NA Proactive news snapshot: Vuzix Corporation, DXI Energy, Versus Systems, American Battery Metals UPDATE …

Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) revealed that its Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses have “successfully” completed “several hundred hours of usage” during patient surgeries for training at the pioneering emergency care Chi-Mei Medical Center, which is the largest integrated health care system in southern Taiwan. The New York-based smart glasses and augmented reality company said Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses, designed to be worn all day, are IP67-rated and can withstand submersion in water and cleaning with sanitary wipes. In addition to surgeries, the M400 is being used in ICUs to enable doctor-to-doctor calling to assist with patient care, as well as in emergency rooms to connect on-premise medical staff with remote medical experts and for clinical training. "The Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses provided hands-free HD video streaming performance for up to 16 hours non-stop during surgeries from the operation,” Dr Bor-Chih Cheng of the Chi-Mei Medical Center said in a statement. DXI Energy Inc (TSX:DXI) (OCTQB:DXIEF) will officially change its name to DXI Capital Corp on September 10. According to a regulatory filing, DXI Capital will commence trading on the NEX and the common shares of DXI Energy will be delisted. Its ticker symbol remains unchanged. NEX is a separate board of TSX Venture Exchange that provides a trading forum for listed companies that have fallen below the TSX’s listing standards. And it will consolidate its shares on a one-new-for-100-old basis on September 10.  Versus Systems Inc (CSE:VC) (OTCQB:VRSSF) (FRA:BMVA), a gaming media company said the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the company 20 new claims, which cover dynamic regulatory compliance, multiplayer balance, and real-world rewards in interactive media. The company said that the USPTO has allowed the 20 new claims associated with its 2015 patent filing titled “Promoting competitive balance in multiplayer gaming.” The patented claims protect a number of proprietary systems and methods for architecting multiplayer matches and competitions in such a way that they maximize the level of skill required to win, rather than relying on elements of chance. American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML) said it has appointed its chief technical officer Ryan Melsert to its board of directors. Melsert joined the company in September 2019 and helped it win the coveted Greentown Labs/BASF Circularity Challenge award for the company's first-of-kind lithium-ion battery recycling process. He has also assembled a technical team of experts in chemistry, battery engineering, and plant operations and is advancing the company toward the initial construction phase of its first lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Nevada. PyroGenesis Canada Inc (CVE:PYR) partner HPQ Silicon Resources Inc (CVE:HPQ) (OTC:URAGF) confirmed Wednesday its previously announced C$2.4 million private placement of 4 million units to which PyroGenesis is subscribed. Responding to inquiries from investors, HPQ said that everything material about its operations has been disclosed and that the company is on target to produce nano silicon powders and nanowires in December. “HPQ PUREVAP Quartz Reduction Reactor and HPQ NANO PUREVAP Nano Silicon Reactor processes are unique processes that will allow us to deliver to advanced materials companies and battery manufacturers a cost competitive, tailor-made product, that can replace graphite in batteries and thereby allow the deployment of truly powerful next generation Li-ion batteries,” HPQ CEO Bernard Tourillon said in a statement. “These processes open up unique multibillion-dollar business opportunities for HPQ and PyroGenesis, as we strive to deliver the critical Silicon nano-materials required by the surging Li-ion battery market and other large renewable energy markets.” Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc (CVE:TBRD) (OTCMKTS:THBRF) said Wednesday that production has begun on the fifth season of the hit series Kim’s Convenience. The CBC comedy, which also streams on Netflix and on cable stations around the world, is set to premiere in winter 2021. CBC, Canada’s national broadcaster, has already renewed the series for a sixth season. "After months of Zoom calls, the Kim's family is finally together again - as close as we can safely be in these challenging times," said Ivan Fecan, the show’s executive producer. "We are looking forward to bringing a whole new season of love and laughter to our audiences.” The Flowr Corporation (CVE:FLWR) (OTCMKTS:FLWPF) (FRA:2VX) said Wednesday it had closed its fourth tranche of funding from its C$3 million agreement with Terrace Global Inc (CVE:TRCE) to help fund its medical cannabis site in Portugal. The facility in Aljustrel is jointly operated with Terrace, a Canadian company focused on the development and acquisition of international cannabis assets. Under the fourth tranche, Flowr will receive C$703,000 as part of the equity line and profit share agreement with Terrace, which will fund the operations and certain expenditures at Aljustrel in exchange for common shares and warrants in Flowr. Terrace Global is expected to fund at least C$3 million under the agreement. Esports Entertainment Group Inc (NASDAQ:GMBL), a licensed online gambling company, announced Wednesday it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of FLIP Sports