Month: August 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (“Anavex” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: AVXL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Rett syndrome and other central nervous system (CNS) diseases, today announced that the Shake It Up Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and its international partners has committed to invest into Anavex up to 50% of the costs of a disease modifying clinical study to develop ANAVEX®2-73 (blarcamesine) for the disease modifying treatment of Parkinson’s disease.“Shake It Up is proud and excited to support research like this that may create opportunities for breakthroughs that could be a game-changer for people with Parkinson’s,”...

TORONTO, Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX: TLG; OTCQB: CHXMF) (“Troilus” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has received a Certificate of Authorization from the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (“MELCC”) under Section 115.8 of the Environment Quality Act (Chapter Q02) to proceed with the dewatering of the Z87 and J4 pits (together, the “Pits”). To obtain approval for the dewatering of the Pits, Troilus submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) on November 19, 2019, which was subject to a thorough review by MELCC.  Troilus also engaged in community consultations with impacted families on the Troilus property and the local communities of Mistissini and Chibougamau to keep them informed of the dewatering proposal and integrate the feedback...

TORONTO, 19 août 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Troilus Gold Corp. (TSX : TLG; OTCQB : CHXMF) (« Troilus » ou la « Société ») est heureuse d’annoncer qu’elle a reçu un certificat d’autorisation du Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (« MELCC ») en vertu du paragraphe 115.8 de la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement (chapitre Q-2) pour procéder à l’assèchement des fosses Z87 et J4 (ensemble, les « fosses »). Pour obtenir l’approbation de l’assèchement des fosses, Troilus a soumis une étude d’impact environnemental (« EIE ») le 19 novembre 2019, qui a fait l’objet d’un examen approfondi par le MELCC.  Troilus s’est également engagée dans des consultations communautaires avec les familles touchées sur la propriété de Troilus et les collectivités locales...

DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL), a clinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to improving life with its novel and proprietary ARCUS® genome editing platform, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to Precision for PBCAR0191, the company’s lead investigational allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR T) cell therapy for the treatment of advanced B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).“Fast Track Designation is intended to fill an unmet medical need by accelerating the development of agents for patients in need of potentially better therapeutic options,” said Chris Heery, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Precision BioSciences. “We continue to work toward demonstrating that PBCAR0191, as well as our other...

Company announcementNo. 16/202019 August 2020Decisions of Extraordinary General Meeting and new members of Audit CommitteeToday, at 09:00 CEST, Netcompany Group A/S (“Netcompany”) held an Extraordinary General Meeting at the Company’s headquarters, Grønningen 17, DK-1270 Central Copenhagen, Denmark. At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the following was approved:Election of Hege Skryseth and Åsa Riisberg as new members of the Board of Directors.The amended Articles of Association.As previously informed, Robbert Kuppens has chosen to resign from the Board of Directors in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting due to personal health issues. After the Extraordinary General Meeting, a board meeting was held to appoint members of the committees of the Board of Directors. Following the meeting, the Board of Directors is composed...

Stockwik Förvaltning AB (publ) har under de senaste åren präglats av god tillväxt och många investeringar i nya portföljbolag. Idag består koncernen av elva företag i fyra segment. Den befintliga koncernstrukturen innehåller TEAM (hälsa), Admit Ekonomi (tjänster), Galdax, Stans Gummiverkstad och Däckcentrum (industri), MBF, BergFast, AFF, KRVVS, Vaxholms Värmeservice och NF Måleri (fastighetsservice). Vi är stolta över att välkomna besökare till vår förnyade webbplats www.stockwik.se och uppmuntrar er att ta del av innehållet.För ytterligare information kontakta:David Andreasson, VD och koncernchefStockwik Förvaltning AB (publ)Telefon: nollsjunolltresexåttatrettonnittionioOm StockwikStockwik ger sina aktieägare möjlighet att vara delägare i en portfölj av välskötta, stabila och lönsamma, mindre, svenska kvalitetsföretag. Stockwik erbjuder...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ascot Resources Ltd (TSX: AOT; OTCQX: AOTVF) (“Ascot” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce spectacular high-grade gold intercepts from the second batch of ten drill holes (for a total of 2,820 metres) from Premier West at the Company’s Premier Project (the “Project”). The results from these drill holes add to the strong results reported in the news release of July 29, 2020. The impressive gold grades are close to the proposed mining areas outlined in the feasibility study adding significant value to the Project.Highlights of this release include:13.74g/t Au over 24.15m in hole P20-2202 including 40.78g/t Au over 6.00m in the same hole 15.75g/t Au over 4.50m in hole P20-21979.91g/t Au over 4.25m in hole P20-2203In early June, the Company started exploring the area...

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, Aug. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluralsight, Inc. (NASDAQ: PS), the enterprise technology skills platform, today announced that it is partnering with the United States Air Force to power its Digital U learning program. The Air Force’s Digital U program is designed to help Airmen across the service develop skills in core technology topics such as software development, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and cybersecurity. Airmen have access to more than 7,000 courses in a variety of technical areas.“Tomorrow’s battlefield is increasingly dependent on technology, and the Air Force is focusing on investing in our digital Airmen to ensure that they have the ability to build the technical competence needed to complete our mission,” said Lt. Peyton Cleveland, United States Air Force.With Pluralsight, Air Force...