Month: August 2021

Sorrento’s mRNA vaccine (“STI-mRNA”) delivered with the MuVaxx™ Lymphatic Drug Delivery Device (“MuVaxx”), at 1/10th of the dose vs an LNP-mRNA reference standard1 (“LNP-mRNA”) delivered intramuscularly (“IM”), demonstrated in preclinical studies a 400% improvement in cellular immunity and similar humoral immunity (anti-receptor binding domain (RBD) IgG and anti-S1 IgG antibodies).SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”), a clinical and commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies to treat cancer, pain (non-opioid treatments), autoimmune disease and COVID-19, today announced promising preclinical results for its mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. STI-mRNA is comprised of proprietary designer Spike-encoding mRNAs to elicit cellular and...

NACON IS PUBLISHING THE GAME WAR HOSPITAL DEVELOPED BY BRAVE LAMB STUDIO Lesquin, 26 August 2021 – NACON and Brave Lamb Studio are pleased to announce that they have joined forces for the publication of the game War Hospital, a unique strategy and survival game in which the player controls the fate of a British field hospital during the Great War. In War Hospital players are confronted by the human drama resulting from the terrible conflict that has so deeply marked our recent history. Every day, when barbarity is unleashed, the hospital doctors have to deal with the moral dilemmas associated with the dual nature of their task, which is both humanitarian and military. They fight not only for life, but also to maintain their morale and humanity in a world that seems to have rejected them completely. In the very creative strategy and survival...

Nearly 400 jobs to be created by $300 million project DANVILLE, Va., Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) will invest $300 million to build a new, fully-cooked plant in Danville, Virginia, company officials announced today. The project is part of the company’s commitment to meet increasing demand and deliver on its strategy of accelerating long-term growth. The new facility is expected to create nearly 400 jobs when production begins in the spring of 2023. “As consumers actively look to add more protein to their diets, Tyson is uniquely positioned as a category leader to meet that growing demand,” said Noelle O’Mara, President, Prepared Foods for Tyson Foods. “Our continued focus on consumer driven innovation will accelerate this momentum and our investment in Danville-Pittsylvania County will help drive the...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced today that due to inflationary pressures on the business, it will raise prices by 8 percent on all tube and core grades sold in the Company’s EMEA regions. The increase will be effective for all shipments made on or after the 1st September 2021. “We have seen further considerable increases in the cost of raw materials since beginning of the year, and we expect these to further escalate. In addition, we face significant inflationary costs for transport, packaging, energy and labour. We have taken continued efforts to optimize and implemented saving programs but cannot absorb these massive increases anymore,” said Karsten Kemmerling, Division VP – Sales & Marketing EMEA. Sonoco Alcore S.a.r.l. is wholly owned by Sonoco (NYSE:SON) and operates...