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Announced the appointment of Mr. Aamer Siddiqui as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company.
Mr. Siddiqui is a Chartered Professional Accountant(CPA) and Chartered Accountant(CA), Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
TORONTO, ON / February 8, 2019 / Tartisan Nickel Corp. (CSE: TN, FSE: A2DPCM) (“Tartisan”, or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Aamer Siddiqui as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. Mr. Siddiqui is a Chartered Professional Accountant(CPA) and Chartered Accountant(CA), Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
Additionally, the Company reports that Tartisan Nickel has engaged
Marrelli Support Services Inc. to provide accounting support services to
the Company.
The Board of Directors of Tartisan Nickel would like to thank
outgoing CFO, Mr. Dan Fuoco, for his support and efforts during his
tenure and wish him well in his new endeavours.
About Tartisan Nickel Corp
The Company is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company
which owns the Kenbridge Nickel-Copper- Cobalt project in Ontario,
Canada. In addition, Tartisan owns a 100% stake in the Don Pancho
Zinc-Manganese Project and a 100% stake in the Ichuna Copper-Silver
Project, both located in Peru. Tartisan Nickel Corp also owns an equity
stake (6 million shares and 3 million full warrants at 40c per share),
in Eloro Resources Ltd. which is exploring the low-sulphidation
epithermal La Victoria Gold/Silver Project, located in Ancash, Peru.
The Company also owns 1,750,000 common shares of VaniCom Resources
Ltd. a private Australian exploration and development resource company.
Tartisan Nickel Corp. common shares are listed on the Canadian
Securities Exchange (CSE: TN, FSE: A2DPCM). Currently, there are
99,703,550 shares outstanding (108,803,550 fully diluted).
For further information, please contact Mr. D. Mark Appleby,
President & CEO and a Director of the Company, at 416-804-0280 ([email protected]). Additional information about Tartisan can be found at the Company’s website at www.tartisannickel.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Jim Steel MBA P.Geo. is the Qualified Person under NI 43-101 and has
read and approved the technical content of this News Release.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements
including but not limited to comments regarding the timing and content
of upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt of
property titles, potential mineral recovery processes, etc.
Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and
therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may
differ materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.
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has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press
release.
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Megafactories buildout could up nickel demand in batteries 19 fold—Benchmark
Moores said that these megafactories are being built almost exclusively to make lithium ion battery cells using two chemistries: nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) and nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA)
“Under this scenario, lithium demand will increase by over eight times, graphite anode by over seven times, nickel by a massive 19 times
It was encouraging for miners when Simon Moores, managing director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Tuesday.
Moores was summoned by the Senate Committee to testify on the
lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite supply chains for energy storage.
“Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is now tracking 70 lithium ion
battery megafactories under construction across four continents, 46 of
which are based in China with only five currently planned for the US.
When I gave my last testimony in October 2017, the global total was at
17,” Moores said.
Moores said that these megafactories are being built almost
exclusively to make lithium ion battery cells using two chemistries:
nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) and nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA).
“This means the supply of lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese to
produce the cathode for these cells, alongside graphite to produce
battery anodes, needs to rapidly evolve for the 21st century,” Moores
testified.
Moores presented a chart based on the assumption that all of these megafactories are built and run at 100% capacity utilization.
“Under this scenario, lithium demand will increase by over eight
times, graphite anode by over seven times, nickel by a massive 19 times,
and cobalt demand will rise four-fold, which takes into account the
industry trend of reducing cobalt usage in a battery,” Moores testified.
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Esports Playing in the Big Leagues Now
In 2018, esports captured the attention of nearly 400 million viewers worldwide—and cable and OTT platforms took note, with media rights revenues topping $180 million.
Total esports revenues reached $869 million in 2018, and is forecast to more than triple by 2022, reaching $2.96 billion, according to an October 2018 report by Goldman Sachs.
By Lucy Koch
In 2018, esports captured the attention of nearly 400 million viewers
worldwide—and cable and OTT platforms took note, with media rights
revenues topping $180 million.
Total esports revenues reached $869 million in 2018, and is forecast
to more than triple by 2022, reaching $2.96 billion, according to an
October 2018 report by Goldman Sachs.
More modestly, a report from PwC
(cited by the Goldman Sachs report) projected worldwide esports revenues
of $1.58 billion by 2022—an 18.4% compounded annual growth rate.
Ad Revenue
According to PwC, esports revenues totaled $805 million in 2018, with
the largest portion coming from sponsorships ($277 million), followed
by media rights and streaming advertisements.
