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Leading Academic Neurosurgeons Describe New NICO Myriad SPECTRA™ System as a 'Game-Changing Advancement' in Surgical Removal of High-Grade Glioma Brain Tumors

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Friday, May 3, 2024
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New NICO SPECTRA is only hand-held technology delivering blue light closer to target to enhance tissue fluorescence.

Key Points: 
  • New NICO SPECTRA is only hand-held technology delivering blue light closer to target to enhance tissue fluorescence.
  • "Sending light deep into the brain is not easy and can make these cases extremely difficult.
  • The SPECTRA System provides illumination, resection, collection and biological preservation of tissue for the surgical removal of brain tumors and intracerebral hemorrhages using minimally invasive and open craniotomy surgical approaches.
  • Learn more about NICO technologies at NICOneuro.com ; follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter , view surgical and patient videos on YouTube .

Viz.ai and NICO Corporation Announce Collaboration to Improve Outcomes in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced a collaboration with NICO Corporation (NICO), a leader in modern minimally-invasive interventional technologies for neurosurgery, to improve the lives of patients with intracerebral hemorrhages.

Key Points: 
  • Viz.ai, the leader in AI-powered disease detection and intelligent care coordination, today announced a collaboration with NICO Corporation (NICO), a leader in modern minimally-invasive interventional technologies for neurosurgery, to improve the lives of patients with intracerebral hemorrhages.
  • Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is caused by bleeding within the brain tissue itself and is a life-threatening type of stroke.
  • ICH accounts for up to 15% of all strokes and has high morbidity and mortality rates, demanding swift response.
  • “Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ENRICH): Study Protocol for a Multi-Centered Two-Arm Randomized Adaptive Trial.” Frontiers in Neurology, vol.

New NICO Myriad SPECTRA™ System Launching at Annual Neurosurgeon Meeting in Chicago

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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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INDIANAPOLIS, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical device innovator and worldwide leader in minimally invasive neurosurgery NICO Corporation is launching its latest product innovation at next week's American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Booth #825. The NICO Myriad SPECTRA System provides the only hand-held technology delivering white light for improved tumor and clot visualization and blue light to support fluorescence-guided surgical removal of grade III and IV gliomas when used with compatible surgical microscopes. Both light sources provide directional light closer to the surgical site area of interest.

Key Points: 
  • INDIANAPOLIS, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical device innovator and worldwide leader in minimally invasive neurosurgery NICO Corporation is launching its latest product innovation at next week's American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Booth #825.
  • SPECTRA delivers white light to enhance visualization, blue light to aid fluorescence-guided removal of deadly gliomas.
  • "Surgeon workflow and clinical efficiencies are critical benchmarks in today's healthcare standards," said Jim Pearson, president & CEO of NICO.
  • Learn more about NICO technologies at NICOneuro.com ; follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter , view surgical and patient videos on YouTube .

Fortune Minerals Announces Arrival of Samples at SGS Canada in Lakefield, Ontario for Metallurgical Testing

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce the successful delivery of ore samples from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit (“NICO Deposit”) in the Northwest Territories (“NWT”) to SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario.

Key Points: 
  • Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce the successful delivery of ore samples from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit (“NICO Deposit”) in the Northwest Territories (“NWT”) to SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario.
  • Development of the NICO Project would provide a North American supply of three Critical Minerals needed for the energy transition, new technologies, and growing green economy.
  • These will be blended with Fortune test products at SGS Canada Inc. to validate the recovery of the contained metals using the Alberta Refinery metallurgical flow sheet.
  • The JFSL site is an ideal location to construct the Fortune refinery and expand the Edmonton area as a Critical Minerals processing hub in western Canada.

Government of Canada Announces Funding to Support Domestic Critical Minerals Value Chains and Create Good Jobs in the Northwest Territories

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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YELLOWKNIFE, NT, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is committed to supporting strong domestic value chains for critical minerals and the clean technologies and energy sources they enable.

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  • YELLOWKNIFE, NT, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada is committed to supporting strong domestic value chains for critical minerals and the clean technologies and energy sources they enable.
  • The Government of Canada is focused on increasing mineral and energy security, creating good jobs and supporting economic opportunities across critical mineral value chains, from upstream exploration and extraction to downstream processing, manufacturing and recycling.
  • "Critical minerals development like Fortune Minerals' NICO project is a key component of the future of mining in the Northwest Territories.
  • Budget 2021 provided $47.7 million to NRCan for the Critical Minerals Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program to support the development of Canadian critical minerals value chains.

