Team to Launch US Recordkeeping Solution for Pooled Employer Plans in Time for SECURE Act 2.0 Roll-Out

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / On the heels of its US entrance, Smart, a leading retirement technology business and one of the largest global recordkeepers with strategic investors J.P. Morgan, Barclays, Legal & General, Link Group, and Natixis, today announced its US executive team. The newly appointed Executive Team will work to launch Smart's modern recordkeeping and retirement income solutions to the US market. Smart's recordkeeping solution for pooled employer plans ("PEPs") will launch in 2021, aligning with the SECURE Act's roll-out.

"We have built a team with a breadth of experience across retirement and financial services to ensure we can make the largest possible impact on closing the US retirement coverage gap," said Jodan Ledford, CEO of Smart. "I am honored to work alongside these impressive industry leaders."

Smart's US Executive Team includes:

Catherine Reilly, Director of Retirement Solutions: Most recently, Catherine was Global Head of Research for the Defined Contribution team at State Street, responsible for thought leadership and strategic development. In this role, Catherine oversaw the $70bn SSGA target-date suite. Prior, she was Chief Economist of Pohjola Asset Management ($40bn AuM) in Finland and a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Co., Inc in the Helsinki office. Catherine is a CFA charter holder.

Grant Chamberlain, Director of Corporate Strategy: Most recently, Grant was the Head of Corporate Development at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIMA). Joining LGIMA shortly after its inception, Grant also held positions leading Data Management and Technology. Prior to LGIMA, Grant worked at UBS Global Asset Management as Director, Head of Change Management in the global operations function.

Lawrence Griffin, US General Counsel: Most recently, Lawrence was General Counsel at Legal & General Investment Management America, Inc, where he also served as Chief Compliance Officer. Lawrence has been a lawyer for more than 30 years and has spent the last 15 years specializing in compliance, risk and governance, and IT security/data protection for financial services organizations.

Rob Stanley, Chief Operating Officer: A veteran of the record-keeping industry, Rob spent 18 years in John Hancock's Wealth and Asset Management organization, the last 13 years in the $180B+ Retirement Plan Services business, including nine years leading JHRPS' Sales Operations and Infrastructure. Most recently, Rob founded Inflection Point Consulting, where he helped clients implement key strategic initiatives to face the challenges in a rapidly changing industry.

Walter Womersley, General Manager: Walter joined Smart at the beginning of 2019 as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer of its sister UK asset manager, EC2 Asset Management. Before joining Smart, he spent seven years in Asia, launching a macro hedge fund, WHARD Stewart, in 2011. Previously, Walter was Head of Credit Trading and Structuring at Standard Bank Asia in Hong Kong ("HK") and previous to that, Head of Structuring Asia for Rabobank in Singapore and HK.

Catherine Reilly, Director of Retirement Solutions, said, "The SECURE Act is a pivotal step towards expanding access to retirement solutions for more Americans. Smart's technology is the only US offering purpose-built for pooled employer plans (PEPs) and the facilitation of lifetime income in retirement plans that the SECURE Act allows, and we are energized about entering the US market at this important juncture with such a strong team."

About Smart
Smart is a global savings and investments technology platform provider. Co-founded in 2014 by Andrew Evans, Group CEO, and Will Wynne, Group MD, it is one of the UK's largest providers of retirement plans. Its award-winning master trust (UK pooled employer plan), Smart Pension, is overseen by independent professional trustees and already supports over 70k plan sponsors and 700k participants, despite only launching in 2015.

In 2020 Smart Pension was named Master Trust Offering of the Year at the Pension Age Awards. Other awards include DC Master Trust of the Year, DC Innovation of the Year, and Retirement Innovation of the Year in the 2019 UK Pensions Awards. Smart Pension was also named European Pension Fund of the Year 2019 in the European Pension Awards.

J.P. Morgan, Natixis Investment Managers, Barclays, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), and Link Group (Australia) are all strategic investors in Smart.

For more information, please visit http://smartretire.com.

Media Contact:
Jacqueline Silva
Caliber Corporate Advisers for Smart
Jacqueline@calibercorporate.com

SOURCE: Smart

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New API-enabled distribution channels lead to millions of dollars in new premium run-rate

BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / Corvus Insurance, a leading provider of smart commercial insurance products powered by AI-driven risk data, today announced rapid progress in developing strategic partnerships that utilize its API to simplify the process of transacting insurance. In its first six months, the company's solution Corvus Enterprise has produced thousands of quotes from several new brokerage partners leading to a run rate of millions of dollars of new premium from Smart Cyber Insurance and Smart Tech E&O.

