Day: September 23, 2020

O estudo global de Fase 2/3 sendo realizado com opaganib administrado por via oral em pacientes com COVID-19 grave foi aprovado na Itália, Reino Unido, Rússia, Israel, México e Brasil;16 locais clínicos iniciados globalmente até o momento—Paralelamente, o estudo de Fase 2 com opaganib nos EUA, com 8 locais clínicos ativos, já recebeu aproximadamente 75% de inscrições que devem ser encerradas nas próximas semanas—O opaganib inibiu completamente a replicação viral do SARS-CoV-2 em um modelo de células pulmonares humanas in vitro, comparado favoravelmente com remdesivir, o controle positivo no estudo—O opaganib demonstrou dupla atividade anti-inflamatória e antiviral e visa um componente da célula hospedeira, não afetado por mutação viral, minimizando assim a probabilidade de resistência—Pedidos de autorização de...

LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verona Pharma plc (AIM: VRP) (Nasdaq: VRNA) (“Verona Pharma”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces the initiation of its ENHANCE (“Ensifentrine as a Novel inHAled Nebulized COPD thErapy”) Phase 3 trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of nebulized ensifentrine in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (“COPD”).David Zaccardelli, Pharm. D., President and CEO of Verona Pharma, said: “We are excited to start our pivotal ENHANCE Phase 3 studies. If successful, the data will support the submission of a New Drug Application in the U.S. for nebulized ensifentrine for the maintenance treatment of COPD. This is an important milestone for Verona Pharma and we look forward to addressing the urgent...

Among the first companies globally to adopt a new approach to finance green assetsLandsvirkjun has today signed an agreement with US and UK institutional investors to issue USD 150 million senior unsecured notes in the US Private Placement (“USPP”) market in Green Bond format. The notes have been issued under the company’s updated Green Finance Framework (“GFF”) with proceeds to be used to finance and refinance green assets on the company’s balance sheet. Landsvirkjun is among the first companies globally to apply this new balance sheet approach in its GFF. The notes are issued without a state guarantee of collection.The offering was very well received, with the order book totalling USD 545 million, representing over 5x oversubscription from the launch size of USD 100 million. The notes have a 9-year maturity and carry a fixed interest...

Á meðal fyrstu fyrirtækja í heiminum til að beita nýrri nálgun við fjármögnun grænna eignaLandsvirkjun hefur skrifað undir samning við bandaríska og breska fagfjárfesta um útgáfu grænna skuldabréfa. Um var að ræða lokað skuldabréfaútboð á Bandaríkjamarkaði (e. US private placement), að fjárhæð samtals 150 milljónir Bandaríkjadala, jafnvirði um 21 milljarðs íslenskra króna. Bréfin eru gefin út undir uppfærðum grænum fjármögnunarramma Landsvirkjunar („Green Finance Framework“). Fjármunirnir verða nýttir til að fjármagna og endurfjármagna grænar eignir á efnahagsreikningi fyrirtækisins. Það er ný nálgun í skilgreiningu á ráðstöfun fjármuna samkvæmt græna fjármögnunarrammanum og er Landsvirkjun á meðal fyrstu fyrirtækja á heimsvísu sem beita þessari nýju nálgun. Bréfin eru gefin út án ríkisábyrgðar.Upphaflega var stefnt að skuldabréfaútgáfu...

Ingenico Group receives the EcoVadis Platinum medal for its CSR performance and joins the top 1 percent of assessed companiesIngenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payments is proud to receive the Platinum EcoVadis Medal, the highest distinction awarded by the independent platform that assesses companies’ social and environmental performance. This year, with a 4-point improvement on its previous year, Ingenico reaches the global score of 74/100, placing the Group among the top 1 percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis.This progression1 confirms Ingenico’s long term commitment to promoting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the Group, relying on its dedicated “SHARE2” programme. This 5-year plan follows on from the measures already initiated by the Group in 2015 and is based around...

Ingenico Group reçoit la médaille Platine d’EcoVadis pour sa performance RSE et rejoint le top 1 % des entreprises évaluéesIngenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), leader mondial des solutions de paiement intégrées, est fier d’obtenir la médaille Platine EcoVadis, la plus haute distinction décernée par la plate-forme indépendante d’évaluation des performances sociale et environnementale des entreprises. Cette année, Ingenico améliore de 4 points sa note avec un score global de 74/100 et rejoint le top 1 % des entreprises évaluées par EcoVadis.  Cette nouvelle progression1 vient confirmer l’engagement d’Ingenico depuis plusieurs années en matière de Responsabilité Sociétale de l’Entreprise (RSE), qui s’appuie sur son programme dédié « SHARE2 ». Ce plan à cinq ans s’inscrit dans le prolongement des actions initiées depuis...