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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.

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.

Loop Insights $MTRX $RACMF Appoints Former Epson General Manager of Global Brand & Marketing Communications, Ian Cameron, as VP of Marketing to Support Loop’s Continued Global Expansion in 2021 $AT.ca $QTRH.ca $SNSR $BSQR $PTS.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:45 AM on Thursday, March 4th, 2021
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  • Announced the appointment Ian Cameron, former General Manager of Global Brand & Marketing Communications at Seiko Epson Corporation, as its VP of Marketing, effective March 15th, 2021
  • Ian Cameron is a global marketing, eCommerce, and brand executive with over 20 years of experience delivering positive business results for major companies, including Epson, a global printing equipment leader with a market cap of $US 5.73 billion

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 04, 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 for the brick and mortar space, is pleased to announce the Company has appointed Ian Cameron, former General Manager of Global Brand & Marketing Communications at Seiko Epson Corporation, as its VP of Marketing, effective March 15th, 2021.

Cameron Joins Loop Insights After Establishing and Managing Epson’s Global Marketing Team

Ian Cameron is a global marketing, eCommerce, and brand executive with over 20 years of experience delivering positive business results for major companies, including Epson, a global printing equipment leader with a market cap of $US 5.73 billion.

Epson (an abbreviation for “Son of Electronic Printer”), is a Japanese electronics company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of computer printers, and information and imaging-related equipment.

Loop Insights CEO Rob Anson stated: “Ian’s experience working with a global leader such as Epson speaks to the level of talent that Loop has been able to attract. As a global marketing and communications expert, Ian is another key strategic addition to our team. I look forward to working alongside Ian and witnessing his impact on our marketing efforts as Loop continues to position and prove itself as a global leader in the Artificial Intelligence and data applications space.”

Strong Executive Leadership Positions Loop to Continue to Accelerate Expansion for 2021

Under Cameron’s leadership, Epson centralized redundant regional activities increasing profitability significantly and improved their global digital user experience while saving millions of dollars annually for the company through a Global digital transformation project that unified multiple disparate regional content management, eCommerce, and product information systems.

Cameron’s experience in driving successful enterprise global marketing campaigns is expected to significantly contribute to continued growth and scale for Loop Insights in 2021.

Ian Cameron stated: “I am very excited to join the Loop team and to support and contribute to the growth of the company. Loop’s clear multifaceted value propositions are very exciting and as a marketing professional, the value of attribution, campaign performance, and the granularity of the data analytics that Loop is able to provide is simply unparalleled. Loop’s technology is something that marketers only wish for and dream of.”

On January 28th , Loop Insights appointed Tamer Shafik, the former Director of Solution Architecture at NTT Data Corp of Japan, as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer in support of Loop’s global scale. Shafik joined the company as a result of a flourishing partnership between Loop and NTT Data. Shafik’s immense experience and skillset have already made a significant impact with the Loop team, transforming the product department in a short amount of time.

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/LoopInsights/forums/discussion/topics/756557-loop-insights-appoints-former-epson-general-manager-of-global-brand-marketing-communications/messages/2306457#message

VIDEO – AGORACOM Beyond The Expert With Venture Capitalist Leigh Hughes Discusses Small Cap Esports: $GMBL; $FANS / $FUNFF; $TGS; $ITM

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:50 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

AGORACOM followers have given us great feedback on our hit series “Beyond The Press Release” (BTPR) in which we speak with small cap CEO’s about important press releases in greater depth and, quite frankly, in layman’s terms for investors to truly understand their significance.

Whereas BTPR tells these stories from the side of small cap public companies, Beyond The Expert (BTE) tells these stories from the perspective of experts on these topics – and we couldn’t think of anyone better to start off this series than Leigh Hughes.

Leigh is a Venture Capitalist who I’ve personally watched conduct incredible due diligence and invest into many small cap companies that have generated incredible returns over 12-18 month periods.  

Leigh is so good at what he does that many global private equity funds and institutions take his call and often follow him into investments he chooses to make.  Moreover, he serves as an advisor to several small cap companies.

If you ever wanted to truly learn how to become a great small cap investor, it doesn’t get much better than this.

On today’s episode we discuss the outlook for esports, why it is so explosive and a few small cap esports companies to consider including:

  • Esports Entertainment Group (GMBL:NASDAQ)
  • FansUnite Entertainment (FANS:CSE / FUNFF:OTCQB)
  • TGS Esports (TGS:TSXV)
  • …. and newcomer Intema Solutions (ITM:TSXV) Who recently completed their acquisition of HypeX

Without further adieu, watch this great interview with Leigh Hughes and make sure to provide us with your feedback via comments on Twitter, YouTube or wherever you may be watching or listening.

Quizam Media Corp $QQ.ca $QQQFF is Seeing Explosive Growth for its Quantum #Cannabis Corporation, Expanding its Retail Footprint amidst The Great Cannabis Gold Rush $FAF $FAF.ca $CLIQ $ISH $ISH.ca $SUN.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:01 PM on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

Quizam Media Corp’s (QQ:CSE QQQFF:OTC) wholly owned subsidiary Quantum 1 Cannabis is experiencing rapid growth across British Columbia!

In the past 12 months, Quantum 1 has opened stores in:

  • North Vancouver
  • Vernon
  • Grand Forks
  • Keremeos
  • Creston

And it will soon be opening its sixth, and flagship, store in Oakridge, B.C.

In Tandem with this expansion, quarterly revenue is accelerating rapidly, rising from $138,000 in Nov 2019 to $954,000 in Nov 2020.

What’s its secret sauce? The company places a huge emphasis on education. That’s because Quizam has its roots as an educational media company that spent a long time educating people about cannabis, long before it became legal.

  • In this nascent market, people are looking for trusted, authoritative voices

The company’s growth comes as Canada is experiencing ‘The Great Cannabis Gold Rush’ –

  • By 2021, Canada’s cannabis market is expected to reach $3bn, translating to 77.9% CAGR from 2018-2021.
  • Cannabis now contributes $14.6bn to Canada’s economy, up from $8bn previous est.
  • Cannabis 2.0 new products (candy, drinks) could generate $2.5bn in sales in Canada.
  • You’re going to want to get comfy for this conversation with Russ Rossi, Quizam Media’s President & CEO:

Ortho Regenerative Technologies $ORTH.ca $ORTIF Well-positioned for Next Phase of Development

Posted by AGORACOM at 3:43 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
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MONTREAL , March 2, 2021 – Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc . (CSE: ORTH) (OTCQB: ORTIF) (” Ortho RTI ” or the ” Company “), a clinical stage orthobiologics company focused on the development of novel soft tissue repair regenerative technologies, today provided a review of 2020 calendar year activities and a look forward at planned future milestones as the Company transitions from preclinical to clinical stage.

2020 Achievements

  • Completed four non-brokered private placements that raised an aggregate C$6.7 million . The company now has more than $2 million cash on hand to fund its regulatory and clinical stage projects through 2022.
  • In March and July, Ortho RTI announced positive preclinical results that confirmed the safety profile and demonstrated statistically significant improvement over standard of care for rotator cuff repair.
  • Following a request for designation to the FDA, ORTHO-R was classified in August as a drug/biologic, which management believes will enhance its long-term market potential.
  • In October, the Company appointed Mukesh Ahuja , MBBS, MSc as Vice-President Clinical and Medical Affairs, who brings extensive expertise in orthobiologics clinical development.
  • In October, Ortho RTI shares began trading on the OTCQB market, facilitating better access for US investors and improved trading liquidity.
  • In November, Ortho RTI initiated the scale-up and manufacturing of cGMP clinical trial material to be used in the upcoming ORTHO-R Phase I/II rotator cuff tear repair clinical trial in the US.

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VIDEO – ORTHO Regenerative Technologies $ORTH.ca $ORTIF Is Preparing for The Big League, Appointing Patrick O’Donnell to Help Bring its Proprietary Surgery Tech to NASDAQ

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 4:17 PM on Monday, March 1st, 2021
Ortho

Last week we introduced you to ORTHO Regenerative Technologies, a cutting-edge med tech firm that uses its proprietary RESTORE technology platform to dramatically improve the success rate of orthopedic and sports medicine surgeries.

  • In layman’s terms, that means company has a wonder delivery platform that delivers biologics – drugs made from biological processes – to repair soft tissues in the human body.

Now the firm has appointed Patrick O’Donnell to its board of directors.

  • O’Donnell comes with significant company-building experience
  • He will prove crucial in putting this healthcare pioneer on-track for a NASDAQ listing

Claude LeDuc, Ortho’s CEO, breaks down the appointment:

Draganfly $DFLY.ca $DFLYF CEO Cameron Chell Will Speak at Canaccord Genuity Inaugural Global Sustainability Event $FLT.ca $UAVS $ALPP

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:37 AM on Thursday, February 25th, 2021
  • Cameron Chell, will speak on the Sustainability/Rethinking Impact 2021 panel hosted by Canaccord Genuity.
  • The virtual event takes place on March 4, 2021 at 10AM PST/1PM EST.

Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 25, 2021 — Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY) (OTCQB: DFLYF) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer and systems developer‎, announced today that the CEO of the Company, Cameron Chell, will speak on the Sustainability/Rethinking Impact 2021 panel hosted by Canaccord Genuity.

The virtual event takes place on March 4, 2021 at 10AM PST/1PM EST. Cameron Chell will join a panel to discuss: Rethinking Autonomy and the Drone Economy moderated by Ken Herbert, Managing Director, Canaccord Genuity Equity Research. The panel will focus on drones and their disruptive potential in the package delivery and logistics markets,

“I am honored to be part of Canaccord’s inaugural Global Sustainability Event,” said Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly. “Canaccord has put together aligned research across multiple geographies and I look forward to discussing how Draganfly has been a disruptive force in the health tech and drone delivery markets.”

To learn more about the event visit: https://www.canaccordgenuity.com/capital-markets/about-us/events/ .

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Empower Clinics $CBDT.ca $EPWCF Announces Locations of First Three Integrated Health Centres in Ontario. Each Location Anticipated to Generate Approximately $3,000,000 In Revenue. Further Locations to Be Announced $WELL.ca $DOC.ca $DOCRF $VMD.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:01 AM on Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Launch Confirms Empower Stated Strategy To Execute National Clinic Expansion Following Canadian Clinics Acquisition And Partnership Announcements in 2021

  • Announce the launch of its first three integrated health centres in Ontario, Canada with each location expected to generate $2,560,000 – $3,600,000 in annual revenue.
  • Advanced discussions are currently underway on multiple additional locations as the Company begins the rollout of its national clinic expansion strategy.

VANCOUVER, BC / February 25, 2021 / EMPOWER CLINICS INC. (CBDT:CSE) (8EC:Frankfurt) (EPWCF:OTCQB) (“Empower” or the “Company“) an integrated healthcare company serving patients through medical centres, telemedicine platforms, operating a high complexity medical diagnostics laboratory processing thousands of COVID-19 specimens, is pleased to announce the launch of its first three integrated health centres in Ontario, Canada with each location expected to generate $2,560,000 – $3,600,000 in annual revenue. Advanced discussions are currently underway on multiple additional locations as the Company begins the rollout of its national clinic expansion strategy.

THREE ONTARIO LOCATIONS AND TWELVE PHYSICIANS COMMITTED TO OPEN

The locations and approximate sizes of the integrated health centres are as follows:

1) Etobicoke, Ontario Approximately 2,700 sq ft.

2) London, Ontario Approximately 3,100 sq ft.

3) Etobicoke, ON (site two) Approximately 2,900 sq ft.

“Dr. Aviv Tsimmerman and Dr. Jordan Rabinowitz are executing on our growth initiatives, they are achieving milestones, they are opening our healthcare centers.” said Steven McAuley, Chairman & CEO. “Our approach is based on patients and their needs, the delivery of care, an improved healthcare model, that provides advanced technology and access for an improved healthcare outcome.”

Each location is expected to host 4-6 physicians. Empower has already secured commitments from twelve (12) physicians to date, with numerous additional medical doctors and para-medical practitioners expressing interest to join the team.

“Having a strategic blend of health professionals allows us to provide an unparalleled integrative healthcare experience.” stated Dr. Jordan Rabinowitz, Chief Operating Officer. He further states, “This defines our path to assist millions of Canadians nationwide.”

HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO BE DELIVERED AND ANTICIPATED REVENUE MODEL

Empower will be opening primary care, plus para-medical healthcare services, with a target of four (4) to six (6) medical doctors and four (4) to six (6) paramedical practitioners per location.

Primary care services include:

  • Family physicians
  • Walk-in physicians
  • Tele-medicine and virtual care

Empower expects to generate $400,000 – $600,000 in annual revenue per MD, per location, which equates to a revenue range between $1,600,000 – $2,400,000 annually per location.

Paramedical services include:

  • Chiropractic
  • Physiotherapy
  • Registered Massage Therapy
  • Chiropody
  • Acupuncturists
  • Osteopaths
  • Nutritionists

Empower expects to generate $960,000 – $1,200,000 in annual revenue per location.

Together, when each location is fully operational, Empower expects to generate $2,560,000 – $3,600,000 in annual revenue per location.

ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES EXPECTED TO BE ADDED

Given the anticipated expansion and penetration of Empower Clinics into the Canadian market, the Company intends to continue adding valuable specialized medical services to strengthen the quality of healthcare at each location that can include:

  • Dermatology
  • Cardiology

Empower is currently in advanced discussions with potential partners in each of these specialty areas and believes they hold the potential to add significant value to the operations of each healthcare centre.

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

ABOUT EMPOWER:

Empower is an integrated healthcare company that provides body and mind wellness for patients through its clinics, with digital and telemedicine care, and world-class medical diagnostics laboratories. Supported by an experienced leadership team, Empower is aggressively growing its clinical and digital presence across North America. Our Health & Wellness and Diagnostics & Technology business units are positioned to positively impact the integrated health of our patients, while simultaneously providing long term value for our shareholders.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Steven McAuley
Chief Executive Officer

CONTACTS:

Investors:
Steven McAuley
CEO
[email protected]
604-789-2146

Investors:
Tamara Mason
Business Development & Communications
[email protected]
416-671-5617

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POET Technologies $PTK.ca $POETF Targets New Markets for Co-Packaged Optics and Optical Sensing Applications with LightBar-C™ Product

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
  • Extended the Optical Interposer into new applications and markets with a fully-integrated, multiplexed light-source for optical computing chipsets and sensing applications, named “ LightBar-C™”.

TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2021 — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; OTCQX: POETF), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for the data center and tele-communication markets, announced that it has extended the Optical Interposer into new applications and markets with a fully-integrated, multiplexed light-source for optical computing chipsets and sensing applications, named “ LightBar-C™”.

The POET Optical Interposer platform has been extended and validated with the intrinsic features to support Conventional Band (“C-band”) and Long Band (“L-band”) lasers that produce light in a frequency range of 1530nm to 1625nm. POET has designed, developed and demonstrated cooled lasers for the Optical Interposer platform with up to 90mW of power operating at room temperature. In addition, the Company has designed and demonstrated a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer (“DWDM”) embedded in the Optical Interposer waveguide layer that allows channel spacings of 200GHz, providing the high density and broadband requirements needed for high-performance optical sensing and Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) applications, such as optical computing chipsets for Artificial Intelligence.

The Company’s first product to incorporate all of these features is the POET LightBar-C, which includes integrated spot-size converters that minimize coupling losses and increase power efficiency of components, such as multiplexers and detectors. The product provides low-loss fiber and free-space coupling, all specifically developed for highly integrated solutions within the C-band frequencies. The LightBar-C also utilizes a versatile and integrated laser source with multiple wavelengths (from 2 up to 8) multiplexed in the C-Band.

The optical bandwidth in the C-band is in the “eye-safe” region, which makes it ideal for free-space sensing applications. Consequently, C-band light solutions are expected to be foundational to the next generation of LiDAR solutions where high sensitivity, high power, reduced atmospheric influence and eye safety are presumed to be essential requirements.

Read More: https://agoracom.com/ir/POETTechnologies/forums/discussion/topics/755882-poet-technologies-targets-new-markets-for-co-packaged-optics-and-optical-sensing-applications-with-lightbar-c-product/messages/2304892#message