The company has initiated and launched integration partnerships with two of the top five U.S. wholesale brokerage firms, additional top brokerage firms, and multiple digital partners, including ProWriters, a digital-first wholesale brokerage, since announcing Corvus Enterprise in June 2020. In addition, Corvus is able to partner with brokers for new distribution opportunities including business service partners such as banks, HR services and more.

"This is the future of insurance: integration that allows brokers seamless access to the tools they need to grow their business without slowing them down," commented Jocelyn Getson, VP of Enterprise at Corvus. "We believe in meeting brokers where they are, minimizing extra steps in their journey to bind policies – that is why Corvus developed our API and Enterprise solution."

Corvus Enterprise's strategic approach to developing partnerships, integrating technology and providing insights through Dynamic Loss Prevention are all factors in the success of the program.

"Corvus has proven to be an exemplary partner with its Enterprise team and API solution," says Brian Thornton, President of ProWriters. "Not only do our brokers have an easy process to quote and bind a Corvus policy on the ProWriters platform – they also get access to cybersecurity insights and recommendations from the Corvus Scan. Ease of use and differentiating risk management tools are a winning combination."

In the future, Corvus plans to add more Smart Commercial Insurance products to its Corvus Enterprise solution. The company recently added its Technology Errors and Omissions product, Smart Tech E&O, to the API, leading the industry in offering alternatives to traditional insurance in that product line.

The announcement of progress in Corvus Enterprise comes shortly after the company reported making strides in hiring and revenue in 2020, including 380% gross written premium growth.

Corvus will host a webinar on the future of insurance distribution on December 9th.

About Corvus Insurance

Corvus is reimagining commercial insurance for a digital world by making insurance smarter, companies safer, and brokers more successful. Corvus empowers brokers and policyholders with actionable insights to mitigate complex risks and reduce losses through the CrowBarⓇ digital platform, smart insurance products, and premier risk management services. Corvus is the world's largest specialty commercial InsurTech company.

Founded in 2017 by a team of veteran entrepreneurs from the insurance and technology industries, Corvus is backed by Telstra Ventures, Obvious Ventures, MTech Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Hudson Structured Capital Management, and .406 Ventures. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has offices across the U.S.

MEDIA CONTACT

Austin Downey
Caliber Corporate Advisers
austin@calibercorporate.com
972.689.9453

SOURCE: Corvus

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ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH)("LightPath," the "Company," or "we"), a leading vertically integrated global manufacturer and integrator of proprietary optical and infrared components and high-level assemblies, is excited to announce a new sales partner to promote and sell its expanding portfolio in Israel.

Founded in 1983, ROSH Electroptics has established itself as one of the leading distributors/representative companies in Israel and has been ISO qualified since 1996. The team at ROSH provides expertise in optical components and opto-mechanics to support OEM customers and custom solutions in areas including Fiber-Optics, Laser Diodes, Medical Life Sciences and Infrared Imaging Systems.

"I am excited to have ROSH join our partnership network to expand our business in Israel. They bring a wealth of optical expertise with a problem-solving approach and many long-term relationships." says Mark Palvino, LightPath's Vice President of Global Sales.

About LightPath Technologies
LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) is a leading global, vertically integrated provider of optics, photonics and infrared solutions for the industrial, commercial, defense, telecommunications, and medical industries. LightPath designs and manufactures proprietary optical and infrared components including molded glass aspheric lenses and assemblies, infrared lenses and thermal imaging assemblies, fused fiber collimators, and proprietary Black DiamondTM ("BD6") chalcogenide-based glass lenses. LightPath also offers custom optical assemblies, including full engineering design support. The Company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with manufacturing and sales offices in Latvia and China.

LightPath's wholly-owned subsidiary, ISP Optics Corporation, manufactures a full range of infrared products from high performance MWIR and LWIR lenses and lens assemblies. ISP's infrared lens assembly product line includes athermal lens systems used in cooled and un-cooled thermal imaging cameras. Manufacturing is performed in-house to provide precision optical components including spherical, aspherical and diffractive coated infrared lenses. ISP's optics processes allow it to manufacture its products from all important types of infrared materials and crystals. Manufacturing processes include CNC grinding and CNC polishing, diamond turning, continuous and conventional polishing, optical contacting and advanced coating technologies.

