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WednesdayFeb 14, 2018 9:00 am

Blockchain Offers Promise as Cryptocurrency Markets Waver

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The market for digital currencies is volatile by nature, and while some commentators declare an imminent bursting of the cryptocurrency bubble, many analysts forecast another bull run in 2018. Despite wild swings in digital currency, the underlying blockchain technology demonstrates more stability. With this in mind, investors are increasingly turning their interest to blockchain-focused enterprises, such Global Payout, Inc. (GOHE) (GOHE Profile), a company applying blockchain to logistics in the fintech sector. Processor developer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) has seen its earnings soar as it provides technology to support the blockchain, while NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) received…

TuesdayFeb 13, 2018 9:00 am

Cannabinoids Lead to Marijuana Biotech Boom

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: As the legalization of medical marijuana spreads, the appetite for investment in the cannabis biotech sector keeps growing. This is the largest sector of the legal cannabis market, already a multi-billion-dollar market. Researchers continue to uncover new ways that cannabinoids, chemical compounds found in cannabis, can be used as medicine. Earth Science Tech (ETST) (ETST Profile) offers full-spectrum, high-grade hemp cannabidiol (CBD) oil, and is researching cutting-edge CBD products through its subsidiary Cannabis Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI). The creator of the first cannabis-based prescription medicine, GW Pharma (GWPH) is working on new drugs to tackle epilepsy, while Medical…

MondayFeb 12, 2018 3:46 pm

Skinvisible, Inc. (SKVI) Products Can Offer Protection against Highly Contagious Viruses like H3N2

2018 flu season could cost U.S. businesses $15 billion in lost productivity Winter Olympics hit with norovirus, sickening 128 Olympic workers Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urging public to wash hands, use hand sanitizer in battle against infection DermSafe® antimicrobial hand sanitizer is 99.9 percent effective against a list of deadly bacteria and viruses It’s a simple phrase: “Wash your hands and use a hand sanitizer,” but doing it correctly and with the right product can make the difference when it comes to protection against a nasty bacteria or virus. Using an antiseptic hand sanitizer lotion such as DermSafe®,…

FridayFeb 09, 2018 2:47 pm

Teewinot Life Sciences Corporation is Producing Cannabinoids without Touching the Plant

Producing cannabinoids through biosynthesis CANNSYNTHESIS® platform has capacity to scale up Revenues from out-licensing technology For the half a billion or so who suffer from one type or another of diabetes, biosynthesis offers a lifeline. For it is through biosynthesis that much of the world’s insulin is produced. Insulin regulates the metamorphosis of fats and protein and, importantly, allows the cells in the muscles, fat and liver to absorb glucose from the blood. When the body does not produce enough insulin nor use the insulin it produces efficiently, blood sugar levels may rise dangerously. However, biosynthesis, a mid-twentieth century technology,…

ThursdayFeb 08, 2018 9:00 am

Hemp Provides Investors Access to Larger Cannabidiol Market

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: With the rapid growth of the legal American cannabis market, other cannabidiol (CBD)-based products are often overlooked. In particular, hemp has the opportunity to reach medical and nutritional customers that cannabis can’t, and ChineseInvestors.com (CIIX) (CIIX Profile) is tapping into that market. With the potential to provide similar benefits without the same restrictions, hemp products can be sold in markets such as China, where cannabis remains illegal. It’s a part of the market that CBD industry leaders such as Freedom Leaf, Inc. (FRLF) are also catering to, with marketing and media products for hemp companies. Medical Marijuana,…

ThursdayFeb 08, 2018 9:00 am

Consumers and Merchants Migrate into Cryptocurrencies in Next Market Evolution

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Until recently, cryptocurrencies were relatively mysterious to the general public of consumers, merchants and retailers who were unaware of the advantages that blockchain technologies could have in easing and securing private transactions. But free markets abhor vacuums, and several public companies are advancing programs to educate and bring the broader public into cryptocurrency transactions. SinglePoint, Inc. (SING) (SING Profile) is aggressively making strategic acquisitions in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, while an increasing number of recognizable industry behemoths like Overstock.com, Inc. (OSTK), Microsoft, Inc. (MSFT) and Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) are delving into cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Others like…

WednesdayFeb 07, 2018 9:00 am

Blockchain’s Developing Role in American Infrastructure

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: One of the primary goals of the current U.S. Administration is to revamp the country’s failing infrastructure, especially internal waterways vital for transporting a vast range of goods, including grain, steel, coal and petroleum products. Blockchain technology can play a crucial role in this process, and the federal government already investigating the potential implementation of the technology to streamline construction. Recently approved as a government contractor for the State of Utah, Petroteq Energy, Inc. (OTCQX: PQEFF) (TSX.V: PQE) (FRANKFURT: MW4A) (PQEFF Profile) has integrated blockchain into its operations, poised to take advantage of blockchain’s impact on the oil…

WednesdayFeb 07, 2018 9:00 am

Investment Opportunities in Advanced Bioengineered Drug Delivery

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Hydrogels have been in limited commercial use for more than two decades. However, advancements in drug delivery, and thus hydrogel technology, are driving rapid growth in the global market, which is now projected to surge to over $22 billion by 2022 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3 percent (http://nnw.fm/GWv2x), according to BCC Research. In what may prove to be a groundbreaking approach in this field of exponential opportunity, PreveCeutical Medical Inc. (CSE: PREV) (OTCQB: PRVCF) (FSE: 18H) (PRVCF Profile) is engineering a unique sol-gel nose-to-brain drug delivery platform to provide clinical relief of multiple…

TuesdayFeb 06, 2018 12:28 pm

Teewinot Life Sciences’ Patented Biosynthetic Tech Cuts Costs and Produces Clinical-Grade Cannabinoids

Company’s IP portfolio, including proprietary technology and biosynthetic methods, features seven U.S. patents and patent filings in numerous other key countries around the world Eliminating the high costs of cultivating plants, Teewinot Life Sciences Corporation delivers pure, consistent pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids Company’s goal is to cut costs and approach cannabinoid production like a pharmaceutical company, not as a cannabis firm Teewinot Life Sciences Corporation has an advantage in consistently producing pure, clinical-grade cannabinoids with its patented biosynthetic technology. The results eliminate the watering and electrical costs of traditional plant cultivation, as well as the variances in quality. Instead, its method offers…

TuesdayFeb 06, 2018 9:00 am

Blockchain Patents Filings on the Rise, Innovators take the Lead

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Blockchain will be one of the defining technologies over the next 10 years. As the depth of its uses become more apparent, an increasing number of companies are claiming intellectual property rights for applications of the technology in numerous industries. Petroteq Energy Inc.’s (TSX.V: PQE) (OTCQX: PQEFF) (PQEFF Profile) blockchain-powered supply chain management platform will be utilized for its patented oil extraction process, while Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) looks to leverage blockchain to provide faster, securer financial services. Consulting giant Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is also in on the act, as is Mastercard, Inc. (NYSE: MA),…