PwC estimated that over the next three to five years, media rights
revenue would grow 11.5%—to roughly $449 million by 2022. That’s more
than twice the growth rate of sponsorship and advertising, at 5.5%.
As audiences grow, so do expectations. Esports viewers want to be
able to watch their favorite teams, players and tournaments on any
screen, at any time—and this will push profitability.
Paul Verna, principal analyst at eMarketer, explains: “Marketers who
try to reach esports fans through video ads will be able to tap into the
sophisticated targeting and measurement capabilities that streaming
services offer. In that sense, there’s more value to a marketer in
attaching itself to game streams than sponsoring an event or team. It’s
all about harnessing data.â€
And there’s plenty of data to harness.
Esports Viewers
There were approximately 380 million esports viewers in 2018, and
that’s expected to surge to roughly 557 million viewers by 2021,
according to a report from Newzoo. Of
those 557 million projected viewers, 307 million will identify as
“occasional viewers” and 250 million will consider themselves “esports
enthusiasts”.
Breaking Down Key Players
Occasional Viewers: People who watch professional esports content less than once a month.
Esports Enthusiasts: People who watch professional esports content more than once a month.
What’s more, Asia-Pacific leads the global esports market and is
projected to capture the largest market share, with $1.5 billion by
2022, according to a study from Activate. Close behind, Europe and the US tie for second at $1.2 billion.
“The US is a natural growth opportunity for esports because of the
strong gaming culture here, the ties between gaming and sports, and the
country’s natural inclination toward competitive endeavors. The same is
true of Western European markets, particularly the UK, Germany, and
France,†Verna said.
Somewhat behind the curve due to the lack of fixed broadband, Latin
America will account for just $100 million of esports market share by
2022. However, growth is expected in Brazil and Mexico, where esports is
officially recognized as a sport.
Verna adds that the majority of the esports market is young and is
“therefore less likely to be reached through traditional ad channels
than an older TV audience,†saying that “sponsorships and endorsements
are equally viable for marketers whose brands align with the target
audience.â€
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POT Ticker Generates Frenzy As WHO Softens Stance On Marijuana
Little illustrates the mania for cannabis investments better than the unprecedented demand over the stock symbol POT.
But new recommendations from the World Health Organization suggest some of that frenzy may not be unwarranted.
Tiny Vancouver-based cannabis company Weekend Unlimited saw its stock
gain as much as 148% Feb. 1 after winning out over 40 other companies
in the first-ever lottery for a stock ticker held by Canadian exchanges.
Weekend Unlimited, which previously traded under YOLO, short for “you
only live once,” wasn’t exactly lacking a memorable ticker before it won
the POT ticker.
In a weird twist, the YOLO symbol may find new life in another
pot-related security, as the AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF has filed
to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under YOLO.
In more serious news, the WHO is recommending that cannabis and its
resin be removed from Schedule IV, the most restrictive category of a
1961 drug convention that governs international treaties. The WHO is
also moving to clarify that CBD containing less than 0.2% THC is not
under international control at all.
If adopted, these recommendations would recognize changing attitudes
toward the drug and its medical properties, potentially encouraging
fence-sitting politicians to speed up the pace of legalization. They
could also be a “catalyst for Big Pharma to further assess the global
medical cannabis opportunity,” according to BMO analyst Tamy Chen.
Advertising Challenges
“The treaty’s recommended cannabis rescheduling provides countries
additional political cover to re-examine their current state on
cannabis, given it serves as the regulatory framework for many,” writes
Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Kenneth Shea.
The proposals will now go to the United Nations’ Commission on
Narcotic Drugs, whose 53 member nations will have the chance to vote on
them, likely in March.
POT hype and WHO recommendations aren’t making it any easier to
advertise cannabis brands, at least not yet. Earlier this month, CBS
declined to air a commercial touting the benefits of medical marijuana
during the Super Bowl and Facebook (FB) has booted some pot sellers off Instagram, Bloomberg’s Craig Giammona reported last week.
The restrictions are even tighter in Canada, where nearly all forms of marketing and branding are prohibited.
Canadian Supply
The Canadian government reported that total cannabis sales in
December were up 4% from the month before, a muted gain given that
November sales marked a 42% decline in per-day recreational pot sales
from October, when legalization took effect.
The fact that total inventory continues to grow, hitting nearly two
months’ worth of dried pot and five months’ of cannabis oil at the end
of December, indicates that Canada’s ongoing supply shortage is more a
function of supply-chain problems than a lack of product, according to
Eight Capital analyst Graeme Kreindler.
