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Initial Five Orders Integrated and Delivered
Announced that Knightscope, Inc. has selected to implement Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology into its autonomous security robots and embedded applications.
Knightscope is a leader in developing autonomous security capabilities with a vision to one day be able to predict and prevent crime disrupting the $500 billion security industry.
The technology is a profound combination of self-driving technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.
Los Angeles, CA., Jan. 12, 2021 — Draganfly Inc. (OTCQB: DFLYF) (CSE: DFLY) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer and systems developer, is pleased to announce that Knightscope, Inc. (“Knightscope”) has selected to implement Draganfly’s Vital Intelligence technology into its autonomous security robots and embedded applications.
Founded in Silicon Valley, Knightscope is a leader in developing autonomous security capabilities with a vision to one day be able to predict and prevent crime disrupting the $500 billion security industry. The technology is a profound combination of self-driving technology, robotics and artificial intelligence.
The technology implemented by Draganfly can measure key vital signs. The system uses an advanced microcontroller to perform sophisticated image processing in real time, while consuming less than 50W of electrical power. Despite its small size and power consumption, this fully featured system has a web-based API that works seamlessly with Knightscope’s in autonomous operating platform.
The system is made in the USA adhering to required security protocols and follows FDA approved processes.
“This technology will enable real-time vital sign screening which has become a critical component in providing our clients with a comprehensive public safety solution’” said William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO of Knightscope. “We chose Draganfly’s because of their commitment to providing the best, most secure and accurate vital signs screening available.”
“We are incredibly excited to be partnering with Knightscope to deliver our Vital Intelligence technology within their autonomous security robots,” said Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly. “The combination of our technologies is a solution that provides a new level of public safety and security.”
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at 8:48 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Announced today that it intends to implement a normal course issuer bid through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange or alternative trading systems.
Pursuant to the NCIB, PyroGenesis may purchase, from time to time, over a period of 12 months starting January 14 th, 2021 and ending January 13th , 2022, up to 5,000,000 common shares (approx. 3.14% of its common shares issued and outstanding as of January 4 th, 2021).
MONTREAL, Jan. 12, 2021 — PyroGenesis Canada Inc. ( http://www.pyrogenesis.com ) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company, (the “Company”, the “Corporation” or “PyroGenesis”) that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, is pleased to announce today that it intends to implement a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”) through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) or alternative trading systems.
Pursuant to the NCIB, PyroGenesis may purchase, from time to time, over a period of 12 months starting January 14 th , 2021 and ending January 13 th , 2022, up to 5,000,000 common shares (approx. 3.14% of its common shares issued and outstanding as of January 4 th , 2021). As of January 4 th , 2021, there were 159,145,992 common shares of PyroGenesis issued and outstanding. On any given day, during the NCIB, PyroGenesis may only purchase up to 83,342 common shares, which is equivalent to 25% of the Average Daily Trading Volume of 333,370 calculated based on the trading volumes on the TSX from November 20 th , 2020 (being the first day PyroGenesis was listed on the TSX) to December 31 st , 2020.
Purchases under the NCIB may commence as of January 14 th , 2021 and will end on the earlier of: (i) January 13 th , 2022; or (ii) the date on which the Company has purchased the maximum number of common shares to be acquired under the NCIB. All purchases made by the Company will be through Pollitt & Co. Inc. acting on behalf of the Company. The purchases will be made in accordance with the rules of the TSX, through the facilities of the TSX or through alternative trading systems. The actual number of common shares which will be purchased, and the timing of such purchases, will be determined by the Company, and the price which the Company will pay for the common shares will be the market price at the time of the purchase. The common shares purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled.
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at 8:18 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Announced the execution of a three-year $150,000 SDK licensing agreement to launch Augmented Reality immersive experiences integrated with Liquid Avatar ( www.liquidavatar.com ).
Liquid Avatar empowers user to manage, control and gain value from their biometrically verified Self Sovereign Identity and personal data ownership.
Using ImagineAR’s licensed AR SDK and cloud-based studio suite, KABN will deliver a series of dynamic AR interactions to Liquid Avatar mobile app users starting in early 2021.
TORONTO , VANCOUVER, BC and ERIE, Pa., Jan. 12, 2021 – Imagine AR Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF) (” ImagineAR “) and KABN Systems NA Holdings Corp. ( CSE:KABN / OTC:TRWRF / FRA:4T51 ) (the ” Company “, ” KABN North America ” or ” KABN NA “), are excited to announce the execution of a three-year $150,000 SDK licensing agreement to launch Augmented Reality (“AR”) immersive experiences integrated with Liquid Avatar ( www.liquidavatar.com ). Liquid Avatar empowers user to manage, control and gain value from their biometrically verified Self Sovereign Identity and personal data ownership.
Using ImagineAR’s licensed AR SDK and cloud-based studio suite, KABN will deliver a series of dynamic AR interactions to Liquid Avatar mobile app users starting in early 2021. Liquid Avatar users will experience immersive consumer AR-based social, event, educational and information-based messages. Commercial enterprises and media companies will present dynamic measurable interactive AR offers to Liquid Avatar users knowing the consumer is real and verified thereby significantly reducing marketing waste and breakage. The range of opportunities are potentially limitless as Liquid Avatar’s Self Sovereign Identity platform is addressable to up to 100% of all online users.
Liquid Avatar users will soon be able to create and share interactive 3D greetings and messages that are automatically integrated with their Liquid Avatar icons and can be experienced inside the Liquid Avatar app. Liquid Avatar users will also be able to share AR enabled resumes, invitations, event programs, and other information with their social connections. Additionally, Liquid Avatar is exploring interactive digital wallets, which will allow users to easily visualize all their in-wallet verifiable access and identity credentials, like those for healthcare, gaming, travel, financial services, education, ecommerce, and government services.
“Augmented Reality provides a new way to see the world around us and allows KABN to empower Liquid Avatar’s known and verified users to take advantage of this interactive technology to engage with friends, family, and other connections,” said David Lucatch , CEO KABN . “ImagineAR’s platform provides immersive experiences and an effective way for us to instantly deliver AR opportunities to our constituents, therefore creating revenue and value opportunities for our expanding user base.”
According to the newsletter, Hesperidin has recently attracted the attention of researchers, because it binds to key proteins of SARS-CoV-2 1 . This may interfere with viral entry into host cells 4 .
In Wu et. al (2020 ), the screening of 1066 natural substances with potential antiviral effect, plus 78 antiviral drugs already known in the literature for their binding to SARS-CoV-2 proteins, Hesperidin was the only compound that could target the binding interface between viral Spike proteins and ACE-2 human receptors 2 .
Hesperidin can also bind to 3CLpro – the main protease responsible for the cleavage of SARS-CoV-2 peptides into functional units for virus replication and packaging within the host cells 1,3 . By doing so, it may help against COVID-19 viral replication 4 .
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at 7:21 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
An Emerging Markets News Commentary
According to the The Globe and Mail , “The country, as a whole, and each province is not doing enough to acknowledge aerosol transmission of COVID-19 and promoting the appropriate measures to combat it, such as (improved) ventilation and informing people about the risks of being in indoor spaces with multiple people.”
But what if there were a device that could detect the actual presence of COVID-19 in the shared air? What if you could know if your building was safe or not safe in real time?
Kontrol Energy Corp ( CSE:KNR ) ( OTCQB:KNRLF ) is a Canadian public company and a leader in smart buildings and cities technology
ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 12, 2021 — A recentreport in Canada’s The Globe and Mail sends a strong signal that it is time for governments and businesses to get smarter and safer amid the danger of the global COVID-19 pandemic. While a sober call-out, the report does display an urgent need for companies like Kontrol Energy Corp ( CSE:KNR ) ( OTCQB:KNRLF ), a Canadian public company and a leader in smart buildings and cities technology.
According to the The Globe and Mail , “The country, as a whole, and each province is not doing enough to acknowledge aerosol transmission of COVID-19 and promoting the appropriate measures to combat it, such as (improved) ventilation and informing people about the risks of being in indoor spaces with multiple people.”
But what if there were a device that could detect the actual presence of COVID-19 in the shared air? What if you could know if your building was safe or not safe in real time?
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at 7:16 AM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Announced the signing of a Letter Of Intent to acquire Passcreator, a leading European digital wallet and mobile marketing company with Tier-1 clients such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Loop commenced its technology partnership with Passcreator early in 2020 to provide Loop with the support necessary to deliver on its anticipated first-stage developments in the sports venue, hospitality, travel, and health industries.
The acquisition is expected to be completed by late January or early February 2021, subject to customary due diligence and Exchange approvals.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 12, 2021 — Loop Insights Inc. (MTRX:TSXV) (RACMF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Loop”), a provider of contactless solutions and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to drive real-time insights, enhanced customer engagement and automated venue tracing to the brick and mortar space, is pleased to announce the signing of a Letter Of Intent (“LOI”) to acquire Passcreator, a leading European digital wallet and mobile marketing company with Tier-1 clients such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The acquisition is expected to be completed by late January or early February 2021, subject to customary due diligence and Exchange approvals.
Acquisition of Passcreator to Provide Loop with Complete Control Over its Digital Wallet Pass Technology In Anticipation of Upcoming Business Developments
Loop commenced its technology partnership with Passcreator early in 2020 to provide Loop with the support necessary to deliver on its anticipated first-stage developments in the sports venue, hospitality, travel, and health industries. To this end, on December 29, 2020, Loop Insights announced its most successful year in Company history , including partnerships with major telecom companies TELUS and NTT DATA.
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Announced that it sold over 23,000 onsite tests for the film industry at locations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver for the months of October through December 2020.
This represents approximately $4,000,000 CAD in top-line revenue for Q4. As stated on September 24th, 2020, the company secured contracts with one of the worlds largest film and television production companies to provide PCR test kits.
The total amount of the contracts if fully executed was over $20M CAD. Datametrex has increased its lab and testing capacity to facilitate demand and has positioned the Company to ramp up testing in 2021.
Toronto, Ontario–(January 12, 2021) – Datametrex AI Limited (TSXV: DM) (FSE: D4G) (OTC Pink: DTMXF) (the “Company” or “Datametrex”) is pleased to announce that it sold over 23,000 onsite tests for the film industry at locations in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver for the months of October through December 2020. This represents approximately $4,000,000 CAD in top-line revenue for Q4. As stated on September 24th, 2020, the company secured contracts with one of the worlds largest film and television production companies to provide PCR test kits. The total amount of the contracts if fully executed was over $20M CAD. Datametrex has increased its lab and testing capacity to facilitate demand and has positioned the Company to ramp up testing in 2021. The Company plans to continue increasing its capacity to expand its services to additional film and production companies as their demand increases daily.
Major Hollywood studios and streamers have kept shooting movies and TV series on film and TV sets in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver while weathering the most recent record COVID-19 infection rates in Canada.
Though some impatient “investors” unrealistically demanded immediate and big sales agreements for the BioCloud unit, priced at $US 12,000 EACH $KNR CEO Paul Ghezzi and his team know that real success comes from building a real foundation – and they did that in a mind boggling 5 months. We’ve been in the smallcap business long enough to know that pulling off the following in 4 months is damn near impossible, until now:
DISTRIBUTION – On December 1, 2020 KNR announced Entering into Exclusive Distribution Agreement with United Safety and Survivability Corporation for BioCloud Technology Distribution in North America, Australia and New Zealand. The exclusivity applies to the industries defined as buses, rail and locomotive, subways, ambulances, fire trucks, first responder and military vehicles, with applicable associated facilities in the geography of North America , Australia , and New Zealand . The exclusivity period is 12 months with a six month mutual renewal option and is based on 5,000 units of BioCloud per annum, on a best efforts basis, to retain exclusivity. Pricing will not be disclosed for industry competitive purposes.
In addition, KNR has also entered into two non-exclusive BioCloud distribution agreements covering Ontario and Saskatchewan.
MANUFACTURING – KNR has engaged OES Inc. a local design and contract manufacturer in London, Ontario to produce the BioCloud units. OES Inc. has a long and established history of assisting with the design and manufacturing of complex technology. Initial maximum capacity has been set at 10,000 units per month.
Watch or listen to this powerful interview with Kontrol Energy CEO, Paul Ghezzi.
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at 5:53 PM on Monday, January 11th, 2021
Based on preliminary financial information, and subject to year-end closing adjustments, PyroGenesis expects revenue for the fourth quarter 2020 to be between $3 – $5 million, resulting in total revenues for the fiscal year ending 2020 of approximately $14 – $16 million, as compared to $1.07 million (Q4 2019) and $4.8 million (FY 2019), respectively.
Company also expects earnings per share for the fourth quarter to be in the range of $0.10 – $0.12, and for the fiscal year ending 2020 of between $0.22 – $0.24 , as compared to a loss of $0.04 (Q4 2019) and a loss of $0.07 (FY 2020), respectively.
MONTREAL, Jan. 11, 2021 — PyroGenesis Canada Inc. ( http://www.pyrogenesis.com ) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company, (the “Company”, the “Corporation” or “PyroGenesis”) that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, is pleased to provide guidance for the fourth quarter, and full year, both ending December 31 st , 2020.
Based on preliminary financial information, and subject to year-end closing adjustments, PyroGenesis expects revenue for the fourth quarter 2020 to be between $3 – $5 million, resulting in total revenues for the fiscal year ending 2020 of approximately $14 – $16 million, as compared to $1.07 million (Q4 2019) and $4.8 million (FY 2019), respectively.
The Company also expects earnings per share (“EPS”) for the fourth quarter to be in the range of $0.10 – $0.12, and for the fiscal year ending 2020 of between $0.22 – $0.24 , as compared to a loss of $0.04 (Q4 2019) and a loss of $0.07 (FY 2020), respectively.
The Q4 2020 guidance and actual 2019 results noted above are summarized in the following table below:
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Announced today that Mr. P. Peter Pascali, CEO and Chair of PyroGenesis, is scheduled to present at the Sidoti Winter 2021 Virtual Conference on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time.
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2021
Time: 2:30 PM Eastern Time (11:30 AM Pacific Time)
MONTREAL, Jan. 11, 2021 — PyroGenesis Canada Inc. ( http://www.pyrogenesis.com ) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF) (FRA: 8PY), a high-tech company, (the “Company”, the “Corporation” or “PyroGenesis”) that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, is pleased to announce today that Mr. P. Peter Pascali, CEO and Chair of PyroGenesis, is scheduled to present at the Sidoti Winter 2021 Virtual Conference on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 2:30 PM Eastern Time.
To access the live presentation, please use the following information:
