Month: February 2025

BRAINTREE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microbot Medical Inc. (Nasdaq: MBOT) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of 6,103,289 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $2.13 per share of common stock in a registered direct offering priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. In addition, in a concurrent private placement, the Company will issue unregistered short-term series I preferred investment options. The short-term series I preferred investment options to purchase up to 12,206,578 shares of common stock have an exercise price of $2.13 per share and will be exercisable for a period of two years beginning on the later of (i) the effective date of the increase of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock following stockholder approval and (ii)...

Naples, FL, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) (OTC: SONGD), a leader in the music rights and intellectual property sector, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Pro Music Rights (PMR), has been officially recognized in the Federal Register of the United States of America as a Performing Rights Organization (PRO). This landmark recognition reinforces Pro Music Rights’ position as a key player in the U.S. music licensing ecosystem, joining the ranks of other established PROs responsible for ensuring that music creators receive fair compensation for the public performance of their works. This official acknowledgment represents a pivotal achievement for Music Licensing, Inc. (OTC: SONG) (OTC: SONGD) and its shareholders, as it validates Pro Music Rights’ authority in...

Long-Time Board Member Mary Lou Kelley Announces Retirement FORT WAYNE, Ind., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vera Bradley (NASDAQ: VRA) (the “Company”) today announced the appointment of Andrew Meslow, former CEO of L Brands and Bath and Body Works, to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Mr. Meslow joins the Board most recently from L Brands and Bath and Body Works, where he was CEO. Prior to becoming CEO, Andrew held the role of COO at Bath & Body Works, leading several functional areas of the business, including finance, merchandise planning, store operations and the direct channel. He joined L Brands in 2003, working in roles at Victoria’s Secret and the corporate group before moving to Bath & Body Works in 2005 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining L Brands, Andrew...

        Fast Track Designation highlights potential of amezalpat to address unmet need for patients with HCC Amezalpat builds momentum with both Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations BRISBANE, Calif., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPST), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-classi targeted and immune-mediated therapeutics to fight cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) to amezalpat (TPST-1120), an oral, small molecule, selective PPAR⍺ antagonist for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). “We are thrilled to receive Fast Track designation from the FDA,” said Sam Whiting, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer and head of R&D of Tempest. “This designation, following the...

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMFA) (“LM Funding” or the “Company”), a cryptocurrency mining and technology-based specialty finance company, today announced that Bruce M. Rodgers, Chairman and CEO, has been invited to present at the “Digital Assets 2025: To Bitcoin and Beyond,” virtual conference hosted by Maxim Group LLC (“Maxim”) on Wednesday, February 12th 2025 at 8:30 AM EST. Matthew Galinko, Research Analyst at Maxim, will sit down with companies in the digital asset ecosystem, including, Bitcoin miners, equipment providers, and corporate adopters of crypto as a treasury strategy, to discuss the evolution of the industry and its prospects in 2025 with regulatory changes expected in the months ahead. The conference will be live on M-Vest. To attend, sign up to become an M-Vest...