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Release – Capstone Green Energy Announces Four New Long-Term Clean Energy Microturbine Rental Agreements

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Capstone Green Energy (NASDAQ:CGRN) Announces Four New Long-Term Clean Energy Microturbine Rental Agreements and Intends to Expand its Rental Fleet From 13.1 MW to 17.1 MW by December 31, 2021

 

The Four New Contracts, From Four New Customers, Total 3.2 MW

VAN NUYS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 11, 2021 / Capstone Green Energy Corporation (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN) (“Capstone” or the “Company”), a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, announced today that it has entered into four new long-term rental contracts with four new end-use customers in the hospitality and industrial grow house markets.

By offering customers Energy as a Service, Capstone Green Energy is strengthening its commitment to creating smarter energy for a cleaner future, as carbon reduction continues to have ever-increasing value to global customers.

The four contracts represent 3.2 MW of clean energy systems, and as a result, the Company plans to expand its current long-term rental fleet from today’s 13.1 MW to 17.1 MW by December 31, 2021. Management has previously set a target to increase the new long-term rental fleet to 21.1 MW by the end of its current fiscal year, March 31, 2022.

“Capstone Green Energy continues to expand its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, including its long-term rental program, which is an important element in achieving our near term profitability goals as rentals generate higher contribution margin rates than traditional product sales,” said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Green Energy. “With these four new long-term contracts, the Capstone microturbine rental fleet is expected to be expanded to 17.1 MW, which is well on our way to achieving our goal of expanding to 21.1 MW by March 31, 2022,” concluded Mr. Jamison.

About Capstone Green Energy

Capstone Green Energy (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN) is a leading provider of customized microgrid solutions and on-site energy technology systems focused on helping customers around the globe meet their environmental, energy savings, and resiliency goals. Capstone Green Energy focuses on four key business lines. Through its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, it offers rental solutions utilizing its microturbine energy systems and battery storage systems, comprehensive Factory Protection Plan (FPP) service contracts that guarantee life-cycle costs, as well as aftermarket parts. Energy Conversion Products are driven by the Company’s industry-leading, highly efficient, low-emission, resilient microturbine energy systems offering scalable solutions in addition to a broad range of customer-tailored solutions, including hybrid energy systems and larger frame industrial turbines. The Energy Storage Products business line designs and installs microgrid storage systems creating customized solutions using a combination of battery technologies and monitoring software. Through Hydrogen Energy Solutions, Capstone Green Energy offers customers a variety of hydrogen products, including the Company’s microturbine energy systems.


For customers with limited capital or short-term needs, Capstone offers rental systems; for more information, contact: rentals@CGRNenergy.com. To date, Capstone has shipped over 10,000 units to 83 countries and estimates that, in FY21, it saved customers over $217 million in annual energy costs and approximately 397,000 tons of carbon. Total savings over the last three years are estimated at 1,115,100 tons of carbon and $698 million in annual energy savings.


For more information about the Company, please visit: www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com. Follow Capstone Green Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations for green initiatives and execution on the Company’s growth strategy and other statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, and strategies. The Company has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “goal” and similar terms and phrases, but such words, terms and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the availability of credit and compliance with the agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to develop new products and enhance existing products; product quality issues, including the adequacy of reserves therefor and warranty cost exposure; intense competition; financial performance of the oil and natural gas industry and other general business, industry and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights; and the impact of pending or threatened litigation. For a detailed discussion of factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” in those filings. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events or for any other reason.

CONTACT:
Capstone Green Energy
Investor and investment media inquiries:
818-407-3628
ir@CGRNenergy.com

SOURCE: Capstone Green Energy Corporation

SPACs, Equity Research, and Bowling

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Recreation that Investors May Find Worth Watching

 

The unexpected turmoil within different industries during 2020 will forever be discussed in economic and stock market history discussions. It’s still fresh in all of our minds, and to an extent, we’re all still very mindful of it with our investing and day-to-day lives. Investments that received much of the attention in late 2020 included vaccine stocks, stay-at-home technology, and even SPACs which did well with the increase in money entering a stock market that has a shrinking number of offerings.

As 2020 gave way to 2021 and much of the demand that characterized late 2020 shifted to the updated “post-covid” set of expectations, the so-called recovery stocks gained attention. These stocks ticked up each time a pharmaceutical company was given an emergency use approval for their Covid-19 shot; not only would the pharmaceutical sector itself rise, but so would hospitality, travel, sports, recreation, and everything else that would benefit from less risk of an enduring pandemic. Investors in a post-covid world started looking past the pandemic and began hunting for value before the beaten-down sectors caught too much attention. At times there have been pre-mature rallies in various industries, and realistically, anything can still happen from here, but most recovery stocks are well off their lows, some still have far to go to regain where they were in early 2020.

