NA Proactive news snapshot: Todos Medical, Kainantu Resources, CleanSpark, Arcadia Biosciences UPDATE …

Todos Medical Ltd (OTCQB:TOMDF) has announced the initiation of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of antiviral Tollovir for the treatment of hospitalized coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The trial is being conducted at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, and will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Tollovir, the company said. Tollovir is a patent-pending therapeutic agent being developed through a joint venture between Todos and NLC Pharma. It is among 3CL protease inhibitors that are targeted as desirable candidates for the development of antiviral therapies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. Kainantu Resources Ltd (CVE:KRL) has said it is expecting “encouraging” results in the next few months from exploration work at its KRL North project in Papua New Guinea. The Canadian junior is in the midst of a stream sediment and soil sampling program to pinpoint more potential porphyry-related alteration and mineralization targets within the project area, which is located in the Kainantu region of the country. Kainantu also said that it had reached a long-term access deal with local landholders, which it termed a “key milestone” in field activities on the property. CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK) has reported that its executed microgrid sales contracts have increased by 220% since February 12, 2021, to more than $23.5 million as of April 18. The company also said it produced more than 144 Bitcoins during the quarter that ended on March 31, while mining a total of 205 Bitcoins since acquiring its cryptocurrency operations on December 10. “From having 95% non-carbon-based electricity powering our mining operations, to our rapidly-growing partnership program, it's clear that our focus on an ESG-centered approach to growth continues to be validated,” CleanSpark executive chairman Matthew Schultz said in a statement.    Arcadia Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:RKDA) said it has acquired, through Arcadia SPA SL, the assets of Spanish food ingredients company Agrasys SA. By acquiring the physical and intellectual property assets of the Barcelona-based company, Arcadia said it will commercialize Tritordeum -- a proprietary cereal grain. The grain was developed at the Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IAS-CSIC), the largest public institution dedicated to agricultural research in Spain. The grain was subsequently licensed exclusively to Agrasys for commercialization. TomaGold Corporation (CVE:LOT) (OTCMKTS:TOGOF) (FRA:OTM) revealed that it has signed two agreements for the acquisition of interests and mineral properties aimed at strengthening its position around the Obalski and Monster Lake properties. The Montreal-based mineral exploration corporation has signed an agreement with Visible Gold Mines to acquire its 30% interest in the Hazeur property, located just south of Monster Lake and Monster Lake East in a cash-and-stock deal. TomaGold has also signed an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in 46 claims located just south of the Obalski property. Predictmedix Inc (CSE:PMED) (OTCQB:PMEDF) has announced the deployment of its Safe Entry Station screening systems at four key office towers in downtown Calgary and Edmonton, in partnership with Apsen Properties and Juiceworks Exhibits. The Edison, Palliser Complex and The Ampersand buildings in Calgary, along with the Bell Tower in Edmonton will now be equipped to provide an infectious disease symptom screening option for tenants, the company said. The contract is for multiple units and spans two years. The Safe Entry Stations rely on military-grade multispectral cameras paired with proprietary, clinically-based artificial intelligence algorithms to check for multiple symptoms associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) and immediately deliver an assessment Aurion Resources Ltd (CVE:AU) (OTCQX:AIRRF) has kicked off its new exploration program at its Risti and Launi properties in Finland. The company said that it had started a diamond drilling program as well as till sampling on the two properties located in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. Drilling is designed to test a number of target areas including the high-grade Aamurusko and Notches prospects at Risti and the Hinge Zone prospect at Launi East. Sanatana Resources Inc (CVE:STA) said it has inked a deal to acquire an interest in a new copper-gold project in British Columbia’s famed Golden Triangle region. The company has signed a letter of intent with ArcWest Exploration Inc (CVE:AWX) to earn-in on the Oweegee Dome porphyry project in the region. Oweegee Dome is located around 45 kilometres east of Seabridge Gold’s KSM-Iron Cap porphyry copper-gold project. Green Battery Minerals Inc (CVE:GEM) (OTCMKTS:GBMIF) (FRA:BK2P) has outlined a two-year path to advance its wholly-owned Berkwood Graphite resource in Quebec, from which it aims to provide materials for the growing electric vehicle (EV) industry.  