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WednesdaySep 30, 2020 9:35 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VTGN) CEO Addresses ‘Multi-Pronged Approach’ to Growing Problem of Workplace Stress and Anxiety

VistaGen Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ: VTGN) CEO Shawn Singh authored a recent article for Business.com regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stress and anxiety impacts to the workplace. In the piece, Singh indicates that stress and anxiety, often driven by job-related issues, when left unchecked can rise to the level of an anxiety disorder with negative consequences for physical health, mental well-being, productivity and career opportunities. The global pandemic has exacerbated this largely unaddressed and widespread mental health problem in the workplace, markedly reflecting in increased prescriptions for antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications, many associated with significant side effects and safety concerns. “To…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 2:54 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VTGN) CEO Discusses PH94B Drug Candidate in Applied Clinical Trials Publication

VistaGen Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VTGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing new generation medicines for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, was recently featured in an Applied Clinical Trials article titled, “Pushing Late-Stage Treatments Forward in the Clinic.” In the article, VistaGen’s CEO Shawn Singh discussed the company's ongoing efforts to treat and help manage the anxiety symptoms provoked by COVID-19 and other triggers, anxiety-related disorders initially in subjects suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder (“SAD”), as well as the FDA’s consensus on the design of the company’s pivotal Phase III study of PH94B. The piece quotes Singh, who states, “Now…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 1:08 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – MustGrow Biologics Corp. (CSE: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (FRA: 0C0) Pushes Bio-Pesticide Boundaries into New Continent with Currently Untreatable Pathogen

MustGrow (CSE: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (FRA: 0C0) today announced the commencement of testing of its proprietary TerraMG bio-pesticide formulation on the Panama Disease (Fusarium wilt TR4), a devastating disease pathogen ravaging the $25 billion global banana industry. MustGrow's TerraMG bio-pesticide has been proven to control similar soil-borne diseases, and the testing work will build on MustGrow's existing field data and serve as a benchmark for achieving registration labels in Colombia and other leading South American agricultural countries. "This is an exciting program for MustGrow, as we push the boundaries of our bio-pesticide into a new continent with a currently untreatable…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 12:27 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP) Progresses Toward Pilot Human Study Using DehydraTECH Platform in Antiviral Drug Delivery

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE: LXX) (OTCQX: LXRP), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, today provided an update on a previously announced antiviral research initiative and introduces a new research project with potential COVID-19 applications. Lexaria previously announced its plans to conduct a pilot human pharmacokinetic exploratory study in healthy volunteers of antiviral drugs, previously studied against other coronavirus strains, comparing Lexaria's DehydraTECH(TM) formulations to controls without Lexaria's technology. Lexaria has received ethics board approval, required as a first step in this pilot study, conditional on further government regulatory approval also being granted. In addition, Lexaria announced the launch of…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 12:16 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Sanwire Corp. (SNWR) and Subsidiary Featured as Company to Watch

Sanwire Corp. (OTC: SNWR) and its wholly owned subsidiary Intercept Music Inc. have been spotlighted on QualityStocks as a company to watch. Sanwire is a diversified company focusing on technologies related to the entertainment industry. Sanwire has selected InvestorBrandNetwork ("IBN"), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company for private and public entities, to lead its corporate communications, and QualityStocks is one of IBN's brands that disseminates featured articles and corporate communications. Intercept offers an online platform designed to assist independent artists and bands in effectively distributing and promoting their music. The platform also helps artists earn income from their music. Intercept's platform provide…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 12:03 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Horizn Awarded Best of Show at Finovate Fall Digital 2020

Horizn, the number one digital acceleration platform designed exclusively for financial service institutions, today announced it was awarded Best of Show at Finovate Fall Digital 2020. According to the update, this is the second Best of Show Finovate Win for Horizn, which helps banks recognize the ROI of their digital transformation investments and accelerates knowledge and usage of all digital banking capabilities among customers and employees. “It’s great to see Finovate recognize the impact that Horizn is having on banks worldwide,” said Horizn CEO Janice Diner in the news release. “While COVID-19 may have accelerated the shift to digital, Horizn…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 11:50 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Cannabis Global Inc. (CBGL) Offers Free Samples of New Hemp Extract Sweetener

Cannabis Global (OTC: CBGL), a cannabinoid and hemp-extract, science-forward company developing infusion and delivery technologies, has announced its Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Challenge. The challenge involves CBGL offering free samples of its new honeybee-powered water-soluble hemp extract sweetener line, which is slated for release in the coming weeks. The free samples, available while supplies last, can be requested by filling out an online request form. The products available for the challenge include the following: Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Sugar - Organic sugar with Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Infusions Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Sucralose Blend with Hemp You Can Feel(TM) Infusions…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 11:31 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Exro Technologies Inc. (TSX.V: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF) Announces Board Appointment of Accomplished Engineering Leader

Exro Technologies (TSX.V: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF), a leading technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and powertrains, today announced that Julie (McCoy) Wurmlinger, an accomplished engineering leader in the automotive industry, has joined the Exro Board of Directors. According to the update, Wurmlinger brings a global perspective to innovation and product development in the powertrain sector with more than 30 years of industry experience. She is a retired global chief engineer from Ford Motor Company and current president/owner of OhmTek LLC. "We are pleased to welcome Julie to our Board of Directors at…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 10:41 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – ISW Holdings, Inc.’s (ISWH) Telecare Fully Licensed and Operational, Undergoing Accreditation Process

ISW Holdings (OTC: ISWH), a global brand management holdings company, today announced that its recently launched telehealth subsidiary, Telecare Home Health LLC, has received its license under Chapter 142 of the Texas Health and Safety Code to operate in the state of Texas. In addition, the process of review toward accreditation is now underway for Telecare. “Telehealth has become one of the most important growing innovations to emerge as a mainstream facet of the health-care system over recent months, and we intend Telecare to become a key player in this narrative,” said Alonzo Pierce, president and chairman of ISW Holdings,…

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TuesdaySep 29, 2020 10:31 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Sigma Labs Inc. (NASDAQ: SGLB) Announces Contract, Plans to Begin Production Deployment of PrintRite3D Software

Sigma Labs (NASDAQ: SGLB), a leading developer of in-process, quality-assurance software for the commercial 3D-printing industry, has been awarded a contract by a leading global energy technology provider. The contract, which was finalized after a successful Rapid Test and Evaluation (“RTE”) program, calls for beginning production deployment of PrintRite3D(R) in-process quality assurance software. During the RTE, engineers worked closely with Sigma’s engineering team to evaluate issues involved in the customer’s application of SGLB’s proprietary PrintRite3D technology, specifically as it pertained to running the technology on an EOS single-laser machine and an SLM dual-laser machine. The announcement of this contract follow…

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