Day: August 11, 2021

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MeiraGTx Holdings plc (Nasdaq: MGTX), a vertically integrated, clinical stage gene therapy company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 and provided an update on recent progress. “As we move into the second half of 2021, we are enthusiastic about the progress of our clinical programs and our gene regulation technology,” said Alexandria Forbes, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of MeiraGTx. “Our leading position in XLRP has been strengthened as we head into our Phase 3 pivotal trial for this large unmet need. We also remain on track to complete enrollment in our Phase 1 AQUAx study in grade 2/3 radiation-induced xerostomia this year and file our IND for AAV-GAD for Parkinson’s Disease.” Dr. Forbes continued, “In a testament...

Fort Lauderdale, FL, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (“Singing Machine” or the “Company”) (OTCQX: SMDM) — the North American leader in consumer karaoke products – today announced that Stingray Group Inc. (TSX: RAY. A; RAY. B), a leading music, media, and technology company has participated in the Company’s recent private placement offering to obtain a minority stake in Singing Machine and will be accepting a seat on the company’s newly reconstituted board of directors. With over 400 million subscribers in 160 countries, Stingray is one of the most recognized worldwide providers in SVOD (subscription video on demand) solutions for karaoke, classical music, concerts, curated music, and educational piano sheet music. Stingray has been a long-time premium partner of Singing Machine and currently...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (“BIGG” or the “Company”) (CSE: BIGG; OTCQX: BBKCF; WKN: A2PS9W), owner of Netcoins (Netcoins.ca) (“Netcoins”), the online cryptocurrency brokerage that makes it easy for Canadians to buy, sell, and understand cryptocurrency, is pleased to announce the launch of its Android and Apple iOS native crypto trading apps. The Netcoins Android app is available on the Google Play store here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netcoins.app The Netcoins iOS app is available on the Apple Store here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netcoins-buy-bitcoin-canada/id1571344881 Highlights of the Netcoins Trading Apps include:Netcoins offers 6 cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC),...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Borqs Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRQS, “Borqs”, or the “Company”), a global provider of embedded software and products for the Internet of Things (IoT), has signed an agreement with Zippie, a blockchain application and payment platform company headquartered in Singapore, to jointly develop solutions for IoT autonomous payments to service the rising demand for digital currency transactions. Zippie is a pioneer in the Web3.0 payment platform using blockchain technology. Zippie enables businesses to send and receive programmable payments with money and other digital assets, such as airtime, loyalty points, tokens, and gift cards. Since 2017 Zippie has been developing an easy-to-use, legacy, money-system-connected blockchain platform for the real world. Zippie is obtaining e-money...

Männedorf, Switzerland, August 11, 2021 – The Tecan Group AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) will hold a conference call to discuss the financial results for the first half year 2021 on Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 at 09:00 CEST. The results will be published on August 18th, 2021 at 6:30 CEST. The conference call will be audio-webcast with synchronized presentation slides. The webcast and a replay of the webcast will be made available in the “Investor Relations” section of Tecan’s website www.tecan.com. Interested parties can also listen to the conference call by phone. The dial-in numbers for the call are as follows:Participants from Europe: +41 (0) 58 310 50 00 or +44 (0) 207 107 0613 (UK) Participants from the U.S.: +1 (1) 631 570 56 13 Participants should if possible dial in 15 minutes before the start of the event. On...

Figure 1Gravity survey with drill hole locations and antimony values of up to 510 ppm.VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSXV: AIS, OTCQB: AISSF) (the “Company” or “AIS”) announces the discovery of elevated antimony levels in the eastern portion of the Company’s Fosterville-Toolleen Gold Project. AIS Resources CEO Phil Thomas emphasized, “This is a major breakthrough for our exploration team’s efforts at our Toolleen Fosterville Gold Project. It is well known that antimony is a key pathfinder for gold as is evident at the neighbouring Kirkland Lake Fosterville Gold Mine and the Mandalay Resources Costerfield Gold Project. Antimony was the biggest pathfinder element for the Kirkland Lake Fosterville Gold Mine discovery. Costerfield is producing both gold and antimony...

Order marks commercialization milestone and provides significant upside potential CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire — Sprout AI Inc. (“Sprout AI” or the “Company”) (CSE: SPRT), a technologically focused, sustainable vertical farming company that has developed scalable controlled aeroponic cultivation habitats, is pleased to announce that it has processed an initial purchase order (the “Order”) of 140 units in connection with the Company’s proprietary cultivation habitats (the “Units”) from TheraCann International Benchmark Corporation (“TheraCann”) in August 2021. The Order represents gross revenue of approximately US$2.1 million or net revenue of approximately US$210,000 (US$15,000 per Unit or net revenue of approximately US$1,500 per Unit) and forms part of a TheraCann project with an...

This project will be one of the first sponsored research partnerships under Clever Leaves’ recently announced Project Change Lives Campaign, whereby the Company has pledged to contribute up to US $25 million retail value of medical cannabis products to any eligible U.S. organization in order to help advance scientific research into the medical benefits of cannabinoids. NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR, CLVRW) (“Clever Leaves” or the “Company”), a leading multinational operator and licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids, announced today their first official letter of support to the University of Missouri’s (“Mizzou”) translational pediatric neuroscience lab providing CBD isolate product for an upcoming National Institutes of Health proposal. This marks the second...

SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unrivaled Brands, Inc., (OTCQX:UNRV) (“Unrivaled” or the “Company”), a multi-state vertically integrated company focused on the cannabis sector with operations in California, Oregon and Nevada, today announced that the Company has successfully sold its 4th Street Property located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The property was sold for $2.6M resulting in the Company netting approximately $825k after paying off the mortgage and closing and other accrued carrying costs. The property was acquired by prior management, but subsequently became subject to revised zoning rules, making it unusable for its intended use related to cannabis. Unrivaled’s Chief Executive Officer Frank Knuettel II, stated, “We continue to execute on our stated plans of monetizing certain legacy...

SHENZHEN, Aug. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the “Company” or “TAOP”), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announces that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Dennver Group Holdings Limited (“Dennver”), a British Virgin Islands company, to purchase Ethereum mining machines with a total hash rate of 500 GH/s. Pursuant to the MoU, the purchase price of the Ethereum mining machines and related rights and interests, to be determined by the two parties after the completion of due diligence, will be paid in the form of a combination of cash and restricted ordinary shares of TAOP. The price per share is set at the volume weighted average closing price of TAOP ordinary shares over the 5 trading days prior to the execution of...