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VIDEO – Loop Insights $MTRX $RACMF Provides Venue Management Platform to NCAA Big West Conference Championships $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:36 PM on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
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Loop Insights was selected by bdG Sports to provide its venue management platform to the Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships being held March 9-13, 2021 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. 

bdG Sports CEO Brooks Downing stated: “Following the success of the Gulf Coast Showcase and the Vegas Main Event, Loop Insights was the obvious choice to provide its venue management platform to the Big West Championships at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Loop Insights as we continue to provide safe and secure venues for NCAA athletes as they demonstrate their skills in preparation for the NCAA’s March Madness tournament.” 

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated: “Loop Insights is proud to be selected once again as the venue management provider for bdG Sports and the Big West Conference Championships. The successful deployments of our venue management platform at the Gulf Coast Showcase and Vegas Main Event clearly demonstrate our ability to secure any venue through our complete end-to-end venue management solution. We look forward to working with bdG Sports once again to protect NCAA athletes, coaches, and staff.” 

Watch this powerful interview with Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson and bdG Sports CEO Brooks Downing.

Universal PropTech $UPI Provides Update on SpotLight-19(C) – Designed to Detect COVID-19 in Under 20 Seconds and at a Cost of Approximately $1 Per Test $AAT.ca $LPS.ca $EGT.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:48 AM on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
  • ISBRG Corp (“ISBRG“) has posted a number of updates on their website (www.isbrgcorp.com) regarding their SpotLight-19© Technology
  • Updated the expected COVID-19 detection time to under 20 seconds, at an approximate cost of $1 per COVID-19 test, an expanded list of solutions, and adding an additional advisor to the Advisory Board.

Toronto, Ontario–(March 9, 2021) –  Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV:UPI) (FSE:8LH) (“UPI” or the “Company“) is pleased to announced that ISBRG Corp (“ISBRG“) has posted a number of updates on their website (www.isbrgcorp.com) regarding their SpotLight-19© Technology including updating the expected COVID-19 detection time to under 20 seconds, at an approximate cost of $1 per COVID-19 test, an expanded list of solutions, and adding an additional advisor to the Advisory Board.

ISBRG’s SpotLight-19© technology leverages advancements in optics and artificial intelligence to define a state of COVID-19 infection.

SpotLight-19© (which upon testing to establish specificity and sensitivity ISBRG intends to submit for regulatory approval) is designed to screen for a unique infectious state – within 20 seconds of scanning a fingertip with light. ISBRG is undertaking trials to determine SpotLight-19©’s efficacy in detecting COVID-19, and if proven effective, will be subject to further regulatory approvals before it would be commercially available.

The speed and estimated cost of the test (approximately one dollar), combined with the non-invasive nature of light (no body fluid of any kind is required), is intended to accommodate the testing of large numbers of people without the inconvenient delays and environmental damage associated with current chemical reagent-based tests.

Below is an image of a finger over the beam of light from ISBRG Corp’s SpotLight-19 device.

 ISBRG Corp’s SpotLight-19 device

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We are very excited that ISBRG has begun to inform the world of the high expectations for SpotLight-19,” commented Chris Hazelton, President and CEO of UPI. “Pending further testing and submission for regulatory approval, a 20-second COVID-19 test will open the global economy, and at an approximate cost of $1 per test, will enable governments around the world to afford and adopt rapid testing for COVID-19. We look forward to the results of ISBRG’s clinical trials and we have high hopes for its success. Once shown to be effective in testing for COVID-19, we expect other applications to follow.”

The global COVID-19 diagnostics market size is estimated at USD$84.4 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% from 2021 to 2027[1].

In addition, the ISBRG website adds that ISBRG’s technology is designed for other applications, including for viral infection – screening technology to detect unique infections, including COVID-19; drug impairment – defining a unique state of impairment (such as THC); athletic fitness – defining a state of optimal fitness performance; nutritional health – defining the impact of dietary and / or supplement choices; healthy aging – defining the impact of gradual lifestyle changes and aging; and adolescent health – defining the impact of early stage lifestyle, exercise and nutrition decisions.

