Day: December 16, 2020

ROCKVILLE, Md. and CHESTERBROOK, Pa., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cerecor Inc. (NASDAQ: CERC), a biopharmaceutical company focused on becoming a leader in development and commercialization of treatments for rare and orphan diseases, today announced that it has dosed its first patient in a Phase 1b clinical trial of CERC-007. CERC-007 is a high affinity, fully human anti-IL-18 monoclonal antibody (mAb) being developed for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM). The study will determine the recommended Phase 2 dose, safety and preliminary efficacy of CERC-007. The Company anticipates initial data to be reported in the first quarter of 2021.“We are very excited to have dosed our first patient. We are on track for initial data during the first quarter of 2021,” said H. Jeffrey Wilkins, MD, Chief Medical Officer...

Today, nearly half (47 percent) of NFL franchises rely on the industry-leading Dayforce platform for their HCM needsMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE: CDAY; TSX: CDAY), a global human capital management (HCM) technology company, today announced a partnership with RedZone Group Purchasing (RedZone). As its exclusive HCM partner, Ceridian will provide RedZone’s members with access to the award-winning Dayforce platform to deliver value to their organizations and workforces.“As the trusted human capital management partner to leading sports entertainment franchises, including the Denver Broncos, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Vegas Golden Knights, we understand the complexities that come with running a winning team,” said Chris Armstrong, Chief Customer Officer, Ceridian. “We...

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global leader in powering loyalty commerce, Points, (TSX:PTS) (Nasdaq:PCOM) announced today that the company has begun a new joint collaboration with Ethiopian Airlines and Amadeus. A further extension of Points’ ongoing strategic partnership with Amadeus, (which already provides loyalty capabilities to the African flag carrier), the new agreement also marks Points’ first services deployment to an African partner.This launch will give members of Ethiopian Airlines’ ShebaMiles loyalty program access to benefits such as the ability to purchase miles online – which was previously only available offline – and the new option to gift or transfer miles to friends and family. These program enhancements will give members more control over their currency and serve to advance Ethiopian’s digital strategy.Rob...

TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Generation Mining Limited (TSX:GENM) (OTCQB: GENMF) (“Gen Mining” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce additional results from its 12 hole – 5,068 meter exploration drill program focused on the down-dip western extension of the W Horizon portion of the Marathon Palladium Deposit which is currently the subject of a Feasibility Study.The drill program was designed to test the potential for near surface, ramp accessible mineralization. Results from the first four holes of the program were released on October 29th, 2020. Hole M-20-547 intersected multiple mineralized intervals down dip from the Marathon Palladium Deposit and within the heart of the deposit’s feeder zone bounded by the 4900 N and 4500 N faults. Assay results are shown in Table 1 and a plan view of drill collar locations...

WATERTOWN, Mass., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: KYMR), a biopharmaceutical company advancing targeted protein degradation to deliver novel, small molecule protein degrader therapeutics, today announced the appointments of William Leong, PhD, as Vice President of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) and Paul Cox as Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications.“I am excited to welcome both William and Paul to Kymera. These key strategic appointments will significantly strengthen our organizational capabilities as we continue to build Kymera into a fully integrated biotechnology company,” said Nello Mainolfi, PhD, Co-Founder, President and CEO, Kymera Therapeutics. “As a rapidly growing organization that is also nearing clinical development, we will benefit from their wealth of...

New York, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Specialist insurer Beazley has reported that ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year compared to 2019 and have become the biggest cyber threat facing organizations.According to the latest Beazley Breach Insights report, published today, the total cost of ransom payments doubled year-on-year through the first six months of 2020, based on incidents reported to Beazley’s in-house breach response team, BBR Services.The nature of ransomware attacks has also markedly changed in 2020. Today’s ransomware incidents are more likely to include a threat to release stolen data versus encryption alone. Threat actors increasingly have prior access to a network before deploying their attack, during which time they are working to escalate their privileges, move laterally...

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: OVID), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing medicines that transform the lives of people with rare neurological diseases, today announced that it has been added to the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (Nasdaq: NBI). The addition will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 21, 2020.The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index is designed to track the performance of a set of securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®) that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The NASDAQ Biotechnology Index is re-ranked annually and all securities in the index are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and meet minimum market value and share...

Årsrapport 2019/2016. december 2020Meddelelse nr. 2 2020/21Investeringsselskabet Luxor A/S’ bestyrelse har d.d. behandlet og godkendt selskabets årsrapport for 2019/20.Årsrapporten:·Koncernens basisindtjening for 2019/20 er kr. 42,4 mio. (kr. 29,0 mio.), hvilket er på niveau med den seneste udmelding i selskabsmeddelelse nr. 1, 2020/21 af 10. november 2020.  Basisindtjeningen er opgjort som årets resultat før skat reguleret for dagsværdireguleringer på finansielle aktiver, renteswaps og realkreditlån.·Koncernens resultat før skat er kr. 46,3 mio. (kr. 19,7 mio.) og efter indregning af årets skat på kr. 10,3 mio. (kr. 4,4 mio.) er koncernens resultat kr. 36,0 mio. (kr. 15,3 mio.).Koncernens resultat før skat er kr. 3,9 mio. højere end basisindtjeningen, hvilket skyldes:kr. -1,1 mio. fra dagsværdireguleringer af værdipapirer og kurstab på...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verizon Business and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) today announced a multi-year strategic partnership where Verizon will deploy their Network as a Service (NaaS), an all-encompassing solution that will deliver an enhanced customer experience to more than 9,000 Walgreens and Duane Reade retail locations across the US. The foundation of the partnership is underpinned by the full breadth of Verizon’s assets including LTE, 5G, and Verizon Media, which will enable Verizon to continuously offer the latest in technological and business process innovation.“This is the largest, fully customized, Network as a Service solution for a partner on this scale,” said Tami Erwin, Chief Executive Officer, Verizon Business. “Working closely with Walgreens to understand their focus areas, we’ve...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pure Gold Mining Inc. (PGM:TSX-V, LSE:PUR) (“PureGold” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce a major milestone with first ore introduced to the mill at the Company’s high-grade PureGold Mine, in Red Lake, Ontario. With ore delivered and first gold production scheduled this month, commissioning activities will transition into full scale ramp up of the mining and milling operations over the coming quarter.“This is a very exciting day for our shareholders, the community of Red Lake, and our entire team,” stated Darin Labrenz, President and CEO of PureGold. “The introduction of ore to the milling facility reflects the successful culmination of our project build, and signals the commencement of the next chapter in our Company’s evolution as Canada’s newest gold mine. Just...