Month: April 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Churchill Downs announced today plans to celebrate the first Saturday in May, the traditional date of the annual Kentucky Derby, by hosting a day-long at-home Kentucky Derby party to raise $2 million for COVID-19 emergency relief efforts. Though the 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve was postponed until Sept. 5 this year due to public health concerns related to the spread of COVID-19, Churchill Downs invites fans to honor the annual tradition while staying “Healthy at Home.”  Fans can tune in to a special broadcast on NBC on May 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. EST, which will feature the 2015 Kentucky Derby that began the legendary American Pharaoh’s historic Triple Crown run (full NBC Sports show details to be announced next week). In addition, the NBC broadcast will highlight...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diversified Royalty Corp. (TSX: DIV and DIV.DB) (the “Corporation” or “DIV”) is pleased to announce preliminary results for its royalty partners for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (“Q1 2020”).Mr. Lube First Quarter ResultsMr. Lube Canada Limited Partnership (“Mr. Lube”) generated same-store-sales-growth (“SSSG”) of -7.2% for the Mr. Lube stores in the royalty pool for Q1 2020, compared to SSSG of 4.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (“Q1 2019”). Mr. Lube’s SSSG was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a slow-down in consumer activity across the country and recommendations from all levels of government for people to work from home and self-isolate. Although the business of Mr. Lube’s franchisees was classified as an essential service in...

Neutralization of Soluble TNF may decrease progression of breast cancerand lessen resistance to breast cancer immunotherapyLA JOLLA, Calif., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — INmune Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: INMB) (the “Company”), an immunology company developing treatments that harness the patient’s innate immune system to fight disease, announced publication of an invited review in Frontiers in Oncology: Tumor Necrosis Factor α Blockade: an Opportunity to Tackle Breast Cancer, by Dr. Roxana Schillaci, in the Lab of Molecular Mechanisms, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-CONICET, Argentina. This publication is part of the evolving body of work by Dr. Schillaci and her team in the role of soluble TNF in resistance to oncology immunotherapies including trastuzumab and other therapies. Trastuzumab is the leading therapy for women...

TORONTO, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WeedMD Inc. (TSX-V:WMD) (OTCQX:WDDMF) (FSE:4WE) (“WeedMD” or the “Company”), a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis, announced today that due to delays caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, it will accept the exemption provided by the regulators* and file its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 after market close on May 27, 2020. Details here.WeedMD also provided a corporate update which included its company-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic, confirming that through a combination of initiatives, the Company will be better positioned to mitigate the potential downside related to the worldwide pandemic. These initiatives will include the immediate reduction of executive and director compensation as well as the streamlined operations...

HOUSTON, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cardtronics plc (Nasdaq: CATM), the world’s largest ATM owner/operator, announced today that it has scheduled a conference call on Friday, May 8, 2020, at 7:30 a.m. CDT (8:30 a.m. EDT) to discuss the company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. These results are expected to be released prior to the conference call on May 8, 2020.To access the call, please call the conference call operator at (877) 303-9203 or the alternate dial-in at (760) 536-5226, 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, and request to connect to the “Cardtronics First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call.” Additionally, a live audio webcast of the conference call will be available online through the investor relations section of Cardtronics’ website at www.cardtronics.com.A...

LEESBURG, Va., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Quantum Computing Inc. (OTC:QUBT) (“QCI”), an advanced technology company developing quantum-ready applications and tools, announced today the release of version 1.1 of its Mukai middleware with new capabilities delivering higher performance and greater ease of use for subject-matter experts developing quantum-ready applications needing superior performance today.  The Mukai software stack (released in January 2020) can be used to solve extremely complex optimization problems.  Mukai enables developers to create and execute quantum-ready applications on classical computers, while being ready to run on quantum computers when those systems can achieve performance advantages. QCI has already demonstrated superior performance today for some applications built on Mukai and running on classical...

LAS VEGAS, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Asia Broadband Inc. (AABB), through its wholly owned subsidiary Asia Metals Inc., announced today that the recent Bank of America gold forecast upgrade to $3,000 an ounce affirms the Company’s focus on mining production and facilities expansion in 2020. The recent economic conditions have created strong and unprecedented fundamentals for gold producer equities. The economic volatility and inflationary effects of the Coronavirus pandemic have launched gold and gold producers into a significant growth phase, which is expected to be heightened by the contraction of the general markets. Additionally, the recent collapse of the oil market has elevated the gold-to-oil ratio to all time highs indicating lower production costs and increased profit margins for gold producers. AABB is anticipating...

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — Neovasc, Inc. (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN), a leader in the development of minimally invasive transcatheter mitral valve replacement technologies and minimally invasive devices for the treatment of refractory angina, today announced that it will report financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 after the market close on May 7, 2020.  Neovasc Chief Executive Officer Fred Colen and Chief Financial Officer Chris Clark will host a conference call to review the company’s results at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing (888) 204-4368 or (856) 344-9299 (International).  Participants wishing to join the call via webcast should use the link posted on the investor relations section of the Neovasc website...

NEW YORK, April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NetworkNewsAudio – Energy Fuels. Inc. (NYSE: UUUU) (TSX: EFR) announces the availability of a broadcast titled, “America’s National Security Blind Spot: Uranium and Rare Earth Element Production.”To hear the AudioPressRelease from NetworkNewsAudio please visit: http://nnw.fm/UhK2q or The NetworkNewsAudio News Podcast.To read the full editorial version please visit: http://nnw.fm/N14rtThe current global health crisis has revealed our nation’s soft underbelly of vulnerability to foreign sources of critical materials. America’s reliance on crucial medicines and supplies from adversarial nations like China has sounded a clarion call for U.S. policymakers to think and plan smarter. The current crisis has also revealed that the U.S. has a dangerous reliance on certain foreign sources of...

Expediting Treatment of COVID-19 Patients and Enhancing Testing Resources for Caregivers in OklahomaWorkflow from Extraction through Real-Time PCR Using Fluidigm Microfluidics Technology and ReagentsSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fluidigm Corporation (Nasdaq:FLDM), an innovative biotechnology tools provider with a vision to improve life through comprehensive health insight, today announced that OU Medicine, the University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) intend to utilize Fluidigm® microfluidics technology and certain reagents to test individuals for the SARS‑CoV‑2 virus, which causes COVID-19. The spread of this disease has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.The test, developed by OMRF and OU Health Sciences Center scientists and utilizing...