Month: June 2023

PHILADELPHIA, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Republic First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRBK) (the “Company”), the parent company of Republic First Bank d/b/a Republic Bank (the “Bank”), today announced the appointment of Brian F. Doran, Esq., as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective June 20, 2023. Mr. Doran has a distinguished background in the financial services industry that includes relevant legal and corporate governance roles at top institutions. He will report to Thomas X. Geisel, President and CEO. In his new role at Republic, Mr. Doran will lead legal and corporate governance initiatives while providing operational and strategic support to the organization. He will also oversee areas that include litigation matters, insurance, and policy and procedure development.  Mr. Geisel commented: “We...

– Treatment with infigratinib at the Cohort 5 dose level resulted in a significant and robust increase in annual height velocity (AHV), with a mean change of +3.38 cm/year from baseline – 83% of children in Cohort 5 responded to infigratinib, as defined by an increase from baseline AHV of at least 25%. The mean change from baseline in AHV of responders was +4.08 cm/year – Early but promising trends towards improvement in proportionality were observed, as measured by the upper and lower body segment ratio – At six months, infigratinib was well-tolerated as a single daily oral therapy with no adverse events (AEs) assessed as treatment-related in all patients in Cohort 5 – Based on the positive Phase 2 results, BridgeBio is currently enrolling children for a pivotal Phase 3 trial PALO ALTO, Calif., June 20,...

‘Multi-Center Clinical Trial Using a Novel Semi-Quantitative Multiplex-PCR Based Diagnostic Panel for Urinary Tract Specimens’ presented on June 17th, 2023 Presentation focused on primary study endpoint and recommendations for result evaluation De Novo request for Unyvero Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) currently under Substantive Review by the FDA Additionally, data presented at the conference on Unyvero Implant and Tissue Infection (ITI) study from the University of CincinnatiROCKVILLE, Md., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OpGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPGN, “OpGen” or “the Company”), a precision medicine company harnessing the power of molecular diagnostics and bioinformatics to help combat infectious disease, reported that its Principal Scientist Dr. Matthias Klein has presented results from the clinical trial for its Unyvero Urinary...

VANCOUVER, Canada, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed the first tranche of its previously announced C$3,000,000 non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) by issuing 17,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of C$0.10 per Unit, for gross proceeds of up to C$1,700,000. Each Unit consists of one Sonoro common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one additional Sonoro common share for a period of two years from the closing of the private placement at an exercise price of C$0.15 per share. The net proceeds from the Offering will be used to fund the ongoing development of a proposed heap leach mining operation at the Company’s Cerro Caliche gold...

Expansion Plan Expansion PlanSYDNEY, Australia, June 20, 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 its expansion plan to 9.1 EH/s and revitalization of its high-performance computing (“HPC”) data center strategy, and provided a limited recourse equipment financing update. Key HighlightsChildress Phase 1 (first 100MW): construction of remaining 80MW underway, targeting expansion of data center capacity from 5.6 EH/s to ~9.1 EH/s1 by early 20242 Childress Phase 2 (second 100MW): long-lead items ordered to unlock ~13.6 EH/s1 Near-term focus on data center construction, retaining flexibility...

‘The Skulleton’ will Feature Two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern (The Hateful Eight), Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise), Shawnee Smith (Saw franchise), and Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black) Fairfield, CA., June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. (“MetaWorks” or the “Company”), (CSE: MWRK and OTCQB: MWRK), an award-winning Web3 company that owns and operates blockchain platforms in the entertainment technology space, announced today it has agreed to acquire the Web3 rights for the upcoming horror film ‘The Skulleton.’ This agreement provides MetaWorks exclusive access to images, videos, behind-the-scenes footage, and outtakes from the movie and the ability to create engaging NFTs for enthusiasts to enhance their connection to the film. Furthermore, MetaWorks has obtained Web3 rights,...

You are hereby invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting of Havila Kystruten AS.DATE: 27 JUNE 2023HRS: 09:00PLACE: Online (without physical attendance for shareholders)The translation into English has been provided for information purposes only.PROPOSAL FOR THE AGENDA:1. Opening of the meeting by the Chairman of the Board and a list of attending shareholders2. Election of chairperson and co-signatory of the minutes3. Approval of the notice and proposal for the agenda4. Increase in the Company’s share capital by way of cash contribution5. Increase in the Company’s share capital by way of set off6. Authorisation to carry out subsequent offering The notice will be sent to shareholders, by post to the registered address in VPS, or through VPS.The notice with attachments will be made available at the company’s homepage. Contacts: CEO...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global”, or the “Company”) announced it has been appointed by Cogia GmbH as the latter’s distributor for the promotion and sale of its communication application known as “Socializer Messenger”. The “Socializer Messenger” is a game changing, complete communication suite. On top of the basic conventional services being offered by other messaging devices, this AI-based, military grade messenger elevates communications to four additional dimensions namely privacy, security, business and administration. In short, it is a secured all-in-one communication tool with full data encryption and privacy protection. “Socializer Messenger” is owned and controlled by Cogia GmbH, a software company based in Germany, with extensive experience in software...