For more information on LightPath and its businesses, please visit www.lightpath.com.

CONTACT
Mark Palvino, VP of Global Sales
LightPath Technologies, Inc.
Tel: 407-382-4003
mpalvino@lightpath.com

SOURCE: LightPath Technologies, Inc.

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TORONTO, ON and DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSXV:PINK; FSE:4PC) ("Perimeter" or the "Company"), a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address areas of high unmet medical need, was recognized as one of the 10 Most Promising Companies at the 2020 Texas Life Science Forum co-hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and BioHouston from November 10 to 12, 2020. The companies were chosen by industry experts and investors.

Jeremy Sobotta, Perimeter's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased and honoured to be recognized as one of the most promising companies at the recent Texas Life Science Forum alongside the many other innovative medtech, digital health, and pharmaceutical companies that participated virtually this year. In the near-term, we are committed to bringing our novel medical imaging technology to market with the goal of creating better long-term outcomes for patients and lower costs to the healthcare system. We also continue to develop our artificial intelligence and machine learning tools, and look forward to advancing this ‘next-gen' technology through clinical development."

The Texas Life Science Forum is the premier life science event in Texas that brings together members from industry, emerging life science companies, academic, and investors. This event represents an opportunity to meet investors, learn about promising life science companies, and network with entrepreneurs, investment professionals, pharma, academics, and business executives serving the life science industry. The event kicked off with a keynote from Dennis Purcell, the founder of Aisling Capital, and one of the leading life science venture capitalists and closed with the awards presentation including the Michael E. DeBakey Memorial Life Science Award, an award established by BioHouston to honor Dr. DeBakey, one of the brightest luminaries in Houston's history. From Houston, Texas, Starling Medical won the award.

About BioHouston

BioHouston, Inc. is a non-profit tax-exempt [501(c)(3)] corporation founded by Houston area academic/research institutions. BioHouston leads a broad effort to establish the Houston region as a vigorous global competitor in life science and biotechnology commercialization. BioHouston's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. BioHouston's activities provide the greatest leverage in making the Houston region a world-class competitor in the life science industry.

About the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is Rice's globally recognized initiative devoted to leading the university's efforts to make Houston a leading center of technology entrepreneurship, investment and startup activity. Since inception in 1999, more than 2,675 early-stage companies have benefited from participating in the 220 programs hosted by the Rice Alliance and raised more than $8.1 billion in funding. The Rice Alliance is host to the Rice Business Plan Competition, the world's largest and richest student startup competition.

About Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI (TSXV:PINK; FSE:4PC) is a Toronto-based company with U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Texas that is developing, with plans to commercialize, advanced imaging tools that allow surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists to visualize microscopic tissue structures during a clinical procedure. Perimeter's OTIS™ platform is a point-of-care imaging system that provides clinicians with real-time, ultra-high-resolution, sub-surface image volumes of the margin (1-2 mm below the surface) of an excised tissue specimen. The ability to visualize microscopic tissue structures during a clinical procedure in addition to standard of care tissue assessment for decision making during the procedure has the potential to result in better long-term outcomes for patients and lower costs to the healthcare system. Perimeter's OTIS™ platform is cleared by FDA as an imaging tool in the evaluation of excised human tissue microstructure by providing two-dimensional, cross-sectional, real-time depth visualization, with image review manipulation software for identifying and annotating regions of interest. In addition, Perimeter is developing advanced artificial intelligence/machine learning image assessment tools intended to increase the efficiency of review.

Perimeter's ticker symbol "PINK" is a reference to the pink ribbons used during Breast Cancer Awareness Month by the Canadian Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society, driving home the company's dedication to helping surgeons, radiologists and pathologists use Perimeter's imaging technology and AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the fight against breast cancer, which is estimated to account for 30% of all female cancer diagnoses this year.

CONTACT:

Jodi Regts
Corporate Communications / Investor Relations
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.
+1 778-999-5634
media@perimetermed.com

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. In this news release, words such as "may", "would", "could", "will", "likely", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "plan", "estimate" and similar words and the negative form thereof are used to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking information may relate to management's future outlook and anticipated events or results, and may include statements or information regarding the future financial position, business strategy and strategic goals, competitive conditions, research and development activities, projected costs and capital expenditures, financial results, research and clinical testing outcomes, taxes and plans and objectives of, or involving, Perimeter. Without limitation, information regarding potential future development and commercialization activities and the terms of options to be issued are forward-looking information.

