Year: 2023

Novel cancer cell metabolism regulator to progress into IND enabling studies London (UK), Rehovot (Israel), 29 November 2023, 7:00 am CET  – Vidac Pharma Holdings Plc. (Hamburg and Stuttgart: T9G; ISIN:GB00BM9XQ619; WKN: A3DTUQ), a clinical-stage oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announced results from an in vitro study of VDA-1275 in combination with chemotherapeutic agents to treat solid tumors, using a human cell culture that mimics most aspects of human tumors. In the study, VDA-1275, a potent small molecule that reverses the cancer cell hyper glycolytic metabolism (Warburg effect), showed both antiproliferative properties and an increase in cell death in multiple tumor types. “These new in vitro data suggests that VDA-1275 is highly potent against a broad range of tumor types, both as a stand-alone but also in combination...

69% of TV viewers in Indonesia watch ad-supported streaming JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising company, today unveiled its latest research study, “Streaming TV’s New Era: Embracing Ad-supported Streaming Across Screens in Indonesia.” The research finds that ad-supported streaming in Indonesia continues to gain momentum and 69% of TV viewers in Indonesia watch ad-supported streaming. According to the study, streamers in Indonesia spend an average of two hours a day watching streaming content and demonstrate high levels of cross-device viewing habits. While smartphones are the primary device used to consume TV content, 61% of ad-supported viewers watch on smart TVs always or most of the time in a typical week. Their cross-screen engagement...

BOSTON, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERV), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 12,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $10.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $125.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by Verve. All of the shares in the public offering are being sold by Verve. In addition, Verve has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,875,000 additional shares of its common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. Concurrent with the public offering, Verve...

TORONTO, Ontario and BROSSARD, Québec, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitfarms Ltd. (NASDAQ: BITF//TSX: BITF), a global vertically integrated Bitcoin mining company, is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced private placement of equity securities (the “Offering”). The Offering was for gross proceeds of approximately C$60 million and consisted of the sale of 44,444,446 common shares, along with warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 22,222,223 common shares, at a purchase price of C$1.35 per common share and associated one-half warrant. The warrants have an exercise price of C$1.61 (US$1.17) per common share and exercise period of three years (through November 28, 2026). The funds were raised via a fully subscribed private placement of equity securities among U.S. institutional investors. H.C. Wainwright...

Industrial & logistics, multifamily, and office remain top picks for 2024 with investors deploying new strategies in each sectorColliers 2024 Global Investor OutlookA comprehensive, in-depth look at the trends set to dominate the commercial real estate investment market and where opportunities can be found in the year ahead.LONDON and TORONTO, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 2024 Global Investor Outlook released by Colliers (NASDAQ and TSX: CIGI) today reveals that challenging market conditions will persist into 2024, though expectations of a clearer rate outlook and tightening bid-ask spreads are on the horizon. Lower investment activity has constrained pricing discovery due to limited data points. As investors continue to seek stability in policy environments, industrial & logistics (I&L), multifamily...