Among the stepping stones is the development, currently underway, of anode material to make a test battery.  Already completed in this process has been the extraction and crushing of rock, while floating (for separation) is underway. Still pending is purifying the graphite to 99.95% using a clean alkaline process and sphericalzing, which would add $1,000 per ton to any potential sales price, according to the company. Newrange Gold Corp. (CVE:NRG) (OTCMKTS:NRGOF) (FRA:X6C) has announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $1 million consisting of 6,250,000 flow-through units (FT units) of the company at a price of $0.16 each.  Additionally, the company said it has closed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $705,400 consisting of 5,878,332 non-flow-through units (NFT Units).  The second and final tranche of approximately $1,294,600 is expected to close within about a week and is fully subscribed. Cloud DX Inc. (CVE:CDX) said that Robert Kaul, the company's chief executive officer, and his team joined Daniel Lubienietzky, manager, Life Sciences, TMX Group to celebrate Cloud DX's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange and open the market on Monday, April 19, 2021. The client feature video begin playing on the TMX media wall at approximately 9.27am ET and the markets will open with the sound of a siren at 9.30am ET. The Good Shroom Co Inc. (CVE:MUSH), previously Cluny Capital Corp, (CVE:CLN.H), a Toronto Venture Exchange (TSX) capital pool company, has announced the completion of its qualifying transaction, which involved the amalgamation of Teonan Biomedical Inc. with the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, as part of a three-cornered amalgamation between the parties. Immediately prior to the transaction, the company was continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act, its outstanding common shares were consolidated on a 3 for 1 basis and, the company changed its name to The Good Shroom Co Inc. (Les Bons Champignons Inc.). Golden Minerals Company (NYSEAMERICAN:AUMN) (TSE:AUMN) (FRA:7GB) told investors that it is on track to meet its annual production guidance for 2021 after its 1Q production figures showed stable output from its Mexican operations. The miner produced 1,559 gold equivalent ounces and sold 1,054 ounces in the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, from its Rodeo mine. Those figures put Colorado-based Golden Minerals on pace for annual production of 12,000 to 14,000 ounces of gold in 2021, the company said in a statement.  Codebase Ventures Inc (CSE:CODE) (FRA:C5B) (OTCQB:BKLLF) has announced that recent investee InstaCoin Technologies Ltd, a newly formed UK entity, has submitted a non-fungible token (NFT) app to the Apple App Store platform. The app, which is expected to have an imminent release, is designed to simplify the creation of NFT assets from a user's social media. It has gone through extensive scale and blockchain testing, the company said and has full language compatibility with the Chinese markets and European block. NFTs are the new and most popular way to sell digital content across the world, Codebase said, but until now the focus has been on large-value sales. The InstaCoin app is meant to bring the creation and auction element to the everyday person. Vicinity Motor Corp (CVE:VMC) (OTCQX:BUSXF) (FRA:6LG), formerly known as Grande West Transportation Group, has announced the receipt of a new purchase order with a leading Canadian provincial public transportation provider for 15 buses for a total value of over $6 million. Per the terms of the supply agreement, the company said the transit authority has ordered its 30-foot Vicinity buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).  Vicinity added that it expects delivery of the buses in the first half of 2022.  