Recovery Business

A research report crossed my desk last week on a SPAC in the DeSPAC phase which means it is now preparing to merge with a company. The company seems to pass many of the filters I hear people have for a recovery stock to make it to their watch or buy list.  I don’t often comment on the constantly updated research on the Channelchek platform, and nothing here should be construed as a recommendation, but I learned so much from the report about the business, and even the direction of the business, that I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.

The business includes hospitality, recreation, sports, and perhaps even travel. It also involves tournament play at the highest level, the media sector, and possibly even sports betting.

Bowling or the business of bowling was never on my radar before, but I look forward to watching how this company uses its added potential after the SPAC merger.

Bowling, Here and Abroad 

The research report, prepared by Michael
Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc. discusses all the pertinent current data, earnings, and projections. That’s all available in the report. The broader offerings at bowling centers themselves have changed. Just as movie theaters are offering experiences above what was available before in terms of food and comfort, bowling centers since 2010 have upgraded facilities to attract a younger demographic (predominately 20- to 35-year-olds). Many now have bright high-def video walls, specialized lighting, and lounge seating. In addition, many bowling centers have expanded and upgraded the quality of their menu items, offer specialty drinks, include high-end arcades, and may even have an in-house sports bar — far from the pretzel and beer of yesteryear.

The report indicates that bowling is the top recreational sport in the U.S. It’s estimated that roughly 67 million have bowled in the past year. This is more than twice as high as basketball participation, which is ranked as number two with 30.3 million, with baseball/softball, then golf not far behind.

Leagues in many bowling alleys are a thing of the past. While they had once provided consistent revenue, in some markets providing a night out to family or friends, or a means to celebrate a special occasion benefits the centers’ business more than the old league model.

There are approximately 11,000 bowling alleys in the U.S. and 3400 bowling centers. The international market is even larger than the US, with high growth in Asia as decreased cultural differences, increased disposable income, and an expanding young population experiment with new forms of entertainment.

Take-Away

Identifiable market changes, particularly those that create trends, can create lucrative opportunities. The trends and follow-through over the past couple of years are testaments to that. Paying attention to various information sources including, traditional media, message boards, analyst reports, and what you experience in your day-to-day life help to identify investible trends.

We’ve had many different cross-currents in trends so far in 2021. Many are the result of a new administration in Washington with different priorities. The other prominent trends have arisen from the waning of the pandemic around the globe. Inflation, shortages, housing issues, and other “hangovers” from the pandemic reaction also seem to be longer-lived trends.  Noticing a shift impacting the operational climate of an industry, then recognizing all the impacted sectors within the industry, can get you in before increased valuations, or out before declines.  Altering investment behavior before the herd is part luck, part preparation. Preparation is known to increase luck.

Channelchek helps investors in small and microcap stocks prepare. SPAC-trac reporting is a unique feature we make where insight in the form of full research, analysis, and coverage is presented on still private companies planning to merge with a SPAC. 

Visit the research and data portion of Channelchek regularly to stay up on industries and the unique companies covered by top-tier equity analysts.

Paul Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

 

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SPACs Equity Research and Bowling

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Recreation that Investors May Find Worth Watching

 

The unexpected turmoil within different industries during 2020 will forever be discussed in economic and stock market history discussions. It’s still fresh in all of our minds, and to an extent, we’re all still very mindful of it with our investing and day-to-day lives. Investments that received much of the attention in late 2020 included vaccine stocks, stay-at-home technology, and even SPACs which did well with the increase in money entering a stock market that has a shrinking number of offerings.

As 2020 gave way to 2021 and much of the demand that characterized late 2020 shifted to the updated “post-covid” set of expectations, the so-called recovery stocks gained attention. These stocks ticked up each time a pharmaceutical company was given an emergency use approval for their Covid-19 shot; not only would the pharmaceutical sector itself rise, but so would hospitality, travel, sports, recreation, and everything else that would benefit from less risk of an enduring pandemic. Investors in a post-covid world started looking past the pandemic and began hunting for value before the beaten-down sectors caught too much attention. At times there have been pre-mature rallies in various industries, and realistically, anything can still happen from here, but most recovery stocks are well off their lows, some still have far to go to regain where they were in early 2020.

Recovery Business

A research report crossed my desk last week on a SPAC in the DeSPAC phase which means it is now preparing to merge with a company. The company seems to pass many of the filters I hear people have for a recovery stock to make it to their watch or buy list.  I don’t often comment on the constantly updated research on the Channelchek platform, and nothing here should be construed as a recommendation, but I learned so much from the report about the business, and even the direction of the business, that I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.

The business includes hospitality, recreation, sports, and perhaps even travel. It also involves tournament play at the highest level, the media sector, and possibly even sports betting.

Bowling or the business of bowling was never on my radar before, but I look forward to watching how this company uses its added potential after the SPAC merger.