Limited, including staff and all intellectual property. “This is a major step forward for Esports Entertainment Group, placing us in a position where we own and control our tech stack,” said Esports Entertainment CEO Grant Johnson in a statement. “With this transaction, we’re also gaining a world-class development team with a specific expertise in gambling, along with award-winning customized software, and as a bonus, they have existing revenue which adds to our financials.” FansUnite Entertainment Inc (CSE:FANS) (OTCPINK:FUNFF) announced Wednesday that Scottis betting subsidiary McBookie Ltd more than quintupled its gross gaming revenue year-over-year during the months of July and August. The company drew gross gaming revenue of C$371,000 over the two month span, a dramatic increase from C$72,000 in the same period of 2019. Driving the increase was a surge in turnover — the amount of money wagered — to C$6.3 million from C$3 million year-over-year in the same two month span. LexaGene Holdings Inc (CVE:LXG) (OTCQB:LXXGF) has closed on a bought-deal financing scheme that raised about C$13.29 million. The molecular diagnostics company that develops genetic analyzers for rapid pathogen detection said it intends to use the net proceeds to build inventory to meet anticipated demand, expand its sales and marketing efforts and for general corporate purposes. LexaGene issued 15,640,000 units in an over-allotment at C$0.85 apiece, with each unit consisting of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share for C$1.10. ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTCQB:IPNFF) revealed that it has inked a five-year US$250,000 licensing agreement to provide its augmented reality platform to WaV Sports & Entertainment for launching their new line of global sports engagement products. In addition to the five-year licensing fee, the Vancouver-based company said the deal also provides for joint revenue-sharing fees over the term, which can “significantly” boost ImagineAR’s annual revenue. In a statement, WaV Sports & Entertainment co-founder and managing partner Brian Klaasmeyer said: "Our partnership with ImagineAR is going to address the new paradigm required today in professional sports for fan engagement and activation.” He added: “The ImagineAR augmented reality platform is truly a gamechanger for sports organizations and athletes to deliver in-home mobile phone engagement and drive consistent recurring monthly revenue for them. We are extremely optimistic." HighGold Mining Inc (CVE:HIGH) (OTCQX:HGGOF) has said it continues to hit high-grade gold and other metals at its flagship Johnson Tract project in Alaska. The first two holes of an expanded 15,000 metre (m) drill program have encountered wide intervals of high-grade mineralization, including 74.1m at 17.89 grams per ton (g/t) gold and 7.1 g/t silver in one. The same hole, which tested an area below the last hole of the 2019 season, also threw up 0.48% copper, 7.28% zinc and 1.31% lead. "HighGold's 2020 drill program has started right where we left off last season with the intersection of exceptional widths of high-grade mineralization," CEO Darwin Green told investors in a statement on Wednesday. "These intersections continue to confirm and expand the mineralized zone and, more importantly, include higher-grade mineralization than the closest neighboring drill holes." NexTech AR Solutions Corp (OTCQB:NEXCF) (CSE:NTAR) (FRA:N29) announced Wednesday it has acquired fast-growing eCommerce software platform Next Level Ninjas.  Next Level Ninjas matches brands and product testers on its VIP Product Testers site, helping brands gain business momentum. The platform works across multiple eCommerce platforms including Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Walmart, Jet, and Etsy. It services nine Amazon marketplaces in the US, Canada, Japan, and Australia, as well as five European markets in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Great Bear Resources Ltd (CVE:GBR) (OTCQX:GTBAF) (FRA:0G6A) revealed new drill results from its flagship Dixie property that added more high-grade gold intersections to the company’s collection. New results include 8.1 grams per ton (g/t) gold over 37.7 metres, including an interval that assayed 32.3 g/t gold over 8.2 metres and a strongly mineralized core of 146.5 g/t gold over 1 metre. Further along the LP Fault, which runs through Dixie, the firm intersected the along-strike continuation of the same mineralization including 5.2 g/t gold over 78.6 metres, including two high strain zones that returned results of 68.4 g/t gold over 3.2 metres and 60.3 g/t gold over 2.2 metres. Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHUN), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, said it has closed another Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform licensing win for a patient-centric digital front door mobile application portfolio with one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the United States. In a statement, Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware said: “A comprehensive mobile strategy is paramount to efficiently and effectively managing the continuum of care, especially in a healthcare industry that is wrestling with challenges compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” “We have invested more than $100 million in MaaS to give organizations like these a crucial competitive advantage when it comes to driving their digital transformation initiatives and ensuring they see a return on their healthcare investments and outcomes, in this case with