Day: September 1, 2021

TORONTO, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD”) (CSE:IDK / OTCQX:IDKFF) a Canadian based venture capital firm that invests in disruptive companies and promising junior resources companies, announces that through a series of transactions ending August 31, 2021 (the “Disposition”), ThreeD disposed of ownership and control of an aggregate of 1,250,000 common shares (the “Subject Shares”) of AMPD Ventures Inc. (the “Company” or “AMPD”). The Subject Shares represented approximately 2.0% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Company. As a result of the Disposition, the percentage ownership held by ThreeD and Sheldon Inwentash (the “Joint Actor”) decreased by 2.5% from the last early warning report filed in which ThreeD, along with the Joint Actor, reported a 19.7% ownership on a partially diluted...

Leading rapid diagnostics company aims to increase awareness of sepsis diagnosis, management and treatment LEXINGTON, Mass., Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a leader in the rapid detection of sepsis-causing pathogens, today announced efforts in recognition of Sepis Awareness Month to educate on the importance of rapid diagnostic technologies at a time when sepsis is the most common complication observed in severe cases of COVID-19.1,2 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk for infections, as patients who are hospitalized for COVID-19 are 22 percent more likely to develop sepsis and 113 percent more likely to experience septic shock as compared to influenza patients.3   COVID-19 patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) have significantly longer hospitalizations and a higher rate...

HOUSTON, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) (the “Company” or “Dril-Quip”) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Jeffrey J. Bird as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and elected him to the Board, both effective as of January 1, 2022 to replace Blake T. DeBerry, who will step down at that time. Mr. DeBerry will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board until December 31, 2021. John Lovoi, Dril-Quip’s Board Chairman, commented, “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Blake for his superb stewardship of Dril-Quip as CEO and as a Board member over the past 10 years and for all of his contributions since joining the Company in 1988. We are also very excited to promote Jeff to the CEO position and add him as a member of the Board after he has...

The board of directors of IDEX Biometrics ASA has resolved to issue 913,198 ordinary shares at NOK 2.10 per share to employees who participate in the company’s 2020 Employee Share Purchase Plan (2020 ESPP), which plan was approved by the annual general meeting on 15 May 2020. 53 employees participated in the 2020 ESPP in this cycle. The participating employees have elected to invest a part of the base salary in ordinary shares in the company. Purchase takes place every three months. The shares are restricted for three months. Following the issue, the Company’s share capital will be NOK 137,926,078.20 divided into 919,507,188 shares each with a nominal value of NOK 0.15. Primary insidersIDEX discloses transactions by the following primary insiders in IDEX shares ISIN NO0003070609:–   CEO Vince Graziani acquired 20,490 ordinary...

NEW YORK, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Insight Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 24,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “INAQ.U” beginning on Sept 2, 2021. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants will be exercisable. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the shares of Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on the NYSE under the symbols “INAQ” and “INAQ WS,” respectively. Insight Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company formed...

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carbeeza Inc. (formerly HIT Technologies Inc.) (the “Company”; TSX.V: AUTO) is pleased to announce that it will launch its software platform for the automotive marketplace on September 8th, 2021.  The first phase of a national campaign will commence in Alberta, during which feedback from both consumers and dealerships will drive continuous improvement before executing our nationwide rollout. The application is available for download at Apple store and Google Play Carbeeza Inc.Carbeeza is a Canadian-based software company whose platform is targeted to the automotive marketplace. It is the first application to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to accurately predict the best financing scenario for consumers, all while keeping the consumer anonymous. Using state-of-the-art...