Bowling, Here and Abroad 

The research report, prepared by Michael
Kupinski, Director of Research, Noble Capital Markets, Inc. discusses all the pertinent current data, earnings, and projections. That’s all available in the report. The broader offerings at bowling centers themselves have changed. Just as movie theaters are offering experiences above what was available before in terms of food and comfort, bowling centers since 2010 have upgraded facilities to attract a younger demographic (predominately 20- to 35-year-olds). Many now have bright high-def video walls, specialized lighting, and lounge seating. In addition, many bowling centers have expanded and upgraded the quality of their menu items, offer specialty drinks, include high-end arcades, and may even have an in-house sports bar — far from the pretzel and beer of yesteryear.

The report indicates that bowling is the top recreational sport in the U.S. It’s estimated that roughly 67 million have bowled in the past year. This is more than twice as high as basketball participation, which is ranked as number two with 30.3 million, with baseball/softball, then golf not far behind.

Leagues in many bowling alleys are a thing of the past. While they had once provided consistent revenue, in some markets providing a night out to family or friends, or a means to celebrate a special occasion benefits the centers’ business more than the old league model.

There are approximately 11,000 bowling alleys in the U.S. and 3400 bowling centers. The international market is even larger than the US, with high growth in Asia as decreased cultural differences, increased disposable income, and an expanding young population experiment with new forms of entertainment.

Take-Away

Identifiable market changes, particularly those that create trends, can create lucrative opportunities. The trends and follow-through over the past couple of years are testaments to that. Paying attention to various information sources including, traditional media, message boards, analyst reports, and what you experience in your day-to-day life help to identify investible trends.

We’ve had many different cross-currents in trends so far in 2021. Many are the result of a new administration in Washington with different priorities. The other prominent trends have arisen from the waning of the pandemic around the globe. Inflation, shortages, housing issues, and other “hangovers” from the pandemic reaction also seem to be longer-lived trends.  Noticing a shift impacting the operational climate of an industry, then recognizing all the impacted sectors within the industry, can get you in before increased valuations, or out before declines.  Altering investment behavior before the herd is part luck, part preparation. Preparation is known to increase luck.

Channelchek helps investors in small and microcap stocks prepare. SPAC-trac reporting is a unique feature we make where insight in the form of full research, analysis, and coverage is presented on still private companies planning to merge with a SPAC. 

Visit the research and data portion of Channelchek regularly to stay up on industries and the unique companies covered by top-tier equity analysts.

Paul Hoffman

Managing Editor, Channelchek

 

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Sierra Metals (SMTS)(SMT:CA) – BOD Concludes Review of Strategic Alternatives; Authorizes Annual Dividend of $0.03 Per Share

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Friday, October 08, 2021

Sierra Metals (SMTS)(SMT:CA)
BOD Concludes Review of Strategic Alternatives; Authorizes Annual Dividend of $0.03 Per Share

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Sierra Metals is published under ticker symbols (SMTS and SMT:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol SMTS. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Sierra Metals Inc is a precious and base metals producer in Latin America. The company acquires, explores, extracts, and produces mineral concentrates consisting of silver, copper, lead, zinc and gold in Mexico and Peru. Its activity includes the operation of the Yauricocha Mine in Peru, and the Bolivar and Cusi mines in Mexico. Yauricocha is an underground polymetallic mine using the sublevel block caving and cut-and-fill mining methods. Bolivar is a copper-silver-zinc-gold underground mine using room-and-pillar mining method. The majority of the revenue is earned by selling of the mineral concentrates to its customers in Peru.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Refer to the full report for the price target, fundamental analysis, and rating.

    Strategic review completed. The Board of Directors concluded its review of strategic alternatives. The company will continue to seek production growth through expansions with a focus on base metals such as copper, zinc, and iron ore and may consider joint venture, partnerships and/or divestment of certain assets, including the Cusi silver mine and/or exploration properties outside Sierra’s current operating area.

    Dividend announced.  The Board has authorized the payment of an annual dividend comprised of a base dividend of $0.03 per share and an additional amount based on available cash flows. The initial dividend is expected to be declared in November 2021 and paid in December 2021. The dividend reflects a favorable cash flow growth outlook and the board’s desire to return capital to shareholders. Based on …



This Company Sponsored Research is provided by Noble Capital Markets, Inc., a FINRA and S.E.C. registered broker-dealer (B/D).

*Analyst certification and important disclosures included in the full report. NOTE: investment decisions should not be based upon the content of this research summary.  Proper due diligence is required before making any investment decision. 

Capstone Green Energy (NASDAQ:CGRN) To Present at LD Micro Main Event

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Capstone Green Energy (NASDAQ:CGRN) To Present at LD Micro Main Event

 

VAN NUYS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2021 / Capstone Green Energy Corporation (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN), a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 14th annual Main Event on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET) at the Luxe Sunset Bel-Air in Los Angeles.

“We are honored to be back in person with some of the finest companies and investors in the small-cap world. After nearly two years, I for one, cannot wait to reconnect both as an executive, event coordinator, and investor,” stated Chris Lahiji, Founder of LD Micro.

“After nearly two years of conducting investor meetings and presentations virtually due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I am excited to be able to meet with the investment community in person,” said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Green Energy. “I am looking forward to discussing our transition to Capstone Green Energy, our growing Energy as a Service model, and our broadened product and service offerings,” added Jamison.