Forward-looking statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether, or the times at or by which, such future performance will be achieved. No assurance can be given that any events anticipated by the forward-looking information will transpire or occur. Forward-looking information is based on information available at the time and/or management's good-faith belief with respect to future events and are subject to known or unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond Perimeter's control. Such forward-looking statements reflect Perimeter's current view with respect to future events, but are inherently subject to significant medical, scientific, business, economic, competitive, political, and social uncertainties, and contingencies. In making forward-looking statements, Perimeter may make various material assumptions, including but not limited to (i) the accuracy of Perimeter's financial projections; (ii) obtaining positive results from trials; (iii) obtaining necessary regulatory approvals; and (iv) general business, market and economic conditions. Further risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, those applicable to Perimeter and described the joint information circular dated May 12, 2020, prepared in respect of the securityholder meetings held on June 17, 2020 a copy of which is available on Perimeter's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. In particular, we note the risk that our technology may not achieve the anticipated benefits in terms of surgical outcomes. Perimeter does not intend, nor does Perimeter undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking information contained in this news release to reflect subsequent information, events, or circumstances or otherwise, except if required by applicable laws.

SOURCE: Perimeter Medical Imaging

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RENO, NV / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / GoooGreen, Inc. (OTC PINK:GOOO) subsidiary VegasWINNERS Inc., which provides sports betting enthusiasts with high-quality analysis, research, data, guidance and professional advice, announced today that it has selected Mario Flores and his agency Sportivo for public relations support as the growth of online gaming continues to explode. Mario will be at the helm bringing nearly 30 years of communications experience that includes work for some of the world's most recognized and respected brands including Nike, UFC, Red Bull, adidas, Hurley, EA, and sports teams Los Angeles Football Club and Phoenix Suns. Prior to forming Sportivo, Mario was public relations manager at fast-food giant McDonald's Corporation.

VegasWINNERS legendary founder and CEO Wayne Allyn Root stated "Mario brings tremendous knowledge and relationship depth in sports and propelling world-class brands with groundbreaking public relations campaigns. He'll put that expertise to work for us as we continue to develop our products and provide customers with the best gaming handicapping in the market."

Sportivo Co-Founder and President Mario Flores stated, "We've seen the growth of this business sector over the course of the last few years including legalized wagering on sports. With our many years of experience, we intend to bring VegasWINNERS into the national spotlight of online gaming, sports and beyond. As a huge sports fan myself, I'm thrilled to be part of the VegasWINNERS team to help them with continued growth."

Leveraging their media relations expertise and relationships, Sportivo will lead the public relations campaign to capitalize on key sports moments including weekly NFL matchups, NFL playoffs, Super Bowl, March Madness and more by leveraging the knowledge of Wayne Allyn Root and his group of world champion handicappers. Sportivo will oversee the distribution of company news and more.

Wagering on sports, including but not limited to the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, UFC, PGA, Soccer and NASCAR, as well as college sports (primarily football and basketball) are national pastimes for millions of sports enthusiasts. Historically, betting on sports was only legal in the State of Nevada and/or bets between friends, and those willing to bet illegally. In 2018, the United States Supreme Court decision allowing States to legalize sports betting has changed everything, creating tremendous opportunity. Twenty-two states plus Washington DC. have already legalized wagering on sports and, all but five states have legislation pending to allow it.

ABOUT SPORTIVO
Launched in 2003 as one of a few sports-focused public relations agencies to emerge in the explosive U.S. Latino marketing field, today Sportivo (derivative: sports and deportivo) helps sports and lifestyle brands connect with the country's largest minority group, with a sharp focus on the Latino male consumer. Through strategic marketing and communications, Sportivo connects consumer brands, sports properties and athletes with strategic opportunities aimed at U.S. Latino consumers. For further information, please see http://sportivo.us/.

