WednesdayMar 20, 2013 2:57 pm

Ivanhoe Energy, Inc. (IVAN) Strategic Global Alliance with SBM Offshore to Produce Ultimate Offshore Heavy Oil Production/Upgrading Solution

Ivanhoe Energy dropped some big news today as the announcement was made of a global strategic alliance with one of the modern masters of offshore production logistics, SBM offshore.  It is a marriage of technical expertise designed to fully exploit the largely untapped offshore heavy oil assets around the world via the creation of so-called FPUSO craft (floating, production, upgrading, storage, and offloading). Brilliant strategic play by IVAN here, whose proprietary HTL (Heavy-to-Light) oil upgrading process, which renders out a high-value synthetic crude with massively improved viscosity, makes exploitation of heavy oil a localizable, economic operation, requiring only a relatively…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 2:46 pm

The Aristocrat Group Corp. (ASCC) to Bring a Second Vodka Brand to Market

Even as the Aristocrat Group Corp. prepares for the launch of its debut ultra-premium vodka, the company isn’t slowing down on its ambitious release schedule. Today, ASCC announced that it’s already begun work formulating the next spirit to hit store shelves from its brand management division, Luxuria Brands. “While the product label for our debut vodka is awaiting approval by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), all of our creative energy is being put into the second brand of vodka that we plan to release this year,” said ASCC CEO Robert Federowicz. “This new spirit will stand…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 2:21 pm

VIASPACE, Inc. (VSPC) and the Need for Baseload Power

The ongoing revolution in renewable energy has led to a wide range of proposed solutions, with wind and solar being the most prominent. Led by industry giants like Denmark’s Vestas and China’s Sinovel, companies are planting wind turbines taller than a 30-story building on land and in coastal waters, laying new lines to carry the generated electricity to the population centers where the power is needed. In the case of solar, sites thousands of acres in size are being covered with PV panels or mirrors, transforming the sun’s rays into hundreds of megawatts, with plans for much larger sites already…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 9:42 am

Soul and Vibe Interactive, Inc. (SOUL) to Build Business at Game Connection Conference

Game Connection 2013 is being held in San Francisco, March 25th through the 27th, and is expected to draw roughly 1,000 key players from around the world representing the games industry, including game companies, publishers, distributors, investors, and IP owners. The conference is a major opportunity for deal making, with the average deal value at the conferences reportedly in the $400,000 range. It’s also notable that 90% of attendees expect direct business to result from the conference. The CEO and President of Soul and Vibe Interactive, Peter Anthony Chiodo (“Tony”), will attend the popular conference, meeting with developers and exploring…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 9:33 am

Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (CXM) Builds a Diverse Approach to the Medical and Health Marketplace

Cardium Therapeutics is implementing a broad-based strategy of engaging the medical and health marketplace, focused on opportunities offering a clear path to monetization. Generx, Cardium’s lead clinical development product candidate, is unique in its ability to stimulate the growth of blood vessels in the heart for patients with insufficient blood flow as the result of cardiovascular disease. Instead of invasive and terribly expensive operations such as coronary angioplasty or bypass surgery, or taking traditional anti-anginal drugs that simply treat the pain, Cardium’s Generx product candidate offers a potential non-surgical and less expensive therapeutic option. This is of special importance in…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 9:04 am

EMCORE Corp. (EMKR) Announces First openGear® IF- and L-Band Fiber Optic Cards for Headend RF Signal Distribution and Interfacility Links

EMOCORE Corp., a prominent supplier of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optics and solar power industries, announced today the company has debuted the industry’s first high-performance openGear® Wideband Optical Links for IF, L and wideband RF signal distribution and interfacility links. These cutting edge EMCORE OPG-1L series transmitters and receivers will deliver transparent signal transport between broadcast or cable network antenna facilities and control room terminal equipment. openGear has been designed to give customers a flexible and advanced terminal equipment solution featuring the ability to choose equipment without investing in multiple frame standards. The EMCORE OPG-1L series…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 9:01 am

Capstone Turbine Corp. (CPST) Announces Receipt of Orders Totaling 5MW from Distributor in Mexico

Capstone Turbine, the world's leading clean-technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced that it received orders from one of its Mexican distributors totaling five megawatts. The orders were received by DTC Soluciones Inmobiliarias SA de CV from industrial customers in Mexico. Each system that was purchased will showcase the efficiency of the Capstone microturbine technology which utilizes the waste exhaust in a combined heat and power (CHP) plant. A global leader in plastic and aluminum closure systems purchased the largest order, a 2.6MW project for a combined cooling heating and power (CCHP) plant, and is to be installed at…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 8:59 am

Medifirst Solutions, Inc. (MFST) Licenses King Media “Successful Child” Brand to Address America’s Mental Health Challenges

Medifirst Solutions pursues innovative medical and healthcare products and technologies that it can use as a pipeline to allow for the distribution of new products and services. The company’s most recent endeavor is its license agreement with King Media, Inc., under which Medifirst will use King Media’s “Successful Child” name and brand for a range of products centered on “hot button” issues. The agreement creates a pathway for Medifirst to address issues such as mental illness and special needs as it uses the name brand to develop products such as news and information resources that will be available on mobile apps,…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 8:50 am

Dallas High Rises Select Viscount Systems, Inc. (VSYS) Freedom Access Control Technology

Viscount Systems, a leading-edge, high technology supplier of security systems and software, today announced the delivery of the first of several systems to secure a multi-building high-rise complex in Dallas. The systems include a full complement of Freedom access control technology for securing doors, monitoring alarms, and controlling elevators as well as MESH touch-screen systems. “We are pleased to continue to expand our regional and vertical coverage of Freedom,” noted Stephen Pineau, CEO of Viscount. “Our technology offers a compelling value proposition for both government and commercial end-users to improve security while reducing cost. This contract is an example of…

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WednesdayMar 20, 2013 8:39 am

Rainbow Coral Corp. (RBCC) Signs JV Agreement with Cutting-Edge Drug Delivery Company

Today before the opening bell, the biotech division of Rainbow Coral announced it has formed a Joint Venture (JV) with TheraKine to solve the problems presented by systemic drug delivery. The new JV is an extension of the company’s bold expansion into the $60 billion global drug delivery market. TheraKine is the developer of a revolutionary, sustained-release drug delivery platform that could soon make local delivery of biologic agents and small molecules safer, more effective, and more convenient than ever before. The company has developed and patented these novel, tunable technologies with the potential to enable selective, site-specific drug delivery,…

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