Month: September 2020

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) today announced the appointment of Marie Myers as acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective October 1, 2020. She assumes the responsibilities of Steve Fieler, who is departing for a role outside the company. HP plans to initiate a comprehensive internal and external search for a permanent successor.“As CFO since 2018, Steve has provided tremendous leadership to our financial organization and helped HP to create significant value for shareholders. He built a world-class team that is delivering strong results and I am grateful for his many contributions to our business. We wish him continued success as he begins the next chapter in his career,” said Enrique Lores, President & CEO, HP Inc.As Chief Transformation Officer, Myers currently leads the company’s...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR), a clinical-stage immunology company focused on treating and preventing serious infectious diseases, today announced that Phil Pang, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer of Vir will present at the Cantor Global Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, September 15th at 8:20 am PT/ 11:20 am ET.A live webcast of the presentation can be accessed under Events & Presentations in the Investors section of the Vir website at www.vir.bio and will be archived there following the presentation for 30 days.The Company has used, and intends to continue to use, the Investors page of its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor...

TORONTO, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BWR Exploration Inc. (TSX.V: BWR) (“BWR” or the “Company”) announces that due to investor demand, it has further increased the proposed non-brokered, unit offering (the “Unit Offering”) announced on August 10 and August 19, 2020.The Unit Offering has increased to a maximum of 10,000,000 units (the “Units”) set out below at a price of $0.05 per Unit. Each Unit will consist of one common share (a “Common Share”) of the Company and one-half Common Share purchase warrant.  Two one-half Common Share purchase warrants comprise one Common Share purchase warrant (a “Full Warrant”) of the Company. Each Full Warrant will expire 36 months from the date of issue (the “Full Warrant Expiry Date”) and will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (a “Full Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.075...

Global E-commerce Sales Increase 800%SG&A Improves by $133.7 millionGenerates Cash Flow From Operations of $192.8 million And Free Cash Flow of $181.9 millionGRAPEVINE, Texas, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), today reported results for the second quarter ended August 1, 2020 that reflected strong positive cash flow, a strengthened balance sheet and progress toward its strategic objectives despite the negative impact from temporary store closures related to COVID-19 and operating in the last few months of the current generation console cycle. George Sherman, GameStop’s chief executive officer, said, “The second quarter saw strong progress toward our strategic initiatives, fueling an 800% increase in global E-commerce sales, a $133.7 million reduction in SG&A and a significant improvement in...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zscaler, Inc., the leader in cloud security, today announced new data protection innovations in the ZscalerTM Zero Trust Exchange that protect organizations in the work-from-anywhere era by securely connecting users, devices, and applications. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, built on a Secure Access Services Edge (SASE) framework, expanded its data protection capabilities with a suite of services that are now generally available. These services include Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) for SaaS applications, and Cloud Browser Isolation.Legacy security offerings were designed decades ago to create network based perimeters that connect people in an office to applications in a data center on a corporate network. The world was already trending...

HAMILTON, Bermuda , Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (Nasdaq: KNSA) announced today that it will present at the Morgan Stanley 18th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.A live webcast of Kiniksa’s presentation will be accessible through the Investors & Media section of the company’s website at www.kiniksa.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on Kiniksa’s website for 14 days following the conference.About KiniksaKiniksa is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, acquiring, developing and commercializing therapeutic medicines for patients suffering from debilitating diseases with significant unmet medical need. Kiniksa’s clinical-stage product candidates, rilonacept, mavrilimumab, vixarelimab and KPL-404, are based...

BOSTON, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRTK), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel life-saving therapies for life-threatening diseases or other public health threats for civilian, government and military use, today announced that the Company will present at H.C. Wainwright 22nd Annual Global Investment Conference, Monday, September 14, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. ET.To access the live webcast of Paratek’s presentation, please visit https://wsw.com/webcast/hcw7/prtk/1629433.Please connect to the web site at least 15 minutes prior to the live presentation to ensure adequate time for any software downloads that may be necessary to listen to the webcast. A replay of the webcast can be accessed for up to 90 days following the live...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (“Trillium” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ/TSX: TRIL), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer, today announced that it has commenced a public offering of up to 8,500,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) of the Company (the “Offering”). In addition, Trillium intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional number of Common Shares equal to 15% of the Common Shares offered in the Offering.The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for its ongoing and planned clinical trials for its CD47 program, including drug supply and for working capital and general corporate purposes.Cowen and Evercore ISI are acting as joint book-running managers for the Offering.No...

Record Services Revenues and Cash Provided by Operating ActivitiesWATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) announced its financial results for its fiscal 2021 second quarter (Q2FY21). All financial results referenced are in United States (US) currency and, unless otherwise indicated, are determined in accordance with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).“The last six months have cast a spotlight on the logistics industry as an essential service,” said Edward J. Ryan, Descartes’ CEO. “Supply chain resilience and flexibility are now top-of-mind for governments and businesses alike. Technology and connectivity are central to navigating today’s dynamic landscape, helping to ensure the right goods and services are delivered to those that need them most....