Day: August 4, 2021

WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KIDS), and Mighty Oak Medical, Inc. are pleased to announce the continuation of their navigation partnership, extending its current five-year deal another five years to August 2027. Since August 2017, OrthoPediatrics has been the exclusive distributor of Mighty Oak Medical’s FIREFLY Technology in children’s hospitals across the United States. This extended agreement will allow the Company to continue that exclusivity through August 2027. Manufactured by Might Oak Medical, FIREFLY® Pedicle Screw Navigation Guides are 3D printed and patient-specific at each planned vertebral level. FIREFLY® Guides address the clear market need for a navigation solution that does not rely on intraoperative radiation, making the technology...

Capability Opens Up Major Growth Pathways including the $1 Billion U.S. Kids Nutrition Drinks Market, and the massive, $4 Billion, U.S. Infant formula Market upon FDA approval VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ELSE NUTRITION HOLDINGS INC. (BABY.V) (BABYF) (0YL.F) (“Else” or the “Company”) the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company, announces that after months of R&D and trials, it has successfully completed a full-scale commercial trial manufacturing run of ready to drink (RTD) liquid version of its Plant-Based Complete Nutrition for Toddlers and Kids products. “This key milestone sets the Company on a path to penetrate the lucrative liquid format in both the Toddler and Kids Nutrition space,” said Hamutal Yitzhak, CEO and Co-Founder of Else Nutrition. “With...

LATHAM, N.Y., Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG),a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, will announce its 2021 second quarter results on August 5, 2021. Join the call:Date: August 5, 2021 Time: 4:30 pm ET Toll-free: 877-405-1239 / 201-389-0851 Direct webcast: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1480056&tp_key=2ad12c1cdeThe webcast can also be accessed directly from the Plug Power homepage (www.plugpower.com). A playback of the call will be available online for a period of time following the call. About Plug Power Plug Power is building the hydrogen economy as the leading provider of comprehensive hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) turnkey solutions. The Company’s innovative technology powers electric motors with hydrogen fuel cells amid an ongoing...

Announced strategic acquisition of industry-leading Parkinson’s disease vaccine and equity investment led by key investors in Covid-19 vaccine innovator BioNTech SE ACI-24 full Phase 1b results presented at AAIC 2021 support the continued clinical development of anti-Abeta vaccine approaches in Down syndrome-related Alzheimer’s disease Expanded Phase 1b/2 anti-pTau Alzheimer’s vaccine trial in collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to support the program’s continued development Strong financial position of CHF 199.1 million in cash ensures the Company is fully financed through at least Q1 2024 LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today reported its financial results...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alcanna Inc. (the “Company” or “Alcanna”) (TSX: CLIQ) today announced that it plans to release its second quarter 2021 financial results after markets close on August 16, 2021. Management will conduct a conference call on August 17, 2021 at 12:00p.m. ET (10:00a.m. MT) to discuss its second quarter operating and financial results. To participate, please dial (416) 406-0743 or (800) 806-5484 and use the required participant access code: 9690808#. The playback will be made available approximately four hours after the event at (905) 694-9451 or (800) 408-3053, required access code: 5246993#. ABOUT ALCANNA INC. Alcanna is one of the largest private sector retailers of alcohol in North America and the largest in Canada by number of stores – operating 170 locations in Alberta and British...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — West Mining Corp. (“West” or the “Company”) (CSE: WEST) (OTC: WESMF) has now completed the 5th and 6th diamond drill holes (holes DL21-13 and 14) of the initial drilling campaign on the Starlight Trend of their 100% owned Daylight Property. This program is designed to trace the high-grade gold-silver zone exposed at surface and in historic small-scale underground workings over a strike length of >1000 metres. Currently the Starlight veining and sulphide zone averages 25 metres true width with large discrete outlier quartz veins also exhibiting strong mineralization. The Daylight Property is located in a mining friendly jurisdiction and in an extremely favourable geological setting within the Golden Arc area of southeastern British Columbia. Drill holes DL21-13 and DL21-14...

BOSTON, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akouos, Inc. (“Akouos”) (NASDAQ: AKUS), a precision genetic medicine company dedicated to developing potential gene therapies for individuals living with disabling hearing loss worldwide, today announced that Manny Simons, Ph.D., M.B.A., co-founder, president, and chief executive officer of Akouos, will present at two upcoming virtual investor conferences in August:BTIG Biotechnology Conference. Fireside chat on Tuesday, August 10 at 2:30 p.m. EDT Canaccord Genuity 41st Annual Growth Conference. Fireside chat on Thursday, August 12 at 12:00 p.m. EDTA live webcast of the Canaccord fireside chat will be accessible through the investors section of www.akouos.com. To access the webcast, please go to the Akouos website approximately 15 minutes prior to the start time to ensure adequate time...

Regulatory feedback obtained on OTL-200 (MLD) and OTL-203 (MPS-IH) programs New HAE collaboration with Pharming Group highlights broad potential for HSC gene therapy Multiple presentations from neurometabolic programs at MPS Symposia including additional follow-up in MPS-IH Cash and Investments of Approximately $270M Provide Runway into First Half 2023 BOSTON and LONDON, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orchard Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ORTX), a global gene therapy leader, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, as well as recent business updates and upcoming milestones. “This past quarter Orchard has shown great progress against multiple core strategic objectives across the portfolio,” said Bobby Gaspar, M.D., Ph.D., chief executive officer of Orchard. “Obtaining regulatory clarity from the FDA on...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS), Consolidated Financial Results – Highlights(1):Three Months Ended June 30, 2021     Six Months Ended June 30, 2021  Net income per diluted share $ 0.54     Net income per diluted share $ 1.28  Adjusted operating income(2) per diluted share $ 0.35     Adjusted operating income(2) per diluted share $ 0.33  Net realized investment gains per diluted share $ 0.19     Net realized investment gains per diluted share $ 0.95  GAAP combined ratio 100.8 %   GAAP combined ratio 104.3 %      Book value per share $ 33.42        Return on equity(3) 7.8 %United Fire Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “UFG”) (Nasdaq: UFCS) today reported consolidated net income, including net realized investment gains and...