children and their parents,” Knitowski added. The Flowr Corporation (CVE:FLWR) (OTCMKTS:FLWPF) (FRA:2VX) said Wednesday it had closed its fourth tranche of funding from its C$3 million agreement with Terrace Global Inc (CVE:TRCE) to help fund its medical cannabis site in Portugal. The facility in Aljustrel is jointly operated with Terrace, a Canadian company focused on the development and acquisition of international cannabis assets. Under the fourth tranche, Flowr will receive C$703,000 as part of the equity line and profit share agreement with Terrace, which will fund the operations and certain expenditures at Aljustrel in exchange for common shares and warrants in Flowr. Terrace Global is expected to fund at least C$3 million under the agreement. Newgioco Group Inc (NASDAQ:NWGI) (FRA:3UW) has earned the necessary certification from Gaming Labs International (GLI) to launch its Elys sportsbook platform in Washington DC, the company announced Wednesday. The company received what is called GLI-33 “Events Wagering System” approval, which certifies the Elys betting system and the retail functionality of Newgioco’s point-of-sale (POS) terminal. This is the first phase of Newgioco’s multi-tiered plan to unveil its new Elys betting platform for operations throughout the US. The second phase, which involves testing its Self-Service Betting Terminals (SSBT), is currently underway, the company said. Milestone Scientific Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:MLSS), the medtech group, has told investors that its Wand dental business has begun to recover, as dentists reopen across the US and globally. The company specializes in so-called dynamic pressure sensing, which allows medics to know what the pressure is at the tip of a needle at any time, and its wand product improves injections and treatment times. Wand sales are 'trending' in the right direction and the group expects revenue in the third quarter this year to be a minimum of four times' second-quarter 2020 results, Arjan Haverhals, the president of Milestone Scientific and CEO of Wand Dental Inc said in a statement. Tinka Resources Limited (CVE:TK) (OTCPINK:TKRFF) is gearing up for a 7,000 metre (m) drill program at its Ayawilca zinc-silver project in Peru, with rigs expected to begin turning by the end of this month. Three rigs are set to target areas where earlier drilling has identified high-grade zinc and silver mineralization, mostly in zones adjacent to the Colquipucro fault, and often outside known resources. Nano One Materials Corp (CVE:NNO) (OTCPINK:NOMF) (FRA:LBMB) said Richard Morris has joined the company as an expert advisor on battery raw materials strategies. The firm, which has developed a patented technology for the low-cost production of high-performance lithium-ion battery cathode materials used in electric vehicles, energy storage and consumer electronics, said Morris has joined the group to advise on business opportunities with battery metal producers looking to provide environmentally sustainable and value-added materials into the battery supply chain. Binovi Technologies Corp (CVE:VISN) has said that the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing the company's proposal to issue 57,702 common shares at a deemed price of 23.5 cents, in consideration of advertising services provided to it by Agora Internet Relations Corp. under an agreement dated April 3, 2020. OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for over 10,000 US and global securities, has announced that Alpine Banks of Colorado (OTCQX:ALPIB), the holding company for Alpine Bank, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded to OTCQX from the OTC Pink market.. With $4.7 billion in total assets, Alpine Banks of Colorado becomes the largest bank to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. The OTCQX Market enables banks to maximize the value of being a public company by providing transparent trading and easy access to company information for shareholders. To qualify for OTCQX, community banks must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Alpine Banks of Colorado president and vice chairman Glen Jammaron commented: "Trading on the OTCQX Best Market represents another accomplishment in our path to greater shareholder liquidity and growth in our shareholder base. As a fiercely independent Colorado community bank, engagement with our communities is vital to our long-term growth and success. The OTCQX Best Market enables community members to become involved in the ownership of Alpine Banks of Colorado. We look forward to supplementing our strong employee ownership culture with a healthy and robust community shareholder base. Together we will propel Alpine Banks of Colorado to future success." OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 U.S. and global securities, has announced that Trillium Gold Mines Inc. (CVE:TGM) (OTCQX:TGLDF), a company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties located in Red Lake Mining District of Northern Ontario, 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. Russell Starr, president and CEO commented: "We are very pleased to provide this additional trading venue to further enhance liquidity particularly for our current, and future, US Shareholders. Trillium Gold will continuously evolve to enhance shareholder value." BetterLife Pharma Inc. (CSE:BETR) (OTCQB:BETRF) (FRA:NPAT) an emerging biotech company, has announced that its CEO Dr Ahmad Doroudian was interviewed by the Canadian Stock Exchange (CSE) to discuss Betterlife’s post-merger business model and significant