“The process of getting products from vault to shelf remains a key
step in alleviating supply issues in the Canadian market,” Kreindler
said.
Edibles Question
The ongoing shortages, whatever their root cause, have raised
concerns among some in the industry that it won’t be ready to meet
demand for edibles and concentrates, which were expected to join dried
flower and oils on store shelves by October of this year. However,
Justin Trudeau’s pot czar told Bloomberg’s Josh Wingrove last week that
sales may lag regulations, citing the 17-week gap between the federal
pot law passing last June and the formal market opening in October.
According to Keith Merker, CEO of WeedMD, “It’s classic cannabis
industry stuff; you’re operating in this mist of uncertainty and trying
to make business decisions that are appropriate.”
The lack of clarity isn’t deterring big U.S. funds from sniffing
around the industry. Funds with $100 billion or more in assets under
management are exploring lending to Canadian cannabis companies as a way
to gain expertise in the burgeoning market ahead of potential
legalization.
The idea is to provide first-lien loans, which are first to be repaid
when a company fails, to mid-tier pot firms, according to Cormark
Securities’ Alfred Avanessy. This would open up a whole new world of
financing to the industry, which has largely relied on equity raises and
convertible debt to date.
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Ripple Adds 11 New University Blockchain Research Initiative Partners To Fund Research And Education
Ripple, one of the most mature companies in the blockchain space, is currently helping lead development for blockchain-focused academia and research
Blockchain based global settlements network launched its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) in June of last year to accelerate academic research, technical development and innovation in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payments space
Ripple, one of the most mature
companies in the blockchain space, is currently helping lead development
for blockchain-focused academia and research.
The blockchain based global settlements network launched its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI)
in June of last year to accelerate academic research, technical
development and innovation in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital
payments space. Ripple has committed over $50 million in funding,
subject matter expertise and technical resources to UBRI’s first wave of
university partners, which includes 17 prestigious institutions from
around the world.
Announced today, Ripple has added 11
new universities to the UBRI program. The company is now supporting a
total of 29 partners to accelerate academic research.
The new institutions include:
Carnegie Mellon University
Cornell University
Duke University
Georgetown University
University of Kansas
University of Michigan
Morgan State University
National University of Singapore
Northeastern University
University of Sao Paulo
Institute for Fintech Research, Tsinghua University
These programs, driven by the university partners, are poised to
prepare the next generation of engineers, business leaders,
entrepreneurs and other professionals to apply these technologies in
practice. This should increase positive awareness of the transformative
impact that blockchain technology will have across all industries,
while giving back to the community as part of an ongoing philanthropic
effort.
We launched UBRI back in June of 2018
to provide support for 17 different universities around the world to
help progress their study of blockchain technology, cryptography,
digital assets and fintech. Blockchain is an incredibly transformational
technology and helping advance the best minds in the world, who are
already showing interest in this field, is sure to benefit the entire
ecosystem. We’ve added 11 new universities this time around and now have
29 schools involved with the program.
Expanding the ecosystem to a more global, diversified network of UBRI
partners will only continue to enrich these projects,†said Eric van
Miltenburg, SVP of Global Operations at Ripple.
Funding from Ripple’s UBRI program is intended to support a variety
of efforts, across different educational sectors spanning from law,
finance, engineering, business and other fields. The support aims to
help universities develop curricula, expand or launch courses, host
conferences and award scholarships to faculty and students pursuing work
in blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital payments and related topics.
We are placing full faith in these
universities, knowing that the students and faculty are the most capable
individuals in the field. Therefore, it’s under their discretion to
deploy the funds in ways they see fit to help advance the study of
blockchain research. There are also a variety of factors that go into
choosing which schools we partner with. We are working with institutions
that have already shown an interest and commitment to blockchain. We
want to help accelerate what is already a spark by turning that into a
flame to help these schools move forward,†explained Miltenburg.
Fostering Innovation Through Academia
While Ripple’s UBRI program has only
been up and running for less than a year, all of the partner
institutions are already showing signs of progress, demonstrating
Ripple’s goal to foster innovation in the broad blockchain space.
For example, the partnership with the University of California,
Berkeley has resulted in cross-departmental collaboration, as several
schools within the university expanded relevant course-offerings, funded
research projects and supported student-led activities and events,
including an upcoming blockchain UI/UX hackathon.
