Day: June 11, 2024

Highlights:Builds on Companies’ respective core strengths Aligns intellectual property rights Establishes a long-term supply agreement under which NorthStar provides actinium-225 for Monopar’s development and potential future commercial programsWILMETTE, Ill. and Beloit, Wis., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: MNPR), a clinical-stage radiopharma company, and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in development and commercial production of medical radioisotopes, today announced an amendment and expansion to their existing collaboration. Under terms of the revised collaboration, the Companies entered into a long-term, non-exclusive master supply agreement for NorthStar to provide Monopar with the powerful therapeutic radioisotope actinium-225 (Ac-225). The amendment builds...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sonder Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SOND) (“Sonder” or the “Company”), a leading next-generation hospitality company that is redefining the guest experience through technology and design, today announced that it has entered into an amendment to its existing note and warrant purchase agreement (the “Financing”) with a syndicate of investors, which provides for, among other things, additional commitments with an aggregate principal amount of $10 million, which will improve the Company’s unrestricted liquidity. Update on Portfolio Optimization Program As announced in November 2023, Sonder implemented a portfolio optimization program to mitigate losses related to select underperforming properties and assess the Company’s portfolio of rents relative to current operations and the existing market...

The mouthwatering mashup makes its debut once again, satisfying the crave of the brand’s most requested menu itemCheesy Burger Trio is Back at Papa JohnsThe Cheesy Burger Pizza features Papa Johns’ fresh, never frozen dough topped with a signature burger sauce, generous portions of beef, tomato, dill pickle, and real cheese made from mozzarella, served of course with a cup of the brand’s famous Special Garlic Sauce and pepperoncini. The combo of iconic flavours is also available in the returning Cheesy Burger Papadia and all-new Cheesy Burger Papa Bites.EDMONTON, Alberta, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Over 500,000 fans have begged for its return and while others have attempted to enter the burger game, Papa Johns is delivering exactly what the internet wants: Cheesy Burger Pizza. Since others have forgotten about...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BFH) today announced that Praniti Lakhwara, a seasoned information technology executive, has joined the Company’s board as an independent director, effective June 10, 2024. In connection with her appointment, Ms. Lakhwara will also serve as a member of the board’s Risk & Technology committee. Ms. Lakhwara currently serves as the chief information officer (CIO) at Zscaler, a global provider of cloud security solutions where she drives a comprehensive strategy to enable and scale a seamless experience for customers and employees. Prior to becoming CIO, she was the senior vice president of information technology and applications from 2021-2022. Before joining Zscaler, Ms. Lakhwara was the chief information officer at Conga, a provider of revenue...

TROY, Mich., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agrify Corporation (Nasdaq: AGFY) (“Agrify” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis industry, today announced the signing of a $500K Turnkey Hydrocarbon Extraction and Lab Equipment Package with Grotech Farms LLC (“Grotech” or the “Customer”), an annual licensed cannabis operator founded by Miriam Porter and partners. Grotech Farms has purchased Agrify’s Turnkey PX10 Hydrocarbon Extraction and Lab Equipment Package, which includes a PX10 Hydrocarbon Extractor, Cascade Sciences Vacuum Ovens, a 10L Decarboxylation Package, Diamond-Miners, and a Short-Path Distillation System. Grotech Farms will be creating a wide range of craft concentrates, live resin, and distillate to introduce to the Garden State. In addition, Grotech...

Over two hundred community banks represented by FISB to receive the latest neobank technologies CARLSBAD, Calif., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppTech Payments Corp. (Nasdaq: APCX) (“AppTech” or the “Company”), a pioneering Fintech company powering frictionless commerce, announces today a strategic partnership with FISB Solutions (“FISB”) whereby the Company will update the legacy core banking systems represented by FISB with the latest neobank technologies, empowering hundreds of community banks with a competitive advantage in the digital banking era. AppTech Founder and CEO Luke D’Angelo stated, “The foundation of community banks are the diverse local relationships from the mayor’s office to the local hospitals, churches, schools, and small to medium-sized businesses that make up the depository base. Historically, the key...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“the Company” or “Kraig Labs”), announces today that production of its BAM-1 spider silk hybrid strain continues to set records for silkworm size, growth, and robustness. The Company announced in early June that it had accelerated its production schedule for its new BAM-1 hybrids based on the results of its spring production trials. The rearing of this first batch of production hybrids is now well underway. The Company is pleased to report that this is not only the largest single production batch in its history but also the strongest growing and most robust production batch the Company has produced. At more than ten times the size of the spring trials, this production batch is pushing the Company’s operational...

Approval in patients with pJIA weighing 63kg or greater adds to Kevzara’s position in treating adult chronic inflammatory conditions of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatica TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and CAMBRIDGE, MA, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kevzara® (sarilumab) for the treatment of patients weighing 63 kg or greater with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA), a form of arthritis that impacts multiple joints at a time. “Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis can be a painful disease for children where multiple joints are impacted by this chronic infammation,” said George D. Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Board co-Chair, President and Chief Scientific...

TORONTO, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM, GR:A2DUU8) (“Giyani” or the “Company“) developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana (“K.Hill” or the “Project“) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Knight Piésold (Pty) Ltd (“Knight Piésold“) as lead Geoscience and Tailings Storage Facility (“TSF”) consultant on the Company’s Definitive Feasibility Study (“DFS”). Highlights:In addition to appointing Wood Plc as Lead DFS Consultant (see News Release (“NR”) dated June 04, 2024) Giyani has appointed another internationally recognised consultant Knight Piésold, as Lead Geoscience and TSF consultant for the DFS on Giyani’s K.Hill project. Knight Piésold is a global engineering group specifically selected by Giyani...

Strategic Appointment Builds on Regional Bank’s Sustainable Growth Strategy ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ConnectOne Bank (“ConnectOne”), the wholly-owned depository subsidiary of ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CNOB), today announces the addition of seasoned financial services consultant Susan O’Donnell to its Board of Directors to deepen its bench of industry leaders from the financial services and banking industries. “Susan brings a strategic mindset to our board having advised banks and financial institutions over a 30-year career,” said Frank Sorrentino, Chairman and CEO of ConnectOne. “Her proven track record and leadership skills are a perfect match for us as we encounter the need to make tough strategic decisions to drive ConnectOne’s continued sustainable growth. We are proud to have Susan’s...