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WednesdayNov 08, 2017 9:00 am

Cannabis Biotechs Could be Big Pharma’s Latest M&A Focus

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: In late October, President Donald Trump called the ongoing opioid epidemic the “worst drug crisis in American history” before declaring it a public health emergency and pledging the nation’s full resolve in overcoming it. These efforts could mark a changing of the tides as they relate to opioid painkillers, and Big Pharma is already eyeing its next moves. As reported by Reuters in June of this year, a handful of major drug makers are exploring M&A opportunities within the cannabis-based pain reliever market in hopes of cashing in on rising demand for opioid substitutes and a variety…

TuesdayNov 07, 2017 9:00 am

Highly Anticipated Game Releases Could Heat Up Investor Interest in the Mobile Gaming Sector

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The video games market is a unique one in that the success of individual companies is primarily driven by the release of hit games, leading to significant ebb and flow as new games are either embraced or panned by players. For this reason, many have long considered mobile gaming companies to be poor candidates for venture capital funding. However, there are always exceptions, and various mobile gaming stocks have proven their strength and longevity in the marketplace. Players like Tapinator, Inc. (OTCQB: TAPM) (Tapinator Profile), Nintendo Co., Ltd. (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY), Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Glu Mobile,…

TuesdayNov 07, 2017 9:00 am

Soaring Zinc Price, Mounting Supply Deficit Create Opportunity for Sector Operators

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Zinc supplies are dwindling, and spot prices are soaring. Futures look robust, as well, and, despite a minor pullback toward the end of the week of October 23, there appears to be a stable forward price trajectory for the foreseeable future. As fundamental drivers such as China’s reduced production of mined and refined zinc loom large, the upside for smaller sector participants such as Vancouver-based Zinc One Resources, Inc. (OTC: ZZZOF) (TSX.V: Z) (Zinc One Profile) is now coming sharply into focus, and there is still plenty of upside for other sector players like Vedanta (NYSE: VEDL),…

TuesdayNov 07, 2017 9:00 am

Biotech M&A Momentum Attractive for Cannabinoid R&D Space

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Morgan Stanley’s research team in January 2017 forecast that biotech-pharmaceutical companies – with a combined $75 billion in cash on hand – would strategize to boost revenue growth through mergers and acquisitions of smaller companies with high-potential product pipelines (http://nnw.fm/mN24x). Growth via strategic acquisition makes more sense to cost-conscious Big Pharma than does shelling out $2.55 billion (http://nnw.fm/3Qr3S) to develop a new drug in-house. With growing interest in the convergence of cannabis and medicine, companies like InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CSE: IN) (OTCQB: IMLFF) (IMLFF Profile), which has an innovative biosynthesis technology that addresses the regulatory concerns associated…

MondayNov 06, 2017 11:54 am

Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) Rides Rising Tide of E-Commerce in China

O2O sales expected to reach $78.4 billion this year in China MOXC mobile apps help target nation’s booming e-commerce shopping China’s online purchase growth outpacing in-store business Moxian, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOXC) is helping large retail businesses connect with their customers amid the explosive growth of e-commerce in China, a nation that contains about a fifth of the world’s population and tremendous potential for market success. Multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers reported earlier this year that 7 percent of China’s shoppers did their daily shopping by mobile phone and 5 percent using desktop computers — about twice the rate worldwide (http://nnw.fm/Agx5p).…

ThursdayNov 02, 2017 9:00 am

Bioabsorption Breakthrough Shows Promise for Tobacco, Cannabinoids, Medication

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Double 2001 levels, Americans spent over $36 billion on vitamins and nutritional supplements in 2016, contributing to a global dietary supplements market expected to exceed $220 billion by the year 2022 (http://nnw.fm/z8Bh1, http://nnw.fm/qARU7). A noteworthy characteristic of products within this booming sector is bio-absorbability. In order for the body to utilize vitamins and minerals, they must disintegrate and be quickly released. Otherwise, they are simply excreted, rendering them ineffectual. A recent study revealed that over half of encapsulated micronutrients didn’t disintegrate within the time needed for effective absorption (http://nnw.fm/12CAq), demonstrating a sizable underserved need within the multi-billion-dollar…

WednesdayNov 01, 2017 12:24 pm

Tapinator, Inc. (TAPM) Forms Strategies For Growing Mobile Gaming Markets

Tapinator offers an array of more than 300 mobile game titles with over 400 million users Global mobile app revenues are expected to hit $188.9 billion by 2020 Tapinator blends quick fix rapid-launch games with full-featured titles Tapinator, Inc. (OTCQB: TAPM) is building on the expertise of a veteran team skilled in developing successful digital media businesses as it produces an array of mobile game titles that are monetizing consumers’ appetite for entertainment on the go. The Company is a leading developer of mobile games for the iOS, Google Play and Amazon platforms and has developed a revenue strategy in which…

WednesdayNov 01, 2017 9:00 am

Zinc Producers in Spotlight as Demand Powers Past Supply

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: The recent shining on lithium has put other battery technologies – such as zinc - in the shadows, even though they have been around for generations. When it comes to disposable batteries, carbon zinc has undoubtedly proven its value, though the technology for a time was less successful when applied to rechargeable batteries. Recharging causes the formation of sharp-edged zinc dendrites that pierce the separation between anode and cathode and cause the battery to short-circuit. However, a team at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., has found a way to avoid dendrite buildup by making the…

WednesdayNov 01, 2017 9:00 am

Companies Vying for a Share of the Fast-Growing Medicinal Cannabinoid Market

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: With sales projected to achieve a compound annual growth of 25 percent to reach over $20 billion by 2021, the cannabis market is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing in the U.S., attracting a diverse cast of innovators and spawning an entire industry for the manufacture of cannabidiol (CBD)-based products. PotNetwork Holding, Inc. (POTN) (POTN Profile), through its Diamond CBD subsidiary, is one of the leading companies involved in the research, development and marketing of CBD-based products derived from hemp, while Hemp, Inc. (HEMP) grows hemp and produces hemp-based products for the industrial and medical cannabis…

WednesdayNov 01, 2017 9:00 am

The Promise of Telemedicine for American Health Care

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: Although amazing advances unceasingly occur in drug development and medical procedures, delivery of health care services to patients has been woefully slow to embrace technology. It took a federal government mandate in 2014 to force health care providers to adopt and demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (EMR) in order to maintain Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement levels. Since the mandate, the use of EMR’s has expanded worldwide, improving quality, safety and efficiencies throughout global health organizations. However, health care still, disturbingly, stands apart from all other industries in the efficient conveyance of patient services, which is…