Month: April 2022

WROCLAW, Poland, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Captor Therapeutics S.A. (WSE:CTX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of targeted protein degradation (TPD) drugs for cancer and autoimmune diseases, today announces that it has been invited to participate in the 8th Annual LSX World Congress, taking place in London from 10th to 11th May 2022. Dr. Tom Shepherd, Chief Executive Officer of Captor Therapeutics, will participate in an expert panel discussion focused on Targeted Protein Degradation and will also take part in partnering meetings. Details of the panel discussion:Title: Making the Undruggable, Druggable – The Exciting Potential of Targeted Protein Degradation Date: Wednesday, 11th May 2022, 3.10 pm BST / 4.10 pm CEST To register for the event, click hereTo request a one-on-one meeting with...

HOUSTON, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VAALCO Energy Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) (“VAALCO” or the “Company“) today announced the successful drilling of the Avouma 3H-ST development well that was drilled from the Avouma platform in the Etame field, offshore Gabon. HighlightsSuccessfully drilled the Avouma 3H-ST development well with a lateral of 268 meters in high-quality Gamba sands at the top of the structure; Encountered premium Gamba sands with 28% porosity and one millidarcy of permeability; Confirms extension of Avouma reservoir and is forecasted to increase the overall recovery from the field, potentially allowing for additional wells at Avouma; Currently completing the Avouma 3H-ST well with initial production expected in the next few weeks; and Following completion, the drilling program will...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) today provided unaudited first quarter 2022 steelmaking coal sales volumes and realized prices in light of the impacts of recent logistics disruptions in British Columbia, Canada. The recent CP work stoppage interrupted rail service to our steelmaking coal operations in the Elk Valley in Southeastern British Columbia. As a result, our realized first quarter steelmaking coal sales were 6.0 million tonnes, slightly below the low end of our previously announced guidance of 6.1 – 6.5 million tonnes. Record steelmaking coal FOB prices resulted in an increase in our average realized steelmaking coal price in the first quarter to US$357 per tonne. The increase in steelmaking coal prices from the fourth quarter...

Trondheim, 11 April 2022: The Annual General Meeting of NORBIT ASA will be held on Wednesday 4 May 2022 at 4:00 pm at the company’s headquarter in Stiklestadveien 1, 7041 Trondheim, Norway. Shareholders who are not able to physically attend the meeting, are encouraged to submit a proxy form prior to the meeting. Attached please find the following documents:The notice of the general meeting, including the proposed resolutions and attendance and proxy forms The proposal from the nomination committee for the general meeting The guidelines for remuneration to the senior executives The board of directors’ report on salary and other remuneration for leading personnel for 2021 The proposed new instruction to the nomination committee The proposed new articles of associationAll documents to be processed in the meeting, including access to...

SINGAPORE, April 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WTW (Willis Towers Watson, NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced it has received approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and has closed the transaction on the acquisition of the remaining 51% shares in Willis Towers Watson India Insurance Brokers Private Limited (WTW India). Effective 11 April, Vivek Nath is appointed as WTW’s Head of India. With this significant acquisition, WTW has added the insurance broking operation to its portfolio of businesses and operations in India which currently employs over 4,000 people. These include its HR, Benefits Advisory, Risk & Insurance consulting businesses and WTW’s Global Delivery Centers across India. Commenting on the appointment, Clare Muhiudeen,...

100% objective response rate and improvement in the rate of complete responses (CR) from 38% to 62% after a second cycle in 13 patients treated at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) Patients enrolled were multi-refractory with a median of seven prior lines of treatment; all Hodgkin Lymphoma patients had failed brentuximab vedotin and PD-1 therapy in addition to failing multiple lines of chemotherapy Of the eight patients who achieved a CR at the RP2D, seven remain in CR at median follow-up of 6.5 months, including 2 patients who remain in response after 10 months and two who received a consolidation autologous stem cell transplant (SCT) Treatment was well tolerated; no instances of cytokine release syndrome, immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity or graft versus host disease were observed Data to be presented by Dr. Yago Nieto...

Martin Kepman, a Canadian lithium-ion battery futurist and CEO of Manganese X Energy recently released a report on the future of the lithium-ion battery market. Saint-Laurent , April 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lithium-ion battery expert Martin Kepman forecasts that in the next few years, there will be a large demand for a Canadian and U.S. rare mineral supply chain. This is especially true for manganese, which is an important mineral for electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries and energy storage devices. The current electric car and EV revolution has shown manganese to be an essential mineral in all future lithium-ion batteries, with the potential to produce more power, have more stability, with larger capacities, and be safer for consumers. The full report is available here and is available for download. Source...

Enclosed is a major shareholder announcment from Lífeyrissjóður starfsmanna ríkisins. Contacts Investor Relations – Margrét Lilja Hrafnkelsdóttir, ir@islandsbanki.is and tel: +354 844 4033 Public Relations – Edda Hermannsdóttir, pr@islandsbanki.is and tel: +354 844 4005Attachmentfloggun_LSR_april

(UPM, Helsinki, 9 April 2022 at 11:30 EEST) – The conciliator has announced that the conciliation between UPM Communication Papers and Paperworkers’ Union has been interrupted, as the parties’ views are still far apart. At the same time, the conciliator announced that the conciliation in UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels continues. For UPM Pulp the conciliator has already submitted a settlement proposal. Unlike before, the Paperworkers’ Union is now ready to finalise agreements for UPM’s different businesses non-simultaneously. This means that UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac, and UPM Biofuels prepare to find solutions on the same schedule as UPM Pulp, which is expected to state its position on the settlement proposal by April 14, 2022. Next meetings between UPM Communication Papers and the Paperworkers’ Union have...

Martin Kepman, a Canadian lithium-ion battery futurist and CEO of Manganese X Energy recently released a report on the future of the lithium-ion battery market. Saint-Laurent , April 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lithium-ion battery expert Martin Kepman forecasts that in the next few years, there will be a large demand for a Canadian and U.S. rare mineral supply chain. This is especially true for manganese, which is an important mineral for electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries and energy storage devices. The current electric car and EV revolution has shown manganese to be an essential mineral in all future lithium-ion batteries, with the potential to produce more power, have more stability, with larger capacities, and be safer for consumers. Source https://evadoption.com/ev-sales/ev-sales-forecasts/ Martin recently...