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/UniversalPropTech/forums/discussion/topics/756884-universal-proptech-inc-provides-update-on-spotlight-19c-designed-to-detect-covid-19-in-under-20-seconds-and-at-a-cost-of-approximately-1-per-test/messages/2307213#message

Peak $PKK.ca $PKKFF to Implement Digital Contract Signing Capabilities on Its Platforms through Partnership with Qiyuesuo “Contract Lock”$MOS.ca $MOGO.ca CTZ.ca $TRAD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:26 AM on Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
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  • Announced that is has signed an agreement with Qiyuesuo, China’s leading digital document signing service provider, that will allow members of its Lending Hub ecosystem to digitally sign legally binding agreements with one another
  • Qiyuesuo (https://www.qiyuesuo.com/) or “Contract Lock” is used by some of China’s most prominent web platforms including search engine giant Baidu and Ant Financial

Montreal, Quebec–(March 9, 2021) – Peak Fintech Group Inc. (CSE: PKK) (OTCQX: PKKFF) (“Peak” or the “Company”), an innovative Fintech service provider to the Chinese commercial lending sector, today announced that is has signed an agreement with Qiyuesuo, China’s leading digital document signing service provider, that will allow members of its Lending Hub ecosystem to digitally sign legally binding agreements with one another.

Ever since its re-launch late in the third quarter of 2020, Peak’s Gold River platform has seen an increasing amount of activity. The platform has become particularly popular with supply-chain businesses, from restaurants and retailers to factories and raw material suppliers, serving as a gateway to the Lending Hub where orders they place through Gold River can qualify for financing from the Hub’s financial institution partners. In some cases, the purchase orders are tied to contracts, which until now had to be executed offline or outside of the Gold River/Lending Hub ecosystem between the clients and suppliers. Given that contracts must bear a corporate seal in order to be legally binding in China, physical distance alone can sometimes make it difficult to do business. Case in point: Peak announced the arrival of China’s 2nd largest steel supplier, Xingcheng Special Steel Works Ltd. (“XSSW”) to its ecosystem in December 2020 but XSSW’s need for legally binding contracts has thus far limited its activity on the Gold River and Lending Hub. The announced partnership aims to remove that barrier to allow businesses typically involved in large value transactions to freely transact with one another within the Hub.

Qiyuesuo (https://www.qiyuesuo.com/) or “Contract Lock” is used by some of China’s most prominent web platforms including search engine giant Baidu and Ant Financial. Any contract signed with Contract Lock has an independent and complete digital audit record, in line with judicial evidence collection records, complies with the “Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “The Electronic Commerce Law of the People’s Republic of China”, “The Electronic Signature Law of the People’s Republic of China” and has the same legal effect as a legally binding paper contract.

“Companies like Qiyuesuo are helping to revolutionize the way business is done in China, contributing to helping move the country to a more digital society and better automated processes, which is in line with Peak’s service offering,” commented Liang Qiu CEO of Peak China. “Giving raw material suppliers such as steel suppliers or petroleum based product suppliers, who typically deal with average orders worth several million dollars, the ability to enter into legally binding contracts on our platforms opens a whole new world of possibilities for us. This should have a significant impact on the value of the average size of transactions that take place throughout our ecosystem. With the integration of Contract Lock combined with everything else that our ecosystem already offers, including the upcoming implementation of our payment processing and fund transfer services, we’re truly on the verge of building an all-encompassing B2B ecosystem promoting transaction efficiency predicated on data, analytics and AI.”

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/PeakFintechGroup/forums/discussion/topics/756873-peak-to-implement-digital-contract-signing-capabilities-on-its-platforms-through-partnership-with-qiyuesuo-contract-lock/messages/2307183#message

A Note From Liquid Avatar $LQID CEO Regarding #NFT’s (Non-fungible token) $MOS.ca $MOGO.ca $CTZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:36 AM on Monday, March 8th, 2021

Good Morning.

With the recent interest in NFTs, we’re starting to receive a lot of questions and I wanted to provide our stakeholders with a quick note, as the Company continues to explore this fast-rising sector.

Liquid Avatar icons (the high-quality digital images that make up your “avatar”) started their journey as potential NFTs (ERC 1155) and we continue to monitor the sector carefully. We believe that value of NFTs are real, and through the increased media attention the market is beginning to understand the value and power of the global blockchain movement beyond the trading and holding of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other fungible coins and tokens and how you can attach value to the blockchain.

