Month: December 2020

ROCHESTER, Mich., Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OptimizeRx Corp. (Nasdaq: OPRX), a leading provider of digital health solutions for life science companies, physicians and patients, has introduced a transformative enhancement to its digital health and communications platform.The new enhancement involves the application of advanced analytics, using machine-learning methods applied to real-world data (RWD), resulting in the accurate delivery of therapeutic support and brand messages to clinicians at critical points in a patient’s care journey.This use of patient and scenario modeling that optimizes and automates information delivery at the point-of-care is unprecedented in the industry.The solution creates new opportunities for life science organizations to better support providers as they look to make the best treatment decisions...

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, announced it has completed the divestiture of its Europe contract packaging business to a subsidiary of Prairie Industries Holdings, a Wisconsin-based contract packaging and contract manufacturing firm backed by The Halifax Group, a Washington, D.C.-based global investment firm, for $120 million in cash.Sonoco’s Europe contract packaging business (Sonoco Poland Packaging Services Sp. z o.o.) produced net sales of approximately $300 million in 2019 and provides full-service custom packaging and supply chain management solutions to global consumer product goods companies through six contract packaging facilities in three locations and a warehouse all in Poland. The business has been part of Sonoco’s Display...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) (TSX: EDR) announces that exploration drilling continues to intersect high-grade gold-silver mineralization in the Melladito and San Bernabe vein systems at the Bolanitos mine in Guanajuato, Mexico. Since drilling resumed in June, a total of 22 holes have been drilled of which 11 holes and 22 mineralized intervals returned high grades over mineable widths (view Melladito longitudinal section here).Drilling highlights include the following intersections along the Melladito vein:12.76 grams per tonne (gpt) gold and 55 gpt silver over 4.5 metres (m) true width (1,076 gpt or 31.4 oz per ton (opT) silver equivalents (AgEq) over 14.8 feet (ft) using an 80:1 silver:gold ratio) including 0.4 m grading 43.5 gpt gold and 171 gpt silver (3,651...

Step-out drilling successfully extends Target C a further 75 metres to the east and 75 metres to depth;LP20-170 (Target C) intersected 13.0 meters averaging 5.17 g/t Au, 4.2 g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu and 1.67% Zn and a deeper intercept of 5.0 meters averaging 7.44 g/t Au, 10.0 g/t Ag, 0.47% Cu and 0.0% Zn;LP20-172 intersected 3.0 meters averaging 3.98 g/t Au, 2.2 g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu and 1.85% Zn and a deeper intercept of 4.0m averaging 7.18 g/t Au, 8.6 g/t Ag, 0.4% Cu and 0.0% Zn;Drilling between Target A and Target B shows continuity of mineralization across the 150 metre gap;LP153A (Target B) intersected 18.0 meters averaging 0.67 g/t Au with 0.27% Cu in a massive to semi-massive sulphide interval at depth;All drilling enhances the lower grade resource with long intersections between 60 and 175 meters of continuous mineralization;22 exploration drill...

OTTAWA, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HEXO Corp. (“HEXO”, or the “Company”) (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) is proud to announce that it has repositioned the UP Cannabis (“UP”) brand with a differentiator of 20% THC or higher in all dried flower products, every time. With a focus on consumer feedback, HEXO has launched a bold new campaign to support UP’s re-entry to the market and has adapted processes and systems to deliver improvements on quality and freshness, at a fair price. By building trust and credibility with consumers, UP is aiming to become Canada’s Cannabis.“Canadian cannabis consumers have been clear with their demands since legalization and, until now, the entire industry has struggled to give consumers what they are looking for. We know that they want consistently superb quality and high THC at a competitive price,” said...

OTTAWA, 01 déc. 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HEXO Corp (« HEXO » ou la « Société ») (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) est fière d’annoncer qu’elle repositionne UP Cannabis (« UP ») dont l’élément différenciateur est d’offrir une teneur en THC de 20 % ou plus dans tous les produits de fleurs séchées, toujours. Ayant pris en considération les réactions des consommateurs, HEXO a adapté ses procédés et systèmes pour assurer des produits de qualité et de fraîcheur meilleures, à un prix raisonnable, et lance une nouvelle campagne audacieuse pour promouvoir la réintroduction de UP sur le marché. UP poursuit l’objectif de devenir le cannabis du Canada en instaurant confiance et crédibilité auprès des consommateurs.« Depuis la légalisation, les consommateurs de cannabis canadiens ont des attentes précises, et jusqu’à présent, l’industrie entière peine...

BERKELEY, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (“BriaCell” or the “Company”) (TSX-V:BCT) (OTCQB:BCTXF), a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in targeted immunotherapy for advanced breast cancer, is pleased to announce that Mr. Martin Schmieg has rejoined the Company as a member of its Board of Directors.Having previously served as a member of BriaCell’s Board of Directors from 2016 to 2019, Mr. Schmieg is a “C” level executive with a diversified background in the global biotech, med-tech and pharmaceutical industries with 40 years of business experience. He currently serves as Co-Founder and CEO of ClearIt, LLC., a private company based in Massachusetts. As a hands-on leader, Mr. Schmieg’s early career focused on accounting and...

Highlights:Continued strike and depth expansion along all gold zonesExpansion drilling returned 20.8 g/t Au over 2.9 metres, 1.4 g/t Au over 16.1 metres and 2.1 g/t over 11.4 metres on the I zone located 300 metres south of the Former Monique open pit Mine, between surface and 60 metres vertical depthInfill drilling returned 1.0 g/t Au over 47.3 metres and 2.7g/t over 21.5 metres on J and L zones west of and under the Monique open pit, at 175 and 250 metres vertical depth respectivelyNew P gold zone discovered North of the Monique open pit returned 2.5 g/t Au over 12 metres and 1.5 g/t Au over 12.6 metres, between surface and 100 metres vertical depthNew drill targets outlined along the trend by recently completed High-Power 3D IP geophysical survey2020 Drilling on the Monique Gold Trend is now completeTORONTO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)...