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WednesdayMay 05, 2021 9:17 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST) Announces IPO, Raises $412.8M

The Honest Company (NASDAQ: HNST), the consumer goods company founded by actress Jessica Alba, has raised more than $412 million through its initial public offering (“IPO”). While numbers have not been officially confirmed, the company’s IPO reportedly included 25.8 million shares, sold at $16 each; initial indications were that the shares would be sold anywhere from $14 to $17. Previous reports indicated that the company anticipates using the proceeds from the IPO to fund marketing and direct-to-consumer advertising, as well as produce new products and evaluate potential acquisition opportunities. The IPO now values the company at $1.44 billion. To view the…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 4:22 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – VistaGen Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTGN) Appoints Proven Pharmaceutical Exec as Chief Commercial Officer

VistaGen (NASDAQ: VTGN), a biopharmaceutical company developing new generation medicines with the potential to go beyond the current standard of care for anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (“CNS”) disorders, today announced the appointment of Ann Cunningham as its chief commercial officer. Cunningham, who has been and will continue serving on VTGN’s board of directors, has a proven pharmaceutical commercial track record of more than 25 years delivering sales, marketing and global life cycle product management expertise in roles across several health care markets, including neuropsychiatry and other CNS markets that VistaGen is pursuing. “Since joining our board, Ann’s…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 2:05 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Splash Beverage Group Inc.’s (SBEV) Copa Di Vino Featured in Yahoo! Life Article

Splash Beverage Group (OTCQB: SBEV), a holding company of a leading portfolio of beverage brands, was featured in a recent article on Yahoo! Life titled, “Enjoy the Moment Wherever Summer Takes You with Copa Di Vino.” One of SBEV’s portfolio brands, Copa Di Vino is the leading producer of premium “wine by the glass” in the U.S. Produced in the Columbia Valley, Copa Di Vino is readily available on the go without the requirement of a bottle, corkscrew or glass. Open, drink and enjoy. “If you’re as excited about summer as we are, then chances are you already have some…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 1:00 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Grapefruit USA Inc. (GPFT) Unveils Barrier-Free Line of Hemp-Derived CBD Products

Grapefruit USA (OTCQB: GPFT), a fully licensed premier manufacturer and distributor in the legal cannabis marketplace, recently launched a new U.S. e-commerce website to serve as the online home for its growing portfolio of Hourglass(TM) CBD product lines. “Grapefruit is gratified and proud to offer our U.S. and international customers a convenient, one-stop shop to purchase our hemp CBD-only-derived versions of Hourglass time-release delivery cream powered products,” said Grapefruit CEO Bradley J. Yourist. He noted that the company’s original Hourglass technology-based products contained THC and, therefore, could not be sold across state lines or internationally. “No such federal legal barrier…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 12:48 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – FingerMotion Inc. (FNGR) Set for ‘Strong Foray’ into Insurtech, Predictive Services

FingerMotion (OTCQX: FNGR) operates primarily in China to deliver mobile tech-related services with an aim to acquire more than a billion customers for its mobile payment, mobile phone recharge platform and insurtech services through a step-by-step developmental strategy. “FingerMotion’s service offerings include telecommunication products and services and SMS and MMS services, the company’s core revenue sources, as well as the rich communication services and big-data insights launching this year,” reads a recent article discussing the company’s positioning. “The big data product has the potential to provide the foundation for the company’s ‘strong foray’ into insurtech offerings as well as predictive…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 12:35 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Ideanomics Inc. (NASDAQ: IDEX) Holds Unique View Across EV Value Chain

Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) is a global company facilitating the adoption of commercial electric vehicles and supporting next-generation financial services and fintech products. The global company is driving next generation solutions to energy consumption and, through its Ideanomics Mobility division, has evolved into a synergistic ecosystem of subsidiaries and investments in the electric vehicle (“EV”) industry. A recent article regarding this quotes Ideanomics CEO Alf Poor, stating “We have a unique view across what we believe is the EV value chain because we have operations in China, South Asia, in Malaysia, in Europe and in North America, and we have interesting…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 12:27 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – First Energy Metals Ltd. (CSE: FE) (OTCQB: FEMFF) Releases Additional Assay Results from Augustus Lithium Property

First Energy Metals (CSE: FE) (OTCQB: FEMFF), a publicly traded Canadian mineral exploration company, has announced additional assay results from the channel sampling program conducted at its Augustus Lithium Property in Quebec. The samples taken from the Beluga Pegmatite of the Canadian Lithium Prospect cut a 31-meter-wide section with an average of 0.37% lithium oxide (Li2O), which includes four meters of spodumene pegmatite at 1.20$ Li2O. The company has been doing continuous ground exploration work since February with the objective of locating and confirming historical lithium pegmatite occurrences on two of its locations: Augustus and Canadian Lithium Prospects. The work, which includes field exploration…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 12:19 pm

NetworkNewsBreaks – Genprex Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) Commences Site Recruitment for Acclaim-2 Clinical Trial

Genprex (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing treatments for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced it has commenced clinical trial site recruitment for its upcoming Acclaim-2 clinical trial for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”). An open-label, multicenter Phase 1/2 clinical trial, Acclaim-2 combines Genprex’s lead drug candidate, REQORSA(TM) immunogene therapy, with Merck & Co Inc.’s Keytruda in patients with late-stage NSCLC who are low expressors (1% to 49%) of the protein programmed death-ligand 1 ("PD-L1"). “Our clinical team remains focused on engaging with leading clinical investigators and esteemed research institutions in…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 11:57 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) Launches New Line, Implements Changes Under New Leadership

The Green Organic Dutchman (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) has launched a new line of premium organically grown cannabis. The new line comes as a result of the company’s new leadership organization, which started in fall 2020 and focused on restoring TGOD’s position as a premium organic cannabis brand. In addition to the new product line the company has implemented new cultivation and processing methods and updated label and packaging to improve transparency and reduce environmental impact. Finally, all TGOD premium organic whole flower cannabis products feature THC levels of at least 20%. "Our new leadership team started in the fall…

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TuesdayMay 04, 2021 11:45 am

NetworkNewsBreaks – Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (CSE: NTAR) (NEO: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (FSE: N29) Featured in Stock2Me Podcast

Nextech (CSE: NTAR) (NEO: NTAR) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (FSE: N29), a leading provider of web-based augmented reality for e-commerce, advertising and virtual events, was featured in the latest episode of The Stock2Me Podcast, an InvestorBrandNetwork (“IBN”) solution to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels. Nextech President Paul Duffy joined the latest episode to discuss the company’s technology and its distinct capability to augment views and superimpose holograms to physical locations. “What makes us different is that we put augmented reality into everything that we do. AR is the ability to take photorealistic objects – it could be people, products…

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