Month: June 2021

The FDA clears the path to initiate the PACIFY I and II global registration studies in Mild-to-Moderate Active UC patients representing the potential for a broad product label for Omilancor BLACKSBURG, Va., June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Landos Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: LABP), a late-clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing its LANCE Advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) platform to discover and develop novel oral therapeutics for patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, today announced the successful outcome of an End-of-Phase 2 (EOP2) meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for omilancor, its lead candidate in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of mild-to-moderate active ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. Landos and the FDA agreed on key elements necessary for regulatory...

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enochian BioSciences, Inc., a company focused on gene-modified cellular and immune therapies in infectious diseases and cancer, today announced that the FDA has accepted a Pre-IND (Investigational New Drug) request for a potential functional cure or treatment of HIV. Written comments are expected this Fall. Dr. Serhat Gumrukçu, co-founder and inventor of Enochian BioSciences, and Director of Seraph Research Institute (SRI), submitted the Pre-IND. The request was based on the results of a 54-year old man living with HIV who had failed to suppress the virus with antiviral therapy. The patient subsequently achieved viral control for 255 days with an innovative treatment of Natural Killer (NK) and Gamma Delta T-cells (GDT) collected from another person. During the entire period, no antiviral...

Accomplished Executive and Director Brings Experience From a Wide Range of Industries Across North America VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KetamineOne Capital Limited (“Ketamine One” or the “Company”) (NEO: MEDI) (OTC: KONEF) (Frankfurt: MY0), a company focused on consolidating medical clinics and becoming a North American leader in mental health treatments, is pleased to announce that it has recently appointed Loreto Grimaldi to its Board of Directors. Mr. Grimaldi brings over 25 years of corporate, transactional and governance experience to Ketamine One. He is licensed to practice law in Ontario and New York State, and maintains active memberships in the American Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the National Association of Corporate Directors, and the Institute of Corporate...

LORDSTOWN, Ohio, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lordstown Motors Corp. (Nasdaq: RIDE), (“Lordstown Motors” or the “Company”), a leader in electric light duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market, has received the below statement regarding the results of the investigation conducted by the Special Committee of its Board of Directors into the report published by Hindenburg Research on March 12, 2021 (the “Hindenburg Report”). _____________________________________________________________________________ The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Lordstown Motors Corp. Background The Hindenburg Report stated, among other things, that Lordstown Motors had made various misstatements about demand for its Endurance pick-up truck, the viability of the technology utilized in the Endurance, and its ability to start production...

DENVER, June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vista Gold Corp. (NYSE American and TSX: VGZ) (“Vista” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has received approval of the Mining Management Plan (“MMP”) by the Northern Territory (“NT”) Government for the Company’s 100% owned Mt Todd gold project (“Mt Todd” or the “Project”) located in Northern Territory, Australia. The MMP (similar to a mine operating permit in North America) is the final major authorization required for the development of the Mt Todd mine. The receipt of this approval marks the achievement of a significant de-risking milestone that has been the focus of the Company for the last three years. This approval, combined with the previously-approved major environmental permits, recognizes the quality and advanced stage of engineering and project planning, and is a fundamental...

Landsnet and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a loan agreement in the amount of USD 50 million to finance the construction of the Krafla Line 3 and Hólasandur Line 3 transmission lines. This new generation of lines has been designed to improve energy efficiency, increase transmission capacity and security of supply, locally and for the entire transmission system.  Guðlaug Sigurðardóttir, CFO, made the following statement:   “We are pleased that the Nordic Investment Bank has agreed to finance two of our largest and most important projects, Krafla Line 3, which will connect Krafla and Fljótsdalur, and Hólasandur 3, which will connect the town of Akureyri and Hólasandur. This new generation of lines will lay the foundation for green energy efficiency. Construction is progressing well, but the pandemic has created unique...

Special Meeting of Stockholders to Vote on Pending Acquisition by Thoma Bravo to be Scheduled for Later Date SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced its Board of Directors has cancelled the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for June 15, 2021. This follows the previously announced definitive agreement, pursuant to which Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, will acquire Proofpoint in an all-cash transaction that values Proofpoint at approximately $12.3 billion. Proofpoint expects that the current members of its Board of Directors will continue as directors until the completion of the merger. Proofpoint will publicly announce the date...