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at 7:58 PM on Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Beyond Meat has become an $11 BILLION company by creating products designed to emulate beef. The basis of success has come from delivering the experience meat eaters have come to love (hamburgers, hot dogs, etc.) while also achieving the goal of eating healthier.
TAAT™ Beyond Tobacco™ mimics the experiences of cigarettes without nicotine or tobacco. It is engineered to closely emulate the sensory components of smoking a tobacco cigarette, including tasting and smelling just like tobacco.
E-cigarettes and vaping have failed despite existing for 15 years, driving most smokers back to cigarettes because they only perpetuate the problem of nicotine addiction while delivering a completely different user experience to smokers.
Under the leadership of experienced veterans from the tobacco industry, including and especially Philip Morris International, TAAT™ launched in the United States Just 7 weeks ago and has already received repeat orders from more than 60% of convenience and gas station customers.
How good was this launch?
“Out of all of the tobacco category products I have worked with, TAAT™ is an outlier in terms of the level of demand it has had in its early stages. I have launched dozens of new tobacco brands across Canada as well as in the Caribbean, and while many of the new products were reordered by retailers in their first several weeks on the market, none of them were reordered by anywhere near 60% of stores that initially carried them. …. I have confidence that we could replicate these outcomes both in Ohio and in other markets where we may introduce TAAT™ in the future.” – TAAT Chief Revenue Officer Tim Corkum (former commercialization executive for Philip Morris International)
How big is the market TAAT is going after? Tobacco is used by:
34M adults in America, equating to 215 BILLION cigarettes sold in 2018
1.3 billion people worldwide
… and almost all of them aspire to leave nicotine behind. Beyond Tobacco™ from TAAT is about to give them what they want and, if they succeed, give shareholders “Beyond Belief” returns in the next 2-3 years.
Watch this great interview with CEO Setti Coscarella!
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at 7:42 PM on Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Hollister Biosciences (HOLL:CSE) is a multi-state operator with multiple, high-quality products that are now carried in over 280 dispensaries throughout California and over 90 dispensaries throughout Arizona.
Q4 Highlights:
Record quarterly revenue of CDN$14.93 million and CDN$2.53 million in EBITDA
Venom Extracts is their 100% owned subsidiary that is absolutely dominating the state of Arizona. More than just lip service:
Since the closing (Venom), in the three quarters following, Venom contributed approximately CDN$38 million to the company’s 2020 revenue.
In the entire year of 2020,
Venom generated greater than CDN$ 40 million in revenue (and CDN$ 4.9 million in adjusted EBITDA),
Up from CDN$ 16.4 million in 2019 a 144% year over year revenue increase, and ending the year with a record month of sales for December totaling approximately CDN$5.5 million .
Sold over 4 million grams of product in 2020
accounting for up to 30 percent of category sales statewide in Arizona .
Positioned for continued growth in Arizona with the recently passed adult-use legislation
Marijuana Business Daily projects that Arizona’s recreational market could generate up to $400 million in revenue its first year and more than $700 million by 2024.
….. And it is run by the absolute coolest guy in small cap Cannabis – Jake Cohen
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 www.novamind.ca
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at 9:31 AM on Friday, January 29th, 2021
Added former banking executive, Dana Ades-Landy to its Board of Directors
Over 25 years of experience in strategic development, governance and advocacy in the banking and financial services sector.
Experience includes: Senior positions at National Bank, KPMG, Laurentian Bank
Montreal, Quebec–(January 29, 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 it has added former banking executive, Dana Ades-Landy to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Ades-Landy has over 25 years of experience in strategic development, governance and advocacy in the banking and financial services sector. She is currently in her second tour of duty with the National Bank of Canada where she works with the bank’s special loans group, managing a diverse portfolio of commercial and corporate clients while providing coaching and mentoring to the group’s less seasoned members. She first worked at the National Bank of Canada from 1993 to 2004 occupying various management and executive positions, culminating with the position of Vice-President, Credit Risk and Specialized Products.