Darren Jamison, Capstone’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Hencken, Capstone’s Chief Financial Officer, will be conducting one-on-one virtual meetings with qualified professional investors throughout the conference day. To register and schedule a time with management, please register here.

Supporting presentation materials will be available on the day of the conference by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com.

Event: Capstone Green Energy Presentation at the LD Micro Main Event

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Time: 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET)

Register to watch the virtual presentation here.

The webcast and archive of the event presentation will be available using the webcast link above.

Summary of LD Micro Invitational XI Event
The 2021 LD Micro Main Event will be held at the Luxe Sunset Bel-Air in Los Angeles from Tuesday, October 12th to Thursday, October 14th.

The festivities run from 8:00 AM-5:30 PM PT on the 12th and 13th with a morning session on the 14th.

This three-day, investor conference is expected to feature around 150 companies, presenting for 25 minutes each, as well as several influential keynotes in person.

For more info, please contact Dean@ldmicro.com

About LD Micro (SRAX)
LD Micro aims to be the most crucial resource in the micro-cap world. Whether it is the index, comprehensive data, or hosting the most significant events on an annual basis, LD’s sole mission is to serve as an invaluable asset for all those interested in finding the next generation of great companies.

http://www.ldmicro.com

About Capstone Green Energy
Capstone Green Energy (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN) is a leading provider of customized microgrid solutions and on-site energy technology systems focused on helping customers around the globe meet their environmental, energy savings, and resiliency goals. Capstone Green Energy focuses on four key business lines. Through its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, it offers rental solutions utilizing its microturbine energy systems and battery storage systems, comprehensive Factory Protection Plan (FPP) service contracts that guarantee life-cycle costs, as well as aftermarket parts. Energy Conversion Products are driven by the Company’s industry-leading, highly efficient, low-emission, resilient microturbine energy systems offering scalable solutions in addition to a broad range of customer-tailored solutions, including hybrid energy systems and larger frame industrial turbines. The Energy Storage Products business line designs and installs microgrid storage systems creating customized solutions using a combination of battery technologies and monitoring software. Through Hydrogen Energy Solutions, Capstone Green Energy offers customers a variety of hydrogen products, including the Company’s microturbine energy systems.

For customers with limited capital or short-term needs, Capstone offers rental systems; for more information, contact: rentals@CGRNenergy.com. To date, Capstone has shipped over 10,000 units to 83 countries and estimates that, in FY21, it saved customers over $217 million in annual energy costs and approximately 397,000 tons of carbon. Total savings over the last three years are estimated at 1,115,100 tons of carbon and approximately $698 million in annual energy savings.

For more information about the Company, please visit: www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com. Follow Capstone Green Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains, and the Company’s presentation and responses to questions at the LD Micro Invitational XI virtual investor conference will contain, forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations for green initiatives and execution on the Company’s growth strategy and other statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, and strategies. The Company has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “goal” and similar terms and phrases, but such words, terms and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the availability of credit and compliance with the agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to develop new products and enhance existing products; product quality issues, including the adequacy of reserves therefor and warranty cost exposure; intense competition; financial performance of the oil and natural gas industry and other general business, industry and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights; and the impact of pending or threatened litigation. For a detailed discussion of factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” in those filings. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events or for any other reason.

CONTACT:
Capstone Green Energy
Investor and investment media inquiries:
818-407-3628
ir@CGRNenergy.com

SOURCE: Capstone Green Energy Corporation

Presentation and C-Suite Interview with Salem Media (SALM) Management Team

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Following a corporate presentation, Noble Capital Markets Senior Research Analyst Michael Kupinski sits down with Salem Media CEO Edward Atsinger, EVP & CFO Evan Masyr, President – New Media David Evans, and President – Broadcast Media Dave Santrella for this exclusive interview.

Research, News, and Advanced Market Data on SALM


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About Salem Media Group

Salem Media Group is America’s leading multimedia company specializing in Christian and conservative content, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book and newsletter publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content, fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most respected figures across the Christian and conservative media landscape.

Measuring Cancer Cells to Tailor Treatments

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Weighing Cancer Cells to Personalize Drug Choices

 

Anne Trafton |  MIT News Office

“With this disease, you don’t have much time to make adjustments. So, if you take an ineffective drug for six months, that’s pretty significant,” Ligon says. “This kind of assay could help to speed up the learning process for each individual patient and help with decision-making.”

Researchers at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new way to determine whether individual patients will respond to a specific cancer drug or not. This kind of test could help doctors to choose alternative therapies for patients who don’t respond to the therapies normally used to treat their cancer.

The new technique, which involves removing tumor cells from patients, treating the cells with a drug, and then measuring changes in the cells’ mass, could be applied to a wide variety of cancers and drug treatments, says Scott Manalis, the David H. Koch Professor of Engineering in the departments of Biological Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.

