Month: May 2023

BOSTON and LONDON, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop medicines that are transformational for patients, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to SerpinPC, an investigational novel inhibitor of activated protein C (APC) being developed for the treatment of hemophilia B, with or without inhibitors.  “We are pleased with the FDA’s decision to grant Fast Track designation for SerpinPC as we continue to advance the PRESent registrational studies for SerpinPC in hemophilia B,” said Saurabh Saha MD PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Centessa. “This designation is important recognition of SerpinPC’s novel mechanism of action and underscores the critical need...

McCrum previously served 27 years with Scientific-Atlanta and Cisco Systems, including serving as lead of Cisco’s Cable Access Business Unit and Vice President of MarketingTodd McCrum Todd McCrumSUGAR LAND, Texas, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAOI), a leading provider of fiber-optic access network products for the cable broadband, internet datacenter, telecom and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) markets, today announced the appointment of Todd McCrum as senior vice president and general manager of Broadband Access. In this newly created position, McCrum will lead sales, product development, and marketing of AOI’s Quantum Bandwidth line of broadband access products. “Todd’s career in broadband has spanned the development of modern hybrid fiber-coax networks,” commented Dr. Stefan Murry, AOI’s...

LONDON, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Autolus Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: AUTL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation programmed T cell therapies, today announced that it will hold an analyst call to highlight data at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting from the Pivotal Phase 2 FELIX study of obe-cel data in adult r/r B-ALL. The event will be held on June 2 at 4.00 pm ET/9.00 pm BST. Conference call participants should pre-register using this link to receive the dial-in numbers and a personal PIN, which are required to access the conference call. A simultaneous audio webcast and replay will be accessible on the events section of Autolus’ website. ASCO Oral Presentation, abstract #7000: Title: Safety and efficacy of Obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel, AUTO1), a fast-off...

LONDON, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ECARX Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECX) (“ECARX”), a global mobility-tech provider, today announced that its management team will be participating in the following investor conferences in May and June: Evercore ISI Auto Tech & AI ForumDate: May 24, 2023Location: Virtual Goldman Sachs Hybrid TechNet Conference Asia Pacific 2023Date: May 29, 2023Location: Virtual Mizuho Autos ConferenceDate: May 30, 2023Location: New York Wells Fargo Industrials ConferenceDate: June 13, 2023Location: Chicago Cantor Fitzgerald Tech, Mobility and Industrial ConferenceDate: June 14/15, 2023Location: New York Roth MKM 9th Annual London ConferenceDate: June 21/22, 2023Location: London Webcast replays from select events will be available on the Events page of the ECARX investor relations website at...

SYDNEY, Australia, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Iris Energy Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (together with its subsidiaries, “Iris Energy”, “the Company” or “the Group”), a leading owner and operator of institutional-grade, highly efficient Bitcoin mining data centers powered by 100% renewable energy, today announced the appointment of a new accounting firm. The Company is pleased to advise the appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP (“RCGT”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective May 19, 2023. RCGT is a Canadian member of Grant Thornton International Ltd, one of the world’s largest accounting firms offering assurance, tax and advisory services. In engaging RCGT, the Company’s Board has confidence it has appointed a highly qualified team with a deep understanding of the digital assets ecosystem. Effective...

PLANO, Texas, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — European Wax Center, Inc. (the “Company” or “European Wax Center”) (NASDAQ: EWCZ), the largest and fastest-growing franchisor and operator of out-of-home waxing services in the United States, today announced the appointment of Andrea Wasserman as Chief Commercial Officer effective May 30, 2023. “We are excited to deepen our executive leadership team and welcome Andrea Wasserman as our first Chief Commercial Officer. In this newly created role, Andrea will lead the Marketing, Merchandising, Loyalty, Customer Relationship Management, eCommerce, and Data Insights teams and work across functions to drive revenue and profitable growth derived from our world-class 360-degree guest experience,” said David Berg, Chief Executive Officer of European Wax Center. “She is a proven leader with nearly...