ABOUT GOOOGREEN, INC.
GoooGreen, Inc., through its subsidiary VegasWinners, Inc., is engaged in the business of sports gambling research, data, advice, analysis and predictions utilizing all available media, advertising formats and its database of users. Revenues are expected to accelerate due to the explosion of sports handicapping arising from the 2018 Supreme Court decision that States have the right to approve sports gambling and the resulting State by State rapid approval of sports gambling. For further information, please see https://vegaswinners.com/.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This press release contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by terminology such as "believes," "expects," "potential," "plans," "suggests," "may," "should," "could," "intends," or similar expressions. Many forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results implied by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to continue to enhance our products and systems to address industry changes, our ability to expand our customer base and retain existing customers, our ability to effectively compete in our market segment, the lack of public information on our company, our ability to raise sufficient capital to fund our business, operations, our ability to continue as a going concern, and a limited public market for our common stock, among other risks. Many factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond the company's control. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mario Flores
Sportivo
President/Co-Founder
323-314-1818
mario.flores@sportivo.us

SOURCE: GoooGreen Inc.

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HARRISON, NY / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / Sapience Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing peptide therapeutics to address difficult to treat oncology indications, announced today that it has renewed its research collaboration agreement with the University of Bath for the discovery of new therapeutic agents.

"The continuation of this drug discovery partnership with Dr. Jody Mason and the University of Bath speaks to the success of our initial two-year collaboration." said Dr. Barry Kappel, founder and chief executive officer of Sapience Therapeutics. "Although separated by distance, our teams have worked seamlessly with one another to produce promising peptide "hits" to several important therapeutic targets within the cancer cell. The next phase of this joint effort will focus on the characterization and development of these hits into lead compounds as well as the discovery of new hits against additional promising cancer targets."

Dr. Mason added, "Protein-protein interactions represent a class of drug targets conventionally considered ‘undruggable' with small-molecule approaches. We are incredibly excited by the prospect of targeting previously undruggable oncogenic protein-protein interactions with peptide-based therapeutics. During our initial collaboration with Sapience, we identified six promising peptides, each of which binds to a different protein target implicated in cancers that are difficult to treat. I am pleased to continue with our ambitious discovery program and am looking forward to identifying new and interesting molecules."

Under the terms of the agreement, Sapience will have exclusive rights to the development and commercialization of any novel compounds arising from this research. For molecules developed under the agreement, University of Bath will receive milestone payments associated with clinical development and a royalty on future commercial sales.

About University of Bath

The University of Bath is one of the UK's leading universities both in terms of research, reputation for excellence in teaching, learning and graduate prospects.

In the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 research assessment 87 percent of research was defined as ‘world-leading' or ‘internationally excellent'. From developing peptide-based drugs, or fuel-efficient cars of the future, to identifying infectious diseases more quickly, or working to improve the lives of female farmers in West Africa, research from Bath is making a difference around the world. Find out more: http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/

Well established as a nurturing environment for enterprising minds, Bath is ranked highly in all national league tables. We are ranked 5th in the UK by The Guardian University Guide 2018, 6th for graduate employment and 4th in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018. Bath has also been named Sports University of the Year 2018 by The Times and Sunday Times.

The University is rated Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the Government's assessment of teaching quality in universities, meaning its teaching is of the highest quality in the UK.

About Sapience Therapeutics

Sapience Therapeutics, Inc., is a privately held, clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing peptide-based therapeutics for major unmet medical needs, particularly high mortality cancers. With platform-based discovery of peptide therapeutics that disrupt protein-protein interactions, Sapience's molecules hold potential to target intracellular interactions that are traditionally considered "undruggable targets". Its lead compound, ST101, is a first-in-class molecule with potential applications in various solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. For more information on Sapience Therapeutics, please visit www.sapiencetherapeutics.com.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Any statements herein other than statements of historical fact could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements regarding future events that involve significant risks and uncertainties (including with respect to Sapience's preclinical and clinical development programs). These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, and actual results and future events may differ materially as a result of certain factors, including, without limitation, risks related to the application of the net proceeds from the offering to Sapience's product development objectives, our ability to obtain additional funds, and meet applicable regulatory standards and receive required regulatory approvals. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Sapience does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, changed assumptions or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts

Sapience Therapeutics, Inc.:
Barry Kappel, Ph.D., M.B.A.
President and Chief Executive Officer
info@sapiencetherapeutics.com

SOURCE: Sapience Therapeutics, Inc.

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. ("A2Z" or the "Company") (TSXV:AZ) (OTCQX:AAZZF), an innovative project and technology company specializing in state-of-the-art automation and electronics, is pleased to provide additional information regarding its previously announced private placement financing in the amount of CAD$8,344,043 and its acquisition of control of Cust2Mate Ltd., a private limited liability company with operations in Israel ("Cust2mate").

Financing:

The Company raised gross proceeds of CAD$8,344,043 which will be used for the role out and marketing of our advanced Cust2mate products as well as corporate advancements.

Investors in the transaction included leading Israeli financial institutions and was facilitated by Israel's premier investment bank, Orion Underwriting https://www.orion-uw.com/ . As part of the financing, A2Zs strategic partner M. Yochananof and Sons 1988 Ltd. https://yochananof.co.il ("Yochananof") invested an amount of US$2 million.

Yochananof is a leading retail supermarket chain in Israel which trades on the Tel Aviv Stock exchange (TASE: YHNF) with a company valuation exceeding NIS 2 Billion (approximately CAD$780 Million).

Cust2Mate Ltd.:

In conjunction with the aforementioned financing, A2Z also completed the acquisition of 77.51% of Cust2mate Ltd. The remaining equity of cust2mate is held primarily by Smart Trolly Ltd., which is part of the Buchwalter group (https://www.buchwalter.com), the representative of Wanzl (https://www.wanzl.com), a German company, and one of the world's largest suppliers/manufacturers of shopping carts.

Cust2Mate is focused on providing retail advanced solutions, in particular for large grocery stores, supermarkets and retail stores. Cust2Mate's primary product is a smart cart which enables shoppers to checkout automatically without having to pass through the cashier, without the need to unload and reload their purchases by simply allowing the customer to "pick&go".

The smart cart minimizes the amount of times the customers comes in contact with the product. The customer simply takes the product off the shelf and puts it in the smart cart. Payment is made through the smart cart. The smart cart also eliminates the need to separately weigh products.

A2Z's smart cart provides a win/win scenario for both the consumer and the retailer and meets an increasing demand for increased convenience and smart shopping by the consumer. This demand has been further increased by the recent pandemic as both consumers and retailers want to reduce the amount of contact within store environments.

For additional information, please visit: https://a2zas.com

Twitter: @a2z_advanced
Instagram: a2z_smart_tech

On Behalf of the Company,
Bentsur Joseph, CEO

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Disclaimer: The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. has in no way passed upon the merits of the Company has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release contains forward-looking information, which involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from current expectation. Important factors – including the availability of funds, the results of financing efforts, the results of exploration activities – that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations are disclosed in the Company's documents filed from time to time on SEDAR (see www.sedar.com). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The company disclaims any intention or obligation, except to the extent required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities described herein in the United States or elsewhere. These securities have not been, and will not be, registered in the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered or exempt therefrom.

SOURCE: A2Z Smart Technologies Corp.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / Silver Range Resources Ltd. (TSXV:SNG) ("Silver Range" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on developments at its projects in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

Tree River exploration planning

Silver Range has received a fully-costed exploration program proposal to bulk sample the gold- and diamond- bearing Tree River Conglomerate at the Company's wholly owned Tree River Project. The Tree River Conglomerate is an auriferous Mesoarchean conglomerate similar in age, setting and style of mineralization to major gold deposits in the Witwatersrand of South Africa and the Pilbara Region in Australia. In addition to hosting locally high-grade gold, notably at the Main Showing, the Tree River Conglomerate has yielded diamonds. (Silver Range News Release dated October 10,2020).

The proposed exploration program will consist of systematically collecting 50 kg, 1 m x 1 m panel samples from bedrock. Initial sampling would consist of collecting samples every 200 metres along the seven kilometres of prospective conglomerate exposed on the property. Subsequent detailed sampling would be concentrated on the most promising areas identified during the first pass. Detailed geological mapping will be done in conjunction with the panel sampling and will be focused on defining the internal stratigraphy and geochemistry of the host conglomerate. All samples would be analyzed for gold and a subset would also be analyzed for diamonds. The proposed work program would be conducted between late June and August 2021. The Company has initiated permitting for this project.

Rover Metals drill program at Cabin Lake

Rover Metals Corp. ("Rover") has informed the Company that it has recently completed a 9-hole diamond drill program at the Cabin Lake Property. The objective of the program was to confirm and expand the known deposit, concentrating initially on the Bugow Iron Formation in the eastern limb of a major fold. Results from the first two holes are promising and include 22.01 m @ 7.94 g/t Au. (Rover Metals News Release dated October 26, 2020). Once Rover has fully exercised the Cabin Lake option, Silver Range will retain a royalty on the property which includes advance royalty payments totaling $260,000. (Silver Range News Release dated November 14, 2017).

