NA Proactive news snapshot: Zoglo's Incredible Food, Xigem Technologies, Bragg Gaming, Else Nutrition ...

Zoglo's Incredible Food Corp. has said that it will be listing 12 plant-based food products from its new Incredible product line in 130 Metro Inc. supermarket locations across Ontario. Metro is one of Canada's largest food retailers alongside Loblaw Companies Limited and Sobeys Inc., with over 950 food storefronts including 326 supermarkets under the Metro banner in Quebec and Ontario. "We are very pleased to bring Zoglo's innovative and flavourful products to Metro supermarket customers across Ontario," said Anthony Morello, CEO of Zoglo's in a statement. "The rollout is part of our strategic go-to-market initiatives aimed to accelerate consumer adoption and increase brand awareness." Xigem Technologies Corporation revealed that it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of cloud-based, peer-to-peer payment app FOOi through a $500,000 all-stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, the Toronto-based technology company has acquired substantially all the assets of FOOi Inc for $500,000 through the issuance of 1,666,667 Xigem shares at a deemed price of $0.30 per share. "FOOi is an easy-to-use and low-cost app that is well suited to small-to-medium enterprises, foundations and individuals wishing to complete payment transactions remotely,” Xigem co-founder and CEO Brian Kalish said in a statement. “We are pursuing opportunities to integrate it with our iAgent platform as well as other technologies planned for our portfolio." Bragg Gaming Group Inc. said that its wholly-owned subsidiary ORYX Gaming has been granted a license to supply its exclusive content via its proprietary remote games server to operators in Greece by the Hellenic Gaming Commission. Bragg noted that ORYX is now live and fully compliant in the jurisdiction, which has moved from an interim framework to become fully regulated, in line with a general trend among European countries in recent years. The A1 license enables ORYX to supply its Greek licensed customers including OPAP, Stoiximan, Betsson and NetBet, with more online casino brands expected to go live in the market via the company’s ORYX Hub distribution platform this year. Else Nutrition Holdings Inc said it will be expanding online sales of its plant-based toddler nutrition products into owned online marketplaces by the fourth quarter of 2021. The expansion will begin at Vitacost.com, an e-commerce healthy/organic foods site owned by US grocery chain giant Kroger. “Being a part of Kroger’s e-commerce platforms marks a major step forward for our online growth strategy,” Else Nutrition Holdings CEO Hamutal Yitzhak said in a statement.  Playgon Games Inc. has announced that an additional seven operators are now live and offering Playgon's proprietary Vegas Lounge live dealer platform to their players.  The Vancouver-based company said its live operators now total 14 with a further 15 operators in the pipeline committed to offering Playgon's live dealer product through previously announced aggregators. "As the gaming industry continues to rapidly embrace digital transformation to help augment their land-based business, iGaming will continue to experience exponential growth. We are experiencing considerable interest in our innovative mobile live dealer technology," said Darcy Krogh, CEO of Playgon Games in a statement. Dalrada Corporation says subsidiary Dalrada Health has entered into a joint venture partnership with Vivera Pharmaceutical Inc. to form Pala Diagnostics LLC to address the ongoing demand for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing. Dalrada said the expanded national capabilities of Pala Diagnostics include full on-site testing services for high-volume settings, rapid results within 24 hours for PCR testing, and a range of life science testing, including SARS-CoV-2.  Initially, Mission Viejo, California-based Pala Diagnostics will offer point-of-care, Emergency Use Authorization-approved, rapid antigen testing, and lab-based PCR testing for COVID-19. Mirasol Resources Ltd has published the results from the maiden drill program on the company’s Sascha Marcelina project in Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Targeting the Pellegrini and the Estancia Trends on the property, a total of 2,814 meters (m) were drilled. The precious metals explorer has several partner and joint venture projects in Chile and Argentina, as well as two projects it is solely funding, one of which is the Sascha Marcelina property.  Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Dartmouth College to acquire the rights to a method-of-use patent for treating neuroendocrine cancers which express functional N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Neuroendocrine cells integrate the nervous and endocrine systems by receiving neuronal input from nerve cells and releasing hormones into the blood. Most neuroendocrine tumors occur in the lungs, appendix, small intestine, rectum, and pancreas.  Algernon recently announced that it had initiated a pancreatic cancer (PC) research program for NP-120 (Ifenprodil). Neuroendocrine cancer cells have been shown to express the GluN2B NMDA subunit, which Ifenprodil targets.  