changes by management to position the Company for the future. The CSE’s Barrington Miller and Dr Doroudian discussed BetterLife’s ambitions and plans post-merger to advance the Company’s clinical trial programs and therapeutic pipeline consisting of three products, including AP-003, a patent-pending interferon a2b (IFNa2b) inhalation formulation. Recent studies from the UK and China have provided compelling data that suggest the therapeutic efficacy of interferon-based treatments for coronavirus (COVID-19.) The broadcast of the exclusive podcast produced by the CSE can be heard here: https://blog.thecse.com/2020/08/13/dr-ahmad-doroudian-on-the-potential-of-a-covid-19-treatment-not-cure-hashtagfinance/ Biocept, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIOC), a leading commercial provider of molecular diagnostics designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to improve the patient outcomes, announces that President and CEO Michael Nall will present at the H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference on Monday, September 14, 2020, at 3.30pm Eastern time (12.30pm. Pacific time). The live presentation can be accessed here - https://wsw.com/webcast/hcw7/register.aspx?conf=hcw7&page=bioc&url=https://wsw.com/webcast/hcw7/bioc/1584757 - and will be archived on the Investor Relations section of the Biocept website: https://ir.biocept.com/ Arcadia Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:RKDA), a leader in science-based approaches to enhancing the quality and nutritional value of crops and food ingredients, announced today that it will be featured as a presenting company at the 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference sponsored by H.C Wainwright. The conference is being held virtually on September 14-16, 2020, and Matthew Plavan, Arcadia's president and CEO will present a business overview at 2.00pm EDT on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 and will be available for one-on-one web meetings with investors. Institutional investors may request a meeting by registering for the conference at www.hccwevents.com. The presentation will be webcast live - https://wsw.com/webcast/hcw7/register.aspxconf=hcw7&page=rkda&url=https://wsw.com/webcast/hcw7/rkda/1590962 - and a replay will be available in the Investors section of the company's website: http://ir.arcadiabio.com/ Killi Ltd. (CVE:MYID) (OTCMKTS:MYIDF), a global leader in consumer privacy, said it has granted an aggregate of 2,300,000 stock options to certain directors and officers of the company under the provisions of its stock option plan. Each of the following directors of the company, Michael Atkinson, Rob Fernicola, Jason Maguire, and Kevin Shea received 250,000 Options. Neil Sweeney, CEO and director received 500,000 Options. Each of Andrew Elinesky, CFO and Marla Baum, Head of People received 400,000 Options. The Options are exercisable for a period of 5 years at a price of $0.07 per share and vest according to the following vesting schedules: 1) For the directors and CEO: one-third of the options vest on the date of grant; and one-third of the options will vest on each of the 12 and 24 month anniversary of the date of grant; and, 2) For the CFO and Head of People: one-third of the options will vest on each of the 12, 24, and 36 month anniversary. The grant of the options remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange Killi Ltd. also said its founder and CEO Neil Sweeney will provide an update and discussion on the outlook for the company on September 15, 2020, at 1.00pm Eastern Time (US and Canada). Sweeney said: "Since our last update in June we have made tremendous progress with the development of the Killi ecosystem and the continued payments of Data Dividends. With the continuing movement towards data privacy and the consumer desire to be included in the transaction of their personal information, Killi is poised to be at the forefront of this industry." To download Zoom and register in advance for the meeting click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdemvqjstE9VmpQXJsBdO8xMyzms2aGyS Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ:ORGS), a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), announced that its CEO, Vered Caplan, will participate on a virtual panel, entitled, “New Approaches to COVID-19: Hidden Breakthroughs,” being held on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 1.00pm. ET. The event brings together executives from leading biopharmaceutical companies to discuss how their companies are helping address the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a member of the global biotech community, we are driven by a feeling of responsibility to make an impact on treating or preventing COVID-19 wherever possible,” said Vered Caplan, CEO of Orgenesis. “Our team is working on multiple COVID-19 projects, including a recently announced partnership with Leidos to potentially develop Ranpirnase as an antiviral agent for the SARS CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19 and repurposing of our cell-based vaccine platform.” The panel will be moderated by broadcast journalist Christine Corrado of Proactive Investors and will also feature Tom Equels, CEO of AIM ImmunoTech Inc.; Dr David Jin, President and CEO of Avalon GlobloCare Corp.; Jeff Wolf, CEO of Heat Biologics, Inc. and Dr Jennifer Bath, CEO of ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. Interested parties can register to view the virtual panel at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/8215990551540/WN_YFe8n6dQSm6mpgG3iWfF-w.