Aurion Resources Ltd (CVE:AU) (OTCQX:AIRRF) has kicked off its new exploration program at its Risti and Launi properties in Finland. The company said that it had started a diamond drilling program as well as till sampling on the two properties located in the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt. Drilling is designed to test a number of target areas including the high-grade Aamurusko and Notches prospects at Risti and the Hinge Zone prospect at Launi East. Hillcrest Energy Technologies Ltd (CSE:HEAT) (OTCMKTS:HLRTF) (FRA:7HIA) said it has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to acquire an initial 30% equity interest in a privately-held electric vehicle (EV) equipment supplier (EV Deal Co) based out of British Columbia, Canada. Hillcrest said EV Deal Co offers its customers total charging solutions, including EV charging stations and software solutions that include proprietary management system software, mobile and web applications. Australis Capital Inc (CSE:AUSA) (OTCMKTS:AUSAF) (FRA:AC4) announced that through its majority-owned subsidiary ALPS, it has struck an agreement with Arizona's largest cannabis wholesaler, Copperstate Farms Management LLC for expanded capacity and expanded product lines. Copperstate Farms operates a 40-acre, 1.7 million-square-foot greenhouse in Snowflake, Arizona, cultivating medical and adult-use cannabis. The contract with ALPS will have an initial term of two years and is expected to consist of two phases. “Total contract value over two years is anticipated to be up to $6 million,” said the company. Real Luck Group Ltd (CVE:LUCK) (OTCQB:LUKEF), doing business as Luckbox, has announced the addition of VALORANT wagering to its award-winning platform. The addition of VALORANT, a 5v5 first-person shooter game developed by Riot Games that launched in 2020, increases Luckbox's offering of esports betting types to 14. Luckbox said wagering on the game includes markets on Match winner, Correct Score, Maps Handicap, Total Maps, Round Handicap, and Total Rounds.  Clean Air Metals Inc (CVE:AIR) (OTCQB:CLRMF) (FRA:CKU) has announced new assay results from its drilling campaign at the Escape Lake Deposit currently underway with two drills at the company's Thunder Bay North project in Ontario. The specific highlights include: Hole ELR20-041 intersected 0.3 meters (m) of 8.17 grams per ton (g/t) palladium (Pd), 8.34 g/t platinum, 7.15% copper and 0.30% nickel from 341.5m – 341.8m downhole located in the Escape Lake Deposit area 350 m north of the centroid of the Escape South High-Grade Zone. Mirasol Resources Ltd (CVE:MRZ) (OTCPINK:MRZLF) (FRA:M8R), the project generator, is partnering up with Argentina-focused Patagonia Gold Corp on its Nico and Homenaje projects, the latter of which lies next to Patagonia's Cap Oeste mine. At Homenaje, which spans over 10,000 hectares and sits on the Deseado Massif gold-silver province, Patagonia will be able to earn an undivided 75% interest over six years by delivering a positive pre-feasibility study for a resource of no less than 300,000 ounces (oz) of gold-equivalent and spend at least US$2.55 million in exploration. At Nico, which sits 45 kilometres (km) and 80 km north of the Mina Martha and Manantial Espejo mines, operated by Patagonia and Pan American Silver, respectively, Mirasol has transferred its interest to Patagonia in exchange for a 1.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty. CytoDyn Inc (OTCQB:CYDY) said that it has submitted the crucial manufacturing section (CMC) of the application, for an interim order to Health Canada for its flagship drug leronlimab to be considered as a medical treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19), under a rolling review. Vancouver, Washington-based CytoDyn is developing leronlimab (PRO 140) for multiple indications. The company explained that the crucial part of the application documents the company’s “manufacturing practices are in full compliance with GMP requirements.” The company said it anticipates the remaining sections will be submitted in the “very near future.” Meanwhile, CytoDyn revealed separately  that the former president of the Philippines, Joseph Estrada, was administered leronlimab under compassionate special permit (CSP), among other medications, as a treatment for COVID-19. Idaho Champion Gold Mines Canada Inc (CSE:ITKO) (OTCQB:GLDRF) (FRA:1QB1) told investors it had identified a new gold target with 600 metres (m) of strike length at its Baner gold project in the US state of Idaho. Soil samples collected in October 2020 at the Angel target threw up very encouraging results, the company said, with anomalous gold found near the western boundary of the Orogrande Shear Zone (OSZ).  