Gatling Exploration Inc revealed new drill results and positive news from its ongoing drill program at the Larder gold project that it said adds “significant value” to its upcoming mineral resource estimate. Ongoing drilling at the Bear deposit has returned 7.7 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 17 metres (m), including 25.3 g/t gold over 4m up plunge from the core of the deposit and connecting it to near-surface lenses identified in Gatling’s 2019 program, according to the company.  Nathan Tribble, Gatling’s Vice President exploration, called the results “very significant” in that they connect the high-grade core of the deposit to lenses.  Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc has posted second-quarter results with ample cash on hand, which gives the company a long runway to run pivotal trials of its flagship product Zygel (ZYN002), a patent-protected CBD skin gel, which is being developed to treat a slew of rare neuropsychiatric disorders, including Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) programs.  The Devon, Pennsylvania-based company had $85.8 million in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2021, compared to $59.2 million at the end of December 2020.  Management believes the company’s cash and equivalents at the end of June are “sufficient to fund operations and capital requirements well into the first half of 2024.”  Aurania Resources Ltd. reported that Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has issued Decree 151 that defines a new mining policy and provides a clearly articulated plan to support responsible mining in Ecuador as a key driver of the economy. The decree defines a tight timeline for the achievement of specific action items, the company said. "This decree from the office of President Lasso represents unequivocal support for exploration and mining that is done with due community engagement and care of the environment,” said Aurania CEO Keith Barron in a statement. “The Fruta del Norte gold deposit, brought into production by Lundin Gold in 2019, represents Ecuador's first example of a mining operation that fits the framework envisioned by the government in order for the mineral industry to take its rightful place as a driver of Ecuador's economy."  Stuhini Exploration Ltd. has announced the appointment of Dr Stewart A. Jackson to the company's Advisory Board and has also confirmed the extension of an investor relations contract with Natrinova Capital Inc. and the grant of stock options to certain directors, officers and consultants. Dr Jackson is a Professional Geologist accredited in Ontario, Canada, and is a specialist in carbonate-hosted mineral deposits and limestone sedimentology. He holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Western Ontario (now Western University), an M.Sc. in Stratigraphy and Mineral Deposits from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D in Stratigraphy and Economic Geology from the University of Alberta. He brings decades of experience having been involved in the discovery, acquisition and exploration of multiple precious and base metals deposits, and was instrumental in delineating and vending the multi-billion pound Viken uranium, molybdenum, nickel and vanadium deposit in Sweden, and in the development of the over one billion tonne Turnagain nickel-cobalt, platinum deposit at Dease Lake, British Columbia (BC).  Logiq, Inc. said it has closed a public offering, raising gross proceeds of approximately US$4.0 million (C$5.0 million) before deducting offering expenses. In connection with the offering, Logiq entered into a stock purchase agreement with certain investors under which the company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering, 1,668,042 shares of the company’s common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, to the purchasers at an offering price of US$2.40 (C$3.00) per share.  The price for the registered offering was reserved with the NEO Exchange on July 16, 2021. Logiq said it intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. Kwesst Micro Systems Inc said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing a technology purchase agreement between itvand Defsec Corp. (David Luxton), dated January 15, 2021, whereby the company is to acquire a proprietary non-lethal munitions technology system referred to as the low-energy cartridge (LEC) technology for the consideration of one million common shares of the company and 500,000 share purchase warrants, exercisable at 70 cents per share for five years. The agreement is subject to a 7% royalty on net annual sales of the LEC technology, up to a cumulative maximum of $10 million. Ascendant Resources Inc. has announced the voting results of the company’s 2021 Annual Shareholder’s Meeting held on August 5, 2021, in Toronto, Ontario. A total of 9,735,012 common shares were voted at the Meeting, representing 10.13% of the votes attached to all outstanding common shares of the company. All matters presented for shareholder approval at the Meeting were duly authorized and approved. Safe-T Group Ltd. has said it will release its financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2021, before the Nasdaq market opens on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Shachar Daniel, the company's chief executive officer, and Shai Avnit, its chief financial officer, will host a conference call on August 26, 2021, at 8.30am ET, to