Month: September 2020

TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Marathon Gold Corporation (“Marathon” or the “Company”; TSX: MOZ) is pleased to report that it has filed its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Valentine Gold Project located in the Central Region of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). The EIS has been submitted to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) and the NL Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Municipalities (NLDECCM).The submissions are part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) process for the Valentine Gold Project that commenced in April 2019 with the filing of a Project Description and a Project Registration to the federal and provincial regulators respectively. The EA is being conducted pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 and the NL Environmental Protection Act. Over an initial 30-day...

Project: AI based Assay Development for carbapenem-resistance based on porin loss and efflux pump overexpression in Gram-negative bacteriaProject is part of the Research Campus InfectoGnostics and includes project partners at the University Hospital Jena, Institute for Infectious Diseases and Infection ControlGAITHERSBURG, Md., and HOLZGERLINGEN, Germany, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease, announced today the award of a German Federal Government grant to its subsidiary, Curetis GmbH, and collaborators at the Research Campus InfectoGnostics. The project is coordinated by Jena University Hospital and designed to use artificial intelligence (AI) based assay development...

TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IBI Group (TSX:IBG), a global design and technology firm, has been awarded a four-year Airport Ground Transportation Management System (GTMS) contract for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). Leveraging IBI Group’s Smart Airport Taxi – Virtual Dispatch System, the cloud-hosted solution will reduce the need for high-volume holding areas for commercial vehicles by automating the dispatch of ground transportation and connecting drivers to ride opportunities via a mobile application. The technology is being implemented at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports, and includes a feature that will provide airport ground transportation operators with data related to the health of drivers and the cleanliness of their vehicles. This contract adds to IBI Group’s Intelligence-sector...

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — NaturalShrimp, Inc. (OTCQB: SHMP), the aqua-tech Company that has developed and patented the first commercially-operational RAS (Recirculating Aquaculture System) for shrimp, provides the following construction update:The Company has completed the red steel framework of the 40,000 square foot shrimp production building and has begun installation of the exterior walls, roof, and insulation. In parallel, the Company began construction of the two 240-foot long and 7-foot wide internal catwalks. When completed, the catwalks will provide above nursery and growout tank access while providing maintainable routing of the aeration, heating, and filtration plumbing and electrical conduits that will service each of the tanks. Twenty more of the growout tank kits have...

Marimekko Corporation, Press release, 30 September 2020 at 2.30 p.m.Marimekko and the Finnish fiber technology company Spinnova’s collaboration on groundbreaking, sustainable fabrics was recognized as a finalist in the Sustainability category in Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards. The collaboration also received an honorable mention in the Experimental category.One of the most sought-after design awards in the industry, Innovation by Design is the only competition to honor creative work at the intersection of design, business, and innovation. The awards recognize people, teams, and companies solving problems through design.Marimekko and Spinnova have been collaborating on developing and commercializing new, wood-based textiles since 2017. Spinnova’s innovation addresses the environmental impacts of the fashion and textile...

Marimekko Oyj, Lehdistötiedote, 30.9.2020 klo 14.30 Marimekon ja suomalaisen kuituteknologiayhtiön Spinnovan yhteistyö uraauurtavien vastuullisten kankaiden kehittämiseksi on yksi Sustainability-kategorian finalisteista yhdysvaltalaisen Fast Company -talouslehden tämänvuotisessa Innovation by Design -kilpailussa. Lisäksi yhteistyö sai kunniamaininnan Experimental-kategoriassa.Innovation by Design on ainoa kilpailu, joka jakaa tunnustusta designia, liiketoimintaa ja innovaatioita yhdistävästä luovasta työstä, ja sen palkinnot ovat alan tavoitelluimpia. Kilpailussa palkitaan yksilöitä, tiimejä ja yrityksiä, jotka ratkaisevat ongelmia designin avulla.  Marimekon ja Spinnovan yhteistyö uusien puupohjaisten tekstiilien kehittämiseksi ja kaupallistamiseksi alkoi vuonna 2017. Spinnovan innovaation avulla voidaan vähentää muoti- ja tekstiilialan...

MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Geomega Resources Inc. (“Geomega” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:V.GMA) (OTC: GOMRF), a developer of clean technologies for the mining, refining and recycling of rare earths, is pleased to announce that it has secured additional debt financing of $1,326,000, which will be added to the funds required to build the rare earth magnet recycling demonstration plant in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec. Project financing will be provided by Investissement Quebec (“IQ”), who will be acting as agent on behalf of the Quebec Government to secure funding for the project.The amount is in addition to the first tranche amount of $1,720,000 that was announced on February 7, 2020. The debt financing aggregate amount will now total $3,046,000 and will have the same favorable terms as the first tranche, including...

MONTRÉAL, 30 sept. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ressources Géoméga Inc. («Géoméga» ou la «Société») (TSX: V. GMA) (OTC: GOMRF), développeur de technologies propres pour l’extraction et le recyclage de terres rares, a le plaisir d’annoncer avoir obtenu un prêt additionnel de 1 326 000 $, qui s’ajoutera aux fonds nécessaires à la construction de l’usine de démonstration de recyclage des aimants de terres rares à Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville au Québec. Investissement Québec agit à titre de mandataire du gouvernement du Québec pour assurer le financement du projet.Ce prêt s’ajoute au montant de la première tranche de 1 720 000 $ annoncé le 7 février 2020. Le montant global du financement totalise désormais 3 046 000 $ et porte les mêmes conditions favorables que le prêt initial, notamment un taux d’intérêt nul....