MondayJun 16, 2014 10:00 am

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (VSTA) Expands IP Portfolio, Awarded Canadian Patent Coverage

VistaGen Therapeutics, a biotech company using proprietary pluripotent stem cell technology for drug rescue and regenerative medicine, has received from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office a Notice of Allowance for Canadian patent No. 2,684,022, entitled "Mesoderm and Definitive Endoderm Cell Populations." This patent, which is exclusively licensed to VistaGen by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, will expand VistaGen's intellectual property portfolio for pluripotent stem cell culture systems that produce human cells of the endoderm lineage, including liver, lung, pancreas, parathyroid and thyroid cells. The patent enables the company to extend its research into the…

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MondayJun 16, 2014 8:36 am

Raptor Resources Holdings Inc. (RRHI) Explores the Dodge Mine

Raptor Resources is in the mineral resource acquisition, exploration, development, production, and distri-bution business. Raptor Resources serves as the holding company for Mabwe Minerals, a natural resources and hard as-set company occupied with the mining, logistics, and sale of industrial minerals and metals. Raptor Re-sources owns 90 million shares, or approximately 64%, of Mabwe Minerals’ issued and outstanding shares of common stock, a notable share of the company. Raptor Resources and Mabwe Minerals are focused primarily on recovering barite and limestone from the Dodge Mine, which is based in Zimbabwe. In line with Raptor Resources’ other existing projects, which are…

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FridayJun 13, 2014 3:09 pm

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (VSTA) Stands to Reverse Tremendous Costs of Drug Failure with Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

For 16 years, California-based VistaGen Therapeutics has worked with key collaborators to develop proprietary technologies which produce several types of several types of mature, functional adult human cells for drug rescue application. In its drug rescue model, the company leverages its two biological assay systems, CardioSafe 3D™ and LiverSafe 3D™, and modern medicinal chemistry to generate novel, safer variants of once-promising drug candidates that were terminated due to unexpected heart or liver safety issues. In laymen’s terms, “drug rescue” refers to research and development efforts that use small molecule drug candidates that had been discovered and validated in medical efficacy…

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FridayJun 13, 2014 2:41 pm

Well Power, Inc. (WPWR) Takes Aim at Growing Gas Flaring Concerns

Well Power, Inc. is in a unique position of holding the licensing rights to Texas as well as the first right of refusal on other U.S. states to a technology that converts waste natural gas into clean energy and engineered fuels. The company is aptly located along the energy corridor of Houston, Texas, the fourth-largest city in the United States and one recognized worldwide for its rich oil and natural gas industry. Via partnership with the license holder, ME Resource Corp. (MEC), Well Power continuously seeks out opportunities to apply its Micro-Refinery Unit (MRU) technology as a solution to the…

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FridayJun 13, 2014 10:50 am

Great Plains Holdings, Inc. (GTPH) Charts Course for Continued Success, Leveraging Past Achievements

Rolling into the second half of 2014, Great Plains Holdings is holding a progressive pace toward achieving management’s goals to diversify its asset holdings while remaining debt free. If the last six months of the company’s history are a precursor, Great Plains has the momentum to do so. Founded in 1999, Great Plains really picked up steam when current CEO Kent Campbell and President Denis Espinoza joined the company in September 2013. Both experienced businessmen, Campbell and Espinoza hit the ground running, giving the company a cash injection and a blast of fresh energy. Today, Great Plains operates through two…

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ThursdayJun 12, 2014 6:13 pm

Cal-Bay International, Inc. (CBYI) Portfolio Comprised of Cutting-Edge Technology, Diversification

Cal-Bay International is a diversified holding company seeking out operational business acquisitions to add to its unique portfolio of subsidiaries. The company’s overarching mission is to develop multiple profit centers and residual income that feed into a consolidated, stable, and sustainable financial environment for the parent company and its holdings. Cal-Bay’s Pharmacy Vending division is developing Pharmacy-Vend, a proprietary automated kiosk vending system that operates similar to bank ATMs to disperse prescription medications directly to patients and then allows them to complete the payment transaction via credit card or debit card. This provides patients with immediate access to acute medications…

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ThursdayJun 12, 2014 9:45 am

Mabwe Minerals, Inc. (MBMI): Enhancing Safety in the Oil & Gas Industry

Many people probably recall seeing an old movie showing an oil gusher. When the drill bit breaches the high pressure zone containing hydrocarbons, the oil travels up the well at a very high rate, forcing out the drill string and creating a gusher that shoots 200 feet or higher into the air. The oilmen, happy upon discovering their new-found wealth, are joyfully splashing about in the oil. Of course, the Hollywood reality is quite far removed from the reality as this gusher, more properly known as a blowout, typically was fatal to the workers involved in the drilling as flying…

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WednesdayJun 11, 2014 6:28 pm

Armco Metals Holdings, Inc. (AMCO) Prepared to Scale Business with New Credit Approval and Green Light on Valuable Scrap Commodities Import

Over the past decade, Armco Metals has steadily evolved from a foreign enterprise into a global powerhouse of imported metal ore and metal recycling. As one of China’s largest metal recyclers, Armco Metals has established and enjoys strong customer relationships with some of the fastest growing steel producing mills and foundries. More than 100 small-sized and medium-sized metal manufacturing enterprises are partnered with Armco Metals for their product needs. Armco Metals has a growing product portfolio, which includes ferrous and non-ferrous ore, iron ore, chrome ore, nickel ore, magnesium, copper ore, manganese ore, steel billet, and recycled scrap metals. For…

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WednesdayJun 11, 2014 6:18 pm

Ecrypt Technologies, Inc. (ECRY) Provides Secure Encrypted Adaptation Ahead of Rapidly Evolving Cybercrime Risks

Ecrypt Technologies continues to carve out a sizeable niche in the increasingly hectic cybersecurity space through its easy-to-use, military-strength secure encrypted email platform, Ecrypt One. The company is also securing its foothold through its comprehensive network security consulting services designed to help any size or scale company overhaul their information systems and shield against the substantial losses associated with security breaches and compromised data. With rapidly evolving cybercrime threats such as the business-targeting Gameover ZeuS and its individual-targeting Cryptolocker malware dropper (which infected more than 1 million computers worldwide and obtained access to some $2 billion in financial accounts), the…

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WednesdayJun 11, 2014 2:38 pm

Kallo, Inc. (KALO) Demonstrates Progressive Ability to Achieve Company Initiatives

In June, 2013, Kallo, Inc., publicly voiced its desire to help improve the quality and efficiency of care for Ghanaians. The strategy was to partner with government officials to provide a singular solution that would addresses business issues for hospitals, physician practice, Ministry of Health and health care organizations. By implementing its mobile clinical setup with comprehensive diagnostic capabilities for basic and mid-tier medical care, Kallo’s plan was aimed at enhancing health care delivery services in areas such as rural health care delivery, diagnosis and treatment, response and disaster management, and even presidential entourage. In January, 2014, Kallo reached its…

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