This past weekend, there have been a number of great articles about the state of the NFT industry, including:

What’s an NFT?  And why are people suggently spending millions on them?  CBC News

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nft-analysis-explainer-1.5933536?fbclid=IwAR3UoBr7yZOJhjKQKJQM30E97bFCd2XEFqFRkBYzDlDb6raKsUthSUmsEFo

Jack Dorsey: Bids reach $2.5m for Twitter co-founder’s first post

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56307153

Soaring Prices for Enjin, FLOW and Rarible Reveal Risks of ‘NFT Marketplace’ Tokens

https://www.coindesk.com/nft-marketplace-tokens-enj-rari-flow-crypto-risks

NFT artists who are making millions on their creations say the craze could permanently change the traditional art world

https://www.businessinsider.com/nft-artists-make-millions-traditional-galleries-adapt-cryptoart-2021-3

NFT Art is All About the Hype

The art market is uniquely suited to draw attention to ‘non fungible tokens’ and the technologies behind them

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-04/the-nft-phenomenon-is-for-real?utm_source=url_link

We have been all about the blockchain since before the inception of Liquid Avatar, and our firm is committed to continuing to find the best avenues to increase stakeholder value using this amazing technology. We believe that the future of NFTs and other blockchain value solutions, especially verifiable credentials and digital identity, are just at the beginning of their growth stage and that blockchain will be as important as the Internet itself.

We’re looking forward to being part of this next stage of evolution and potential value creation and encourage everyone to do their own due diligence and continue to ask questions.

Have an awesome day,

David Lucatch

Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca $EPWCF KAI Medical Laboratory Annual Revenue Run Rate Now Exceeding $10,000,000 USD. Empower Anticipates Order For Next 50,000 KAI Saliva PCR Test Kits To Prepare For Demand $WELL.ca $DOC.ca $DOCRF $VMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:03 AM on Monday, March 8th, 2021

Kai Medical Laboratory, a state-of-the-art diagnostics laboratory in Dallas, TX was acquired by Empower Clinics on October 6, 2020 to further advance the Company’s COVID-19 national testing programs, science and R&D, is now tripling in size.

  • Each of January and February 2021 recorded record months for specimen collection, with February delivering sequential growth of 27% over January 2021.
  • Exceeded a single day specimen processing of 1,000 + units in February.
  • As a result of record months year to date 2021, the KAI LAB annual revenue run rate is now exceeding $10,000,000 with meaningful positive cash flow.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2021 / EMPOWER CLINICS INC. (CBDT:CSE) (EPWCF:OTCQB) (8EC:Frankfurt) (“Empower” or the “Company“) an integrated healthcare company – serving patients through medical centers, telemedicine platforms and a high complexity medical diagnostics laboratory processing thousands of COVID-19 specimens is pleased to announce our KAI Medical Laboratory (“KAI LAB”) has achieved the following significant milestones:

1. Each of January and February 2021 recorded record months for specimen collection, with February delivering sequential growth of 27% over January 2021.

2. Exceeded a single day specimen processing of 1,000 + units in February.

3. As a result of record months year to date 2021, the KAI LAB annual revenue run rate is now exceeding $10,000,000 with meaningful positive cash flow.

Finally, the successful launch of our KAI Saliva PCR Test (“KAI Saliva”) generated an initial soft launch of 5,000 units, leading to the order of 25,000 additional units with a sales value of approximately $5,500,000 on January 7, 2021. Empower now anticipates placing an order for 50,000 additional KAI Saliva units with a retail sales value of approximately $11,000,000 to build inventory sufficient to meet current demand in both the United States and Canada.

KAI MEDICAL LABORATORY NOW EXPANDING TO TRIPLE CURRENT SIZE IN ANTICIPATION OF ANTICIPATED GROWTH

KAI Medical Laboratory, a state-of-the-art diagnostics laboratory in Dallas, TX was acquired by Empower Clinics on October 6, 2020 to further advance the Company’s COVID-19 national testing programs for enterprise clients, including movie and television studios, businesses and the travel industry. KAI LAB experienced significant growth in its first quarter under Empower (October 2020 – December 2020), with Q4 COVID-19 test units exceeding 6,000, far surpassing the 1,300 total units prior to acquisition.

As a result, on January 21st, Empower announced “Doubling KAI Medical Laboratory In Anticipation Of Test Volumes By End Of Q1.” The Company then revised this planned expansion upwards on February 16th when it announced “KAI Laboratory Now Tripling in Size in Anticipation of Test Volumes by End of Q1.”

