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WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today launched the PerkinElmer Solus Listeria monocytogenes ELISA Assay. This new offering will help high throughput food processors and contract labs focus on L. mono testing for food and environmental surface samples. In sync with leading industry standards, the new solution…

Applied DNA Enters into Supply Agreement with ITW Pillar Technologies to Bring CertainT® Platform to Textiles Including Those Used in Personal Protective Equipment

STONY BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: APDN) (“Applied DNA” or the “Company”), a leader in Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based DNA manufacturing that enables in vitro diagnostics, pre-clinical nucleic acid-based therapeutic drug candidates, supply chain security, anti-counterfeiting and anti-theft technology, today announced it has entered into a supply agreement (the “Agreement”) for its CertainT®…

Boomer Naturals Announces Expansion of its Board of Directors

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Boomer Naturals (the “Company”) (OTC: BOMH), a health and wellness company, today announced David Racz and Giang Thi Hoang joined the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company also announced Thomas Ziemann’s resignation from its Board of Directors and as Chief Operating Officer. Mike Quaid, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are achieving…

Innovative Industrial Properties Acquires Florida Property and Expands Real Estate Partnership with Parallel, a U.S. Cannabis Company

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IIPR) focused on the regulated U.S. cannabis industry, announced today that it closed on the acquisition of a property in Lakeland, Florida from an affiliate of Parallel, one of the largest privately-held multi-state cannabis…

Halo Provides an Update on Bophelo Bioscience

September 18, 2020

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halo Labs Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update in respect of recent developments for Bophelo Bioscience & Wellness (Pty) Ltd. (“Bophelo”) in Lesotho, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Halo. Bophelo intends to operate one of the largest-cannabis cultivation sites in the world, and is expected to cultivate and distribute…

Halo Labs Completes Issuance of Shares to Independent Consultants, Directors, Employees and Suppliers

September 18, 2020

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halo Labs Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company”) (NEO: HALO, OTCQX: AGEEF, Germany: A9KN) today announced the issuance of 15,566,078 common shares of the Company to certain independent consultants, directors, employees, and suppliers of the Company, in lieu of cash consideration (the “Compensation Shares”) at a price of C$0.10 per Compensation Share, being the closing…

Terrace Global Announces Receipt of Pre-License for Outdoor Medical Cannabis Cultivation in Portugal

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Terrace Global Inc. (“Terrace Global” or the “Corporation”) (TSXV: TRCE) is pleased to announce it has been granted a provisional license (the “Pre-License”) from INFARMED, I.P., the Portuguese regulatory authority with oversight over the pharmaceutical industry in Portugal, including medical cannabis (“INFARMED”), at an outdoor medical cannabis site located in Constancia, Portugal (the “Outdoor…

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada More Than Doubled the Number of Members Receiving Whole-Person Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada more than the doubled the number of health plan members receiving whole-person therapies, which are believed to produce better outcomes for opioid use disorder. To increase positive member health outcomes and lessen the impact of the opioid epidemic, Anthem pledged four years ago to significantly increase…

Halo Announces At-The-Market Equity Financing Program

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halo Labs Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company“) (NEO: HALO, OTCQX: AGEEF, Germany: A9KN) today announces that it has established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program“) that allows the Company to issue and sell up to C$7,000,000 of common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares“) from treasury to the public,…

Mainstream Brands Engage CBD Consumer Segment as 66% of Americans Consider Cannabinoid Products

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Frontier Data, the global authority in data, analytics and business intelligence for the cannabis industry, releases Cannabis-Infused Products: Navigating the Complexities to Market, Vol. 2, in partnership with SōRSE Technology. The report explores the fundamental areas of cannabinoid-infused product development, the unique regulatory hurdles constricting the market, and the effective strategies that brands…

Cresco Labs Bolsters Leadership Team With Three Senior Promotions

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced today it has expanded its leadership team with the promotions of David Gacom, Melissa Wagamon and Sean McAlister to regionally focused president positions. These dynamic individuals, who bring a depth of experience…

Organigram Expands Strong Value Portfolio With Launch of SHRED: High Quality, High Potency, Affordable Pre-shredded Dried Flower

MONCTON, New Brunswick–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In an effort to continue to break down the barriers to purchasing from the legal cannabis market in Canada, and reinforce its ongoing commitment to value, Organigram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI), the parent company of Organigram Inc. (the “Company” or “Organigram”), a leading licensed producer of cannabis, is pleased to…