ORLANDO, FL / ACCESS Newswire / May 15, 2026 / RedChip Companies will air interviews with Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. (OTCQB:AVLNF)(TSX:AVL) and Virax Biolabs Group Limited (Nasdaq:VRAX) on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money show, a sponsored program on Bloomberg TV, this Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Bloomberg TV is available in an estimated 73 million homes across the U.S.
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Scott Monteith, President & CEO of Avalon Advanced Materials, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Big Money show on Bloomberg TV to discuss how the company is positioning itself as a strategic player in North America's critical minerals supply chain, with a unique dual focus on lithium and rare earth elements-key inputs for electrification, energy storage, and advanced technologies.
Monteith highlights Avalon's role in advancing supply chain localization through both upstream resource development and downstream processing, including its planned lithium hydroxide facility in Thunder Bay and rare earth initiatives in the Northwest Territories. He emphasizes the company's transition from a traditional junior mining company to an integrated midstream processing platform, supported by partnerships with established industrial players such as Metso and Sibelco, which help de-risk execution and accelerate scalability.
Monteith also outlines the strong economic potential of the Lake Superior Lithium Project and the importance of government support and updated feasibility data in advancing development. He concludes by reinforcing Avalon's value proposition as a company aligned with accelerating government and industry efforts to reshore critical mineral supply chains in North America.
James Foster, CEO of Virax Biolabs, appears on the RedChip Small Stocks Big Money show on Bloomberg TV to discuss how the company is developing next-generation immune function diagnostics to address large, underserved markets associated with post-acute infection syndromes, including Long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Foster highlights Virax's lead program, ViraxImmune, a blood-based test designed to provide objective, functional insights into immune system performance-an area where traditional diagnostics relying on static biomarkers often fall short. He explains how the platform aims to improve patient outcomes by enabling more accurate and timely diagnosis in conditions that are currently difficult to identify and manage.
Foster also outlines the company's strategy to enter the U.S. market through a laboratory-developed test (LDT) model, which offers a capital-efficient and scalable pathway to commercialization while supporting clinical validation and early adoption. In addition, he reviews recent milestones, including FDA pre-submission engagement and ongoing clinical studies, and emphasizes the significant market opportunity driven by millions of affected patients and the lack of widely adopted diagnostic solutions.
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About Avalon Advanced Materials Inc.
Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is a Canadian critical minerals company focused on advancing lithium and rare earth elements-two of the fastest-growing segments of the global energy transition. The Company is developing strategic assets to participate in high-growth markets and support the build-out of secure North American supply chains. Avalon is advancing the Nechalacho Rare Earth Elements and Zirconium Project in the Northwest Territories, which contains all light and heavy rare earth elements, as well as yttrium, zirconium, tantalum, and niobium-critical minerals used in advanced technologies across the communications, defense, advanced technologies, and energy sectors. The Company is also focused on vertically integrating the Ontario lithium supply chain through the development of Lake Superior Lithium Inc., Ontario's first midstream lithium hydroxide processing facility, located in Thunder Bay. This facility is expected to serve as a cornerstone of North America's integrated battery materials supply chain, transforming northern Ontario lithium into essential inputs for transportation, grid storage, and advanced manufacturing.
For further information regarding Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., please visit www.avalonadvancedmaterials.com, email ir@avalonam.com, or call 416-364-4938.
About Virax Biolabs Group Limited
Virax Biolabs Group Limited is an innovative biotechnology company focused on the detection of immune responses to and diagnosis of viral diseases. Virax Biolabs Group Limited is developing T cell-based test technologies with the intention of providing an immunology profiling platform. T cell testing can be particularly effective in the diagnosis and therapeutics of post-acute infection syndromes such as Long COVID and other chronic conditions linked to immune dysregulation.
For more information, please visit www.viraxbiolabs.com
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