“Essentially all of the clinically used cancer drugs either directly or indirectly stop the growth of cancer cells,” Manalis says. “That’s why we think measuring mass could offer a universal readout of the effects of a lot of different types of drug mechanisms.”

The new study, which focused on glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, is part of a collaboration between the Koch Institute and Dana-Farber Precision Medicine programs to find new biomarkers and diagnostic tests for cancer.

Manalis and Keith Ligon, director of the Center for Patient Derived Models at Dana-Farber and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, are the senior authors of the study, which appears today in Cell Reports. The lead authors of the paper are Max Stockslager SM ’17, PhD ’20 and Dana-Farber research technician Seth Malinowski.

 

Measuring Cancer Cells

Glioblastoma, which is diagnosed in about 13,000 Americans per year, is incurable, but radiation and drug treatment can help to prolong patients’ expected lifespan. Most do not survive longer than one to two years.

“With this disease, you don’t have much time to make adjustments. So, if you take an ineffective drug for six months, that’s pretty significant,” Ligon says. “This kind of assay could help to speed up the learning process for each individual patient and help with decision-making.”

Patients diagnosed with glioblastoma are usually given a chemotherapy drug called temozolomide (TMZ). However, this drug only helps about 50 percent of patients.

Currently doctors can use a genetic marker — methylation of a gene called MGMT — to predict whether patients will respond to TMZ treatment. Patients who have this marker usually respond better to the drug. However, the marker doesn’t offer reliable predictions for all patients because of other genetic factors. For patients who don’t respond to TMZ, there are a handful of alternative drugs available, Ligon says, or patients can choose to participate in a clinical trial.

In recent years, Manalis and Ligon have been working on a new approach to predicting patient responses, which is based on measuring how tumor cells respond to treatment, rather than genomic signatures. This approach is known as functional precision medicine.

“The idea behind functional precision medicine is that, for cancer, you could take a patient’s tumor cells, give them the drugs that the patient might get, and predict what would happen, before giving them to the patient,” Ligon says.

Scientists are working on many different approaches to functional precision medicine, and one technique that Manalis and Ligon have been pursuing is measuring changes in cell mass that occur following drug treatment. The approach is based on a technology developed by Manalis’ lab for weighing single cells with extremely high accuracy by flowing them through vibrating microchannels.

Several years ago, Manalis, Ligon, and their colleagues demonstrated that they could use this technology to analyze how two types of cancer, glioblastoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, respond to treatment. This result was based on measuring individual cells multiple times after drug treatment, allowing the researchers to calculate how their growth rate changed over time following treatment. They showed that this statistic, which they called mass accumulation rate (MAR), was strongly predictive of whether the cells were susceptible to a given drug.

Using a high-throughput version of this system, which they developed in 2016, they could calculate an accurate MAR using just 100 cells per patient. However, a drawback to the MAR technique is that the cells must remain in the system for several hours, so they can be weighed over and over, in order to calculate the growth rate over time.

In their new study, the researchers decided to see if a simpler and significantly faster approach — measuring subtle changes in single-cell mass distributions between drug-treated and untreated cancer cells — would be able to predict patient survival. They performed a retrospective study with a set of live glioblastoma tumor cells from 69 patients, donated to the Ligon lab and the Dana-Farber Center for Patient Derived Models, and used them to grow spheroid tissue cultures. After separating the cells, the researchers treated them with TMZ and then measured their mass a few days later.

They found that by simply measuring the mass difference between cells before and after treatment, using as few as 2,000 cells per patient sample, they could accurately predict whether the patient had responded to TMZ or not.

 

Better Predictions

The researchers showed that their mass measurement was just as accurate as the MGMT methylation marker, but mass measurement has an added advantage in that it can work in patients for whom the genetic marker doesn’t reveal TMZ susceptibility. For many other types of cancer, there are no biomarkers that can be used to predict drug response.

“Most cancers do not have a genomic marker that can be used at all. What we argue is that this functional approach could work in other situations where you don’t have any option of a genomic marker,” Manalis says.

Because the test works by measuring changes in mass, it can be used to observe the effects of many different types of cancer drugs, regardless of their mechanism of action. TMZ works by arresting the cell cycle, which causes cells to become larger because they can no longer divide but they still increase their mass. Other cancer drugs work by interfering with cell metabolism or damaging their structure, which also affect cell mass.

 

 

The researchers’ long-term hope is that this approach could be used to test several different drugs on an individual patient’s cells, to predict which treatment would work best for that patient.

“Ideally we would test the drug the patient was most likely to get, but we would also test for things that would be the backup plan: first-, second-, and third-line therapies, or different combinations of drugs,” says Ligon, who also serves as chief of neuropathology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a consultant in pathology at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Manalis and Ligon have co-founded a company called Travera, which has licensed this technology and is now gathering data from patient samples from several different types of cancer, in hopes of developing clinically validated lab tests that can be used to help patients.

