Day: March 24, 2021

Vafidemstat displayed good safety and tolerability in healthy young and elderly volunteers Paper confirms vafidemstat engages LSD1 target in humans and exhibits CNS penetration Vafidemstat is currently in Phase IIb in Borderline Personality DisorderMADRID, Spain and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oryzon Genomics, S.A. (ISIN Code: ES0167733015, ORY), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging epigenetics to develop therapies in diseases with strong unmet medical need, announces the publication of a scientific paper in the peer-reviewed international medical journal, CNS Drugs. The article describes the first-in-human clinical trial with vafidemstat (ORY-2001), an LSD1 inhibitor currently in Phase II clinical development for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. LSD1 (aka KDM1A) is a histone...

TORONTO, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragg Gaming Group (TSX:BRAG, OTC: BRGGF) (“Bragg” or the “Company“) announced today that Founder and interim CEO Adam Arviv has appointed Richard Carter to the role of CEO of Bragg Gaming, effective May 1, 2021. Mr. Arviv is a Founder of Bragg and remains among the largest shareholders in the Company. In early 2020, disappointed with the negative effects of continued underperformance and missteps on the share price of the Company, Mr. Arviv elected to take on an activist role in the Company and petitioned the Board to place him in the role of CEO in September 2020. At this time, the company was trading at approximately C$.30, with a market cap of C$19.5M and carrying $50M of debt. Mr. Arviv strategically recruited prominent gaming industry executive Richard Carter...

TORONTO, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (“RioCan”) (TSX: REI.UN) and Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“Allied”) (TSX: AP.UN) today provided an update on progress at The Well, including successful retail leasing activity and ongoing development progress. This mixed-use community, developed jointly by RioCan and Allied (collectively “The Well JV”), continues to take shape as an extension of the vibrant King West area, combining an elevated retail experience, distinctive office space and modern residential space in an amenity-rich urban neighbourhood. The Well’s authentic urban and pedestrian-focused design is perfectly suited to the technology, media, creative and digital enterprises that define King West. Situated at Front, Spadina and Wellington and spanning more than three million...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brixton Metals Corporation (TSXV: BBB) (OTCQB: BBBXF) (the “Company” or “Brixton”) is pleased to announce further high-grade silver results from its fall/winter exploration program at its wholly owned Langis Project located in the Cobalt Camp of Ontario, Canada. This news release includes holes LM-21-214 to LM-21-219 and is a total of 1036.3m of NQ size core from the Shaft 6 area at the Langis Project. HighlightsLM-21-219 drilled 31m of 272 g/t Silver, 0.05% Cobalt from 117.8m depthIncluding 8m 860 g/t Silver, 0.17% Cobalt Including 4m of 1186 g/t Silver, 0.28% CobaltLM-21-214 drilled 8m of 370 g/t Silver, 0.02% Cobalt from 118.1m depthincluding 1m of 1345 g/t Silver, 0.04% CobaltChairman and CEO of Brixton, Gary R. Thompson stated, “These recent assay results...

Current Balanced, Diverse Board of Directors Brings Expertise Gained at Some of World’s Most Respected Companies, Further Augmented by Four New Directors Since March 2020 Ancora Nominees Lack Relevant Experience and Would Weaken the Board DALLAS, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blucora, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR), a leading provider of technology-enabled, tax-focused financial solutions, today mailed a letter to its stockholders presenting the current Board’s relevant experience and deep expertise. In connection with the Company’s upcoming 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, scheduled to be held on April 21, 2021, the Company urges stockholders to vote “FOR” ALL of the Company’s highly qualified director candidates using the BLUE proxy card. Blucora stockholders of record at the close of business on February 24, 2021 are eligible to...

Revenue:• $226.8 million for the year ended 2020• $69.2 million for Q4 2020Net cash from operating activities:• $94.1 million for the year ended 2020• $25.4 million for Q4 2020Adjusted EBITDA:• $99.8 million for the year ended 2020• $35.5 million for Q4 2020Acquisition of Navios Maritime Containers L.P.• Unit holders approve merger• Merger to be completed on March 31, 2021 Focused charter strategy for 2021• 89.4% of available container vessel days are fixed• 53.5% of available drybulk vessel days are exposed to market rates Fleet Renewal:• Acquisition of six drybulk vessels with an average age of ~ 2.0 years• Sale of four vessels with an average age of ~ 13.0 years$0.05 per unit cash distribution for Q4 2020MONACO, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) (NYSE: NMM), an...

Landsbréf hf. hafa birt ársreikning vegna reksturs ársins 2020.  Helstu niðurstöður eru þessar:Hagnaður af rekstri Landsbréfa nam 768 milljónum króna eftir skatta á árinu 2020, samanborið við 489 milljónir á árinu 2019 Hreinar rekstrartekjur námu 2.182 milljón króna á árinu 2020, samanborið við 1.683 milljónir króna á árinu 2019 Eigið fé í árslok 2020 var 5.059 milljónir króna samanborið við 4.291 milljónum króna í árslok 2019 Í lok tímabilsins voru eignir í sjóðastýringu rúmir 210 milljarðar króna samanborið við 180 milljarða króna árið áður og auk þess voru í lok árs um 195 milljarðar króna í stýringu samkvæmt eignastýringarsamningum Starfsmenn voru 20 talsins í árslok, en fjöldi ársverka á árinu var 19Helgi Þór Arason, framkvæmdastjóri Landsbréfa:  „Þó heimsfaraldur hafi að mörgu leyti sett svip sinn á árið 2020 gekk rekstur Landsbréfa...

MONACO, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Navios Maritime Containers L.P. (“Navios Containers”) (NASDAQ:NMCI) announced that at its Special Meeting of Limited Partners held earlier today in Monaco, the Navios Containers common unit holders approved the merger (the “Merger”) contemplated by the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, (the “Merger Agreement”), dated December 31, 2020, by and among Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”), its direct wholly-owned subsidiary NMM Merger Sub LLC (“Merger Sub”), Navios Containers and its general partner, Navios Maritime Containers GP LLC. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Navios Containers, with Navios Containers being a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navios Partners. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective...

President to Assume CEO Role; CEO to Assume Chief Strategy Officer Role, Leading M&A SOMERSET, N.J., March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MTBC, Inc. (the “Company” or “MTBC”) (Nasdaq: MTBC) (Nasdaq: MTBCP), a leading provider of proprietary, cloud-based healthcare IT solutions and services, today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed MTBC’s President, A. Hadi Chaudhry, to succeed Stephen Snyder as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective March 29, 2021. Snyder, an attorney by background, will serve as Chief Strategy Officer and continue to serve as a Director, and pursued this change to enable him to devote a portion of his personal time to pro bono legal work, while continuing to lead the Company’s M&A growth and strategy. “Leading alongside my colleagues over the past 10 years as President and then CEO has...