BUFFALO, N.Y., March 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a leading agricultural biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction, reduced nicotine tobacco, and improving health and wellness through modern plant science, today announced that James A. Mish, CEO, and Richard Fitzgerald, CFO, will host investor meetings March 14-15, 2022 as part of the Roth Capital Partners Annual Conference, taking place at The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California.
Roth Agricultural Technology Analyst Brian Wright today initiated research coverage on 22nd Century Group.
Roth Capital events are intended for prospective and existing Roth Capital clients. To request a meeting, please contact your Roth Capital representative, or by contacting 22nd Century Group’s investor relations team via investorrelations@xxiicentury.com.
About 22nd Century Group, Inc.
22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII) is a leading agricultural biotechnology company focused on tobacco harm reduction, reduced nicotine tobacco and improving health and wellness through plant science. With dozens of patents allowing it to control nicotine biosynthesis in the tobacco plant, the Company has developed proprietary reduced nicotine content (RNC) tobacco plants and cigarettes, which have become the cornerstone of the FDA’s Comprehensive Plan to address the widespread death and disease caused by smoking. The Company received the first and only FDA MRTP authorization of a combustible cigarette in December 2021. In tobacco, hemp/cannabis, and hop plants, 22nd Century uses modern plant breeding technologies, including genetic engineering, gene-editing, and molecular breeding to deliver solutions for the life science and consumer products industries by creating new, proprietary plants with optimized alkaloid and flavonoid profiles as well as improved yields and valuable agronomic traits.
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Investor Relations & Media Contact:
Mei Kuo
22nd Century Group, Inc.
Director, Communications & Investor Relations
T: 716-300-1221
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Matt Kreps
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