discuss the financial results, followed by a Q&A session. To attend the conference call, investors can dial one of the following teleconferencing numbers: Toll-free 1-877-407-0789; Israel Toll-Free 1 809 406 247; International dial-in number 1-201-689-8562; Conference ID 13722365. The conference call will be broadcast live and available for replay at http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=146256 and via the investor relations section of the company's website at www.safe-t.com. A replay of the conference call will be available after 11.30am Eastern time through September 26, 2021.: Toll-free replay number 1-844-512-2921; International replay number 1-412-317-6671; Replay ID 13722365. Versus Systems Inc. has said it will host an investor webinar on Monday, August 16, 2021, to provide an update on the business. The webinar will begin at 2.00pm PT (5.00pm ET). Investors will be able to access the event in the investor relations section of the company’s website at https://ir.versussystems.com/. Versus Systems’ executive management team will discuss second quarter 2021 developments, details regarding the integration of Xcite Interactive, and the company’s strategies for growth and related milestones. Investors may register for the webinar here. Questions for the Q&A session may be sent in advance to ir@versussystems.com. Updates and further details will be available at www.versussystems.com. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. has said it will release its financial and business results for the second quarter and first half of 2021 after the market close on August 16, 2021. The company has also scheduled a conference call for 4.30pm. Eastern time (1.30pm Pacific time) to discuss second-quarter results and key strategic achievements. Interested participants can join the conference call using the following dial-in numbers: US Toll-Free +1-844-243-4690; International +1-225-283-0138; passcode 3389334. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investors section of Arcadia's website at www.arcadiabio.com. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay will be available on the company's investor website. Biocept, Inc. has said it will release financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, after the market close on Monday, August 16, 2021. The company added it will host a conference call for the investment community to discuss the results and answer questions at 4.30pm Eastern time (1.30pm Pacific time). Participants can pre-register for the conference call using the following link: https://dpregister.com/DiamondPassRegistration/register?confirmationNumber=10157985&linkSecurityString=ea16eb8641. Callers who pre-register will be given a conference passcode and unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Participants may pre-register at any time, including up to and after the call start time. Those who choose not to pre-register can access the live conference call by dialing the following and requesting the Biocept call: US Callers 855-656-0927; Canadian Callers 855-669-9657; Other International Callers 412-902-4109 A live webcast of the call will be available at https://ir.biocept.com/. The webcast will be archived for 90 days. A replay of the conference call will be available for 48 hours following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, (855) 669-9658 for Canadian callers, or (412) 317-0088 for other international callers, and entering the replay access code10157985. Virtual Investor Conferences, the leading proprietary investor conference series, has announced that the presentations from the August 5, 2021, OTCQB Venture lnvestor Conference are now available for on-demand viewing via the following link: https://bit.ly/3fFkFXY. All presentations will be available for 24/7 on-demand replay for 90 days. Investors, advisors and analysts may also 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 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 OTC Markets Group Inc., the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Choice Consolidation Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) targeting an acquisition of one or more cannabis businesses or assets, 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. "Since completing our capital raise in February, we've reviewed numerous opportunities in the cannabis space to deploy the $172.5 million we raised," said Joseph Caltabiano, CEO, Choice Consolidation Corp. "We believe upgrading to the OTCQX Marketplace will benefit our shareholders and improve liquidity of our stock." OTC Markets Group Inc., the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Rupert Resources Ltd., a gold exploration 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. Thomas Credland, head of Corporate Development for Rupert Resources said, "We are delighted to graduate to the OTCQX as we expand our US retail and institutional register following our successful C$47.8million financing in June of this year. This is the ideal time to engage more fully with a sophisticated new audience as we to work towards a maiden resource for Rupert's 100% owned Ikkari Discovery in Northern Finland, less than 18 months after it was first drilled in the Q2 2020 which we believe has the potential to become one of the most significant new discoveries of this gold cycle."