Ms. Ades-Landy spent 3 years at KPMG as a Senior Vice-President and Associate providing the firm’s corporate clients with advice in the fields of insolvency, restructuring, turnaround, and business revitalization. She left KPMG in 2006 and went on to spend the following 10 years holding Senior Vice-President and Vice-President positions at the Laurentian Bank of Canada and Scotia Bank, respectively, before serving as CEO of the Quebec chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada from 2016 to August 2020.
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at 8:15 AM on Friday, January 29th, 2021
Conference highlights industry leaders and innovators in the psychedelic therapy space and features Michael Pollan, author of New York Times bestseller, “How to Change Your Mind”
Will present at Canaccord Genuity’s “New Paradigms & Treatment Approaches in Mental Health” conference on February 3rd and 4th, 2021.
Two-day virtual conference will explore the science, intellectual property, and legality of psychedelic compounds, which are at the forefront of breakthrough medical science.
Novamind’s CEO and Director, Yaron Conforti will present on Wednesday February 3rd from 1:30-1:55 PM.
TORONTO, ON / January 29, 2021 / Novamind Inc. (CSE:NM) (“Novamind”), a mental health company specialized in psychedelic medicine, today announced that it will present at Canaccord Genuity’s “New Paradigms & Treatment Approaches in Mental Health” conference on February 3rd and 4th, 2021.
The two-day virtual conference will explore the science, intellectual property, and legality of psychedelic compounds, which are at the forefront of breakthrough medical science. Novamind’s CEO and Director, Yaron Conforti will present on Wednesday February 3rd from 1:30-1:55 PM.
Novamind, which has administered over 5,000 ketamine therapy treatments since 2016 and hosted over 20,000 client visits to its clinics in 2020 alone, will share its vision for scaling access to psychedelic medicine and advancing clinical research.
The conference will also feature keynote speaker Michael Pollan, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller “How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.”
For more information about the conference, please click here.
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at 10:32 AM on Thursday, January 28th, 2021
Tim Daniels / Executive Chairman of AI/ML Innovations Inc. / (CSE:AIML / OTC:FIRZF) explains how the Toronto-based business is focusing on acquiring and furthering Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies that can address urgent societal needs.
The firm’s key subsidiary, Health Gauge, is a leading digital health solutions provider that’s poised to disrupt the traditional healthcare industry by providing A.I. innovations and services that improve health outcomes, while at the same time reducing costs and stresses on the overburdened healthcare infrastructure.
AI/ML Highlights:
Recently showcased its proof-of-concept deployment in a study funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Health Gauge aims to penetrate the $245bn global digital health monitoring market by partnering with leading channel partners, health benefits providers, and end-users
Will do this via its proprietary combination of digital health monitoring devices, AI-based software, and cloud computing platform.
Take a seat and learn more about AI/ML and its ambitious vision for the future.
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at 9:30 AM on Thursday, January 28th, 2021
Phil Waddington / President and CEO of Molecule Holdings Inc. / (MLCL:CSE) discusses the craft-focused, cannabis beverage production company’s cutting-edge work in the nascent Canadian market.
Boasting a 200,000 square foot production facility based in Ontario, the company has just been given the green light to begin selling its unique line of cannabis-infused beverages throughout Canada, starting in Ontario and Québec.
The company’s recent partnership with Vortex Cannabis Inc. allows Molecule to bring its unique line of cannabis-infused beverage products to market this year, while completing its own sales amendment application.
Molecule Highlights:
Molecule’s recent deal with Vortex Cannabis Inc. allows it to begin selling its unique line of cannabis-infused beverages throughout Canada this year.
Vortex will sell products produced by Molecule to provincial retailers, starting with Ontario and Québec.
Molecule has a 200,000 square foot production facility based in Ontario, offering huge capacity.
The company forecasts 2021 Q1 revenue of $3.5m, 2021 Q2 revenue of $5.8m, and a 2021 Run Rate revenue of $18.5m
An early leap of faith into this emerging industry in 2018 has positioned the company well ahead of the pack now.
“We are excited to move into full scale production and sale,” says CEO Phil Waddington.