According to Laura Tyson, Faculty Director of the Institute for
Business and Social Impact at the Haas School of Business at U.C.
Berkeley, the university has awarded seven faculty research grants and
eight research proposals from students through the UBRI program funding.
We are excited by the momentum that the Ripple UBRI Partnership has
fostered at Berkeley Haas and throughout U.C. Berkeley in the
development of blockchain, digital payments and cryptocurrency-related
research and innovation, said Tyson. In December, we awarded the first
round of Ripple-funded faculty and student blockchain, digital payments
and cryptocurrency-focused research grants. Also, we are sponsoring
numerous student-led activities this semester, including partnering with
Blockchain at Berkeley to host a blockchain/fintech industry Spring
speaker series at Haas.”
The University of Texas at Austin is another institution that is part
of Ripple’s UBRI program. According to Professor Cesare Fracassi who
leads the UBRI presence at University of Texas at Austin and serves as
the director of the university’s blockchain initiative, the funding from
Ripple has allowed U.T. Austin to initiate three important objectives.
First, UBRI has allowed us to provide
funding to faculty and Ph.D. students that are interested in
researching blockchain technology. Secondly, it has let us increase our
curriculum on blockchain, enabling students to learn more through
specific classes. Finally, the funding has allowed us to conduct
important research that lets us act as a connector for companies,
journalists and others outside of the university that are interested in
this sector. We are making progress in each of these objectives and have
held several events to highlight the research done by our faculty on
blockchain. Additionally, we have put out a call for proposals for
people who need funding for blockchain-related research and have
developed three classes focused entirely on this sector from both a
technical and business perspective,†said Professor Fracassi.
From a student perspective, the UBRI program has helped greatly in terms of conducting professional research in this space.
“The donation provided through UBRI has allowed students at U.T.
Austin to learn about blockchain technology at an accelerating rate. By
funding initiatives such as the Texas Blockchain undergraduate group,
graduate courses, and on-campus validators, I believe U.T. is quickly
becoming a powerhouse in the blockchain space,†said Alan Orwick, a
computer science student at U.T. Austin who also serves as the president
of Texas Blockchain.
According to Miltenburg
of Ripple, students in particular have benefited from this program, as
the funding from UBRI has helped accelerate their research.
“One of the common themes across all the schools we’ve spoken with is
that the demand coming from students far outweigh the ability for the
faculty administration to meet that demand. There is no surprise that
both the students and faculty at these schools are very excited about
UBRI.â€
At Duke University and Georgetown University, UBRI will support
expanding curriculum and teaching, research and technical projects and
collaboration across disciplines. Internationally, the University of Sao
Paulo is receiving funding for a blockchain innovation program, which
will serve as an interdisciplinary forum across its schools of
engineering, law, mathematics and economics and business administration.
A Powerful Network Effect
In addition to the progress being made on campuses throughout the
world, a powerful network effect has been created through UBRI that is
not only spanning across specific college campuses, but also within each
partner institution.
There is really a growing interest in
blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital payment systems among the best
students and faculty in the world. I think that this will continue to
flourish, as there is a real interest in this broad space and the
application of this technology to solve major social challenges.
Moreover, the students and faculty conducting work in this area are
creating a powerful network effect in terms of learning and research,
both on the Berkeley campus and across the campuses that Ripple has
funded. For example, people are now able to identify others working on
something similar to what they are researching, which they might not
have known otherwise. There is real opportunity here to foster
innovation and forward leading research through this network effect,â€
explained Tyson from U.C. Berkeley.
Tyson believes the real question to
consider now is how to ensure that this research continues. Fortunately,
Ripple’s UBRI program appears to be the answer.
An individual company can only do so
much. Yet the idea of taking funding and supporting a whole research
network across universities spanning over five continents is a way to
foster development that could be of great interest not only to Ripple,
but also to the entire sector and the world, said Tyson. I really
believe in Ripple’s message of advancing research to foster innovation
for this very important set of new technologies. What a great mission.â€
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How Blockchain Integration Will Evolve Programmatic RTB for Smart TV
Programmatic RTB(Real-time bidding) is set to become a leading method for advertising on Smart TV.
Is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period and reach $292.55 billion by 2025.
Alex Bornyakov, founder of Adtelligent, talks about how the growth of blockchain will help in the transformation of programmatic advertising through RTB for Smart TV.
The programmatic advertising industry is rife with issues, including
fraud, manipulation of data, low traffic quality, and lack of
transparency of the bidding process. Despite these issues, programmatic
RTB(Real-time bidding) is set to become a leading method for advertising
on Smart TV. The global Smart TV market, according to Grand View Research,
was valued at $145 billion in 2017, is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of
9.5% during the forecast period and reach $292.55 billion by 2025.
I, along with other leaders in the digital advertising space, believe
that blockchain integration has the potential to satisfy the market
demand for transparency and reinstate trust in programmatic advertising.
This will be achieved by creating a new blockchain-based RTB protocol
for Smart TV that propels industry growth, meets required thresholds for
transaction speeds, and fights fraud through irrefutable smart
contracts.
Big potential for industry growth
Programmatic and RTB have had a tremendous impact on the web,
becoming the most popular and widely-used types of digital display
advertising in the USA and the UK in 2015. In the US alone, $27.47
billion was spent on programmatic digital display advertising just last
year.
Programmatic RTB for Smart TV has the potential to scale into an
increasingly valuable ad channel. 32% of TV buyers today own Smart TVs,
totalling 1 billion devices worldwide. Yet, this form of advertising has
several new roadblocks when it comes to growth. One such example is the
current low availability of premium inventory. Publishers today have to
adapt quickly to the latest media buying trend if they want to remain
on board.
Blockchain removes intermediaries, meaning that brands and content
owners can directly transact with one another. Content owners, as a
result, are faced with fewer restrictions and will be able to attract
with smaller and niche brands of all shapes and sizes. Due to the nature
of P2P transactions through blockchain and less funds going to
middlemen, brands will have the opportunity to place targeted
advertisements at lower costs than ever before. With all transactions
recorded on an irrefutable ledger, blockchain ensures marketing budgets
are used effectively, another compelling impetus to advertise and for
industry growth.
A need for speed
One of the central issues with executing blockchain RTB for Smart TV
today is transaction speed. A system does not yet exist that allows
large enough volumes. This inhibits the potential for advertisers.
What’s needed is a new protocol that can handle sending sufficient
volumes of data to the blockchain.. With transaction volumes up to
speed, brands will be able to optimize their costs, better target
clients, and choose the time and amount of advertising scrolling at
suitable prices. In turn, enabling brands to not only pay for the number
of scrolls, but also the displayed duration which cannot be done today.
As an example, this approach would allow advertising at a time when a
television is being viewed across many devices, increasing audience
coverage and the overall effectiveness of advertising.
Enforcing safeguards to fight fraud
Trust is eroding in the ecosystem for a number of reasons. For one,
ad fraud is alive and well across OTT channels, typically in the format
of masking n techniques that go undetected. In fact, Pixalate, the first
MRC accredited vendor of detecting and filtering invalid traffic in
OTT, reported that global OTT fraud rates average 19% and that Marketers may lose $10 billion annually in OTT ad spend by 2020.
Due to the aforementioned issues, advertisers are demanding
transparency from partners to ensure fair value. Blockchain integration
would allow brands to control pricing and manipulation of data, ensure
transparency of the bidding process, target users at the right time
through access to user data via blockchain smart contracts.
Today, there are a few major players working to make RTB for Smart TV a reality.
In September 2017, The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Technology Lab announced version 3.0 of their OpenRTB framework
which was, “evolving to handle new kinds of programmatic buying and
selling, such as header bidding, content sales, product recommendations,
Smart TV, or perhaps even products.†It was the biggest revision to the
protocol in seven years and has recently been rolled out in beta, with
mass adoption projected for 2019.
Such innovative types of the business models which combine B2B
marketplaces and blockchain technology has created a new system that
allows accumulating a large volume of events, and after that sends this
data to blockchain in one package. In other words, it’s not
necessary for B2B advertising marketplace to save each transaction from
RTB to the blockchain due to the fact that customers of such type of
platforms will use an independent verification accounting system
that will be able to benefit from internal RTB. Not all data will be
saved into blockchain, but only critical resulting events such as
division of profits among participants.
Integrating blockchain technology into the RTB system for Smart TV
shows promise for growth of the advertisement industry and the
elimination of fraud and lack of transparency. By eliminating
intermediaries and introducing smart contracts to the platform, brands
large and small have more opportunity to be profitable and are granted
access to accurate analytics and data.
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Announced change in their Drug Development Plan (DDP) priorities.
