Day: October 9, 2024

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lipella Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIPO) (“Lipella” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on addressing serious diseases with significant unmet needs, today announced that CEO Jonathan Kaufman, PhD will be presenting at the 2024 Maxim Healthcare Virtual Summit that is being held on October 15 -17, 2024. Event: Lipella Presentation – 2024 Maxim Healthcare Virtual Summit Date: Thursday, October 17th, 2024 Time: 10:30am Webcast: https://m-vest.com/events/healthcare-10152024 Jonathan Kaufman will be available for one-on-one meetings with registered investors of the conference. About Lipella PharmaceuticalsLipella is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new drugs by reformulating the active agents in existing generic drugs and...

NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to the latest Insurance Marketplace Realities report from WTW (Willis Towers Watson, NASDAQ: WTW), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, commercial insurance rates have demonstrated balance and stability throughout the year across North America. Jon Drummond, Head of Broking, North America, WTW, commented, “The industry has not categorically rewritten its position on any one line of business, but rather has taken micro-actions reacting to emerging trends.” WTW reports that new capital in both the reinsurance and retail marketplace has led to increased competition for premium market share, excluding umbrella and excess liability. This trend has played out across the industry, which is particularly meaningful in 1st party business where capacity was a challenge...

For the first time operators can change between advanced ammunition rounds with the flip of a switch PLYMOUTH, Minn., Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a leading manufacturer of medium-caliber cannons, is introducing its next-generation M230 Link Fed (M230LF) Dual Feed Bushmaster® Chain Gun®, offering two ammunition feed paths for the first time. This new 30x113mm medium caliber chain gun is a proven variant of the M230LF chain gun to counter uncrewed aerial threats (C-UAS) and ground engagements.By offering a dual feed, the need for mixed ammunition belts in a single feed is eliminated. The ability to switch between two kinds of ammunition is now possible. A standard recommended ammunition load includes XM1211 proximity fuzed rounds for C-UAS and XM1198 high explosive, dual purpose rounds...

TORONTO, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PTX Metals Inc. (CSE: PTX) (OTCQB: PANXF, Frankfurt: 9PX) (“PTX” or the “Company”), a mineral exploration Company focused on high-quality gold, copper, nickel and PGE projects in northern Ontario, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dave Bell to its technical team to further assist PTX with the development and advancement of its W2 Cu, Ni, PGE and Au project in northwestern Ontario. With 25 years of experience in community engagement, government relations, and environmental permitting Dave brings significant knowledge and experience to the team. This includes as former Director of Environment at Wyloo Metals (Canada) and project management at the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks. Dave has worked on permitting and engagement...

Alliance Witan PLC (the “Company”)LEI: 213800SZZD4E21OZ9W55 Portfolio Update: New Stock Picker Appointed for Alliance Witan Alliance Witan PLC (“Alliance Witan” or the “Company”) announces that its investment manager, Willis Towers Watson (“WTW”), has appointed Jennison Associates (“Jennison”) as an additional stock picker for its multi-manager global equity portfolio, taking the total number of stock pickers to eleven. New York and Boston-based Jennison was founded in 1969. It has $210 billion of assets under management (as of 30 June 2024) and specialises in investing in companies with exceptional growth prospects. Jennison previously managed part of the multi-manager global equity portfolio of Witan Investment Trust (“Witan”) before the latter’s combination with Alliance Trust plc to create Alliance Witan (the “Combination”), which...

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that it is positioning itself at the forefront of defense against adversarial quantum attacks with cutting-edge post-quantum cryptographic algorithms. As quantum-computing brings a paradigm shift in computational power by harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics, the need for enhanced security has never been greater. To address these emerging challenges, the SEALSQ team — led by Nascimo Madieta, Guillaume Aymard, and Daniele Fronte — recently published their research titled “Memory Efficient Implementations of CRYSTALS-Kyber,” developed in collaboration...

NEW YORK, Oct. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StepStone Private Wealth (“SPW”) today announced it has surpassed $5 billion in global assets under management, making it one of the fastest growing private market asset managers serving financial professionals and their high net worth clients. Powered by StepStone Group, one of the largest global institutional allocators to the private markets, SPW was founded in 2019 to expand access to these assets for the private wealth market. “In 2019, the mission of our founding team was to design a platform where financial professionals could more easily access private markets, reducing the friction and burden of investing in these opportunities,” said Bob Long, CEO of StepStone Private Wealth. “Reaching $5 billion in AUM in five years demonstrates that advisors are eager to allocate client assets...