The research was funded by the MIT Center for Precision Cancer Medicine, the DFCI Center for Patient Derived Models, the Cancer Systems Biology Consortium of the National Cancer Institute, and the Koch Institute Support (core) Grant from the National Cancer Institute.

 

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SEC Approves ETF for Bitcoin Revolution Investors

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The “Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech ETF” Stops Short of Crypto Investing

 

This week’s SEC approved “Bitcoin ETF” stops short of being a tick-for-tick alternative to owning bitcoin via the securities markets. Although the exchange-traded fund’s purpose is to provide exposure to “Bitcoin Revolution Industry Companies,” defined as entities that hold a majority of their net assets in BTC or derive a majority of their earnings from Bitcoin mining, lending, or transacting, actual investment in the crypto or derivatives are not permitted by prospectus.

The fund will trade under ticker symbol, $BTCR.

 

New Bitcoin ETF Details

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission approved an exchange-traded fund named Volt Crypto Industry Revolution and Tech (BTCR).
 The funds intention is to track what the prospectus refers to as “Bitcoin Industry Revolution Companies.” These are defined as the supporting infrastructure and ancillary businesses to the operation and ecosystem of the crypto and companies holding a majority of their assets in $BTC.X.

Consistent with the objective of providing capital appreciation by actively managing investments in U.S. and foreign companies, the fund expects to invest at least 80%  of its assets in Bitcoin-
related companies. They specifically exclude Canadian ETFs, private funds, and Grayscale (GBTC).

Principal Investment Strategies

The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing a majority of its net assets in U.S. and foreign companies with exposure to bitcoin and the supporting infrastructure. The advisor applies an option overlay strategy to the Fund’s equity investments. The focus of the fund is bitcoin, and under normal circumstances the ETF managers will invest most of its assets within their definition of “bitcoin industry,” stocks and options as well as ETFs not otherwise excluded

Under normal circumstances, it will hold at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bitcoin industry companies, options on those companies, and ETFs with exposure to those companies. Of the remainder of the Fund’s assets, 15% will be allocated to tech companies, defined as companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue from software, technology hardware, and/or products or services that rely on self-developed processing chips or artificial intelligence chips.

The Fund may also invest up to 20% of the portfolio to gain broad equity market exposure, including through ETFs, to diversify the risk of the focused portfolio.

 

Why it’s Important

Bitcoin is still a speculative asset that poses more uncertainty than those that have a longer history. However, its growth in value has captured the attention of all classes of investors. If the “Bitcoin Revolution” continues, it’s important that participation was available to the largest number of investors and speculators.

Since the ETF invests in the industries surrounding cryptocurrency that create the infrastructure for these fintech variants to exist,  the technology will still have applications should there eventually be a central bank digital currencies (CBDC) that may undermine Bitcoin’s purpose.  

The success of the managed ETF and others that may follow would cause more money to be invested in the companies operating in this space. Investors that hold individual stocks of companies that are selected for this ETF and others could benefit as the manager(s) create more demand for shares.

Take-Away

The Volt ETF ($BTCR) will not invest directly in bitcoin. The SEC said recently that it is determining the best course of action on Crypto-linked ETFs. The fund will invest in companies that support bitcoin and the blockchain industry. Unlike a direct purchase of Bitcoin, investing either directly in blockchain infrastructure companies supporting the currency, or accepting the fees for a Volt managed fund could presumably allow related investors to participate in the growth of the “revolution.”

 

Suggested Reading:



Blockchain Smart Contracts Aim to Cut Out Intermediaries, Create High Efficiency

What Do Banks and Financial Executives Think of Blockchain and Digital Assets?





Imagine a Bitcoin ETF With No Underlying Bitcoin Assets

Crypto’s Ancillary Businesses as an Opportunity for Investors

 

Sources:

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1508033/000150803321000003/n1a0621.htm

https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-approves-volt-equity-etf-providing-exposure-to-bitcoin-centric-companies

 

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Release – Capstone Green Energy To Present at LD Micro Main Event

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Capstone Green Energy (NASDAQ:CGRN) To Present at LD Micro Main Event

 

VAN NUYS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2021 / Capstone Green Energy Corporation (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN), a global leader in carbon reduction and on-site resilient green energy solutions, announced today that it will be presenting at the 14th annual Main Event on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET) at the Luxe Sunset Bel-Air in Los Angeles.

“We are honored to be back in person with some of the finest companies and investors in the small-cap world. After nearly two years, I for one, cannot wait to reconnect both as an executive, event coordinator, and investor,” stated Chris Lahiji, Founder of LD Micro.

“After nearly two years of conducting investor meetings and presentations virtually due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I am excited to be able to meet with the investment community in person,” said Darren Jamison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Green Energy. “I am looking forward to discussing our transition to Capstone Green Energy, our growing Energy as a Service model, and our broadened product and service offerings,” added Jamison.

Darren Jamison, Capstone’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Eric Hencken, Capstone’s Chief Financial Officer, will be conducting one-on-one virtual meetings with qualified professional investors throughout the conference day. To register and schedule a time with management, please register here.