This will allow Tetra to rapidly leverage the PANAG pipeline and expertise and align its research programs on indications with unmet medical needs or a higher return on investment (ROI).Â
Last Week’s Agreement to Acquire PANAG Establishes Exhaustive Dermatology and Ophthalmic Product Portfolios
ORLEANS, Ontario, Feb. 07, 2019 – Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. (“Tetra” or the “Corporation“) (TSX VENTURE: TBP) (OTB: TBPMF), a global leader in cannabinoid-derived drug development and discovery, today announced a change in their Drug Development Plan (DDP) priorities. This will allow Tetra to rapidly leverage the PANAG pipeline and expertise and align its research programs on indications with unmet medical needs or a higher return on investment (ROI). Through an expanded and focused pipeline, the Corporation intends to maintain its position as a leader in cannabis and cannabinoid drug development with a clear objective to generate value for shareholders.  In addition to its DDP in oncology and neuropathic pain programs, Tetra will pursue the development of prescription products in ophthalmic, dermatology as well as other pain segments.
Tetra Bio-Pharma Drug Development Plans address key therapeutic
sectors which address the medical needs of millions of patients and
represent substantial potential revenue. Priorities are summarized
below:
“Immediately following the PANAG closing we held an Executive Team
Meeting to prioritize our solid and robust prescription product pipeline
and ensure we maintain our lead in the cannabis prescription drug
market,†stated Dr. Guy Chamberland, CEO and CSO of Tetra Bio-Pharma.
“The products in this pipeline address high potential unmet medical
needs, such as uveitis, corneal neuropathic pain, interstitial cystitis,
fibromyalgia and glioblastoma. Some of these products will come from
PANAG’s pipeline and medical and scientific expertise. These innovative
products target disease indications with global unmet medical needs and
where we are confident that cannabinoid-derived products can play an
important role in alleviating pain, discomfort and associated symptoms.â€
Dr. Chamberland further stated, “The news on Tuesday is a reality in
the world of drug development. The safety and wellness of patients is
always Tetra’s number one priority. We also kept in mind the
importance and responsibility of taking a first cannabinoid drug to the
market. Our responsibility was to ensure timely and accurate disclosure
of the events subsequent to the results of the mycotoxin analyses of
the clinical trial lots which arrived on January 22nd and February 1st.
Tetra, and its Executive Team is engaged in a rapid transformational
change with the PANAG acquisition which will enable Tetra to mitigate
the risk that comes with developing a pharmaceutical drug while creating
value for shareholders. As some of our peers have demonstrated, a
single approved drug, even for a rare disease indication, can play a
significant role in our valuation.â€
Dr. Chamberland goes on to say, “It was my responsibility to rapidly
adjust our research priorities while we address the impurity issue and
risk to cancer patients. Although our DDP in Advanced Cancer Pain is
temporarily suspended, we had been assessing our PPP001 research data
and planned to accelerate DDP programs that address more diseases or
health conditions with a larger ROI. Down the road this transformation
will provide us with a more sustainable and robust product pipeline. The
Leadership Team is engaged to stay focused on these research
priorities, and rest assured that we will deliver value to our
shareholders.â€
About Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc.
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX-V: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) is a biopharmaceutical
leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development with a Health
Canada approved, and FDA reviewed, clinical program aimed at bringing
novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare
providers. The Company has several subsidiaries engaged in the
development of an advanced and growing pipeline of Bio Pharmaceuticals,
Natural Health and Veterinary Products containing cannabis and other
medicinal plant-based elements. With patients at the core of what we do,
Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation
and safety data required for inclusion into the existing bio pharma
industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
Forward-looking statements Some statements in
this release may contain forward-looking information. All statements,
other than of historical fact, that address activities, events or
developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or
may occur in the future (including, without limitation, statements
regarding potential acquisitions and financings) are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use
of the words “may”, “will”, “should”, “continue”, “expect”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan” or “project” or
the negative of these words or other variations on these words or
comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual
results of the Company to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or
events to differ materially from current expectations include, among
other things, without limitation, the inability of the Company to obtain
sufficient financing to execute the Company’s business plan;
competition; regulation and anticipated and unanticipated costs and
delays, the success of the Company’s research and development
strategies, including the products mentioned in this release, the
applicability of the discoveries made therein, the successful and timely
completion and uncertainties related to the regulatory process
including the applications for Orphan Drug Designation, the timing of
clinical trials, the timing and outcomes of regulatory or intellectual
property decisions and other risks disclosed in the Company’s public
disclosure record on file with the relevant securities regulatory
authorities. Although the Company has attempted to identify important
factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially
from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other
factors that cause results or events not to be as anticipated, estimated
or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. While no definitive documentation has yet been signed by
the parties and there is no certainty that such documentation will be
signed. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are
made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not
undertake an obligation to publicly update such forward-looking
statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise
unless required by applicable securities legislation.
