Day: March 8, 2021

LOS ANGELES, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cordia Corporation (OTC: CORG) today announced that it will expand its efforts to integrate cryptocurrency rewards into its upcoming virtual restaurants.The company created what it believes to be the first cryptocurrency rewards program in the food delivery industry last year. Users of the Snackpass app had the opportunity to earn a popular cryptocurrency called MORE Coin (www.mre.live) as a reward for frequent ordering from the company’s virtual locations in Las Vegas.Cordia saw an increase in business from cryptocurrency users at the outlet that awarded the MORE Coin to customers. The company also observed additional engagement on its social media channels and received direct inquiries regarding cryptocurrency and food delivery. The results even taking into account the effects of...

Karolinska Institutet Study highlights Unyvero HPN demonstrating a higher diagnostic yield than bacterial culture, enabling rapid diagnosis of pathogens of concern in these patientsHigh negative predictive value of 99.8% may allow for reduction in unnecessary antibiotic use and support antibiotic stewardship effortsPerformance data, comprehensive coverage and turnaround time of less than 5 hours from sample to result of this panel provides clinicians earlier data to inform antimicrobial decisions, especially in critically ill COVID-19 patients during flu seasonGAITHERSBURG, Md., and Holzgerlingen, Germany, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease, today announced the release...

Phase 3 open-label extension completed on schedule in patients with negative symptoms of schizophrenia and data will be available in H1 2021Minerva’s royalty interest in seltorexant acquired by Royalty Pharma for an upfront payment of $60 million and up to $95 million in additional payments contingent on certain clinical, regulatory and commercialization milestonesCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at December 31, 2020 of $25.5m and $60m upfront payment received from Royalty Pharma in January 2021 fund current development plansWALTHAM, Mass., March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NERV), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative therapies to treat central nervous system disorders, today reported key business updates and financial results for the fourth...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ParcelPal Technology Inc. (“ParcelPal” or the “Company”), (PKG:CSE) (FSE:PT0) (OTC:PTNYF) is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement to provide delivery services to Oco Meals, one of Vancouver’s fastest growing and trusted providers of meal kits. Oco Meals is a meal prep company that offers a weekly subscription service where they prepare and deliver pre-cooked meals that are made by small restaurant and catering chefs locally in Vancouver.ParcelPal will be providing next day delivery to Oco’s customers in the greater Vancouver area. CEO Rich Wheeless stated, “During the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers behaviours have shifted and, as a result, the meal kit delivery service has been one area that has continued to see significant growth for us. Additionally,...

GERMANTOWN, Md., March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orgenesis Inc. (NASDAQ: ORGS) (“Orgenesis” or the “Company”), a global biotech company working to unlock the full potential of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), Dong-a University Hospital in South Korea, and Cure Therapeutics, Inc. (“Cure Therapeutics”), a developer of immuno-oncology and cell and gene therapies to target cancer and infectious diseases, today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement. The teams will align to utilize Orgenesis Mobile Processing Units and Labs (“OMPULs”) for point-of-care development of cell and gene therapies and immunotherapies that meet regulatory and governmental approval standards to scale through to commercialization.OMPULs are multi-purpose mobile autonomous good manufacturing practice (GMP) facilities intended to develop, optimize,...

TORONTO, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Revival Gold Inc. (TSXV: RVG, OTCQB: RVLGF) (“Revival Gold” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce the appointment of Lisa Ross, B.Comm, CPA, CA to the position of Vice President & CFO effective today’s date. Ms. Ross succeeds Adam Rochacewich who has retired from his full-time role with Revival Gold to pursue personal business interests.Ms. Ross is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 15 years of experience in financial accounting and reporting, financial recovery, system implementations, internal controls and treasury in the international gold mining sector. She was the Director of Finance at Kirkland Lake Gold during a period of significant growth that included the integration of a number of recently acquired operations and a listing on the NYSE.  Ms. Ross was the Corporate...

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.MONTREAL, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dominion Water Reserves Corp. (“DWR” or the “Company”) (CSE: DWR), is pleased to announce have exercised his option to acquire a 100% interest in the Sources Sainte-Cécile and Saint-Élie de Caxton Water Rights, through the acquisition (the “Proposed Acquisition”) of all the issued and outstanding shares of 3932095 Canada Inc. and Source Sainte-Cécile Inc. (the “Target Companies”) in consideration of the issuance of 4,720,000 common shares (each a “Share”) of the Corporation and have granted a total of 6,499,066 incentive stock options to directors, officers and consultants under the Company’s stock option plan (the “Plan”). The Options, subject to the terms of the Plan and the corresponding option...

Provides Unbiased Metric to Distinguish Progress on Environmental, Social and Governance Issues for Over 800 Public SecuritiesOne of the First Major Wall Street Firms to Provide Company-Specific ESG Scores in its Equity ResearchNEW YORK, March 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) (“Cowen” or the “Company”) today announced that its market-leading equity research reports now feature an ESG Score designed to help investors quantify differences between corporations in areas of environmental, social and governance focus. Cowen is one of the first major Wall Street firms to provide company-specific ESG scores in its equity research. The Company’s 55 analysts cover over 800 securities.“ESG factors have become a critical component of the investment process and there is a distinct need to have a solution set that can address...