Month: February 2021

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) will release its 2020 fourth quarter and full year financial results and its management will host a conference call to discuss the financial results and corporate updates at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, February 25, 2021.Presenting from the Company will be its Chief Executive Officer, Michael Castagna and Chief Financial Officer, Steven Binder.Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the Internet may do so by visiting the Company’s website at http://www.mannkindcorp.com under News & Events. A telephone replay of the call will be accessible for approximately 14 days following completion of the call by dialing (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671 and use the participant passcode: 7174315#. A replay will...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. and HAMBURG, Germany, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT) today announced that smart Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of the joint venture between Geely Holding (Geely) and Mercedes-Benz AG (Mercedes-Benz), has selected the company to provide customer experience management (CXM) services to support its new product and service range including its new electric car to be introduced in 2022.Conduent will be providing smart Europe with three main customer engagement and contact services:Sales services, including inquiries, digital sales process management, order support and delivery orchestration.After-sales services, including complaint management.24/7 emergency and roadside assistance liaising services.Conduent will deliver all these services from one central location to support smart across...

SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pinduoduo Inc. (“Pinduoduo”)(NASDAQ: PDD) has made it more convenient for consumers during Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in China, when most businesses are shut.Pinduoduo has worked with merchants and logistics providers to stay open and dispatch orders during the weeklong public holiday, which began on Feb. 11.In an industry first, China Post and courier companies like SF Express, Yunda Express, and J&T, are staying open during this holiday season, with an estimated million couriers out in force to deliver parcels. An official with China Post estimates that parcel volumes during the holiday period would be double that of last year.Whereas consumers used to stockpile food and other essential items in previous years to “get through the new year,” platforms like Pinduoduo...

Jersey City, N.J., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verisk (NYSE:VRSK), a leading global data analytics provider, today announced leadership changes and expanded responsibilities for members of its executive management team. The changes reinforce Verisk’s commitment to building cohesive leadership teams that accelerate long-term growth.Kathy Card Beckles joins Verisk as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary effective April 5.Mark Anquillare has been appointed group president and will expand his responsibilities to include oversight of Enterprise Risk Management.Lee Shavel has been appointed group president and will expand his responsibilities to include operational oversight of the energy, specialized markets and financial services segments.Kathy Card Beckles joins Verisk from Chase Consumer Bank, where...

Burlington, MA and Beijing, China, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — East Stone Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: ESSC) (“East Stone”), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”), and JHD Holdings (Cayman) Limited, an innovative merchant enablement services platform in lower-tier cities in China (“JHD” or the “Company”), operating in China under the brand Ji Hui Duo®(“积惠多”),  announced today that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named JHD Technologies Limited, and seeks to be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.  The terms of the business combination agreement provide that at closing the public company (“Pubco”) resulting from the transaction will issue shares to the selling...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GTX Corp (OTC: GTXO) (“GTX” or the “Company”), a pioneer in the field of wearable GPS human and asset tracking systems and a supplier of Health and Safety personal protective medical equipment “PPE”, announced today it has begun the distribution of a Rapid Diagnostic Test-Kits for Antigens. The highly accurate, 10-minute results COVID-19 Antigen test is approved under the Emergency Use Authorization (“EAU”) and tests for the detection of Antigens specific to SARS-CoV-2.The COVID-19 Antigen test (www.gtxmask.com) is a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay for the detection of extracted nucleocapsid protein antigens specific to SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab specimens collected from individuals who are suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider within the first...

Conversion Further Reduces Debt Profile & Fortifies Balance SheetCORSICANA, TX, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) (“ME2C Environmental” or the “Company”), a leading environmental technologies firm, today announced that the Company will convert holders of all of outstanding principal of its 2018 Convertible Promissory Notes into ME2C Environmental shares. The Company will convert a total of $860,000 of outstanding principal into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Note’s conversion price of $0.50 per share.Richard MacPherson, President and Chief Executive Officer of ME2C Environmental, commented: “We continue to see exciting momentum in the industry in conjunction with several recent announcements. Earlier this month, we announced that we are actively developing...

Webinar Will Feature State Regulators and Other Industry Experts Discussing the Future of U.S. HempWICHITA, Kan. and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) (“AgEagle” or the “Company”), an industry leading drone solutions provider, and The Arcview Group jointly announced that the companies will be co-hosting a virtual town hall event, titled “State Regulators Look at the Future of U.S. Hemp,” on Thursday, March 4, 2021 beginning at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.Webinar participants will hear from several of the country’s state hemp regulatory leaders on a variety of topics, including what steps states are taking to support and accelerate growth of the U.S. Hemp industry. Free to all participants, this must-attend online event will include informative panel discussions and insightful...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLRX), a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrosis, today announced that management will be participating in the following virtual investor events in March:Cowen 41stAnnual Health Care Conference – March 1-4, 2021. Bernard Coulie, M.D., Ph.D., Pliant’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the Respiratory/Infections Panel discussion on March 1, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. ET/ 7:30 a.m. PT and, along with members of Pliant’s senior management team, will conduct one-on-one meetings with members of the investment community.The Cowen Respiratory/Infections Panel will stream live and have a replay available on Cowen’s Conference Site.Citi’s...

BOSTON, Feb. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Albireo Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALBO), a clinical-stage orphan pediatric liver disease company developing novel bile acid modulators, today announced that management will host a conference call and live audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET on February 25, 2021, to provide a business update and review the company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020.To access the live conference call by phone, please dial 877-407-0792 (domestic) or 201-689-8263 (international), and provide the access code 13715566. A live audio webcast will be accessible from the Media & Investors page of Albireo’s website, https://ir.albireopharma.com/. To ensure a timely connection to the webcast, it is recommended that users register at least 15 minutes prior to the start time. An archived...