Year: 2021

BOSTON, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNSE), an immunotherapy company focused on the discovery and development of next generation therapeutics for cancer, today announced it was added to the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: NBI), effective prior to market open on Monday, December 20, 2021. The NBI was launched in 1993 and includes securities of NASDAQ-listed companies that are classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies. Companies in the NBI must meet eligibility requirements, including average daily trading volume, minimum market capitalization, and other criteria. The index is evaluated annually in December and serves as the basis for the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index Fund. For more information about the NASDAQ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — American Pacific Mining Corp. (CSE: USGD / OTCQB: USGDF / FWB: 1QC) (“American Pacific” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of its oversubscribed non-brokered private placement (the “Private Placement”) raising gross proceeds of $10,146,000 through the issuance of 10,146,000 units (the “Units”) at $1.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one common share (each a “Share”) of the Company and one-half of one transferable warrant (each whole warrant a “Warrant”). Each whole Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional Share of the Company at an exercise price of $1.40 for a period of 24 months (the “Expiry Date”) from the closing, subject to earlier expiry of the exercise period if, at any time after four months from closing, the closing price...

NFI – BYD ADL Enviro200EV electric bus for Stagecoach East ScotlandNFI – BYD ADL Enviro200EV electric bus for Stagecoach East ScotlandLARBERT, United Kingdom, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF, TSX: NFI.DB) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”), today announced that the ADL and BYD electric vehicle partnership has supplied nine electric buses to Stagecoach East Scotland to provide local services in Perth. The ADL and BYD UK electric vehicle partnership is the UK’s leading electric bus producer. ADL is a subsidiary of leading independent global bus manufacturer NFI, while BYD is a global leader in batteries, energy management and electric mobility. The...

Marketing and IT Veterans Join El Pollo Loco’s Board of Directors COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — El Pollo Loco, Inc. (“El Pollo Loco” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nation’s leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced it appointed Deborah Gonzalez and Nancy Faginas-Cody as independent directors, effective December 9, 2021. Ms. Gonzalez is expected to serve for an initial Class I director term expiring at the 2024 Annual Meeting and Ms. Faginas-Cody is expected to serve for an initial Class II director term expiring at the 2022 Annual Meeting. The election of Ms. Gonzalez and Ms. Faginas-Cody fills two vacancies on the Company’s Board of Directors that were created as a result of an increase in the size of the Board from nine (9) to eleven (11) directors. “I am pleased to welcome Debbie...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — eGain Corporation (NASDAQ: EGAN), a leading cloud platform provider for customer engagement automation, today announced the winners of the eGain 2021 Econet™ Partner Awards for North America. Winners are selected based on market presence, domain expertise, client focus, and track record of success. In 2021, the eGain Econet™ partner network has expanded significantly to serve growing demand for knowledge-powered customer engagement solutions in enterprises. The winners of the eGain 2021 Econet Partner Awards for North America are:Partner of the Year, 2021: VOX Network SolutionsNew Partner of the Year, 2021: Hayes“Our expanding ecosystem is serving enterprises with innovative, secure and scalable cloud solutions,” said Chris Krystalowich, VP of Sales, Americas. “Our congratulations...

Rename presents a strong representation of the past, the present, and the futurePresident, Medium GiantMedium Giant President Eric MyersDALLAS, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — President Eric Myers announced today that Belo + Company is changing its name to Medium Giant in a strategic move to better reflect the agency’s evolution into a full-service media and marketing company. The name is a strong representation of what Medium Giant has built and continues to build. As a part of its holding company DallasNews Corporation, Medium Giant provides clients nationwide with intelligence-driven, technology-enabled solutions. “It was no small feat to find a name that portrays our business acumen, our vast experience, and our distinct values while paying homage to our 175-year legacy as the sister company of The Dallas...

Winter Park, FL, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aqua Power Systems Inc. (OTC Pink: APSI) today released the following letter to shareholders from the Company’s President/CEO. Dear Fellow Shareholders, I am pleased to announce that late last week Aqua Power received a correspondence letter from the SEC that their staff had completed review of the Company’s Form 10 filing.  The Company now has an obligation to file all reports with the SEC.  In layman’s terms the Company has achieved what most investors would call ‘fully reporting’ status. For those of you that are newer to the APSI family, prior to my appointment as CEO, the Company had been abandoned by prior management and in December 2020 a court appointed a custodian for the Company.  The court appointed custodian shortly thereafter appointed me as the Company’s President...

Xos Stepvan for Merchants Fleet100% Battery Electric Xos Stepvan with Merchants Fleet BrandingMerchants Orders Fully Electric Step Vans from Xos, Inc.New commitment to purchase Xos EVs moves Merchants Fleet closer to 50% electrification of mobility fleet portfolio by 2025, 50% electrification of its managed fleet portfolio by 2030. Offers electrification option for Merchants’ last mile and delivery clients Merchants has committed over $2B to fleet electrification, with intent to buy more than 40,000 electric vehicles The new Xos Electric step vans will be deployed in 2022LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Xos, Inc. (NASDAQ: XOS), please note that the Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements was omitted. The corrected release...

Protein donations will help feed families, relief workers in communities damaged by recent tornadoesTyson Foods is donating 600,000 meals and deploying its Meals that Matter disaster relief teams to support storm victims in Kentucky and Tennessee.Tyson Foods Meals that Matter Disaster Relief Deploys to Kentucky, TennesseeTyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) is donating 600,000 meals (150,000 pounds of protein) and deploying other disaster relief efforts to help support parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and other states devasted by the recent tornadoes.SPRINGDALE, Ark., Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) is donating 600,000 meals (150,000 pounds of protein) and deploying other disaster relief efforts to help support parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and other states devastated by the recent...

T-Charge, a next-generation platform that aims to revolutionize CAR-T cell therapy, will serve as foundation for various investigational CAR-T therapiesEarly data from first-in-human dose-escalation trials with YTB323 and PHE885 show promising results that support ongoing research and development with the hope of improving upon existing CAR-T therapies1,2Initial efficacy results include 73% complete response rate at month three with dose level two in the YTB323 study in DLBCL and 100% best overall response in the PHE885 study in multiple myeloma1,2Novartis continues to accelerate development of the T-Charge platform, which preserves T cell stemness, an important characteristic closely tied to its therapeutic potential, and implements important process efficiencies3,4With the implementation of important process efficiencies,...