For further information, please contact Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. Robert (Bob) Bechard Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Licensing 514-817-2514 [email protected]
Media Contact energi PR Carol Levine [email protected] 514-288-8500 ext. 226
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Canada’s top marijuana enforcer stands by Liberals’ new pot policy
A former police chief and narcotics enforcement officer, federal Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair is convinced Canada has done the right thing with its new marijuana decriminalization and regularization laws.
Martin C. Barry
As the federal minister responsible for the implementation and
enforcement of Canada’s new marijuana legalization and regularization
laws, there’s no mistaking the fact Bill Blair stands one hundred per
cent behind the Trudeau Liberal government’s groundbreaking policy.
If anybody might be in a position to question the government’s
stance, it could easily be Blair. The veteran policeman and former chief
of the Toronto Police Service spent years fighting on the front lines
against drug-related crime as a narcotics squad officer.
Former narcotics cop
“As a police officer for 40 years, I was involved in drug
enforcement,†Blair, who is Minister of Border Security and Organized
Crime Reduction, said in an interview with Newsfirst Multimedia while on
a ministerial stopover in Montreal.
As chair of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s Organized
Crime Committee, he said he was “well aware of the impact that illegal
drug trafficking as controlled by organized crime was having in all of
our communities.â€
Drugs and violence linked
While noting that the link between organized crime and illegal drug
trafficking had a lot do with an escalation of violence in Canadian
cities these past few decades, Blair also pointed out that organized
crime was earning billions of dollars in profits each year being the
sole purveyors of a range of illegal substances that included marijuana.
Since the only means of controlling the situation available to
society was criminal sanction, young people got swept up in the overall
enforcement of the country’s drug laws, “which was disproportionate,â€
added Blair, “and was actually causing in many cases more harm. We
wanted to discourage their use of the drug. But we also did not want to
saddle that child with a criminal record for the rest of their life.â€
Approached by Trudeau
According to Blair, all of this transpired long before he was asked
by Justin Trudeau to run in the suburban Toronto riding of Scarborough
Southwest in the October 2015 election. Blair and the future Prime
Minister discussed the possibility of radically changing Canada’s
cannabis laws.
“We talked about Canada’s control of cannabis. And he said ‘What do
you think of legalizing it?’ And I said if we lift the criminal
prohibition it gives the opportunity to get the situation back under
control. Because currently the situation we were in was we had the
highest rates of use among our kids in the world. And this is a
dangerous drug for children. This is a drug that can have very serious
implications for children.â€
One third were breaking law
Leading up to the changes last October by the Liberal government to
the country’s longstanding prohibition on cannabis, more than a third of
Canada’s population had been breaking the law, Blair added. As such,
“we began the process of looking at how do we reduce the harm of this
drug.
“Some people say to me, ‘Well you’ve legalized cannabis.’ And I say
no – we’ve regulated the daylights out of it. We’ve brought in all sorts
of new rules – enforceable, proportionate, sensible rules – that
control every aspect of its production, its sale and its consumption.
Says no to other drugs
“Whereas before we had only one tool and it was like a sledgehammer
and we were trying to drive a nail. And no one wanted to swing the
sledgehammer. But now we have the right suite of tools to control the
system. And I believe it’ll result in a healthy situation for our
children and a safer situation for our communities.â€
Blair insisted that neither he nor the Liberal government would ever
consider going down the same route with other street drugs as it has
done with marijuana. “Cannabis is not a drug that kills people,†he
said.
“But unfortunately with other more serious drugs which are deadly –
the opioid crisis, for example, crystal methamphetamine, which is
ravishing some of our prairie and northern communities – those drugs
represent such a significant risk. And we don’t have a system of
regulated production and control.
Meth and fentanyl out
“There is no alternative. We can go to a Health Canada-regulated
production facility for marijuana, for cannabis. But we’re not going to
create a similar thing for crystal methamphetamine. So there will be no
other source other than the criminal source.†For drugs like
methamphetamine and fentanyl, Blair said an important of the approach
for dealing with them is to “interdict the supply to keep those drugs
out of our country. We need to be very effective at restricting the
supply. But we also have an enormous amount of work to do – and we have
embarked as a government on this – to reduce the demand for those drugs.
