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TuesdayNov 08, 2016 10:27 am

Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Announces Launch of Unified Payments Gift Card Application

Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced the launch of its proprietary gift card application for smart payment terminals. The United Payments gift card application, which made its initial debut last month at the Money 2020 event in Las Vegas, offers small and medium-sized businesses an intuitive way to provide a full suite of gift card-related services to customers, including issuance of new cards, adding value to cards, transferring value between cards, accepting payments using gift cards and checking card balance. Building on Net Element’s existing omni-channel gift and loyalty platform, the Unified Payments gift card application…

TuesdayNov 08, 2016 9:19 am

Aerie Pharmaceuticals (AERI) Eyeing Innovative Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Therapies

Aerie Pharmaceuticals. Inc. (NASDAQ: AERI) is a publicly traded clinical stage pharmaceutical company focusing on the discovery of innovative treatments for glaucoma and other eye ailments. Its leading product candidates, Rhopressa™ and Roclatan™, are believed to be effective for most glaucoma patients, based on clinical trials results, and are currently in different stages of development in view of commercialization. It is estimated that glaucoma patients make up the largest segment of the worldwide ophthalmic market, with glaucoma products and therapies exceeding $4.7 billion in global sales. According to National Eye Institute statistics, there are more than 2.7 million glaucoma patients…

MondayNov 07, 2016 12:14 pm

New OTCQX Best Market Initiatives Make Going and Being Public Less Painful

Recently disclosed developments to the OTCQX Best Market platform are likely to reduce the pain of going and being public for both domestic and foreign companies. In a note to clients, Jason Paltrowitz, Executive VP of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group, outlined the enhancements, which include access by companies to globally recognized quantitative research coverage, a tightening of eligibility requirements, reduced compliance costs, increased transparency by making compliance status available to broker-dealers, and new promotional tools for companies to reach investors. OTC Markets Group will work with Morningstar®, a leading provider of independent investment research, to provide OTCQX companies…

MondayNov 07, 2016 10:41 am

Singlepoint, Inc. (SING) Offers a Closer Look at SingleSeed Subsidiary

Before the opening bell, Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) gave prospective shareholders some additional insight into its plan to become one of the cannabis industry’s first merchant processors through its SingleSeed subsidiary. The update comes on the eve of a landmark Election Day during which five states will vote on ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis for recreational use, while four others will be voting to either expand or establish the availability of medical marijuana. If all of these measures pass, the total number of states with comprehensive medical marijuana laws would grow to 28, and, thanks in part to the massive…

MondayNov 07, 2016 9:35 am

Soligenix, Inc. (SNGX) Late-Stage Biopharma with Bedrock Funding Primed for Commercial Success, Ready to Uplist to NASDAQ

For a late-stage rare diseases focused boipharma innovator like Soligenix (OTCQB: SNGX), with up to $58 million of support for its Vaccines/BioDefense segment coming directly from NIAID contract funding (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the NIH), recent news about the success of its BioTherapeutics segment is propitiously timed, amid the company’s move to uplist to NASDAQ. The company enthusiastically executed a 1:10 reverse split early last month (http://nnw.fm/FP0Gt) in preparation for the uplisting, confident that the diligent advancement of its rare diseases pipeline over the preceding years has positioned Soligenix for commercial success, with multiple…

FridayNov 04, 2016 2:20 pm

Singlepoint, Inc. (SING) CEO Discusses Relaunch of SingleSeed on MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon

Before the opening bell, Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) was announced as a featured company on this week’s episode of MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon. MoneyTV is an internationally syndicated television program about “money and what makes it happen.” The show includes informative interviews with company CEOs, offering prospective investors insight into their operations and outlooks for the future. To view this week’s program, visit www.MoneyTV.net In the interview, Greg Lambrecht, chief executive officer of Singlepoint, gave shareholders an update on the awakening of the company’s SingleSeed subsidiary, which is focused on providing credit card processing solutions for the rapidly expanding cannabis…

FridayNov 04, 2016 1:22 pm

OurPet’s Company’s (OPCO) Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar gets a Nod from the Vet

At this year’s SuperZoo, The National Show for Pet Retailers that ran from July 31 – August 4 in Las Vegas, innovative pet care outfit OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) launched its new OurPets® Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter™ with Biochar (http://nnw.fm/MJyp8). The timing was opportune. It seems there is growing awareness of biochar’s benefits. In a recent interview (http://nnw.fm/tGR6Q), well-known veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker, DVM discussed the virtues of this unique form of charcoal as litter material for cats. Biochar has a huge surface area because of its porosity. It is also hugely recalcitrant, and so holds on to nutrients, water…

FridayNov 04, 2016 12:03 pm

New OTCQX Best Market International Interlisting Rules Increase Investor Introductions

Proposed amendments to the listing rules for the OTCQX Best Market are likely to benefit international companies. The rules, which will become effective from January 1, 2017, should make it easier for Canadian and other foreign companies to establish a secondary market in their shares for U.S. investors. For historical reasons, an OTC listing had come to be synonymous with penny stocks. The earliest OTC precursor, Roger Babson’s National Quotation Bureau (NQB), published a directory of broker-dealer quotations on slips of pink paper: the notorious “Pink Sheets”. Today, the OTC Markets Group is a different animal. It still lists penny…

FridayNov 04, 2016 9:14 am

Singlepoint, Inc. (SING) Subsidiary Set to Capitalize on $6 Billion Cannabis Industry Transactions

The marijuana industry is growing at a fast and steady pace, being set to reach $6.7 billion by the end of the year and approximately $20.6 billion by 2020 – making it one of the fastest growing sectors in the United States economy. The figures could go even higher as demand continues to grow and nine more states are voting next week on legalizing either medical or recreational marijuana use. To help the industry face new challenges and its expanding reach, Singlepoint, Inc. (OTC: SING) subsidiary SingleSeed (http://nnw.fm/voH36) is awakening from a quiet period to provide state-of-the-art payment solutions and…

ThursdayNov 03, 2016 3:41 pm

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Positioned for Growth Within the $60 Billion Pet Industry

The future of OurPet’s Company (http://nnw.fm/ZY4Px) (OTCQX: OPCO), a producer of innovative pet related products, is looking bright thanks to the growth of the pets industry since 2014. Since its foundation in 1995, OurPet’s Company has been dedicated to providing nutritional, medical, physical, and emotional stimulation and value to pets across the U.S. But, the pet industry has never looked as strong as today. As warmer weather than usual crosses the U.S., sales have boomed in both veterinary and non-medical services. Spending for 2015 came in at a record $60.28 billion, and this figure is expected to grow by the…

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