economic report on the Kenbridge nickel project in Ontario. According to a 2020 resource estimate by Tartisan, Kenbridge contains combined open-pit and underground, historic measured and indicated resource of 7.5 million tons at 0.6% nickel and 0.3% copper for a total of 95 million pounds of contained nickel. Tartisan CEO Mark Appleby told shareholders that the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) update is the first step towards completing a full bankable feasibility study on Kenbridge.
Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp (CSE:CANN) (OTCQX:HERTF) (FRA:2UE) reported that it has filed a preliminary short form prospectus with the securities commissions in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia in connection with an overnight marketed public offering of units of the company. Heritage Cannabis said it plans to use the net proceeds to purchase additional biomass, packaging materials and equipment, product development and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The company noted that the units being offered will consist of one common company share plus one common share purchase warrant, allowing the holder to purchase one common share of the company at any time for a period of 24 months following closing of the offering.
Vox Royalty Corp (CVE:VOX) (OTCMKTS:VOXCF) has updated on activity by four of its royalty partners, including recent high-grade drill results reported by Silver Mines Limited (ASX:SVL) (OTCMKTS:SLVMF) (FRA:SWQ) at the Bowdens project in Australia. "Vox is excited to share the latest drill results and development updates from our royalty counterparts," said Simon Cooper, the vice-president of corporate development at Vox in the update. "These announcements provide a strong picture of the organic growth potential that Vox has to offer. With a fast-growing portfolio of >40 royalties, we look forward to sharing further exciting organic news flow over the coming months from our operating partners, who are actively progressing projects underlying our royalty interests."
Victory Square Technologies Inc (CSE:VST) (OTC:VSQTF) (FRA:6F6) announced Tuesday that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire certain intellectual property (IP) assets of blockchain and cybersecurity company Aspen Technologies Inc, in a stock and debt forgiveness deal worth more than C$5.2 million. Aspen is best known for developing an ecosystem of hardware, software and networking products to meet increased global consumer demand for new-age technology, the company said.
Mirasol Resources Ltd (CVE:MRZ) (OTCPINK:MRZLF) (FRA:M8R) has kicked off a new 2,700 metres drill program at its Virginia Silver project in Santa Cruz, Argentina, it announced Tuesday. The Phase II program, which is being funded as part of a partnership with Silver Sands Resources Corp (CSE:SAND) (OTCQB:SSRSF) is designed to test gaps and extensions of the main veins at six targets on the property.
HempFusion Wellness Inc (TSX:CBD.U) (FRA:8OO) announced Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Loenbro Motorsports, one of the world’s leading race teams. The company noted the HempFusion CBD is recognized as a leading brand utilizing the power of whole-food hemp nutrition and Probulin as one of the fastest-growing probiotic brands in the US, according to SPINs reported data, the exclusive sponsors in their respective categories for the 2021 racing season.
African Gold Group Inc (CVE:AGG) (OTCMKTS:AGGFF) (FRA:3A61) said the latest drill assays from its Kobada gold project in Mali continue to show the potential to expand resources at the property. The company said it had now completed two phases - 3A and 4A - at its flagship site, which was aimed at upgrading the oxide resources to the higher confidence indicated and measured category and to initially prove the presence of mineralisation at the neighbouring Gosso shear zone. The West-Africa-focused mining group aims to include these drill results into the updated resource estimate for Kobada, which is on track for early this year.
Karora Resources Inc. (CVE:KRR) said it has filed on SEDAR a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) supporting the mineral resource and reserve statement for Beta Hunt and Higginsville operations in Western Australia previously reported in Karora's news release dated December 16, 2020. The full technical report, titled "Technical Report Higginsville-Beta Hunt Operation, Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia", can be found under the Corporation's issuer profile at www.sedar.com.
Blackrock Gold Corp. (CVE:BRC) said it has refiled its financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the nine months ended July 31, 2020, that were originally filed on September 29, 2020. The company has updated the financial statements and MD&A for refiling in connection with the bought deal public offering of $9.0 million announced on January 29, 2021, and its auditor has completed a review of the financial statements and MD&A for the nine months ended July 31, 2020.
ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ:SOLO), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, said it has been invited to present at the Stifel Virtual Transportation & Logistics Conference, which is being held virtually on February 9-10, 2021. ElectraMeccanica management is scheduled to present on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 4:40 p.m. Eastern time, with one-on-one meetings to be held throughout the conference. The company’s presentation will be webcast live and available for replay following registration here: https://wsw.com/webcast/stifel34/register.aspx?conf=stifel34&page=solo&url=https://wsw.com/webcast/stifel34/solo/2112726
Couloir Capital Ltd. said it has updated its research coverage on Ion Energy Ltd. (CVE:ION) (OTCQB:IONGF) (FRA:5YB), with a 'Buy' rating and $0.88 price target, in a report entitled: 'Lithium Junior Commences Exploration at Large-Scale Baavhai Uul Lithium Project.'