Under the Agreement, Valeo will be responsible for medical and commercial activities for an initial 8 year period.
How Significant Is This Market?
At present, almost 4 million Canadians are living with asthma a serious health issue affecting all age groups. Patients with severe asthma live in fear of potential exacerbations which remain highly prevalent even with today’s most advanced therapies. The Canadian market for asthma medication exceeds $700M annually.
What Does The CEO of Valeo say about the deal?
“We are extremely pleased to be partnering with Novartis to launch these two asthma drugs in the coming weeks. Commercializing Enerzair ® Breezhaler ® and Atectura ® Breezhaler ® will immediately position Valeo as one of the leading Canadian respiratory companies providing first in-class and best in-class asthma therapies. The Canadian asthma maintenance market exceeds $700M annually,” said Steve Saviuk , CEO of Valeo. “This partnership is perfectly aligned with Valeo’s vision and mission of building a Canadian anchor pharmaceutical company by driving therapeutic innovation to patients in need. We look forward to building a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Novartis that will help both companies fulfill their respective missions.”
Sit Back, relax and watch this powerful interview with Steve Saviuk , CEO of Valeo.
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at 4:14 PM on Monday, March 29th, 2021
If you think about balloons / blimps when thinking about Helium uses, we wouldn’t blame you … but you’d also be missing out on a much much bigger picture.
Looking beyond just balloons, Helium is a high tech gas, with many uses in rocket engines, semiconductors, electronics, and health care. These sectors pressure the demand for helium in concert, making it a gas in very short supply. Prices have been rising due to a shortage in supply.
Saskatchewan is one of the only places on earth with current and past production of primary Helium. This is where Royal Helium comes into play as they are one of the largest land holders searching for Helium and have already drilled 3 holes at their Climax project.
Worldwide usable Helium is in short supply as demand is increasing, making it a high-priced commodity, take a seat and discover why Royal Helium is the next SmallCap Stock to discover.
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at 4:07 PM on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
If there’s one thing we know about governments at every level – whether local, state or federal – it’s that they can be hugely inefficient and can struggle to communicate.
Enter HealthSpace Data Systems (CSE: HS) (OTCQB: HDSLF) (Frankfurt: 38H). The company’s “empowering government efficiency” solution has empowered them to become an industry leading tech pioneer, providing both enterprise- and mobile internet-based applications to more than 500 state and local government organizations in North America. Including in:
Sonoma County, California
Jackson County, Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ontario, Canada
HealthSpace currently offers the only integrated product suite to incorporate inspection, administration and analytics across all platforms in North America.
A cloud-based and mobile platform helps revolutionize every aspect of government regulatory work
including licensing and inspections, accounting, even disease surveillance.
It has now entered into the FinTech space with a payment platform that streamlines the intake of government revenue for the agencies it serves. Furthermore, it has begun delivering its government-grade tech to private businesses, enabling them to add visibility and predictability into their own organizational structures.
And underpinning its innovation is a robust business model:
Scalable with Strong Pipeline of Organic Growth
Fully funded and built to execute on all-time high sales pipeline of >$18m and growing
Sticky and Diversified Customer Base: Over 98% client retention year-over-year
Predictable Recurring Revenues, targeting $10m (Over 100% from YE2020) in Annual Recurring Revenue within 12 to 18 months
We sat down with HealthSpace CEO Silas Garrison for a deeper dive:
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at 8:42 AM on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
As the name implies, ImagineAR (IP:CSE / IPNFF:OTCQB) is an Augmented Reality Company … but they’re not just any AR company. Imagine enables businesses to create their own mobile phone AR campaigns with no programming or technology experience. Why is that important? Ask Apple CEO Tim Cook who stated
“AR Will play an important role in how we use technology in the future – and promises to be as influential in our society as the smart phone”
For those of you that are just discovering Augmented Reality, “AR” is essentially a technology that lays digital images and graphics over the real world, typically by looking through your cell phone or special glasses. If you think it sounds like a gimmick, it isn’t. AR will create an entire new revenue stream for businesses, organizations and sports teams that will boggle the mind in the next 3 years.