And that’s to prevent people from beginning to use them in the first
place.â€
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Major Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to Launch New Blockchain-Powered Digital Exchange
Switzerland‘s principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange will test blockchain integration for its forthcoming parallel digital trading platform SDX in the second half of this year.
Switzerland‘s principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange will test blockchain integration for its forthcoming parallel digital trading platform SDX in the second half of this year. The news was reported by Cointelegraph Deutschland Feb. 4.
SIX Swiss Exchange sees roughly 5.19 billion Swiss Francs (CHF) (~$5.18 billion) in daily turnover, and has a market capitalization of over 1.67 trillion CHF ~($1.6 trillion).
CEO Jos Dijsselhof told Cointelegraph Deutschland in an interview
that the company had chosen the technology for the time efficiency and
improved security it can offer across all stages of stock trading and
settlement:
“The fact is, it takes two days for the buyer of a stock to become
the owner. The trade itself only takes a fraction of a second, but after
that payments have to be settled and titles transferred. If we put it
all on our digital exchange, then the whole process takes only a few
seconds. This makes the market more efficient, but at the same time also
takes risks out of the system. “
Dijsselhof added that wholly digital, blockchain-powered stock
trading will not only minimize risks, but widen the range of tradable
titles, affirming his ambition that SIX would succeed in building “a
whole new stock market on the blockchain with completely integrated
trading, handling and custody of digital assets”.
In an interview with Reuters published
Feb. 6, SIX exchange chairman Romeo Lacher noted that the exchange aims
to finalize a launch date for the new platform in late summer — with
the exact date remaining subject to legal and regulatory clarification
with Swiss market watchdog the Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
Reuters further reported that SIX expects its blockchain-based SDX
digital exchange to supersede its existing marketplace within a decade.
Lacher said the company also has plans to launch its own Security Token
Offering, which will offer investors an equity stake in exchange for
capital.
Unnamed SIX officials told Reuters that SDX will begin by rolling out
support selected stocks, followed by bonds, and possibly
exchange-traded-funds (ETFs).
As Cointelegraph has previously reported, SIX listed a pioneering multi-crypto-based exchange-traded product (ETP) in November, which tracks five major cryptocurrencies.
Other major global exchanges are similarly looking to rehaul their
platforms — in whole or in part — with blockchain. In January, major
global securities marketplace Deutsche Börse reported it was “making significant progress†on its blockchain-based securities lending platform, which will use blockchain consortium R3’s Corda technology.
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Honda secures battery supply contract for about 1 million electric vehicles with CATL
Honda hasn’t been one of the most active automakers when it comes to electrification, but it is now making some big moves,
securing a battery cell supply contract for about 1 million electric vehicles with CATL, one of the largest battery manufacturers in the world.
Yesterday in Tokyo, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL)
and Honda signed “a cooperation agreement to formally cooperate to
develop electric vehicles for the future market.â€
The two companies had already been working together.
Naosumi Tada, head of CATL’s Japanese subsidiary, commented:
“Customer-centered is the philosophy that CATL has always insisted
on. We hope that we can establish more efficient communication channels,
more timely response mechanisms, and establish a closer relationship
for further cooperation. Honda and CATL have been worked
closely on advanced and reliable battery solutions for Honda’s future
electric vehicle applications. In the future, we will support Honda not
only in China, Japan, but also to create world-leading electric vehicles that serves global consumers.â€
Now as part of the new agreement, CATL is guaranteeing Honda a supply of “about 56 GWh of lithium-ion EV batteries before 2027.â€
Based on an average battery pack size of 55 kWh, it would be enough batteries to produce about 1 million electric vehicles.
When it comes to all-electric vehicles, Honda doesn’t have much going
on right now, but they plan to change that starting at the end of this
year with their first new standalone all-electric vehicle.
As for CATL, it is rapidly becoming an important player in the EV space.
CATL is primarily using LiFePo and NCM chemistries in prismatic cell
formats and their batteries have been mostly going to electric bus
production and plug-in hybrids. But they have been expanding their reach
lately and announced several new battery factories to support major
automakers.
It may sound like a lot, but the way I read the statement, it sounds
like 56 GWh through 2027, which means an average of 7 GWh secured per
year over the next 8 years.
That’s not really a lot.
Tesla is already consuming at a rate of over 25 GWh of battery cells
per year for its vehicles and it is expected to rapidly increase over
the next few years.
Therefore, it’s a big investment for Honda relative to what they have
been doing in the space before, but it’s not really aggressive compared
to other players in the space.
Hopefully, we see them securing more contracts to support more ambitious EV programs.
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