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WednesdaySep 30, 2015 9:03 am

International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Develops Breakthrough Technology to Treat Osteoarthritis

International Stem Cell Corp., a biotechnology company developing novel stem cell-based therapies, announced that its scientific team has developed a robust innovative technology to generate functional articular cartilage from the patient's own skin or adipose tissue to treat osteoarthritis. ISCO believes this technology may allow the company to provide relief to patients suffering from osteoarthritic knee joints, as well as to those with shoulder joints and intervertebral spinal disk osteoarthritis. Ruslan Semechkin, ISCO’s chief scientific officer, stated, "While we are working on obtaining regulatory approval for the Parkinson's disease treatment in Australia, as well as in the US, we are…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 4:44 pm

Avant Diagnostics, Inc. (AVDX) Offers the Market’s First Large-Panel Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer

Avant Diagnostics, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a medical diagnostic company specializing in large panel biomarker screening. OvaDx is the company’s first test, a sophisticated microarray-based way to detect pre-symptomatic ovarian cancer by measuring the activation of the immune system in blood samples in response to early stage ovarian tumor cell development. Identifying the variations of specific genes in the genome is an expanding objective of genetic research, since variations are what define individual characteristics, including disease states or a statistical propensity for disease. Early detection of disease can provide options for earlier treatments that may improve the patient’s chances…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 1:18 pm

Galenfeha, Inc. (GLFH) Addresses Cost-Intensive Chemical Injection Programs through Release of Innovative iWaV System

With energy prices continuing to fall in recent months toward six-year lows, oil and gas exploration and production companies are scrambling to find cost savings in order to remain competitive. Throughout the first half of 2015, EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE: EOG) shifted its focus toward capital efficiency in order to better position itself to be successful in a lower commodity price environment, and other major North American producers, such as Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) and Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) highlighted similar strategies in their most recent financial updates. Despite these efforts to cut costs, environmental pressures remain at an…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 12:47 pm

On the Move Systems, Inc. (OMVS) Nearly Ready to Change the Face of the Trucking Industry Forever with its Uber-like Shared Economy Platform

Innovation in the world of trucking isn’t something you hear about every day, but it should be, given that if the American economy were a human body, trucking would be its veritable lifeblood. American Trucking Associations (ATA) data shows that roughly 68.8 percent of all domestic freight tonnage is handled by over-the-road trucking, and that overall industry revenues were up in 2014 by 2.6 percent, breaking the $700 billion mark for the first time in history. Moreover, 1.6 million Americans are employed by the industry, earning around $43,000 a year on average, and they moved just under 10 billion tons…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 10:05 am

Neah Power Systems, Inc. (NPWZ) Micro Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Tech Are Disruptive Technologies with Impact Spanning Multiple Markets

Neah Power System’s highly scalable, patented PowerChip® fuel cell technology acts as an instantly rechargeable battery that, once a given supply is depleted, can simply have its fuel cartridge swapped out to fully recharge the system. This core technology, in addition to the company’s formic acid reformer fuel cell system, Formira HOD™ (Hydrogen-on-Demand) and its BuzzBar Suite, designed to be the total, compact, off-grid charging solution for small electronics, has garnered NPWZ more and more attention from investors of late, due to the wide variety of applications such a portfolio covers. We are talking everything from UAVs for both the…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 9:27 am

The Aristocrat Group Corp. (ASCC) Ultra-Premium Handcrafted RWB Vodka to Sponsor VIP Suit at Vancouver Film Festival

The Aristocrat Group this morning reported that its top distilled spirits brand, Ultra-Premium Handcrafted RWB Vodka, will sponsor the VIP Filmmakers Suite this week at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF). VIFF is one of the five largest film festivals in North America, screening films from more than 70 countries on nine screens. Last year the festival attracted an audience of 144,000 in addition to 400 accredited film industry guests. The VIP Filmmakers Suite will play host to many of the festival’s most in-demand guests and attendees, providing ASCC an unparalleled branding opportunity with some of the North American film…

TuesdaySep 29, 2015 9:25 am

Hemp, Inc. (HEMP) Highlights Initiative to Legalize Industrial Hemp in North Carolina

Hemp, Inc. this morning reported that the hemp bill that replaced Senate Bill 313 could put the production of industrial hemp another step closer to legalization in North Carolina. The company pointed to a recent article by The News & Observer, "Hemp Farming Gets Support from NC House Panel," which states that if the bill successfully passes through Congress, an appointed N.C. Industrial Hemp Commission would manage a pilot program. The article also notes that the appointed commission would provide applications for hemp farming and coordinate research projects with N.C. State and N.C. A&T universities, falling in line with the…

MondaySep 28, 2015 1:19 pm

Giggles N’ Hugs, Inc. (GIGL) Offerings Gaining Attention with Conscientious Mall Shopping Parents with Children

Giggles N’ Hugs knows if it asks a good number of parents to describe their shopping experience with children 10 years and under, the word ‘impossible’ pops up over and over again. The reality is that busy parents are commonly faced with the predicament of needing to go to their local mall for one reason or another but also need to watch after their children at the same time. Mix in a sensory overloaded environment, time constraints and the normal hunger pangs that surface around noon or dinner time and parents find themselves faced with one of the more monumental…

MondaySep 28, 2015 1:11 pm

Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. (AWSL) Opens New Solar Energy Plant in Ontario

With a surge of interest in renewable energy comes many new developments that delve into ways of harnessing that energy. Atlantic Wind & Solar Inc. is happy to announce the opening of its $3 million 500 KW utility scale power plant in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The rooftop installation of 1,980 solar panels is anticipated to produce 12,600 megawatt hours of power to Ontario over the next twenty years. Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. makes utility scale sustainable energy plants all over the world including Canada, South America, South Asia, and the Caribbean. The company’s president and CEO John Wilkes stated,…

MondaySep 28, 2015 11:18 am

International Stem Cell Corp. (ISCO) Stem Cell Therapy Commercialization Progress on the Verge of Major Milestones

Stem cell technology’s real untilled and still extremely fertile soil is the therapeutics market, where injected cells could help repair damaged tissue systems and thus effectively treat many conditions, including degenerative ones, for which the current standard of care is often palliative at best. Dealing with the underlying cause of a given condition, through the gradual replacement and/or reinforcement of an impaired tissue system or organ using injected stem cells, represents a true paradigm shift in how we think about treating many of today’s most debilitating diseases. However, to tap into the rich spoils of this as yet largely undiscovered…

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