NA Proactive news snapshot: Plurilock Security, XPhyto Therapeutics, Endeavour Mining, CleanSpark ... 

NA Proactive news snapshot: Plurilock Security, XPhyto Therapeutics, Endeavour Mining, CleanSpark ... 

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Plurilock Security Inc (CVE:PLUR) (OTCQB:PLCKF) announced that it was awarded a contract with the US Department of Defense under NASA's Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), a US Government-Wide Acquisition Contract Vehicle (GWAC), valued at about US$390,000. The contract, its second order from a US government agency in the past week, will involve Plurilock delivering Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products and services to the US Department of Defense. Under the terms of the deal, the US Department of Defense will also have an option to continue licensing Plurilock's PKI offerings for an additional four-year period.     XPhyto Therapeutics Corp (CSE:XPHY) (OTCMKTS:XPHYF) (FRA:4XT) offered investors an update on its transdermal delivery system for the neurologic drug Rotigotine, saying that based on “encouraging study results”, the Rotigotine development program will be advanced to a pivotal human trial. The Vancouver-based company first revealed in January that its German subsidiary Vektor Pharma TF GmbH focused on a human bioavailability pilot study of its Rotigotine transdermal patch for Parkinson's disease sufferers during the first quarter, ahead of human pilot studies.  “The company is pleased to announce the Rotigotine study was completed successfully in March 2021,” said XPhyto. It added that based on “the encouraging study results” the Rotigotine development program will be advanced to a pivotal human trial.  Endeavour Mining Corp (TSE:EDV) (OTCQX:EDVMF) (FRA:E5Y1) has posted a strong set of first quarter numbers, which showed an increase in output, profitability and cashflow alongside a reduction in costs. The West Africa-focused gold producer said it was 'well positioned' to meet its production guidance for full year 2021 of between 1.365 million ounces and 1.495 million ounces and was also on track to receive a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in June this year. CleanSpark Inc (NASDAQ:CLSK) has purchased 2,400 Bitcoin mining S19-Pro rigs, which are expected to be delivered to its Atlanta mining operations in the first week of June. the company announced. The new machines are designed to increase the overall hashrate efficiency, essentially the rate at which bitcoins are mined, of its existing fleet. The replacement of older-generation equipment  is expected to increase production by about half a bitcoin per day. CleanSpark has also reached an agreement to sell a portion of the replaced, prior generation rigs. Kidoz Inc (CVE:KIDZ) (OTCMKTS:KDOZF), a mobile AdTech developer and owner of the market-leading KIDOZ Contextual Ad Network and the Kidoz Publisher SDK, is reporting a strong year-over-year increase in first-quarter revenue. For the quarter ended March 31, the company said it generated total revenue of US$1,557,942 -- a 58% spike compared to the prior-year period. Much of that increase came from AdTech revenue of US$1,504,300, which jumped 68% year-over-year. “The increase in total revenue compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2020 is due to the strong demand for kid-safe advertising generated by the introduction of strong regulations worldwide,” said Kidoz in a statement, noting the 1Q figures are unaudited. In addition, the company said it had cash of $1,611,592 and working capital of $2,951,465 as of March 31. Nextleaf Solutions Ltd (CSE:OILS) (OTCQB:OILFF) is getting into the lucrative branded consumer products sector in a major step forward for the cannabis company. The firm has acquired the rights for the award-winning Glacial Gold specialty concentrates and extracts brand, it said in a release. According to Nextleaf, the brand has earned “deep loyalty” with its customers for its value and “gained recognition through distribution” on a national level. GR Silver Mining Ltd (CVE:GRSL) (OTCQB:GRSLF) (FRA:GPE) has reported more encouraging drill finds from its Plomosas project in Mexico, which confirmed "a much larger epithermal system than originally contemplated". The latest assays show near surface, high-grade, narrow silver-gold rich mineralization at the southern limit of the Plomosas mine. Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) (FRA:B003) started 2021 on a high with a profitable first quarter on revenue of $17.8 million, driven primarily by its coronavirus (COVID-19) tests. For the period ended March 31, 2020, the San Diego-based company, which develops molecular diagnostic assays, posted revenue of $17.8 million, compared with $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2020. The company chalked up $17.7 million in revenue to commercial test revenue, which consisted of $16.8 million from RT-PCR COVID-19 testing, $39,000 to development services test revenue, $62,000 in revenue from Target Selector RUO kits and CEE-Sure blood collection tubes, and payments from Aegea Biotechnologies for services to develop a COVID-19 assay.  Pure Gold Mining Inc (CVE:PGM) (LON:PUR) (OTCMKTS:LRTNF) (FRA:L11A) has provided an operations update for its high-grade PureGold Mine Project in Red Lake, Ontario. With the milling facility ramp-up completed in the first quarter, the company said its focus for the second quarter has shifted to ramping up high-grade ore production from the mine. Quarter-to-date, it said head grades have significantly increased compared to the first quarter and continue to trend positively, achieving an average of 6.3 grams per ton (g/t) gold over the last three weeks. Braxia Scientific Corp (CSE:BRAX) (OTCMKTS:SHRMF) announced it had opened its first ketamine therapy clinic in Quebec – its fourth centre in Canada. The clinic, operating under Braxia’s subsidiary Canadian Rapid Treatment Centre of Excellence Inc and doing business as Braxia Health, is the first to offer ketamine therapy in a private clinical setting in the province, the company said in a statement. The Montreal-based location will be within Braxia’s joint venture partner Neuropathy Montreal Centre’s 14,000 square foot facility. PyroGenesis Canada Inc (TSE:PYR) (NASDAQ:PYR) (FRA:8PY) announced that it has successfully installed roughly $1 million of plasma torch production equipment at its new 31,632-square-foot facility in Montreal. “This equipment has a wide range of capabilities and will significantly reduce the manufacturing time of our plasma torches," CEO Peter Pascali said. "For example, parts that previously took four hours to manufacture will now take 15 minutes." Additionally, the company told investors that it plans to release first-quarter results before the opening bell on May 17. Milestone Scientific Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:MLSS) has announced the promotion of company president Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals to be its new chief executive officer (CEO) after Leonard Osser said he intends to step down as the company’s interim CEO. Milestone Scientific also said it has appointed Scott Kahn as its new chief financial officer (CFO) effective May 24, succeeding Joseph D’Agostino who retired from the company last month. “I am very pleased to announce Arjan’s promotion to CEO of Milestone Scientific. It is well deserved as Arjan has been instrumental in implementing successful sales and marketing activities around the dental instrument and accelerating the commercialization of CompuFlo and CathCheck,” Osser said in a statement. PharmaDrug Inc (CSE:BUZZ) (OTCPINK:LMLLF) has named entrepreneur-scientist and experienced pharma executive Dr Paul Van Slyke as the new Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) for the group. Van Slyke previously served as the CSO on a consultancy basis of biotech and subsidiary Sairiyo Therapeutics, which PharmaDrug recently acquired. Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (OTCQB:RCRT) has announced the launch of its 'First Job' Initiative to deliver curated pipelines of qualified first-time job seekers to employers across the US. "First-time job seekers are facing a higher unemployment rate than established professionals. At the same time, companies hiring career-oriented hourly wage workers are struggling to fill roles," said Evan Sohn, Recruiter.com's chairman and CEO in a statement. "Our First Jobs Initiative is an opportunity to solve both problems at once. Our goal, however audacious, is to connect these candidates with the companies looking to hire." The company said employers looking to draw from this pipeline of talent can visit https://www.recruiter.com/employers.html. Cloud Nine Web3 Technologies Inc. (CNSX:CNI.CN) (OTCMKTS:CLGUF) (FRA:1JI0) said it has closed the first tranche of its non-brokered private placement of 908,655 units at $1.37 each for gross proceeds of $1,244,857. The company said the net proceeds of the offering will be used for working capital, software development and general corporate purposes. Each unit consists of one common share in the capital of the company and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one share at a price of $1.75 for a period of twelve months from the date of closing of the offering. Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX:HBP). said it has closed the first tranche of the previously announced private placement under the convertible security funding agreement with The Lind Partner's Lind Global Macro Fund for gross proceeds of C$3.5 million. Under the first tranche, the company has issued a convertible security with a two-year term and a face value of $4,112,500 and an aggregate of 1,957,056 common share purchase warrants exercisable into common shares in the capital of the company for a period of 48 months at an exercise price of C$1.0283 per common share. PlantX Life Inc. (CSE:VEGA) (FRA:WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) has announced its placement in an editorial published by NetworkNewsWire. To view the full publication, 'Cooking Up a Winning Recipe to Capitalize on $74 Billion Plant-Based Food Market', investors can use the following link: https://nnw.fm/ObpVz The Good Shroom Co Inc. (CVE:MUSH) announced that Eric Ronsse, its chief executive officer, and his team joined Berk Sumen, head, Company Services, TMX Group, to celebrate the company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange and close the market on Wednesday. The event can be viewed via the following link: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/the-good-shroom-co-virtually-closes-the-market-891891414.html/. The Good Shroom Co. produces organic certified instant wellness beverages with a custom blend of functional mushrooms under the Teonan brand. Offered in a variety of tea and coffee flavours, the beverages are all probiotic, vegan, keto and gluten free. Its beverages are presently sold across North America. The Good Shroom Co' is also a Canadian federally licensed cannabis processor and is expected to begin sales to provincial distributors of a cannabis infused version of its beverages in 2021. AEX Gold Inc. (LON:AEXG)(CVE:AEX) announced that on May 13, 2021, it was informed that a number of its directors have acquired a total of 418,750 common shares of no par value in the company at an average price of C$0.512 or 30.21p. Among the share purchases, AEX Gold CEO Eldur Olafsson acquired 100,000 shares increasing his holding to 8,006,385, or 4.52% of the company's outstanding share capital. BTU Metals Corp. (CVE:BTU) (OTCPINK:BTUMF) said it has granted a total of 600,000 stock options to a director and an officer of the Company exercisable at a price of $0.14 per share for a period of three years from the date of grant. The options have been granted in accordance with the company's stock option plan. Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (CVE:TBRD) (OTCQX:THBRF) has announced that it will file its third quarter, 2021 financial results pre-market on Thursday, May 27, 2021, and hold a conference call and webcast the same day at 11am PT/ 2pm ET. During the conference call, Thunderbird’s chief executive officer Jennifer Twiner McCarron will provide a corporate update and strategic overview. chief financial officer Barb Harwood will present the financial statements. A short question and answer period will take place after the prepared remarks. Details:  Toll-free dial-in number: (833) 900-1530; International dial-in number: (236) 712-2271; Conference ID: 3745038; Webcast: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3082365/9C344958FF7B08DA9DFBFFBA5299ADC9. The conference call will be webcast live and available for replay via the “Investors” section of the Thunderbird website. Investors can access a replay of the teleconference at: (+1) 416-621-4642 or toll-free at (+1) 800-585-8367 three hours after the call's completion. The Conference ID # is 3745038. The teleconference replay will be available through June 10, 2021. OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (ASX:BRN) (OTCQX:BRCHF), provider of ultra-low-power high performance AI technology, 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. BrainChip CEO and founder Peter van der Made said, "BrainChip's inclusion on the OTCQX Market provides the increased visibility we need to engage with a large and growing US investor audience.  We are focused on building a strong, innovative and profitable global technology business based on commercialising our worlds-first Akida artificial intelligence chip technology."

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