Month: August 2020

NE PAS DISTRIBUER AUX AGENCES DE PRESSE DES ÉTATS-UNIS NI DIFFUSER AUX ÉTATS‑UNIS.MONTRÉAL, 05 août 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marché Goodfood Corp. (« Goodfood » ou la « Société ») (TSX : FOOD), un chef de file canadien de l’épicerie en ligne, a le plaisir d’annoncer la clôture de son placement public par voie de prise ferme annoncé précédemment (le « placement »), aux termes duquel un syndicat de prise ferme mené conjointement par Desjardins Marché des capitaux et Stifel GMP (collectivement, les « preneurs fermes co-chefs de file »), et comprenant Financière Banque Nationale Inc., Scotia Capitaux Inc., Raymond James Ltée, RBC Dominion valeurs mobilières Inc., Corporation Canaccord Genuity, Eight Capital et Acumen Capital Finance Associés Limitée (collectivement avec les preneurs fermes co-chefs de file, les « preneurs fermes ») ont...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verizon Ventures today announced it led a €4 million ($4.5 million) Series A financing round in PICadvanced (PICa), a developer of cost-effective optics and photonics solutions for telecom applications. Joining Verizon Ventures in the round is a 200M Co-investment Fund managed by PME Investimentos, which makes co-investments in high-growth Portuguese startups. Founded in 2014 and based in Ílhavo, Portugal, PICa has been active in the development of optoelectronic transceivers for a new telecommunications network standard called NG-PON2 (Next-Generation Passive Optical Network 2). Leveraging its expertise, the company aims to provide innovative solutions for the Passive Optical Network (PON) market. It has solved many complex problems through optics, from design and development...

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CV Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB:CVSI) (the “Company”, “CV Sciences”, “our”, “us” or “we”), a preeminent leader in hemp derived cannabidiol (CBD) products, today announced the launch of its new Happy Lane™ CBD product line.Happy Lane™ non-GMO, hemp derived CBD products are manufactured with 0.00% THC (“THC-free”) and formulated using CV Sciences’ rigorous standards for quality, verified by a third party laboratory for purity, strength and composition.Leveraging the success of the Company’s top selling PlusCBD™ product line, CV Sciences plans to make Happy Lane™ broadly available to U.S. consumers through new distribution channels, including the $650 billion convenience store channel.Happy Lane™ is now available at select natural products retailers nationwide in six product SKUs and multiple form...

MIAMI, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NetworkWire — Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) (“Net Element” or the “Company”) today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to merge with privately-held Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“Mullen”), a Southern California-based electric vehicle company, in a stock-for-stock reverse merger in which Mullen’s stockholders will receive a majority of the outstanding stock in the post-merger Company.Highlighted Terms of the Definitive Merger Agreement:Under the terms of the agreement, Net Element’s wholly owned, newly formed subsidiary will acquire all the outstanding shares of Mullen.  Upon completion of the merger, Net Element shareholders will own 15% and Mullen shareholders will own 85% of the issued and outstanding shares of the combined Company.  Net Element has the right to acquire...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CSE: AGN) (FRANKFURT: AGW) (OTCQB: AGNPF) (the “Company” or “Algernon”) a clinical stage pharmaceutical development company, is pleased to announce that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2 idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic cough clinical study of its re-purposed drug NP-120 (Ifenprodil). The patient was enrolled and dosed at the Waikato Hospital located in Hampton, New Zealand.Phase 2 Study Summary:The purpose of this proof-of-concept Phase 2 human trial is to determine the efficacy of Ifenprodil in the preservation of lung function in IPF patients (including biomarkers of fibrosis) and its associated cough. There are 5 sites in total participating in the study with 3 located in Australia and 2 in New Zealand.Ifenprodil...

NEW YORK, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Weyland Tech, Inc. (OTCQX: WEYL), a leading global provider of eCommerce, mCommerce, and fintech business enablement solutions, will hold a conference call on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020. The financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.Weyland management will host the call, followed by a question and answer period.Date: Friday, August 14, 2020Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern time (8:00 a.m. Pacific time)Toll-free dial-in number: 1-866-548-4713International dial-in number: 1-323-794-2093Conference ID: 5079047Please call the conference telephone number five minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. (NASDAQ: SOLO) (“ElectraMeccanica” or the “Company”), a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles including the single-occupant, three-wheeled SOLO EV, today provided an update related to its ongoing search for the Company’s future U.S. based assembly facility and engineering technical center.Since late February, the Company has been engaged with BDO USA’s Site Selection & Business Incentives Practice (“BDO”) in a nationwide review of potential locations that matched ElectraMeccanica’s criteria. BDO initially identified seven candidates and sent initial requests for proposal to the chief economic development entities in each state. Earlier in June, the Company narrowed the candidate list to five.Following...