Rover Metals Prepares Cabin Lake Gold Project For Sale

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Monday, December 11, 2023
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Vancouver, BC, Dec 11, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV:ROVR)(OTCQB:ROVMF)(FSE:4XO) ("Rover" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Cabin Lake Gold project (the "Cabin Technical Report") near to Yellowknife, NT, Canada, is nearing completion.

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  • Vancouver, BC, Dec 11, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Rover Metals Corp. (TSXV:ROVR)(OTCQB:ROVMF)(FSE:4XO) ("Rover" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Cabin Lake Gold project (the "Cabin Technical Report") near to Yellowknife, NT, Canada, is nearing completion.
  • The Cabin Lake Gold project is located approximately 40km from the NICO project.
  • The 100% owned Cabin Lake Gold project is being offered for sale under a staged-ownership purchase option, including an up-front cash payment.
  • Judson Culter, CEO at Rover Metals, states, "The sale of an option for the Cabin Lake Gold project will help bring-in needed working capital for 2024.

Fortune Minerals Announces Government Funding to Advance the NICO Critical Minerals Asset in Canada

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce that it has secured government funding of up to $887,170 to support metallurgical test work for its 100% owned vertically integrated NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project in Canada (“NICO Project”).

Key Points: 
  • Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce that it has secured government funding of up to $887,170 to support metallurgical test work for its 100% owned vertically integrated NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper project in Canada (“NICO Project”).
  • The NICO Project is an advanced development stage Critical Minerals asset comprised of a planned open pit and underground mine and concentrator in the Northwest Territories and related hydrometallurgical refinery in Alberta (the “Alberta Refinery”).
  • The proposed Alberta Refinery would process concentrates from a future mine at the NICO Project and other sources to produce cobalt sulphate, gold doré, bismuth ingots and copper.
  • The Government of Canada has agreed to provide funding contributions of up to $714,500 against the costs of Fortune’s planned cobalt sulphate process pilot and other metallurgical test work through the Federal government’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration Program.

New Patents Strengthen NICO's Intellectual Property Portfolio as It Expands Market Applications for Its Technologies

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Ten new patents protect NICO's technology innovations that address unmet needs in treating deadly ICH and brain tumors.

Key Points: 
  • Ten new patents protect NICO's technology innovations that address unmet needs in treating deadly ICH and brain tumors.
  • "It's no coincidence that we have just completed the world's first positive trial in ICH using our patented technology.
  • New breakthroughs in patient care are simply an output of our novel innovation and commitment to minimally invasive neurosurgery."
  • The tremendous value we create for neurosurgeons and the field of neurosurgery is why we are so committed to protecting our intellectual property through the patent process."

Study Shows First-Ever Successful Deep-Brain Implant of Computer Chip in Living Animal

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A first study demonstrating successful deep-brain placement of a brain computer interface microchip into a living animal with no apparent neurological effects is now published from Julian E. Bailes, MD, a recognized leader in the field of neurosurgery and co-director of the NorthShore University HealthSystem. Dr. Bailes' work has addressed the long-standing challenge of safely accessing subcortical regions of the brain for the purpose of microchip implantation without disrupting surrounding tissue.

Key Points: 
  • First study of successful deep-brain implant of computer could lead to new treatments for many neurological disorders.
  • "This study had two intentions," Dr. Bailes explained.
  • The use of brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies is a rapidly developing area of interest in neurosurgery and medicine as a whole.
  • Its technologies have been featured in more than 180 peer-reviewed published papers with over 550 unique authors from major academic centers.

NICO Awards $40,000 Grant to London's Kings College Hospital

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ranjeev Bhangoo, MD, and Jose Lavador, MD, neurosurgeons from Kings College Hospital in London, have received a $40,000 Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) grant from NICO Corporation to assess differences in the microstructural improvement of brain fiber tracts between Minimally Invasive Parafascicular Surgery (MIPS) with NICO's BrainPath and a conventional surgical approach following deep-seated tumor removal. The study aims to correlate these differences with associated clinical repercussions and patient functional outcomes that ultimately impact treatment decisions.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Bhangoo is Clinical Director of Neuroscience and Dr. Lavador a Consultant Neurosurgeon at King's College Hospital.
  • They are seeking a better understanding of the impact NICO technologies have on patient recovery.
  • Existing published data suggests that NICO technologies cause less damage to brain fiber tracts when accessing tumors in deep subcortical regions of the brain.
  • The NICO Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) grant program is dedicated to supporting novel pre-clinical and clinical research efforts related to improved patient and economic outcomes using NICO technologies.