Expansion work is commencing in March 2021 to enable KAI LAB to hire additional staff across a wide array of roles, all to improve operational efficiency and to meet anticipated demand over the coming weeks and quarters.

“Kai Medical Laboratory with the leadership of Yoshi Tyler have surpassed our initial growth forecasts, have demonstrated disciplined work ethic, a focus on science with a passion for operational excellence.” said Steven McAuley, Chairman and CEO of Empower “Kai Medical is developing into a national brand with the potential to positively impact healthcare outcomes by providing access to numerous testing protocols that go beyond COVID-19 in the future.”

For the purposes of facilitating the expansion, Empower has already secured additional space next door to KAI LABS in order to separate the lab & science from logistics, admin and customer support. Materials handling staff is being added to process the intake of thousands of packages per day.

This press release is available on the Empower Clinics Verified Forum on AGORACOM for shareholder discussion, questions and engagement with management https://agoracom.com/ir/EmpowerClinics

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Blockchain Foundry $BCFN.ca Announces CAD$10 Million Private Placement with Institutional Investors $HUT.ca $BITF.ca $GLXY.ca $HIVE.ca $VYGR.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:44 AM on Monday, March 8th, 2021
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  • Entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors to issue in a private placement 29,792,595 common shares (“Common Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 29,792,595 Common Shares (“Warrants”), at a purchase price of CAD$0.3375 per Common Share and associated Warrant
  • Gross proceeds to BCF of approximately CAD$10 million

TORONTO, March 07, 2021 — Blockchain Foundry Inc. (“BCF” or the “Company”) (CSE:BCFN), a leading North American blockchain development firm, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors to issue in a private placement 29,792,595 common shares (“Common Shares”) and warrants to purchase up to 29,792,595 Common Shares (“Warrants”), at a purchase price of CAD$0.3375 per Common Share and associated Warrant, for gross proceeds to BCF of approximately CAD$10 million (the “Private Placement”). The Warrants have an exercise price of CAD$0.45 per Common Share and may be exercised at any time prior to the fifth-year anniversary of the issuance date.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the Private Placement.

The Private Placement is expected to close on or about March 10, 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including receipt of all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals, including Canadian Securities Exchange approval.

The net proceeds of the Private Placement will be used by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, hiring of development and other personnel, marketing the Company’s products and services and repayment of debt.

H.C. Wainwright & Co. will be paid a cash commission of 8.0% of the gross proceeds raised in the Private Placement and issued warrants (the “Broker Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 8.0% of the number of Common Shares placed in the Private Placement. Each Broker Warrant will have an exercise price of CAD$0.45 per Common Share and may be exercised at any time prior to the fifth year anniversary of the issuance date.

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/BlockchainFoundry/forums/discussion/topics/756800-blockchain-foundry-announces-cad-10-million-private-placement-with-institutional-investors/messages/2307027#message

VIDEO – PK Beans $BEAN Is The Woman Powered Small Cap Incorporating Augmented Reality And Other Innovations To Revolutionize Children’s Clothing Industry

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:31 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021

If you thought PK Beans $BEAN is just a children’s clothes retailer, you’d better think again.  Whereas children’s clothes retailers simply stack, rack and sell on volume, $BEAN is bringing the kind of innovation to the space that we once saw from the likes of Apple. 

Just as Apple did back in the day, $BEAN is creating a complete experience out of their products that includes the use of Augmented Reality stories with characters that carry great messages while showcasing their products.

More than just a cool idea, $BEAN innovation is creating some eye-popping KPI’s in it’s very early pivot such as:

  • 10,000 customers  
  • 62% returning customer rate  
  • $29 on every $1 of ad spend
  • 18,000 + orders in 2020
  • 55% increase in online visitors
  • $1.5M + in 2020 sales
  • …. and much more 

Beyond Augmented Reality, $BEAN has also incorporated a second-hand resale and sustainable initiative that, combined with the fact it is Canada’s only public company with a board dominated by women, is quickly becoming a great ESG company.

Why is that important?  ESG investing (Environmental, social and corporate governance) is a very big trend in the United States, where BEAN is expanding to next!

Watch this incredible interview with BEAN Founder & CEO Traci Costa 

VIDEO – Liquid Avatar $LQID (Formerly KABN) Digital ID and Monetization Model Validated By Google Major Announcement Shifting Away From Ad Target $MOS.ca $MOGO.ca $CTZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 7:13 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021

When the Facebook data privacy scandal broke out, the world woke up to just how badly our individual data was being traded, used and most importantly, the amount of profit being generated by major corporations at our expense.

This led to the enactment of the biggest data privacy laws in history.  Specifically, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) out of Europe and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Enter LQID (formerly KABN).  The Company Turns The Problem Of Data Privacy Into A Profit For Individuals, While Providing Big Businesses With New & Compliant Business Models.

More than just lip service, LQID has made some major announcements, including joining the Trust Over IP Foundation, which includes over 170 members including IBM, Mastercard, Accenture and many other global leaders who are defining a complete architecture for Internet-scale digital trust.  

Does that sound like a mouthful?  Yeah, it does.  But all you have to really understand for now is that digital ID, privacy and monetization is going to become a reality in the very near future.  Government regulations are enforcing it.  Consumers are demanding it and LQID is delivering it at such an advanced scale that the Trust Over IP Foundation provided them with a strategic role as a Steering Member. 

GOOGLE ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS ENORMOUS SHIFT IN ONLINE TARGETING THAT VALIDATES LIQUID AVATAR BUSINESS MODEL 

We’ve been pounding the table since the summer of 2020 that LQID was way ahead of anybody in the small cap space.  In fact, so early they may have actually been too early to the game.  We were right on the former … but Google proved us way wrong on the latter when this story broke last week, with the subsequent quotes from Business Insider to back it up:

 Google announces major shift away from precision-targeting of ads based on everything you do on the internet

  • Google believes these types of tracking methods don’t “meet rising consumer expectations for privacy, nor will they stand up to rapidly evolving regulatory restrictions, and therefore aren’t a sustainable long term investment.”
  • Google is experimenting with tools in its Privacy Sandbox that are designed to allow advertising to continue to work on the web but in a less privacy-encroaching way.
  • “Keeping the internet open and accessible for everyone requires all of us to do more to protect privacy — and that means an end to not only third-party cookies, but also any technology used for tracking individual people as they browse the web,” David Temkin, Google’s director of product management for ads privacy and trust,

 What is the potential outcome of this major shift by Google? 

  Google’s decision could upend the ad industry, which has relied on these types of tracking tools   

You would think LQID CEO David Lucatch wrote the announcement and the bullet points himself.  Turns out he didn’t need to because he was already ahead of Google. 

Now the data privacy and monetization game is underway with LQID sitting in a great position within the industry and the dominant position within the small cap world.

Watch this interview with CEO David Lucatch and welcome to the next potential great disruptive industry of the decade.

@Novamind_Inc $NM.ca $NVMDF Weekly Roundup $RVV.ca $MMED $PSYC.ca $FTRP.ca $CMPS $NUMI.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:06 AM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021

A weekly summary of Novamind news and media

FEATURES March 2, 2021

Dr. Reid Robison on Novamind’s Innovative Approach to Psychedelic Medicine

Novamind’s Chief Medical Officer discusses the growing need for breakthrough mental health treatments and how Novamind is helping to bring psychedelic medicine into everyday healthcare.

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Novamind Expands Leadership Team, Accelerating M&A

March 3, 2021

Novamind Reports Company Highlights and Strong Revenue Growth in Fiscal Second Quarter

March 1, 2021

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Novamind is a leading mental health company enabling safe access to psychedelic medicine through a network of clinics, retreats, and clinical research sites. Novamind provides ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and other novel treatments through its network of Cedar Psychiatry clinics and operates Cedar Clinical Research, a contract research organization specialized in clinical trials and evidence-based research for psychedelic medicine. Both Cedar Psychiatry and Cedar Clinical Research are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Novamind. For more information on how Novamind is enhancing mental wellness and guiding people through their entire healing journey, visit novamind.ca

VIDEO – Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca $EPWCF CEO Answers Shareholder Questions In Q&A $WELL.ca $DOC.ca $DOCRF $VMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:04 PM on Friday, March 5th, 2021

On behalf of Steve and the Empower Clinics team, we are happy to present this Empower Clinics Shareholder Q&A.   

Thanks to all investors that posted their questions here on AGORACOM. 

Enjoy this powerful video.