Month: May 2021

AUSTIN, Texas, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATCX) (“Atlas” or the “Company”), a leading Infrastructure and Environmental services provider, announced today that it was awarded a $3 million contract to provide on-call special inspection and materials testing in various healthcare facilities for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. This newly awarded contract will remain in effect for a term of three years, with two one-year renewal options.      “We are excited for the opportunity to bring our industry leading infrastructure experience and local knowledge to support the Los Angeles County Public Works Department in delivering resilient healthcare facilities to benefit the citizens of the County,” said Atlas CEO L. Joe Boyer. Atlas will be providing testing and inspections...

FRANKLIN, Ind., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (TSX-V: IB; OTCQB: IAALF) (“IBC” or the “Company”) a leading beryllium and copper advanced alloys company, announced today that it will host a live webcast and conference call for investors and the general public on Friday, May 21, 2021, starting at 10:30 a.m. Eastern. The webcast and conference call will feature Mark A. Smith, IBC CEO and Board Chairman, who will discuss the Company’s recent quarterly financial results (news release here) and future growth strategies. To register for the webinar and conference call, and receive instructions on how to call in or connect via the internet to the webinar, please go here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5186085601455984399. A recording of the webcast will be made available on the IBC website following...

TORONTO, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EarthRenew Inc. (CSE: ERTH; OTCQB: VVIVF; Frankfurt: WIMN) (“EarthRenew” or the “Company”), a Canadian company focused on regenerative agriculture solutions, announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI ”) to lease approximately 15 acres of land from K+S Potash Canada General Partnership (“K+S Potash”, or “KSPC”) near its existing Bethune, Saskatchewan potash mine and processing plant (the “Leased Land”), on which the Company wishes to construct a new fertilizer manufacturing facility (the “Facility”). If constructed, the Company projects that the Facility will have the capacity to produce up to 100,000 tonnes of granulated regenerative and organic fertilizer product. Once produced, management expects to price these fertilizer products in a range that follows published commodity...

Public Listing offers Access to CAD 52 Million from Share Subscription and Drawdown Agreement, Sufficient Funding to Complete Development and Launch Avisa BreathTest™ Pivotal Trials Planned in Post-COVID-19 Long Haulers and Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaSANTA FE, N.M., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avisa Diagnostics Inc. (Avisa) is pleased to announce that the Company has begun trading on the Canadian Securites Exchange (CSE:AVBT) through the previously announced merger completion with Fogchain Corp. Avisa has developed the Avisa BreathTest™ (ABT), an ultra-rapid, point-of-care biomarker breath test for the detection and monitoring of bacterial load in Post-COVID-19 “long haulers,” who can develop acute respiratory disease, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), an indication with high morbidity and mortality. The public...

Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Nashville Predators all using Versus and Xcite to drive fan engagement on the way to the Stanley Cup LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Versus Systems Inc. (“Versus” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VS) (FRANKFURT: BMVB) announced today that it will be working with Xcite Interactive, a company that Versus recently signed a definitive agreement to acquire, to power the fan experience for a number of the teams playing in the NHL playoffs for the Stanley Cup. Six of the sixteen NHL playoff teams, including the Colorado Avalanche, Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights, Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Nashville Predators are using Versus and Xcite’s predictive platforms, engagement tools, and games throughout...

Launch will include a performance by Luminosity Gaming content creator and Grammy nominated artist ZHU, to celebrate his official remix of the band’s new hit single ‘Higher Power’ TORONTO, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:EGLX) (TSX:EGLX), (“Enthusiast Gaming” or the “Company”), announced today it has teamed up with Grammy-award winning international music superstars Coldplay to bring fans a fresh and unique musical experience to celebrate the band’s new single ‘Higher Power’. The tie-up will provide unique musical and gaming content to the fan communities across the entire Enthusiast Gaming platform, with the band also being made honorary members of Team Luminosity. The hour-long launch event to promote Coldplay’s new hit single ‘Higher Power’ will take place on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acquired Sales Corp. (OTCQX: AQSP) (www.AcquiredSalesCorp.com), today announced that during the first quarter of 2021 it achieved quarter over quarter growth in revenue of 53%, from $2,196,518 to $3,353,270, quarter over quarter growth in net income of 13%, from $549,531 to $618,359, and quarter over quarter growth in basic earnings per share of 36%, from $0.06 to $0.08, driven by the growth of its wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted Made (www.LiftedMade.com), maker of the award-winning Urb Finest Flowers brand of hemp-derived delta-8-THC and CBD products. Nicholas S. Warrender, Vice Chairman and COO of AQSP, and founder and CEO of Lifted Made, said: “Last quarter was very strong, and so far this quarter, Lifted Made’s rapid sales growth is continuing. Our consolidated cash on hand...

ALACHUA, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or discontinuity to peripheral nerves, today announced that Karen Zaderej, chairman, CEO, and president and Peter J. Mariani, executive vice president and CFO will present at two upcoming investor conferences. Zaderej and Mariani will present at the Jefferies Virtual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. ET. They will present at the JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. ET. The presentations will be webcast live and can be accessed through the Investors page at www.axogeninc.com. For those not available to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be archived for 90 days and available...

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 (as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. Oxford Biomedica upgrades financial guidance for supply agreement with AstraZeneca for manufacture of COVID-19 Vaccine         Oxford, UK – 18 May, 2021: Oxford Biomedica plc (LSE:OXB) (“Oxford Biomedica” or “the Group”), a leading gene and cell therapy group, announced today an update on the 18 month supply agreement signed with AstraZeneca UK Ltd (“AstraZeneca”) in September 2020. Following successful manufacture of large-scale...

Companies introduce full-field fiber and seismic imaging to improve downhole insight HOUSTON, Texas (18 May 2021) – Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) and TGS-NOPEC Geophysical ASA (OSLO: TGS) today announced a collaboration to bring advanced seismic imaging to fiber optic sensing. The alliance will provide operators with advanced insight to determine their reservoir potential for oil and gas production or carbon storage. The Halliburton FiberVSP™ and Odassea™ distributed acoustic sensing solutions will now incorporate TGS’s seismic imaging workflows that process the entire seismic wavefield to generate high-resolution reservoir images.  “We are excited to transform vertical seismic profiling to a full-field, digital, and intervention-less surveillance solution,” said Trey Clark, vice president of Wireline and Perforating. “Through...