NA Proactive news snapshot: Lexaria Bioscience, WeedMD, Vuzix Corporation, Zinc8 Energy Solutions …

Lexaria Bioscience Corp (OTCMKTS:LXRP) (CSE:LXX) has reported encouraging early results of studies, which used its DehydraTECH platform to deliver antiviral drugs to animals. The company's technology was found to "significantly" improve the delivery of two classes of antiviral drugs - a protease inhibitor and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. WeedMD Inc (CVE:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FRA:4WE) said its 3Q revenue rose by 8% quarter over quarter to $6.3 million, while its cultivation costs fell year over year. The company’s cultivation cost per gram for the quarter came in at $0.34, compared to $0.72 during the same period last year, while its adult-use kilograms sold increased by 24% from 2Q 2020. WeedMD CEO Angelo Tsebelis said in a statement: “Our revenue growth quarter-over-quarter demonstrates the current momentum we are seeing in our business, particularly in our adult-use segment where consumer appeal for our Color Cannabis products continues to grow.” Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) (FRA:V7XN) revealed on Monday that Valmet, a leading global supplier of technologies and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries, has deployed Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses at PGE Group, the largest vertically-integrated electric utility in Poland. The Rochester, New York-based company said 1000 Realities, a team of augmented and virtual reality software experts, secured the PGE Group account. The company said that by using 1000 Realities' innovative Edge Realities software platform and the Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses, operators at PGE Energia Odnawialna are now performing “maintenance services” at the Kisielice windfarm. Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc (CSE:ZAIR) (OTCMKTS:MGXRF) (FRA:0E9) told investors on Tuesday that being selected for a prestigious accelerator program aimed at reducing global carbon emissions will help speed the path to full commercialization of its technology in 2023. The tech group, which filed its third-quarter results on Monday, said its zinc-air battery energy storage system has been selected from 621 start-ups in 61 countries to join an initial cohort for the Rocky Mountain Institute and Nexus Energy's ‘Third Derivative' Accelerator Program. After the market close on Monday, Zinc8 said it had filed its third-quarter financial results to end-September 2020, in which it also reported the appointment of Sorin Spinu as its new chief financial officer as of  December 1 this year, succeeding Dr Michael Reimann, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. CO2 GRO Inc (CVE:GROW) (OTCQB:BLONF) (FRA:4021) has announced accelerated flowering results in ornamental orchid species receiving supplemental CO2 via its CO2 Delivery Solutions compared to a control grown under standard atmospheric conditions. The orchid growth trial began in April 2020 at St. Cloud State University's greenhouse facilities in Minnesota, and as of mid-November, the CO2 supplemented orchids were achieving full bloom about three months faster than control orchids, the company said in a statement Tuesday.  Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc (CVE:TBRD) (OTCQX:THBRF) (FRA:32GA) posted strong fiscal 1Q 2021 results on Tuesday, showing an increase in revenue, off the back of a growing demand for content. The Vancouver-based production company saw total revenue for the three-month period to end September 30, of C$19.8 million, a 20% increase over the year-ago period.  GlobeX Data Ltd (OTCQB:SWISF) (CSE:SWIS) announced Tuesday the launch of a new feature as part of its SekurMail solution, which is included in both its Sekur and SekurSafe security solutions. The new feature allows any subscriber to easily and seamlessly migrate their current email accounts, hosted with any other provider outside of GlobeX, to their Swiss-hosted SekurMail account included in all Sekur or SekurSafe secure data and communications solutions. ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTC:IPNFF) (FRA:GMS1) is helping an unlikely person stay safe from COVID-19 this holiday season, the company announced Tuesday: Santa Claus. Using the free ImagineAR app, Santa will be able to enter the homes of 'good' boys and girls in full 3D through their parents' smartphones, rather than chimneys, the company quoted the big man himself.  Tocvan Ventures Corp (CE:TOC) (FRA:TV3) announced Tuesday the start of its maiden drill program at the Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. Phase I of the program plans for up to 1,500 meters (m) of reverse circulation (RC) drilling, utilizing one drill rig at the Pilar Main Zone, the company said in a statement. HIRE Technologies Inc (CVE:HIRE) said Tuesday that it posted record third-quarter results that saw operational improvements anchor the company as it continued to see “demand for flexible work remaining steady.”  In a statement accompanying the numbers, HIRE Technologies CEO Simon Dealy said: "Our clients continue to trust HIRE for their staffing and placement needs in light of ongoing uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, with demand for flexible work remaining steady.” Ceylon Graphite Corp (CVE:CYL) (OTCMKTS:CYLUF) (FRA:CCY) has said its main aim is to accelerate commercial production volumes from its K1 mine in Sri Lanka now that local coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions have been eased. The company's K1 and M1 sites in the country have now returned to full operations, it noted. The group also said it is continuing negotiations with graphite processors and end-users around the world in a bid to strike further sales since announcing its first two commercial deals earlier this year. NexTech AR Solutions Corp (OTCQB:NEXCF) (CSE:NTAR) (FRA:N29) announced Tuesday that it has reached deals to establish seven additional strategic channel partnerships in the Asia Pacific region, bringing its total there to eight. These partner agreements support the e-learning market and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions) industries, two target sectors for NexTech. The company now has a presence in Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Avalon GloboCare Corp (NASDAQ:AVCO) has been featured in an article that will be running in Nature’s Biopharma Dealmaker December edition. The article can be accessed via the following link: https://www.nature.com/articles/d43747-020-01139-4 DRDGOLD shareholders (JSE:DRD) (NYSE:DRD) has said that at its annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders held on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, all the ordinary and special resolutions, as set out in the notice of AGM dated October 29, 2020, were approved by the requisite majority of shareholders present or represented by proxy at the meeting. Jay Taylor, in the November 17, 2020, edition of Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks, said buy Highgold Mining Inc. (CVE:HIGH), recently $2.35. He previously said buy for the first time on May 14, 2020, at $1.62. Highgold owns gold projects in Alaska and Ontario. It has been drilling its JT property in Alaska, with highlights including 18.1 metres of 14.1 grams per tonne (g/t) gold equivalent (AuEq), 34.9 metres of 5.9 g/t AuEq and 14.2 metres of 5.0 g/t AuEq. Some of the holes are right on the border of the existing resource, indicating expansion potential. The company still has three drill rigs on the property and is hoping to squeeze out another 2,500 metres of drilling before winter sets in. In addition, Highgold owns the Munro-Croesus property in Ontario, which has been less active than JT but, in Taylor's view, holds "very exciting exploration potential." The company started a 3,500-metre drill program at Munro-Croesus in late September. "There is so much to like about Highgold," Taylor concluded, eagerly awaiting drill results.