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at 9:22 AM on Thursday, January 28th, 2021
Barrett-Jackson Selects Draganfly to Utilize its Vital Intelligence Technology and Varigard Disinfectant Spraying Delivered by Drones at its March 2021 Auction
Announced Barrett-Jackson Auction Company (“Barrett-Jackson”) will implement Draganfly’s Safely Opening Sites protocol for its March 2021 collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ.
Over the main auction days of Barrett-Jackson’s March event, Draganfly will provide its Vital Intelligence system kiosks, to provide employees with vital sign screening to help ensure a safer workplace environment and customer experience during the event.
Draganfly will also be providing spraying services using patented drone technology of the Varigard one-of-a-kind, revolutionary organic sanitizer that provides up to 24-hour of pathogen sequestration and kill-efficacy.
Los Angeles, CA., Jan. 28, 2021 — Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, today announced Barrett-Jackson Auction Company (“Barrett-Jackson”) will implement Draganfly’s Safely Opening Sites protocol for its March 2021 collector car auction in Scottsdale, AZ.
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions ® , is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events.
Over the main auction days of Barrett-Jackson’s March event, Draganfly will provide its Vital Intelligence system kiosks, to provide employees with vital sign screening to help ensure a safer workplace environment and customer experience during the event. Draganfly will also be providing spraying services using patented drone technology of the Varigard one-of-a-kind, revolutionary organic sanitizer that provides up to 24-hour of pathogen sequestration and kill-efficacy.
Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology Smart Vital assessment platform and telehealth app can automatically detect with voluntary consent body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and O2 saturation, all from a camera that takes seconds to capture the information. The technology will be deployed via a kiosk and smartphones.
Draganfly’s propriety Varigard 24hr pathogen sequestration and kill sanitizing spray applied via patented drone technology has also successfully helped enable the 2021 College Basketball season to open amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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at 9:08 AM on Thursday, January 28th, 2021
Announced a strategic partnership with STEM Sports® with the goal of contributing to a Binovi Connect enabled curriculum for their K-8 programs.
STEM Sports® provides a turnkey K-8 supplemental curriculum that uses sports as the real-life application to drive STEM-based learning in classrooms, after-school programs, and camps.
STEM Sports® programs are currently active in a variety of school districts within 49 of the 50 US states.
January 28, 2021 – Toronto, New York – Binovi Technologies Corp., (Binovi) (TSXV:VISN ) | ( OTC:BNVIF ) | ( GR:2EYA), a leader in neuro-vision performance technology, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with STEM Sports® with the goal of contributing to a Binovi Connect enabled curriculum for their K-8 programs. STEM Sports® provides a turnkey K-8 supplemental curriculum that uses sports as the real-life application to drive STEM-based learning in classrooms, after-school programs, and camps. STEM Sports® programs are currently active in a variety of school districts within 49 of the 50 US states. Additionally, STEM Sports® has been awarded a STEM.orgAccredited™ Educational Experience trustmark!STEM.org Educational Research is the longest operating, privately held, STEM education research and credentialing organization in America, serving over 4,500 schools, districts, and organizations in over 25 countries.
“Investing in STEM-focused or STEM-based programs has proven time and time again to be a powerful way for companies to give back and to help promote new avenues of thinking. With this partnership, Binovi is teaming up with an already strong group in STEM Sports® to develop an important set of skills that often go overlooked. We’re excited for how Jeff and his team will be able to improve the lives —in the classroom, on the field, and in everyday life— of these young minds,” said Adam Cegielski, Binovi Founder & CEO.
“We have and will continue to collaborate with partners that see the value in investing in the education of today’s students so that they can enhance the future workforce. Binovi literally sees the opportunity to enhance the technology aspects that we provide in our curricula to the benefit of K-8 schools and afterschool programs,” said Jeff Golner, STEM Sports® President & CEO.
“Using athletics as a vehicle for learning is a powerful way to instill real-life skills into young minds that will drive them to succeed both in the game and in life. By joining forces with STEM Sports®, we aim to open their student athletes’ eyes to these new skills, as well as tools to promote skill advancement and performance improvement that will serve them in the same way now and throughout their lives,” commented Tania Archer, Binovi Head of Commercialization & Strategic Partnerships.