Supporting presentation materials will be available on the day of the conference by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com.

Event: Capstone Green Energy Presentation at the LD Micro Main Event

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Time: 10:00 AM PT (1:00 PM ET)

Register to watch the virtual presentation here.

The webcast and archive of the event presentation will be available using the webcast link above.

Summary of LD Micro Invitational XI Event
The 2021 LD Micro Main Event will be held at the Luxe Sunset Bel-Air in Los Angeles from Tuesday, October 12th to Thursday, October 14th.

The festivities run from 8:00 AM-5:30 PM PT on the 12th and 13th with a morning session on the 14th.

This three-day, investor conference is expected to feature around 150 companies, presenting for 25 minutes each, as well as several influential keynotes in person.

For more info, please contact Dean@ldmicro.com

About LD Micro (SRAX)
LD Micro aims to be the most crucial resource in the micro-cap world. Whether it is the index, comprehensive data, or hosting the most significant events on an annual basis, LD’s sole mission is to serve as an invaluable asset for all those interested in finding the next generation of great companies.

http://www.ldmicro.com

About Capstone Green Energy
Capstone Green Energy (www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com) (NASDAQ:CGRN) is a leading provider of customized microgrid solutions and on-site energy technology systems focused on helping customers around the globe meet their environmental, energy savings, and resiliency goals. Capstone Green Energy focuses on four key business lines. Through its Energy as a Service (EaaS) business, it offers rental solutions utilizing its microturbine energy systems and battery storage systems, comprehensive Factory Protection Plan (FPP) service contracts that guarantee life-cycle costs, as well as aftermarket parts. Energy Conversion Products are driven by the Company’s industry-leading, highly efficient, low-emission, resilient microturbine energy systems offering scalable solutions in addition to a broad range of customer-tailored solutions, including hybrid energy systems and larger frame industrial turbines. The Energy Storage Products business line designs and installs microgrid storage systems creating customized solutions using a combination of battery technologies and monitoring software. Through Hydrogen Energy Solutions, Capstone Green Energy offers customers a variety of hydrogen products, including the Company’s microturbine energy systems.

For customers with limited capital or short-term needs, Capstone offers rental systems; for more information, contact: rentals@CGRNenergy.com. To date, Capstone has shipped over 10,000 units to 83 countries and estimates that, in FY21, it saved customers over $217 million in annual energy costs and approximately 397,000 tons of carbon. Total savings over the last three years are estimated at 1,115,100 tons of carbon and approximately $698 million in annual energy savings.

For more information about the Company, please visit: www.CapstoneGreenEnergy.com. Follow Capstone Green Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains, and the Company’s presentation and responses to questions at the LD Micro Invitational XI virtual investor conference will contain, forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expectations for green initiatives and execution on the Company’s growth strategy and other statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions, and strategies. The Company has tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “should,” “estimate,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “plan,” “goal” and similar terms and phrases, but such words, terms and phrases are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the availability of credit and compliance with the agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness; the Company’s ability to develop new products and enhance existing products; product quality issues, including the adequacy of reserves therefor and warranty cost exposure; intense competition; financial performance of the oil and natural gas industry and other general business, industry and economic conditions; the Company’s ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights; and the impact of pending or threatened litigation. For a detailed discussion of factors that could affect the Company’s future operating results, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the disclosures under “Risk Factors” in those filings. Except as expressly required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, changed circumstances or future events or for any other reason.

CONTACT:
Capstone Green Energy
Investor and investment media inquiries:
818-407-3628
ir@CGRNenergy.com

SOURCE: Capstone Green Energy Corporation

Voyager Digital (VYGVF)(VOYG:CA) – Drop in September Quarter Revenue Down to Market Fluctuations

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Voyager Digital (VYGVF)(VOYG:CA)
Drop in September Quarter Revenue Down to Market Fluctuations

Voyager Digital Ltd through its subsidiary, operates as a crypto asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto assets. The company offers investors execution, data, wallet and custody services through its institutional-grade open architecture platform.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Business Update. Voyager provided a business update for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended September 30th. On the positive side, user metrics continued to grow positively. On the negative side, projected revenue is significantly below consensus projections.