ImagineAR Inc (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF), an augmented reality company that enables sports teams, entertainers, brands and businesses to instantly create immersive global mobile phone AR campaigns, has said that it will officially be granted a seventh US patent next month. The company said it has received Notice from the US Patent and Trademark Office that the patent for its ‘Systems and Methods for Creating and Delivering Augmented Reality Content’ will be granted on May 4. The patent adds to ImagineAR’s deep intellectual property portfolio and is focused on augmented reality content creation and delivery. Kodiak Copper Corp (CVE:KDK) (OTCMKTS:KDKCF) (FRA:5DD1) has expanded its MPD project in Southern British Columbia to 14,716 hectares (ha) by acquiring all of the Axe copper-gold property, which has the potential to host large-scale copper-gold porphyry mineralization. Axe was purchased from Orogen Royalties (CVE:OGN) (OTCMKTS:EMRRF) (FRA:5EV), spans 4,980 ha, and comprises four drill-proven copper-gold porphyry centres with potential for additional targets similar to Kodiak's Gate zone discovery.say results from its drilling campaign at the Escape Lake Deposit currently underway with two drills at the company's Thunder Bay North project in Ontario. The specific highlights include: Hole ELR20-041 intersected 0.3 meters (m) of 8.17 grams per ton (g/t) palladium (Pd), 8.34 g/t platinum, 7.15% copper and 0.30% nickel from 341.5m – 341.8m downhole located in the Escape Lake Deposit area 350 m north of the centroid of the Escape South High-Grade Zone. Binovi Technologies Corp (CVE:VISN) (OTCQB:BNVIF) (FRA:2EYA) announced it has agreed to acquire software-based vision therapy company Samurai Motion Tracking Corp and its Computer-Aided Vision Therapy (CAVT) software for a total purchase price of C$2.5 million in Binovi stock. Binovi said CAVT is an extensive software package for developing eye tracking skills, visual thinking and processing skills, and binocular vision skills.  KULR Technology Group Inc. (OTCQB:KULR) has announced that Antonio Martinez will be its new vice president of Operations, responsible for managing day-to-day operations of the company’s manufacturing department as well as supporting strategic growth goals. Martinez joins KULR with over 37 years of leadership and worldwide manufacturing experience in Electronics Manufacturing and Operations, having spent most of his career at Pulse Electronics Corporation in the electronics manufacturing services industry. Most recently he served as Principal Program Manager of Jabil (NYSE: JBL) since 2015, managing business operations spanning Quality Assurance Readiness, Large Production Line Transfers, Project Management, Process Improvement with Increased Productivity, and Customer Qualification Support. PyroGenesis Canada Inc (TSE:PYR) (NASDAQ:PYR) (FRA:8PY) has announced that its cutting-edge Additive Manufacturing (AM) NexGen Powder production line is now in place and producing powders. The company said its NexGen Plasma Atomization System, with its production rate exceeding 25 kilograms per hour (kg/h), has shattered all published plasma-atomized production rates for titanium known to its management. As previously disclosed, there are several major top-tier aerospace companies and OEMs, awaiting powders from PyroGenesis’ new, state-of-the-art NexGen production line.  Virtual Investor Conferences, the leading proprietary investor conference series, has announced that the presentations from the April Technology Investor Conference are now available for on-demand viewing. To register and log-on to view the presentations, investors can use the following link: https://bit.ly/32zyDDT. The company presentations will be available 24/7 for 90 days. Investors, advisors and analysts may download shareholder materials from the "virtual trade booth" for the next three weeks. A real-time solution for investor engagement, Virtual Investor Conferences is part of OTC Market Group' Inc's (OTCQX:OTCM) suite of investor relations services specifically designed for more efficient Investor Access.  Replicating the look and feel of on-site investor conferences, Virtual Investor Conferences combine leading-edge conferencing and investor communications capabilities with a comprehensive global investor audience network. For more information about the program and to view a complete calendar of Virtual Investor Conferences, investors can visit www.virtualinvestorconferences.com. Virtual Investor Conferences has also announced the agenda for its upcoming conference focused on Critical and Strategic Minerals Investment Opportunities in the Province of Quebec. Individual investors, institutional investors, advisors, and analysts are invited to listen to the executive management of mining companies discuss their property positions, development schedules, market opportunity, and investment highlights. The event will also feature welcome remarks and keynote presentations from Quebec government officials and Dr Abel Bosum, Grand Chief: Chairman, Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) Cree Nation Government and a luncheon panel featuring industry experts discussing financing critical and strategic mineral opportunities. "I am delighted to take part in the Critical and Strategic Minerals Investment Opportunities in Quebec Conference," said Catherine Loubier, Delegate General of Quebec in New York. "Quebec has a deep expertise in mining and holds abundant critical and strategic minerals. The companies taking part in this event are a testimony to that. I'm confident that US investors and partners will gain further appreciation of Quebec's mining industry during the conference. With abundant and affordable hydropower, as well as excellent track records on the environment and in community relations, Quebec is poised to generate considerable interest. We are thankful to our partners OTC Markets, Murdock Capital Partners and TAA Advisory for this event." The program opens at 9.15am ET, with the first webcast at 9.30am AM ET on Thursday, April 22, 2021.  