Day: July 6, 2020

CALGARY, Alberta, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jura Energy Corporation (TSX-V:JEC) (“Jura”) announced that at the annual and special meeting of shareholders held virtually on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (Calgary time), the shareholders approved Jura’s amended and restated by-laws, and each of its incumbent directors, Stephen C. Akerfeldt, Timothy M. Elliott, Syed Hasan Akbar Kazmi, Muhammad Nadeem Farooq, Stephen Smith and Frank J. Turner were re-elected by the shareholders present in person or by proxy. The detailed results of the votes are set out below.About Jura Energy CorporationJura is an international energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of petroleum and natural gas properties in Pakistan. Jura is based in Calgary, Alberta, and listed on the TSX-V trading under the symbol JEC. Jura...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMI), a leading global point-of-care diagnostic company focused on infectious diseases, today announced its plans to submit applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a revised version of the DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System, a COVID-19 point-of-care serology system, and the DPP COVID-19 Antigen System, a new COVID-19 point-of-care antigen system.Revised DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG SystemThe DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System consists of Chembio’s serology test for COVID-19 and a DPP Micro Reader analyzer. On April 15, 2020, the DPP COVID-19 IgM/IgG System was granted an EUA. Subsequently, the FDA announced performance review based in part on a National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NCI)...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and YOKNEAM ILIT, Israel, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ReWalk Robotics Ltd. (Nasdaq: RWLK) (“ReWalk” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering of approximately 4,938,278 of the Company’s ordinary shares, at a purchase price of $1.8225 per ordinary share, priced at-the-market under Nasdaq Rules. ReWalk also issued unregistered warrants to purchase up to an aggregate amount of 2,469,139 ordinary shares. H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.The warrants have a term of five and one-half years, are exercisable immediately following the issuance date and have an exercise price of $1.76 per ordinary share.The gross proceeds from the offering are approximately $9.0 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEMI), a leading point-of-care diagnostic company focused on infectious diseases, today announced it has been awarded a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contract is intended to assist Chembio in developing a COVID-19 point-of-care antigen system using Chembio’s proprietary DPP technology and requesting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the system. The award totals $628,071 and is to be distributed in periodic funding over the next several months.Chembio will use the funds under contract number 75A50120C00138 to accelerate development...

SAN ANTONIO, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rush Enterprises, Inc., (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America will host a conference call to discuss earnings for the second quarter of 2020 on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern/9:00 a.m. Central.  Earnings will be reported after the close of market on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.Listen to the live conference call on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern/9:00 a.m. Central by dialing one of the following telephone numbers:The conference call, featuring President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Rusty Rush; Executive Vice President Derrek Weaver; Chief Operating Officer Michael McRoberts; and Chief Financial Officer Steve Keller, can be accessed live via the Internet at http://investor.rushenterprises.com/events.cfm.For...

DAVIS, Calif., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., (NASDAQ: MBII), an international leader in providing growers with sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions to global agricultural needs, today announced the appointment of Kevin Helash as its new chief executive officer.  Concurrent with joining the company, he will be appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors.  Helash, 55, a native of Manitoba, Canada, will join the company as early as August 1, 2020.  His effective date is pending receipt of permanent residency status or the applicable visa, both of which are in process.A 28-plus-year agricultural industry veteran, Helash comes to Marrone Bio from Agrinos AS, a global-scale biological crop input provider specializing in biofertilizers and biostimulant products.  As chief executive...

AUSTIN, Texas, July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Superconductor Technologies Inc. (STI) (Nasdaq: SCON) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Allied Integral United, Inc. entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on June 30, 2020, which was consummated on July 6, 2020, pursuant to which STI issued four million (4,000,000) shares of STI Common Stock (without any warrants) in exchange for a preferred equity interest in real estate (described below) that STI values at $1.6 million, implying a purchase price of $0.40 per share. As previously disclosed, on February 26, 2020, STI, AIU Special Merger Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of STI (Merger Sub), and Allied Integral United, Inc., a Delaware corporation (referred to as Clearday), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on May 12, 2020),...

MOLINE, Ill., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — QCR Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCRH) announced today that its second quarter ended June 30, 2020 earnings results will be released after the market closes on Monday, July 27, 2020.The Company will host a conference call and webcast the next day, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results. Shareholders, analysts, and other interested parties are invited to join.Teleconference: Dial-in information for the call is 888-346-9286 (international 412-317-5253). Participants should request to join the QCR Holdings, Inc. call. The event will be archived and available for replay through August 11, 2020. The replay access information is 877-344-7529 (international 412-317-0088); access code 10145663.Webcast: A webcast of the teleconference can be accessed at the Company’s...

WILMINGTON, Del., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navient (Nasdaq: NAVI), a leading provider of education loan management and business processing solutions, today announced it will release its 2020 second-quarter financial results on Navient.com/investors after market close on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Navient will host a conference call to review results on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 8 a.m. ET.Navient will notify investors when earnings results have been issued by a news release over a wire service and on Twitter @Navient. In addition, the earnings results will also be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, which will be available on the SEC website.To access the conference call, dial 855-838-4156 (USA and Canada) or 267-751-3600 (international) and use access code 1379878 starting at 7:45 a.m. ET. The live...

IRVINE, Calif., July 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (“Kura Sushi” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ: KRUS), a fast-growing technology-enabled Japanese restaurant concept, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2020 financial results on Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. ET. A press release with third quarter 2020 financial results will be issued that same day after the market close.  Hosting the conference call and webcast will be Hajime “Jimmy” Uba, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Koji Shinohara, Chief Financial Officer.Interested parties may listen to the conference call via telephone by dialing 201-689-8471. A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call has concluded and can be accessed by dialing 412-317-6671; the passcode is 13706498.The webcast will...