Day: March 25, 2020

ARLINGTON, Va., March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today launched a new, real-time, risk and analytics feature as part of its Global Peril Diagnostic modeling tool. The new feature provides up-to-date information on confirmed global COVID-19 cases alongside clients’ property total insured values by location. Notably, the feature enables clients to easily track developments of the pandemic set against their property assets around the world.Willis Towers Watson’s Global Peril Diagnostic tool is a sophisticated risk and analytics model that evaluates clients’ property portfolios and assesses their exposure to comprehensive catastrophe risk, inclusive of terrorism and 12 natural perils. The tool’s underlying technology can also be used for...

STI-6991 is an I-CellTM COVID-19 cellular vaccine made of replication-deficient human erythroleukemia K562 cells expressing membrane-bound S1 protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virusThe I-Cell vaccine is expected to elicit both T cell and B cell immunities against SARS-CoV-2Sorrento is in active discussions with the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research to gain guidance on rapid development of this novel vaccine (IND# 019724), with a goal to start enrolling in a human clinical trial as early as mid-year 2020Sorrento anticipates its existing cGMP cell therapy manufacturing facilities will have the capacity to produce enough drug substance to meet the demand for millions of monthly doses of the final drug product (vaccine), if approvedThe strategic approach that inspired the I-Cell cellular vaccination strategy has been published as...

Reykjavík, 25. mars 2020Sjá flöggunartilkynningu í meðfylgjandi viðhengi.ViðhengiORIGO hf. – Flöggun – Kvika banki hf. – 25.03.2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) will release first-quarter financial and operating results after the market close on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. This will be followed by a conference call and live webcast hosted by the company’s management team at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.Those interested in participating via teleconference may dial 1-866-627-3868. Callers outside the U.S. dial 1-825-312-2388. Participants should dial in 10 minutes prior to the call and use 1979628 as the passcode.Presentation materials and access to the webcast will be available on the company’s website at http://investors.csx.com. Following the earnings call, a webcast replay will be archived on the company’s website.About CSX and its DisclosuresCSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a premier transportation company. ...

Donation is Focused on Supporting and Equipping Frontline Health Workers Globally and Investing in Responsive Local Efforts that Assist Vulnerable PopulationsDUBLIN and MINNEAPOLIS, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  The Medtronic Foundation announced an additional $10M in contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts across the globe. This adds to the initial charitable contributions made by Medtronic and the Medtronic Foundation of $1.2M in February to support immediate response efforts.The Medtronic Foundation’s global and local response includes a comprehensive approach that is inclusive of cash contributions to over a dozen health and community nonprofits and will be used to fund: Training and supervising frontline health workers Ensuring the safety and well-being of frontline health workers, including provision of personal protective...

STMicroelectronics Powers Next-Generation Computer-Vision Applications with High-Performance Global-Shutter Image SensorsInnovative compact pixels deliver the smallest global-shutter sensor size for any resolutionOptimized solution enables better object detection and recognition, for 2D- and 3D-sensing applicationsUnique backside illuminated global-shutter pixel using ST die-stacking technology             Geneva, March 25, 2020 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, is enabling the next generation of smart computer-vision applications with new high-speed image sensors that use “global shutter” – the preferred mode for capturing distortion-free images when the scene is moving or when near-infrared illumination is needed.ST’s advanced image-sensor...

The Board of Directors of Formpipe Software AB (publ) has, as a result of the uncertainty caused by the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, taken the decision to postpone the annual general meeting to Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 10:00.Formpipe has a business model with a high proportion of recurring revenues and strong cash flow, which forms the basis for the Board’s proposal for dividend for 2019. Due to the global development, it is currently difficult to assess the economic consequences. By postponing the Annual General Meeting, the Board will be given the opportunity to continuously analyze and assess the situation, and based on this, evaluate the proposal for a dividend for 2019.As a consequence of postponing the Annual General Meeting, Formpipe will also postpone the publication of the interim report for January-June until Wednesday,...

Styrelsen i Formpipe Software AB (publ) har, till följd av osäkerheten som uppstått på grund av spridning av coronaviruset covid-19, fattat beslut om att skjuta upp årsstämman till tisdagen den 30 juni 2020 kl. 10.00.Formpipe har en affärsmodell med stor andel repetitiva intäkter och starkt kassaflöde, vilket ligger till grund för Styrelsens förslag till utdelning för 2019. På grund av omvärldsutvecklingen är det i dagsläget svårt att bedöma vilka de ekonomiska konsekvenserna blir. Styrelsen kommer genom att senarelägga årsstämman ges möjlighet till en löpande analys och bedömning av situationen, och utifrån detta utvärdera förslaget till utdelning för 2019.Som en konsekvens av att senarelägga årsstämman kommer Formpipe även att senarelägga publiceringen av delårsrapporten för januari-juni till onsdagen den 19 augusti 2020.Uppdaterat...

Aktia Bank PlcStock Exchange Release25 March 2020 at 4.00 p.m.Revised proposal of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board for the composition of Aktia Bank’s Board of Directors and their remuneration                                                                   Significant changes have occurred in Aktia Bank Plc’s ownership base after the Shareholders’ Nomination Board of Aktia Bank Plc on 31 January 2020 announced its proposal to the General Meeting regarding the composition of the Board of Directors. The Nomination Board has therefore revised its proposal to the General Meeting to ensure that the proposition is supported also by Aktia’s new major shareholders.The Nomination Board presents the following as its revised proposal to Aktia Bank Plc’s Annual General Meeting 2020:The number of the members of the Board of Directors...