    The Negative.  1Q22 revenue is projected in the $63-$67 million range, compared to an estimated $109 million in 4Q21, and consensus of $113 million. While disappointing, as we stated previously we would expect to see variability in crypto trading volumes as this remains an emerging industry, and this may result in some lumpiness in revenue growth. And this is what occurred as volumes fell sharply …



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Comtech (CMTL) – Outerbridge Not Satisfied

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Comtech (CMTL)
Outerbridge Not Satisfied

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. engages in the design, development, production, and marketing of products, systems, and services for advanced communications solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Telecommunications Transmission, Mobile Data Communications, and RF Microwave Amplifiers. The Telecommunications Transmission segment provides satellite earth station equipment and systems, over-the-horizon microwave systems, and forward error correction technology, which are used in various commercial and government applications, including backhaul of wireless and cellular traffic, broadcasting (including HDTV), IP-based communications traffic, long distance telephony, and secure defense applications. The Mobile Data Communications segment provides mobile satellite transceivers, and computers and satellite earth station network gateways and associated installation, training, and maintenance services; supplies and operates satellite packet data networks, including arranging and providing satellite capacity; and offers microsatellites and related components. The RF Microwave Amplifiers segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets satellite earth station traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) and broadband amplifiers. Its amplifiers are used in broadcast and broadband satellite communication; defense applications, such as telecommunications systems and electronic warfare systems; and commercial applications comprising oncology treatment systems, as well as to amplify signals carrying voice, video, or data for air-to-satellite-to-ground communications. The company serves satellite systems integrators, wireless and other communication service providers, broadcasters, defense contractors, military, governments, and oil companies. Comtech markets its products through independent representatives and value-added resellers. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Joe Gomes, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

Joshua Zoepfel, Research Associate, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Latest Letter. Outerbridge released another open letter to Comtech’s Board. As with its previous letters, Outerbridge highlights what it feels is the long-term underperformance of the Company, what it believes is a history of a failed M&A strategy, and restates it remains open to a constructive resolution.

    Lost Confidence?  Outerbridge believes investors are disappointed in the naming of current President and COO Michael Porcelain as the new CEO, pointing out the drop in the stock price following the announcement, although the announcement was wrapped up in admittedly disappointing FY22 guidance …



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Gevo (GEVO) – FEED Contractor and Likely EPC Contractor Identified

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Gevo (GEVO)
FEED Contractor and Likely EPC Contractor Identified

Gevo Inc is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company engaged in the development and commercialization of alternatives to petroleum-based products based on isobutanol produced from renewable feedstocks. Its operating segments are the Gevo segment and the Gevo Development/Agri-Energy segment. By its segments, it is involved in research and development activities related to the future production of isobutanol, including the development of its biocatalysts, the production and sale of biojet fuel, its Retrofit process and the next generation of chemicals and biofuels that will be based on its isobutanol technology. Gevo Development/Agri-Energy is the key revenue generating segment which involves the operation of the Luverne Facility and production of ethanol, isobutanol and related products.

Poe Fratt, Senior Research Analyst, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Kiewit Energy Group leading FEED work and likely to be EPC contractor. Another sign of progress on moving Net Zero concept forward. Kiewit Energy Group, a leading US-based engineering company with extensive energy industry experience, will take over and now lead the FEED effort. Kiewit Energy Group was also identified as the likely Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) contractor. The narrowing of the -/+ factor on plant costs should accelerate now that the likely EPC contractor has been identified.

    Letter of intent (LOI) with Chevron (CVX) remains a game changer.  Not only does the addition of a major integrated oil company as a major partner and co-investor validate the renewable fuel concept, visibility improves on the funding and off-take fronts. The LOI is subject to finalizing terms of the co-investment and fuel supply agreements by May 31, 2022 …



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Sierra Metals (SMTS)(SMT:CA) – BOD Concludes Review of Strategic Alternatives Authorizes Annual Dividend of $0.03 Per Share

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Sierra Metals (SMTS)(SMT:CA)
BOD Concludes Review of Strategic Alternatives; Authorizes Annual Dividend of $0.03 Per Share

As of April 24, 2020, Noble Capital Markets research on Sierra Metals is published under ticker symbols (SMTS and SMT:CA). The price target is in USD and based on ticker symbol SMTS. Research reports dated prior to April 24, 2020 may not follow these guidelines and could account for a variance in the price target.

Sierra Metals Inc is a precious and base metals producer in Latin America. The company acquires, explores, extracts, and produces mineral concentrates consisting of silver, copper, lead, zinc and gold in Mexico and Peru. Its activity includes the operation of the Yauricocha Mine in Peru, and the Bolivar and Cusi mines in Mexico. Yauricocha is an underground polymetallic mine using the sublevel block caving and cut-and-fill mining methods. Bolivar is a copper-silver-zinc-gold underground mine using room-and-pillar mining method. The majority of the revenue is earned by selling of the mineral concentrates to its customers in Peru.

Mark Reichman, Senior Research Analyst of Natural Resources, Noble Capital Markets, Inc.

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    Strategic review completed. The Board of Directors concluded its review of strategic alternatives. The company will continue to seek production growth through expansions with a focus on base metals such as copper, zinc, and iron ore and may consider joint venture, partnerships and/or divestment of certain assets, including the Cusi silver mine and/or exploration properties outside Sierra’s current operating area.

    Dividend announced.  The Board has authorized the payment of an annual dividend comprised of a base dividend of $0.03 per share and an additional amount based on available cash flows. The initial dividend is expected to be declared in November 2021 and paid in December 2021. The dividend reflects a favorable cash flow growth outlook and the board’s desire to return capital to shareholders. Based on …



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