Day: June 9, 2020

Primary endpoint of response with OPT-302 + Eylea® (aflibercept) achieved: 52.8% of refractory DME patients gained ≥ 5 letters of visual acuity at week 12 following OPT-302 combination therapyCo-primary safety endpoint met:  OPT-302 combination therapy was well tolerated with similar safety profile to Eylea Totality of functional and anatomical endpoints warrant further investigation of OPT-302 combination therapy for DMEMELBOURNE, Australia, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opthea Limited (ASX:OPT), a developer of novel biologic therapies for the treatment of eye diseases, today announced positive topline results of its Phase 2a trial evaluating safety and efficacy of OPT-302 administered with Eylea® (aflibercept) in treatment refractory patients with persistent diabetic macula edema (DME).The trial met the prespecified primary...

本資料は、Crown Bioscience Inc.が 2020 年 6月 9日に発表したプレスリリースの和文抄訳であり、内容につきましては英語原文が優先されます。サンディエゴ発, June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown Bioscience（以下「CrownBio」）は本日、新しい独自のNAFLD / NASH前臨床モデル開発データを発表した。 データは第80回米国糖尿病学会（American Diabetes Association, ADA）のScientific sessions及びCrownBio主催のバーチャルイベントで閲覧可能となる。新しいデータは、CrownBioの非常に臨床外挿性が高いげっ歯類及びNHP前臨床モデルのレパートリー全体にわたって飼料の変更を通じて作製された、NAFLD / NASHモデルの開発データである。 これらのモデルにより、現在、承認されている治療法が不足しているNAFLD / NASHにおける前臨床開発を強化することが可能となる。CrownBioは、ADA 2020のポスターに加えて、NAFLD / NASHモデル開発プレゼンテーションとともに、同期間の6月12日の国際NASHデーを支援している。 CrownBioは無料のバーチャルイベントを主催しており、CrownBio.com/ADA20に登録することですべてのリソースへのアクセスが可能である。CrownBioの心血管・代謝性疾患領域のSenior vice presidentであるJim Wangは以下のように述べている。「我々は臨床外挿性が高い前臨床モデルのプラットフォームを引き続き強化することにより、NAFLD / NASH研究の促進に取り組んでいる。この6月、幅広い革新的なバーチャルイベントにおいて、アンメットニーズが高い本分野の最新の研究結果を発表できることを嬉しく思います。」CrownBioのバーチャルADAイベントは、6月12日から16日（米国時間）までの期間、CrownBio.com/ADA20にて開催される。本イベントでは、CrownBioの心臓血管・代謝疾患チームとのディスカッションや、NAFLD...

ALMONTE, Ontario, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 3 Sixty Risk Solutions Ltd. (“3 Sixty” or the “Company”) (CSE: SAFE) (OTCQB: SAYFF) (FSE: 62P2) is announcing that due to ongoing logistics and resource challenges caused by the contraction of COVID-19 by a crucial member of the Company’s reporting team, the Company’s auditors have advised the Company that they do not anticipate being able to complete the necessary procedures in order for the Company to finalize and file the following continuous disclosure documents (collectively the “Documents”) on or before the filing deadline of June 15, 2020:The Company’s Annual Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.The Company’s Management Discussion & Analysis for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.The initial filing deadline for the Documents...

DUBUQUE, Iowa and RACINE, Wis., June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dubuque, IA-based Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (“Heartland”) (NASDAQ: HTLF) and Racine, WI-based Johnson Financial Group, Inc. (“JFG”) jointly announced today that Arizona Bank & Trust (“AB&T”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, has entered into a purchase and assumption agreement, pursuant to which AB&T will acquire certain assets and will assume substantially all of the deposits and certain other liabilities of Johnson Bank’s Arizona operations. Johnson Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of JFG. Johnson Insurance Services is not a part of this transaction.Johnson Bank, which had $5.52 billion in total assets and $4.28 billion in deposits as of March 31, 2020, operates more than 40 banking centers in Wisconsin...

DANBURY, Conn., June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — During a virtual gala, held on May 28 by Ascend, North America’s largest Pan-Asian organization for business professionals, Ethan Allen President, Chairman and CEO Farooq Kathwari received a 2020 Ascend A-List Award.Kathwari was honored alongside exceptional Pan-Asian leaders from both the public and private sectors, including Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Co-Chair for the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.“It’s a privilege to be in the company of leaders who are transforming business and government in the United States and beyond,” said Kathwari. “It has been the honor of my life, as an American by choice, to become the leader of a quintessential American brand while working to advance human rights around the globe.”The Ascend A-List...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSX: DN) (OTCQX: VRNDF) (“Delta 9” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Delta 9 Cannabis Store in the First Alberta Place building in Calgary, Alberta for June 10, 2020.“We are thrilled to bring the Delta 9 experience to Albertan’s by opening our first of many cannabis stores in the province,” said John Arbuthnot, CEO of Delta 9. “Customer response to the Delta 9 experience in our four Manitoba stores has been tremendous as we offer customers some of best selection at the lowest prices on cannabis products from the most popular cannabis producers in Canada.” Delta 9 Cannabis Stores have had early success by providing competitive value on cannabis products to customers in convenient and high traffic shopping destinations...

Aurora, IL, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq: CCMP) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share ($1.76 per share on an annualized basis) on the company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on or about July 31, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 24, 2020.ABOUT CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONCabot Microelectronics Corporation, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, is a leading global supplier of consumable materials to semiconductor manufacturers and pipeline companies.  The company’s products play a critical role in the production of advanced semiconductor devices, helping to enable the manufacture of smaller, faster and more complex devices by its customers.  Cabot Microelectronics Corporation...

EJ FÖR PUBLICERING, DISTRIBUTION ELLER OFFENTLIGGÖRANDE, DIREKT ELLER INDIREKT, HELT ELLER DELVIS, INOM ELLER TILL USA, AUSTRALIEN, HONGKONG, JAPAN, KANADA, NYA ZEELAND, SCHWEIZ, SINGAPORE, SYDAFRIKA ELLER NÅGON ANNAN JURISDIKTION DÄR SÅDAN PUBLICERING, DISTRIBUTION ELLER OFFENTLIGGÖRANDE SKULLE VARA I STRID MED GÄLLANDE REGLER ELLER KRÄVA YTTERLIGARE REGISTRERING ELLER ANDRA ÅTGÄRDERPressmeddelande9 juni 2020, 23:50Sdiptech genomför en riktad nyemission och tillförs därigenom cirka 353 miljoner kronorSdiptech AB (publ) (“Sdiptech” eller “Bolaget”) har, i enlighet med vad som offentliggjordes i Bolagets pressmeddelande tidigare idag, framgångsrikt genomfört en riktad kontant nyemission om 3 364 182 B-aktier till en teckningskurs om 105,00 kronor per aktie (den ”Riktade Nyemissionen”). Genom den Riktade Nyemissionen tillförs Bolaget cirka...

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OAKLAND, Calif., June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — California BanCorp (the “Company”) (Nasdaq-CALB), the parent company of California Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), today announced that it is set to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index at the conclusion of the Russell US Indexes annual reconstitution, effective after the US equity markets open on June 29, 2020, according to a preliminary list of additions posted by FTSE Russell on June 5, 2020.Annual Russell indexes reconstitution captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of May 8, 2020 ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the US all-cap Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell...