Day: June 21, 2021

President-Elect of the Black Psychiatrists of America, and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Brings Broad Clinical, Administrative, and Community Leadership ExperienceGENIUS BRANDS APPOINTS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PSYCHIATRIST, DR. CYNTHIA TURNER-GRAHAM, TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORSPresident-Elect of the Black Psychiatrists of America, and Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Brings Broad Clinical, Administrative, and Community Leadership ExperienceBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Genius Brands International, Inc. (“Genius Brands” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNUS), a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, today announced the appointment of Dr. Cynthia Turner-Graham...

Los Angeles CA, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CurrencyWorks Inc. (“CurrencyWorks” or the “Company”), (CSE: CWRK and OTCQB: CWRK), a financial technology blockchain pioneer, NFT, and digital payment provider is pleased to announce that the first NFT sales have been successfully concluded through the Motoclub.io platform – a joint venture between the Company and Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions. Four unique NFTs, represented by first of their kind automobiles (all VIN 001), were auctioned as part of the Barrett-Jackson Prestige Collection at the Barrett-Jackson 2021 Las Vegas Auction, for $67,000 USD in sales. The four vehicles featured in their respective NFTs were: Lot #4001 – 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – SOLD for $30,000 USDLot #4002 – 2021 Ram 1500 TRX Launch Edition – SOLD for $10,000 USDLot #4003 –...

Salt Lake City, Utah, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gaensel Energy Group, Inc., (OTC Pink: GEGR) (“Gaensel” or the “Company”), a diversified holding company with assets in Biotech, Cryptocurrency,  Software/Gaming and VR, Health, Beauty and Fashion, Technology, CRM & Data, Commodities, Retail Coffee, as well as General Contracting and Patented Building supplies, is pleased to announce Officina Della Cialda, SRL, our Coffee Subsidiary and now the Managing Company for  our related Italy Coffee subsidiaries, Europa 93 Caffe SRL and Bottega Dell Caffe SRL, has acquired a New Corporate Headquarter and over 1.499,00 square meters of warehouse facilities in Via Francesco Lenzi, Milan, Italy. Gaensel Energy Group, Inc., in its New to the Street first interview on Sunday, 20 June 2021, announced the upcoming release of a Twenty...

MALVERN, Pa., June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ocugen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing gene therapies to cure blindness diseases and developing a vaccine to save lives from COVID-19, today announced that Ken Inchausti has joined the company as Head, Investor Relations & Communications. Mr. Inchausti will oversee the company’s investor relations activities, corporate communications and strategic positioning, leading issues management strategy and proactive media and social media relations programming. A senior executive with over 25 years of strategic healthcare communications experience, Mr. Inchausti joins Ocugen from Novo Nordisk Inc., where he was Senior Director, Reputation & Brand, leading corporate media relations, executive visibility, reputation...

Acuity Anywhere gives eligible associates the ability to work from any location, helping the company retain and recruit talent and drive its digital transformation. Atlanta, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (“Acuity”) a leading industrial technology company, today announced the launch of Acuity Anywhere, a hybrid work model with all jobs either classified as Onsite, Flexible, or Remote. Onsite associates work within Acuity facilities, Flexible associates split their time between an Acuity facility and a home office, and Remote associates primarily work from home.  Acuity Anywhere allows associates to contribute, grow professionally and achieve results whether they work onsite or remotely. “At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our focus was on keeping our associates safe, keeping our business...

NEW YORK, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Logiq, Inc. (“Logiq” or the “Company”) (NEO: LGIQ) (OTCQX: LGIQ), a global provider of award-winning e-commerce and fintech solutions, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 1,976,434 units of securities of the Company (the “Units”) in Canada at a price of C$3.00 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of C$5,929,302 (the “Offering”). Each Unit consists of one share of common stock of Logiq (a “Unit Share”) and one purchase warrant (each, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant is exercisable to acquire one share of common stock of Logiq (a “Warrant Share”) at a price of C$3.50 per Warrant Share for a period of 36 months. Logiq’s common stock will begin trading on the NEO Exchange at the opening of the market today under the symbol, LGIQ. It will continue to trade in the U.S. on...

-Prometheus receives $10 million payment triggered by selection of clinical candidate for PR600- -IND for PR600 expected in 3Q 2022- SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a precision medicine approach for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutic and companion diagnostic products for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases, starting first with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), today announced it has received a $10 million milestone payment from Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH under its collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize Prometheus’ second program, PR600. Prometheus has selected a clinical candidate for PR600, targeting an undisclosed member of the tumor-necrosis factor superfamily for the treatment...

PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — II‐VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a leading global provider of foundry ion implantation services and support to the microelectronics industry, today announced the introduction of heated ion implantation foundry services for 150 mm silicon carbide (SiC) wafers. The growing interest in clean energy is accelerating the electrification of the global energy and transport infrastructure and driving the demand for power electronics with high reliability that can be produced at scale. II-VI now offers the world’s most advanced ion implantation foundry services and support for state-of-the-art 150 mm diameter SiC wafers. II-VI’s ion implantation process enables highly reliable power electronics by running at temperatures of up to 650 ⁰C to anneal the crystal structure dynamically and eliminate...

COLUMBIA, Md., June 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tenable®, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, today announced that it has been recognized as one of The Washington Post’s 2021 Top Workplaces in the Washington, D.C. area based on ratings from employees for the third year in a row. “Our employees are at the center of everything we do. Being recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post is very exciting because it’s based on employee feedback,” said Bridgett Paradise, chief people officer, Tenable. “We’re incredibly grateful for the continued commitment and dedication that our employees have demonstrated to each other, our communities and our customers over the last year. We look forward to working with our One Tenable team as we help customers understand and proactively manage their cyber risk in an era where that has never been...