Hard Cash option termination

Effective November 16, 2020, Canarc Resources Ltd. ("Canarc") terminated the option it held to acquire a 100% interest in the Company's Hard Cash and Nigel Properties in Nunavut. The Company has retained Aurora Geosciences Ltd. of Yellowknife to compile all data collected on the property by Canarc over the past two years and to investigate untested targets on this high-grade gold project.

Technical information in this news release has been approved by Mike Power, M.Sc., P.Geo., President and CEO of Silver Range Resources Ltd. and a Qualified Person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101.

About Silver Range Resources Ltd.

Silver Range is a precious metals prospect generator working in Nevada and Northern Canada. It has assembled a portfolio of 43 properties, nine of which are currently under option to others. Silver Range is actively seeking other joint venture partners to explore the high-grade precious metals targets in its portfolio.

ON BEHALF OF SILVER RANGE RESOURCES LTD.
"Michael A. Power"
President and Chief Executive Officer

For further information concerning Silver Range or its exploration projects please contact:

Investor Inquiries
Richard Drechsler
Vice-President, Communications
Tel: (604) 687-2522
NA Toll-Free: (888) 688-2522
rdrechsler@silverrangeresources.com
http://www.silverrangeresources.com

This news release may contain forward looking statements based on assumptions and judgments of management regarding future events or results that may prove to be inaccurate as a result of exploration and other risk factors beyond its control, and actual results may differ materially from the expected results. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

SOURCE: Silver Range Resources Ltd.

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SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / The Elastos Foundation, a non-profit organization building a blockchain-powered, decentralized internet for the modern era, has been selected to become part of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Innovators Community.

The Global Innovators Community is a highly selective group of the world's most promising ventures who stand at the forefront of technological and business model innovation. The community is carefully curated to gather a range of cutting-edge technologies and pioneering business models that lend themselves to one or more of the critical 18 Platforms laid out by the World Economic Forum. Elastos joins other elite projects like ConsenSys and Hedera as Global Innovators representing the blockchain industry.

The Elastos Foundation will initially join 2 WEF Platforms: "Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Blockchain and Digital Assets," and "Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Data Policy."

The WEF's platform for "Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Blockchain and Digital Assets" aims to realize equity, interoperability, transparency, and trust in the governance of distributed ledger technologies, and to establish the proper conditions to accelerate technological development. On this Platform, the Elastos Foundation joins elite commercial partners Accenture, Deloitte, Microsoft, Visa, as well as IBM. The Elastos Foundation also has plans to join a working group on Digital Identity that begins in Q1 of 2021, where Global Technical Lead Donald Bullers will manage a team on behalf of Elastos.

The second Platform, "Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Data Policy," aims to co-design, pilot, and scale forward-looking, interoperable, and trustworthy data policies to fuel innovation and ensure responsible data aggregation and usage for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Elastos Founder Rong Chen will represent the project on the Data Policy Platform, bringing with him deep expertise from over 35 years of experience in data policy and operating systems, including a notable decade-long stint at Microsoft Research in the 1990s. Mr. Chen will also join at least one of the working groups on the Data Policy Platform, taking a seat at the table with high-profile partners including Facebook, Salesforce, and Mastercard.

Rong Chen, Elastos Founder

Rong Chen commended the partnership, announcing, "I am thrilled for the Elastos Foundation and for our global community to join the World Economic Forum's Global Innovators Community. Elastos and the WEF share the common purpose of creating an equitable and ethical future for data. As data ethics have been at the heart of my life's work, it is a pleasure to bring my perspective to an elite group of organizations and governments, which I hope will benefit from the innovative approach to internet architecture that we have at Elastos."

"Our world is on the cusp of a monumental shift in data policy and the administration of digital identities. This mutual collaboration between Elastos and the World Economic Forum comes at an opportune moment where we will be at the forefront of empowering users, and I am proud to lead our team on this joint mission," added Donnie Bullers, Elastos Global Technical Lead.

"We are delighted to welcome Elastos to our Global Innovators Community," says Sheila Warren, Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets and Data Policy at the World Economic Forum. "The team's focus on allowing developers to create applications that protect user privacy and ownership rights by making data secure, identifiable and scarce will provide valuable insight across our Data Policy and Blockchain platforms."

Education, regulation, and application make up the high-priority areas of the WEF's blockchain platform, which has Affiliate Centers in South Africa, Colombia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. By testing cutting-edge projects and developing future-oriented frameworks, the Forum plans to enable stakeholders in government, the private sector, civil society, and academia to arrive at a collective understanding of the digital asset landscape.