ImagineAR provides small cap investors with an opportunity to participate in the growth of this mega market in the making …. and they they are having a record Q1 to prove it, including being selected by First Tube Media to bring its AR to livestream programs. On it’s face, you can’t blame investors for thinking “ok, cool little initiative” …. until you discover ImagineAR will premier its AR capabilities at GrubHub Sound Bites, featuring none other than 3-time Grammy Winner and Global Superstar Megan Thee Stallion this Friday night March 26th!
And then there’s the Company’s partnership with Liquid Avatar Technologies (LQID:CSE) to bring AR Enhanced NFTs to market through Oasis Digital Studios, which on its face you couldn’t blame investors for once again thinking “ok cool little initiative” … until you discover:
On March 15th they teamed up with McCartney Media Inc to support the development of AR Enhanced NFT’s for the entertainment and lifestyle sectors, becoming a major player in the NFT space.
Today, just two weeks later, LQID, IP and McCartney Multimedia announced that renowned photographer, artist and former music executive, May Pang is bringing her personal and exclusive collection of John Lennon’s Lost Weekend photographs featuring her intimate 18 months with the rock ‘n’ roll icon to the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collector market through Oasis Digital Studios.
In two weeks Oasis has moved from an exciting initiative to on the verge of making NFT history.
Watch this incredible interview with CEO Alen Paul Silverrstieen to discover how fast ImagineAR is moving and why Q1 is just the beginning of what’s to come in 2021.
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at 8:14 AM on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
On March 10th, when Liquid Avatar Technologies (LQID:CSE) and ImagineAR Inc. (IP:CSE / IPNFF:OTCQB) teamed up to announce the launch of Oasis Digital Studios for the purposes of bringing Augmented Reality enhanced NFTs to market on behalf of big brands and artists, it was an exciting initiative.
On March 15th, when they teamed up with McCartney Media Inc to support the development of AR Enhanced NFT’s for the entertainment and lifestyle sectors, we realized Oasis was more than just an exciting initiative and becoming a major player in the NFT space. Today, just two weeks later, LQID, IP and McCartney Multimedia announced that renowned photographer, artist and former music executive, May Pang is bringing her personal and exclusive collection of John Lennon’s Lost Weekend photographs featuring her intimate 18 months with the rock ‘n’ roll icon to the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collector market through Oasis Digital Studios. In two weeks Oasis has moved from an exciting initiative to on the verge of making NFT history.
Watch this incredible interview with David Lucatch and Ruth McCartney discussing this historical NFT announcement … and what else they have in store coming down the road!
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at 4:02 PM on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021
By now you’re no doubt well acquainted with Victory Square Technologies ($VST.ca $VSQTF) – with a portfolio of more than 20 global companies, it builds, acquires and invests in promising start-ups, then provides the senior leadership and resources needed for fast-track growth.
Among the tech firms featured in said portfolio – which spans A.I., Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Blockchain, Fintech, Health-tech, Gaming, Sports Betting and SaaS, among others – is Immersive Tech.
Immersive Tech is preparing for a public listing in Q2 of 2021
It previously announced the creation of one of the world’s first COVID-19-safe, location-based entertainment (LBE) Virtual Reality (VR) divisions, named UNCONTAINED.
The firm has just announced a major partnership with Chris Ramsay, for an exclusive immersive experience that will be featured on his social media channels, including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.
Combined, he has a following of some 6.4 million fans.
Ramsay is a renowned magician and celebrity YouTube influencer known for his illusion tutorials, public illusion vlogs, and reaction videos to bad magic.
We sat down with Vahid Shababi, Victory Square Technology’s Chief Operating Officer, to discuss the company’s plans for Immersive Tech, as well as $VST’s recent “Future Forecast Letter to Shareholders,” which painted a bold picture for the firm’s future.
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at 6:36 PM on Monday, March 22nd, 2021
A lion pride grows by continually nurturing new blood. While new cubs are born every year and are nurtured for growth, the teenagers are groomed to prepare to take over leadership from the old guard.
In the case of ThreeD Capital (IDK:CSE / IDKFF:OTCQB), the company’s portfolio might be too young for any old guards just yet …. but teenagers like Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ), Peak Fintech Group (Imminent NASDAQ), Loop Insights (Global Partnerships) and ImagineAR (Global Partnerships) are maturing very nicely with their long leadership years still ahead of them according to Chairman Sheldon Inwentash.