Investors can register for the event at: https://bit.ly/2Q63KnT American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML), which is in the process of changing its name to American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), has said Menka Sethi, its chief operating officer will be a panelist in the upcoming Zero Emission Transportation Association's (ZETA) event discussing electric vehicles and the electrification of the transportation sector. ZETA is hosting the panel as part of U.S. Climate Action week on April 20, 2021, at 1.00pm. EST complementing the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by US President Joe Biden. With the panel just a few days before Earth Day, ZETA members including Proterra, EVgo, PG&E, as well as ABTC, will bring their expertise to the table to talk about the benefits of electrification. "ABTC is a proud ZETA member and has built a clean technology platform that increases production of critical materials used in the batteries that power electric cars, aligning with ZETA's pillar of encouraging domestic manufacturing across the entire EV supply chain," stated Sethi. "I am looking forward to sharing our expertise and complementary vision with fellow ZETA member organizations to discuss why battery recycling is a required component for the U.S. to transition to electric vehicles and secure domestic production through environmentally sustainable processes." To register for the panel, investors can use the following link: https://www.zeta2030.org/news/electric-by-2030-the-urgency-and-opportunity-in-electrifying-the-u-s-transportation-sector/ Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corp. (CSE:CANN) (OTCQX:HERTF) has said that at the company’s annual general and special meeting held on April 16, 2021, shareholders approved all of the items put forth, including the election of Donald Ziraldo, Celine Arsenault, Maxwell Gerard, Graeme Staley, and Clint Sharples as directors; the appointment of Davidson & Company as auditor; a special resolution approving an amendment to the articles of incorporation of the company at a future date to consolidate all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company on the ration announced on March 1, 2021) with the final ratio to be determined by the board of directors of the company; and resolutions approving an increase in the number of shares to be reserved for issuance under the company’s Restricted Share Unit (RSU) Plan and amending certain aspects of the RSU plan. Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (CSE:PLTH) (OTCQB:PLNHF), a leading vertically-integrated Nevada cannabis company, has announced the grant of 4,082,474 restricted stock units (RSUs awarded to officers, directors, and employees under the company's plan which will vest in three equal tranches, on November 1, 2021, November 1, 2022, and November 1, 2023, unless otherwise varied. Green Battery Minerals Inc (CVE:GEM) said it has granted stock options to its directors, officers and consultants in the aggregate amount of one million common shares, exercisable at 20 cents, for five years. The option agreements are granted according to the company's stock option plan. Green Battery Minerals also said the TSX Venture Exchange had accepted for filing documentation with respect to a non-brokered private placement which will see the issue of 10,565,000 shares at a purchase price of 20 cents per share together with 10,565,000 share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 50 cents for a two-year period with 65 placees. Lions Bay Capital Inc. (CVE:LBI) said it has acquired ownership of an additional 1,056,000 units of Fidelity Minerals Corp. (CVE:FMN) at a price of $0.125 per unit for aggregate consideration of $132,000, pursuant to a non-brokered private placement. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share at a price of $0.15 per share until April 16, 2023. Prior to the acquisition, Lions Bay owned an aggregate of 23,010,311 Fidelity Minerals common shares, representing approximately 46.11% of the issued and outstanding common shares on an undiluted basis. As a result of the acquisition, it owns a total of 24,066,311 Fidelity Minerals common shares, representing approximately 40.24% of the issued and outstanding common shares on an undiluted basis. Lions Bay also owns warrants exercisable to acquire up to 13,471,583 common shares of the Issuer. If it were to exercise all of its warrants, it would then own 37,537,894 common shares of the Issuer, representing approximately 51.23% of the issued and outstanding shares of Fidelity Minerals on a partially diluted basis, assuming that no further common shares of the Issuer have been issued. Lions Bay said the securities acquired will be held for investment purposes. "We are very excited by the potential of the gold properties held by Fidelity. Lions Bay has been instrumental in the restructuring and strengthening of Fidelity's balance sheet. There is no doubt in our view, that two of the properties, Las Huaquillas and Las Brujas, are world-class, tier-one epithermal gold and porphyry targets," commented John Byrne, executive chairman of Lions Bay. Bragg Gaming Group (TSX:BRAG) (OTCMKTS:BRGGF) has said it intends to hold its annual and special meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2021, at 10.00am ET. In light of the impacts associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and subject to restrictions related to group gatherings at the time of the meeting, the company will conduct the meeting both via live audio webcast and in person. In order to mitigate potential risks to the health and safety of its shareholders, employees, communities and other stakeholders, the company encourages shareholders to vote by proxy and to attend the meeting via live audio webcast, rather than attending in-person. Shareholders attending via webcast will be afforded the opportunity to ask questions of management at the conclusion of the meeting. Webcast details for the meeting are as follows: Website - www.webex.com (click on "Join a Meeting" at the top right-hand side); Access Code: 187 863 5453; Password: pT2HarUS@34 (78242787 from phones and video systems); Dial-In: 1-833-311-4101 (U.S. Toll); Access Code: 187 863 5453. Victory Square Technologies Inc. (CSE:VST) (OTCQX:VSQTF) (FRA:6F6) has announced that it will be presenting at the Planet MicroCap Showcase: VIRTUAL on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at 2.30pm EST. The company said that its chief executive officer, Shafin Diamond Tejani and CGO Vahid Shababi will be hosting the presentation and answering questions from investors. To access the live presentation, investors can use the following link: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2059/40883. Management will also be participating in virtual one-on-one meetings throughout the event, which runs from April 21, 2021, through April 22, 2021. To book 1on1 investor meetings, and to watch Victory Square's presentation,  investors should register for the virtual event at https://planetmicrocapshowcase.com/signup. Aequus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX:AQS) (OTCQB:AQSZF), a Canadian based specialty pharmaceutical company, said it will be presenting at the 2021 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference. The company said its chairman and CEO, Doug Janzen, is scheduled to present at the conference on Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 at 8.30am PT (11.30am ET). The conference and presentation will be held virtually. To register, investors can use the following link: https://wsw.com/webcast/bloomburton6/register.aspx?conf=bloomburton6&page=aqs.v&url=https://wsw.com/webcast/bloomburton6/aqs.v/2869713 WeedMD Inc. (CVE:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FRA:4WE) has announced that George Scorsis, the company's CEO and executive chair, is scheduled to participate in the following upcoming investor events: Planet MicroCap Showcase Virtual Panel - The Global Cannabis Industry in 2021 on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at 8.00pm ET via the follow link https://planetmicrocapshowcase.com; and Prohibition Partners LIVE 2021 Global Virtual Cannabis Conference being held from  May 18 to May 20, 2021 via the following link https://prohibitionpartners.live/ OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Champion Iron Limited (ASX:CIA) (TSX: CIA) (OTCQX:CIAFF), an iron ore exploration and development company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTC Pink market. Upgrading to the OTCQX Market is an important step for companies seeking to provide transparent trading for their US investors.  For companies listed on a qualified international exchange, streamlined market standards enable them to utilize their home market reporting to make their information available in the US. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws.