Month: September 2021

Applied Materials’ silicon carbide-optimized Mirra® Durum™ CMP SystemTo help enable the silicon carbide chip industry’s move to larger, 200mm wafers, Applied Materials introduced the Mirra® Durum™ CMP system. It produces uniform SiC wafers with the highest quality surfaces by integrating polishing, materials removal measurement, cleaning and drying in a single system.Applied Materials’ silicon carbide-optimized VIISta® 900 3D Hot Ion Implant SystemApplied Materials’ new VIISta® 900 3D hot ion implant system injects and diffuses ions into 200mm and 150mm silicon carbide wafers, delivering a more than 40X reduction in resistivity compared to room temperature implant.Key to the world’s best electric vehicle power trains, silicon carbide chips are transitioning to larger, 200mm wafers which boost output to...

HighlightsApplication for Mining License (“ML”) filed with Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy Osino is fast-tracking the necessary specialist studies to progress and conclude the Twin Hills mine permitting process in accordance with Namibia’s regulatory process Environmental baseline studies nearing completion Formal public participation process and stakeholder engagement underwayVANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Osino Resources Corp. (TSXV:OSI) (FSE:RSR1) (OTCQX:OSIIF) (“Osino” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that it has filed an application with Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy for a mining license at its flagship Twin Hills Gold Project (“Twin Hills” or “the Project”) in Namibia. The application comes after the Company released a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”)...

First Phase Expected to Become Operational in approximately 90 days SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ecoark Holdings, Inc. (“Ecoark”) (NASDAQ: ZEST), announced that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Bitstream Mining LLC (“Bitstream”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Trend Discovery Holdings LLC (“Trend”) entered into an agreement on September 3, 2021, to secure 12 MW (“megawatts”) of available electric capacity for Bitstream’s mining operation. Specific terms of the agreement will be disclosed at a future date. Bitstream and its strategic power consultant are working with the utility to upgrade the utility’s substation in order to expand the available capacity up to 50 MW.    Ecoark previously announced that Bitstream would be developing a 6 MW cryptocurrency mining operation in Texas. Brad Hoagland, CFA, Chief Financial...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qualigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLGN), a biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for adult and pediatric cancers with potential for Orphan Drug Designation, announced today that CEO and Chairman Michael Poirier will present at the H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference September 13-15, 2021. The presentation will provide an overview of the Company’s strategy focusing primarily on its oncology drug pipeline which includes QN-247 and RAS-F assets for which Qualigen has already seen encouraging preclinical data. Details for this presentation are as follows: Conference name: H.C. Wainwright 23rd Annual Global Investment Conference Format: Virtual Presentation Webcast: www.qualigeninc.com/hcw2021Presentation Time: Webcast is viewable beginning...

GT-02287and GT-02329 compounds display positive effects on GCase activity and related parameters— Study results demonstrate an increase in GCase protein levels with transport to the lysosomes and decrease of glucosylceramide and α-synuclein-p129 levels — Comprehensive study results to be presented at Michael J. Fox Foundation’s upcoming Innovating from Drug Discovery to the Clinic: Novel Approaches to PD Therapeutic Development webinar — IND-initiating study planned for Q4’21 BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: GANX) (“Gain”, or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on identifying and optimizing allosteric binding sites never before targeted in neurodegenerative diseases and lysosomal storage disorders, today announced topline data from the Company’s study,...

Biopharma veteran enhances VectivBio’s legal, regulatory and operational capabilities BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VectivBio Holding AG (“VectivBio”) (Nasdaq: VECT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel transformational treatments for severe rare conditions, today announced the appointment of Scott Applebaum as Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary. Mr. Applebaum brings over two decades of legal, regulatory and operational experience in the biopharmaceutical industry to VectivBio. “Scott has a great understanding of the legal and regulatory intricacies of the biotech and rare disease space,” said Luca Santarelli, M.D., Founder and CEO of VectivBio. “His knowledge and leadership will help guide us as we advance our Phase 3 trial of apraglutide in Short Bowel Syndrome with...

Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp. (OTCQB: VSBGF) (CSE: VSBY) (Frankfurt 5VS) (“VSBLTY”), a leading software provider of security and retail analytics technology, announced it is one of the five founding partners of Austin GIS, a new company that will focus on large IaaS projects leveraging computer vision, machine learning and infrastructure. IaaS stands for Infrastructure as a Service and is emerging as an innovative and creative way to finance large IT infrastructure projects. HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra are also founding investors, along with two additional participating firms, including a Fortune 500 company, that will be named later. The founding companies are investing $6 million USD in an initial seed round financing. HCL and Tech Mahindra are investing $1.25 million...

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) (“Pactiv Evergreen” or the “Company”), today provided an update to its previous financial guidance. Pactiv Evergreen is revising the full fiscal year 2021 Adjusted EBITDA1 guidance to $550 million. Although the Company is seeing continued underlying volume recovery across all of our segments, profitability is expected to be negatively impacted by a number of significant external challenges. First, the continued increase in raw materials costs, particularly the cost of resins, which is now expected to remain at elevated levels throughout 2021, as well as increased transportation costs, has delayed our ability to recover these costs into 2022. Second, recent weather events including Tropical Storm Fred and resulting floods have slowed the recovery...