ThreeD Capital prides (pardon the pun) itself on discovering great companies before everyone else … and it casts a wide net to find the best of the best ranging from completely disruptive companies to junior resources and mining companies .
More importantly, Inwentash’s championship investment style has netted billion dollar exits in the past simply because he isn’t afraid to invest and be patient for markets to catch up to his great early ideas. Case in point, he points out how he was early into Esports Entertainment Group on the OTC, with the market only now catching up to it as an $18 NASDAQ stock …. that is set to go much higher in the next 2 -3 years.
As such, it’s like and ETF for ground floor investments that small cap investors would either be unable to find (private) or unable to participate in (early round accredited investors)
More than just lip service, his last company commanded a market cap north of $1 Billion at its peak and now he’s looking to recreate the same success with IDK – only faster given the great and fast growing technology companies he is investing in.
Will he do it? He’s off to a good start so far by quietly making investments over the past couple of years that are now starting to pay off, as seen by his recently reported NAV (Net Asset Value) of $1.27.
But that NAV is just scratching the surface when you consider the fact his teens have just barely started their hunting phase and he’s adding new cubs just about every week as of late.
Watch this great interview … because when the king of the jungle roars, every small cap investor should be listening.
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at 6:10 PM on Monday, March 22nd, 2021
What do you get when you combine the “Small Cap iGaming Super Company” with the “Small Cap Esports Tournament & Broadcasting Leader”
A partnership that will launch the first ever prediction games for major live esports events.
TGS Esports (TGS:TSXV) partners with major brands to build and grow their esports communities via tournaments, broadcast production and events.
FansUnite (FANS:CSE / FUNFF:OTCQB) will incorporate its wagering solutions into TGS events to establish a new platform where live audience predictions can be placed on multiple match outcomes within every white-label esports event run by TGS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
Viewers can make live predictions during TGS events for which they can win prizes if their selections are correct. Additionally, the prediction games from the platform will be featured on TGS’ Pepper esports platform which will enable all tournament organizers to offer predictions and rivalry challenges in their tournaments to their viewers. If you thought TGS was the small cap esports tournament leader before, their offering just got supercharged!
“Live predictions is a feature our brand partners have been asking us to implement for a long time,” said Spiro Khouri, CEO of TGS Esports Inc. “By implementing FansUnite’s technology into our esports events, TGS is able to increase the level of engagement between its fans and brands”
For FansUnite, the partnership will enable them to showcase their prediction platform to a large audience of gaming spectators who participate regularly in TGS tournaments and other related esports events. Moreover, it will showcase FansUnite’s ability to incorporate their proprietary stream prediction platform into any esports event or tournament, whether online or live in-stadium.
Scott Burton, CEO of FansUnite stated “TGS collaborates with numerous esports event organizers who have a large following of enthusiastic esports gamers that participate in their events. Our online betting solutions coupled with TGS esports platform will enable us to attract a new and widening audience from these events.“
This is a great partnership made even better by the fact that we proudly represent both of these leaders!
Learn more about how great of a partnership it is in our interview with Scott Burton (FANS) and Spiro Khouri (TGS).
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at 8:45 PM on Thursday, March 18th, 2021
When COVID hit North America 12 months ago, there was no supply chain in place to handle the parabolic surge of demand for PPE (personal protective equipment – masks, shields, testing kits, etc.).
An industry of “brokers” spawned overnight to fill the demand of buyers who were desperate and scrambling for product. In Canada, news reports highlighted how healthcare workers and businesses were shortchanged on international orders, or worse: shipped counterfeit or uncertified N95 masks that put people at greater risk of exposure and illness.
Enter Maitri: a global platform for healthcare supply security whose main focus provides a reliable source of certified PPE (personal protective equipment) and testing solutions through an onshore manufacturing model.
The company has just been announced as one of the few manufacturers of domestically manufactured N95 masks to receive Health Canada certification
It’s a huge vote of confidence in the company and its products
Maitri’s model has led to the creation of innovative and industry leading products including 3D certified surgical masks and patent-pending face shields, all integrated with technology to help track, trace and enable safer workplaces and communities.
The global personal protective equipment market size is expected to reach USD $123.38bn by 2027,
That’s a CAGR of 9.6%.
Maitri CEO Andrew Morton talks us through the size of the market, the significance of the Health Canada certification, and the headline-grabbing $2m deal with Loop Insights:
