Day: February 17, 2021

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — One World Universe Inc. (OTC: OWUV), a publicly traded company that invests in business opportunities within emerging industries and provides humanitarian efforts in over 185 countries, has announced it is in negotiations with HempMeds®, a subsidiary of Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) which will enhance One World’s medicinal product pipeline being distributed throughout their emerging 3rd world network.Jerry C. Craig, CEO of One World, stated, “We are proud to stand with the brave pioneers, entrepreneurs and scientists who have continued to educate and advocate for CBD and marijuana as a medication and all its healing properties.  For the majority of the people who are aware and have personally experienced the vast benefits of CBD, we stand with...

(2021-02-17) Kitron expands services with a major existing customer to cover production of battery management systems. The new award initially covers 2022 to 2025 and is valued at NOK 150 million.Production will take place at Kitron’s plant in Poland. The award also covers various services.“We’re extremely happy to expand this relationship with a new product line. Battery management systems are examples of the growth potential within the fundamental shift from fossil fuels to electrification. This is an area of strategic importance to Kitron and currently helping to fuel the strong growth we see within Electrification,” says Peter Nilsson, President and CEO, Kitron Group.For further information, please contact:Peter Nilsson, President & CEO, tel. +47 948 40 850E-mail: investorrelations@kitron.com Kitron is a leading Scandinavian...

(2021-02-17) Kitron utvider tjenesteomfanget for en større eksisterende kunde til å dekke produksjon av batteristyringssystemer. Den nye tildelingen dekker i utgangspunktet perioden 2022 til 2025 og har en verdi på 150 millioner kroner.Produksjonen vil foregå ved Kitrons fabrikk i Polen. Kontrakten omfatter også ulike tjenester.– Vi er veldig glade for å utvide dette forholdet med en ny produktlinje. Batteristyringssystemer er et eksempel på vekstpotensialet i det grunnleggende skiftet fra fossilt brensel til elektrifisering. Dette er et område av strategisk betydning for Kitron som for tiden bidrar til å drive den sterke veksten vi ser innen Elektrifisering, sier Peter Nilsson, konsernsjef i Kitron.For ytterligere informasjon, vennligst kontakt:Peter Nilsson, konsernsjef, tlf.: +47 948 40 850E-post: investorrelations@kitron.com Kitron...

COSTA MESA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, is celebrating Black History Month with the commission of a new mural on the wall of its Vernon Ave. restaurant in South Los Angeles, which abuts Crenshaw Blvd., the iconic thoroughfare known to many Angelenos as the cultural and commercial spine of Black LA. The installation is an extension of El Pollo Loco’s continued commitment to arts and community in its hometown.Local artist Enkone (ing kwä nē) curated the new mural, which reflects his perspective of Black History Month and encapsulates what it represents to him and the local community. Enkone lives in the Crenshaw district and is one of dozens of artists who helped create the beloved ‘Great Wall...

Kalamazoo, Michigan, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stryker (NYSE:SYK) will participate in the 41st Annual Cowen Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.Preston Wells, Vice President, Investor Relations and Andy Pierce, Group President, MedSurg & Neurotechnology, will represent the Company in a virtual presentation scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.A simultaneous webcast and replay of the Company’s presentation will be available on Stryker’s website at www.stryker.com.  The webcast will be archived on the Investor Relations page of this site.Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Caladrius Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBS) (“Caladrius” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of cellular therapies designed to reverse disease, today announced that it has closed on its previously announced sale to institutional investors of an aggregate of 24,906,134 shares of its common stock and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 12,453,067 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.45 per share of common stock and associated warrant in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.90 per share, are immediately exercisable, and will expire five years from the issuance date.H.C. Wainwright & Co. acted as the exclusive placement agent for...

Wirtek has entered into a comprehensive non-binding agreement (Letter of Intent) to acquire a profitable, growth-oriented software company providing outsourcing services that complement and further build-out Wirtek’s service offerings.The expected acquisition is closely aligned with Wirtek’s newly published Accelerate25 strategy and will further expand Wirtek’s access to international clients, international sales channels, and will add approximately 40 new colleagues to Wirtek.The acquisition, when and if completed, will have a substantial positive effect on both revenue and EBITDA for Wirtek during the financial year 2021 and in the entire Accelerate25 strategy period.The final closing of the acquisition is planned for beginning of April 2021 and is conditional upon a satisfactory due-diligence result.Cash and share-based...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — North Arrow Minerals Inc. (TSXV-NAR) (“North Arrow” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that a ground geophysics program is underway at its 100% owned Loki Diamond Project in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. The property is located approximately 40 km west, and 35 km southwest of the Diavik and Ekati diamond mines, respectively, and immediately west of North Arrow’s LDG Joint Venture Diamond Project with Arctic Canadian Diamond Company. The program will include gravity surveys of kimberlite EG05, and gravity and magnetic surveys in the north Loki target area. This exploration is supported, in part, by a grant from the Northwest Territories Mining Incentive Program.Five kimberlites have been discovered to date within the Loki Project area, all...

BURLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avid® (Nasdaq: AVID) today announced that KVIE, a PBS member television station and one of America’s leading producers of public television programming, has selected Avid to help transform its key workflows as part of a technology overhaul. Avid NEXIS® storage and MediaCentral® | Asset Management will form the backbone of KVIE’s new production infrastructure, providing increased efficiency and a more cost-effective way of producing engaging content.Based in Sacramento, KVIE is a locally producing PBS station that curates educational programming and online content for almost 1.4 million households in California. It also produces content that’s distributed nationwide, including series like America’s Heartland, and produces programs and series for regional and local distribution such...

Not for distribution by US newswire or in United StatesNESS-ZIONA, ISRAEL, Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VAXIL BIO LTD. (“Vaxil” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: VXL), an innovative immunotherapy biotech company specializing in cancer and infectious diseases, today reports results of the previously disclosed COVID-19 vaccine candidate challenge experiment and the strategy going forward.Vaxil established the USAMRIID collaboration (CRADA) based on the global need for a viable COVID-19 vaccine utilizing an alternative technology that demonstrates cellular and humoral responses, both of which are necessary. In this rapidly moving pandemic, variants have become the established infection model, which can be better addressed with Vaxil’s SP approach. Neutralizing antibody technologies may require frequent modifications while Vaxil’s...