The Forum's blockchain platform has achieved several milestones to date, including the creation of an open-source blockchain deployment toolkit co-designed by over 100 influential supply chain players. The Platform also launched a Digital Currency Governance Consortium to co-design governance frameworks for digital currencies.

Data is the fuel for the Fourth Industrial Revolution; as governments, corporations, and society at large struggle for control of the world's data, the Data Policy Platform's mission aligns perfectly with the principled ethos of Elastos.

About Elastos Foundation

Founded in 2017, the Elastos Foundation is building the blockchain industry's most comprehensive and interoperable open source platform. Using a hybrid consensus that combines the secure hashpower of Bitcoin and the democratic ideals of Delegated-Proof-of-Stake, the SmartWeb ecosystem of Elastos comprises a suite of software for an entirely decentralized internet. Elastos employs not only blockchain technology, but a peer-to-peer network for communication, decentralized data storage services, and a decentralized ID (DID) system for all digital assets. With sidechains like the Ethereum Sidechain, Elastos is not merely the foundation for securing truly decentralized applications that can scale; it is the foundation for true data ownership.

For more information, please visit: Elastos.info

About World Economic Forum

Established in 1971, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is an International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. Responsible for shaping global, regional, and industry agendas, the Forum is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

About The Global Innovators Community

The Global Innovators Community is a group of the world's most promising start-ups and scale-ups that are at the forefront of technological and business model innovation. The World Economic Forum provides the Global Innovators Community with a platform to engage with public- and private-sector leaders and to contribute new solutions to overcome current crises and build future resiliency.

Companies that are invited to become Global Innovators will engage with one or more of the Forum's Platforms to contribute to defining the global agenda on key issues. If you are interested in becoming a Global Innovator, introduce yourself and your company or organization at the link below:

CONTACT:

Global Innovators Community
Elastos Foundation Contact:
Zach Warsavage
Public Relations Director
zachw@elastos.org

SOURCE: Elastos Foundation

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Multi-Year Agreement to Utilize Player's Name, Endorsement and Likeness in Connection With the Advertisement, Promotion and Sale of the Jupiter Wellness Brands CaniSun, CaniSkin and CaniDermRx

JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 19, 2020 / Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (NASDAQ:JUPW), a developer of innovative sun care and skin care brands today announced it has signed an Endorsement Agreement with World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els, one of golf's most prolific winners with a global reach of victories.

Els, known as "The Big Easy", is a former World No. 1 and has 72 professional career victories to his name, with four Major Championships and two World Golf Championships. Els was inducted into to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011. His success has earned him numerous awards and achievements, including holding the record for the most consecutive weeks inside the Top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

The Els name also has a global reach beyond golfing. Business endeavors, and charitable work through multiple organizations including The Els for Autism Foundation and The Ernie Els & Fancourt Foundation of South Africa, which provides educational and golfing opportunities to underprivileged youth, define the quality of his legacy and reputation. He has received numerous awards for charitable endeavors, including being named one of the Top Five Most Positive Athletes in the World by the United Nations NGO Voting Academy and receiving the Heisman Humanitarian Award 2017 in recognition of his work in autism.

Els commented, "I've been using CaniSun sunscreen and I love the product. This is an easy endorsement for someone who is in the sun as much as I am."

Brian John, CEO of Jupiter Wellness added, "We're excited that Ernie loves Canisun Suncare Products. His endorsement of our brand is highly impactful and validates our efforts to create top-notch products that consumers love."

To learn more about Ernie Els visit www.ernieels.com, join him on Twitter @TheBig_Easy, and on Instagram @ernieelsgolf.

About Jupiter Wellness
Jupiter Wellness, Inc. (NASDAQ:JUPW) is a developer of innovative Suncare and Skin Care brands and other therapeutics with cannabinoids. The Company's clinical pipeline of enhanced skin care therapeutics address indications including eczema, burns, HSV1 cold sores, and skin cancer. Jupiter generates revenues from a growing line of proprietary over-the-counter skincare products including CaniSun™ sunscreen and other wellness brands sold through its distribution platform.

For additional information, please visit www.JupiterWellnessinc.com www.Canisun.com. The Company's public filings can be found at www.Sec.gov.

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SOURCE: Jupiter Wellness, Inc.

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