Month: March 2023

ATHENS, Greece, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has filed its 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Annual Report is available for download on the Company’s website, www.dianashippinginc.com. Any shareholder may receive a hard copy of the Company’s complete Annual Report, which includes the Company’s 2022 audited financial statements, free of charge upon request. About the Company Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels. The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on short to medium-term charters...

Foraminifera from the NORI-D area Examples of the top 50 ranked foraminifera species from the NORI-D area by abundance. Foraminifera are single-celled protists (very simple micro-organisms) often called ‘armoured amoebae’ because they secrete a tiny shell (or ‘test’) of about 0.5millimeter – 1millimeter long. The scale bar for each example is 100 micrometers and all these individuals would fit on the tip of a pencil.Macrofauna from NORI-D area A selection of typical macrofaunal species found on the NORI-D area during NORI’s recent environmental baseline work. These species were retained on a 300 micrometer mesh [half the size of a pencil tip] sieve aboard NORI’s vessel. Note: not all images are to scale.Nodule obligate fauna from the NORI-D area A selection of macrofauna and megafauna species picked...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) has published its Annual Letter to Stakeholders from Interim Co-CEO, Michael Kuta, and Director and Interim Co-CEO, David Aldous. The letter is available here, or on the Investors page of DMC’s website. About DMCDMC Global is an owner and operator of innovative, asset-light manufacturing businesses that provide unique, highly engineered products and differentiated solutions. DMC’s businesses have established leadership positions in their respective markets and consist of: Arcadia, a leading supplier of architectural building products; DynaEnergetics, which serves the global energy industry; and NobelClad, which addresses the global industrial infrastructure and transportation sectors. DMC’s businesses are led by experienced, strategically focused...

SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), an international specialty finance company, today announced that John Yung has been appointed President of International and Cabot Credit Management, effective May 8, 2023. He will be responsible for Encore’s Cabot business, which is based in the U.K. and Europe, while continuing to oversee Encore’s businesses and investments in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region (LAAP). Since joining Encore in 2015, Yung has had roles with increasing responsibility, and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Global Strategist. In his new role, Yung will be based in London and will continue to report to Encore’s President and CEO, Ashish Masih, as a member of Encore’s Executive Leadership Team. The responsibilities currently held by Craig Buick...

Shenzhen, China, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On March 28, 2023, Linklogis Inc. (09959.HK, “Linklogis”) released its 2022 annual results. The total revenue and income from principal activities reached RMB920 million. The adjusted profit was RMB200 million, and the total transaction volume reached nearly RMB260 billion. Thanks to the optimization of product structures, Linklogis achieved a record high gross profit margin of 83.8% in 2022. As of December 31, 2022, Linklogis’ cash reserves totaled RMB5.9 billion. In return for the shareholders’ support and trust, Linklogis’ board  suggests paying  a special dividend of HK$0.25 per share, totaling about HK$570 million. Continuously Optimizing Customer Structure, with Steady Growth of Transaction Volume Driven by  Multiple Dynamics In 2022, Linklogis served 1,436 customers...

First 15 patients administered PRF-110 intra-operatively TEL AVIV, Israel, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PainReform Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRFX) (“PainReform” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the reformulation of established therapeutics, today announced completion of treatment for the first part, of its two-part Phase 3 clinical trial of PRF-110, in which 15 patients were enrolled and administered PRF-110 intra-operatively to review surgeon’s handling of PRF-110, optimize drug product placement, enabling tools and measure peak blood concentration. The Phase 3 trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo- and active-controlled, multicenter study to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of intra-operative administration of PRF-110 following unilateral bunionectomy....

New York, NY, Alpharetta, GA, Tel Aviv, ISRAEL and SINGAPORE, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – Todos Medical, Ltd. (OTCQB: TOMDF), a comprehensive medical diagnostics and related solutions company, today announced it has entered into a letter of intent with Acumen Diagnostics Pte Ltd of Singapore for its CLIA/CAP-certified clinical testing lab Provista Diagnostics to license the laboratory developed test (LDT) rights to commercialize the sepsis PCR-based diagnostic test AcuSept® in the United States. AcuSept is a host (patient) immune response test that identifies 19 mRNA biomarkers of infection, sepsis and septic shock, and can be used to monitor patient response to treatment. Under the terms of the agreement, Provista will also conduct clinical validation studies on AcuSept® to generate the data in the United...

Gessert joins company from PayPal; will play pivotal role in next chapter of growth for the world’s largest work marketplace SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, as measured by gross services volume (“GSV”), today announced that Erica Gessert will join the company as chief financial officer (CFO), effective April 25, 2023. Gessert joins from PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), where she held a number of senior leadership roles since 2015, most recently including chief transformation officer reporting to the CEO, and senior vice president of finance & analytics. “We are thrilled to welcome Erica to Upwork and look forward to benefiting from her decades of leadership experience across finance,...