Month: June 2025

Riliprubart granted orphan drug designation in Japan for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyTwo phase 3 studies are currently underway testing riliprubart in people with CIDP as a potential first-in-class treatment Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare decision adds to similar designations in the US and Europe, underscoring global regulatory recognition of the potential for riliprupart to address significant unmet medical needs for people living with this rare neurological conditionParis, June 30, 2025. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted orphan drug designation to riliprubart, a monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits activated C1s in the classical complement pathway for people with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Despite available therapies,...

GUANGZHOU, China, June 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last Friday, Singapore’s Acting Minister for Transport, Mr. Jeffrey Siow, led a high-level delegation to WeRide’s (Nasdaq: WRD) headquarters in Guangzhou, underscoring growing cooperation between the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and WeRide to advance autonomous mobility and strengthen Singapore’s public transport system. Accompanying Acting Minister Siow were Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling; leaders from the National Transport Workers Union, National Taxi Association, and National Private Hire Vehicles Association; as well as representatives from the MOT and the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The delegation was welcomed by Tony Han, Founder and CEO of WeRide; Jennifer Li, CFO and Head of International of WeRide; Kerry Xu, General Manager of...

Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology company, announces it will once again support select players during high profile matches at The Championships, Wimbledon in 2025. The world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament serves as a perfect backdrop to showcase Smith+Nephew’s purpose of ‘Life Unlimited’ – making a difference in patients’ lives through the excellence of a diverse Sports Medicine product portfolio and the application of new technologies.Tennis is a high-impact sport that places great stress on various areas of the body – especially joints – often resulting in injury. Some of the latest technologies and solutions from Smith+Nephew for joint repair include:REGENETEN◊ Bioinductive Implant: With more than 150,000 procedures1 completed globally since its introduction in 2014, the REGENETEN...

PASCAGOULA, Miss., June 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HII (NYSE: HII) christened today the future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. The ship’s name honors former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as a prisoner of war. Denton spent 34 years as a naval aviator, including eight years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He is known for his act of genius during a televised broadcast in captivity, when Denton spelled out the word “torture” through Morse code using his eyes to blink the code. Following his Navy career, Denton was elected to the U.S. Senate representing his home state of Alabama in 1980. “Today, we honor the skilled work of our Ingalls shipbuilders and...

Vancouver, B.C., June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trillion Energy International Inc. (“Trillion” or the “Company”) (CSE: TCF) (OTCQB: TRLEF) (Frankfurt: Z62), announces that it proposes to issue an aggregate of 7,725,908 common shares of the Company at $0.05 per share in settlement of $386,295.42 in debt owed by the Company to directors, officers and consultants of the Company (the “Debt Settlement“). The common shares will be subject to a four month and one day hold period from the date of issuance as per applicable Canadian securities legislation. In connection with the Debt Settlement, an aggregate of 3,900,000 common shares of the Company is being issued for certain management services from directors and officers of the Company (the “Insider Settlement“). The Insider Settlement is considered a “related-party...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV:FLT) (OTCQX:TAKOF) (Frankfurt: ABB) (“Volatus” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced upsized and fully subscribed non-brokered listed issuer financing exemption (LIFE) private placement (the “LIFE Offering“). The Company issued 25,000,000 units of the Company (“Units“) at a price of $0.20 per Unit for gross proceeds of $5,000,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common voting share in the capital of the Company (“Common Share”) and one-half of one Common Share purchase warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share...

Not for distribution to United States news wire services or for dissemination in the United States. TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin Treasury Corporation (TSXV:BTCT) (“Bitcoin Treasury” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that it has completed the initial phase of its Bitcoin accumulation plan in alignment with its core strategy to accumulate Bitcoin as a principal treasury asset. The Corporation acquired 478.57 Bitcoin for a total purchase price of CAD$70 million. The Corporation now holds 771.37 Bitcoin on its balance sheet. This results in a starting Bitcoin per Share (“BPS”) of approximately 0.0000634. BPS is calculated on a fully diluted basis, accounting for the convertible debentures but excluding warrants. Bitcoin Treasury Corporation will continue to accumulate Bitcoin as part of its broader...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Lithium Corp. (“United Lithium” or the “Company”) (CSE: ULTH; OTCQX: ULTHF; FWB: 0UL)  is pleased to announce the voting results from its annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 27, 2025 (the “Meeting”). All directors nominated as listed in the information circular dated May 13, 2025, were elected, as shown in the following table below:Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes WithheldScott Eldridge 4,466,915 93.256% 323,041 6.744%Iain Scarr 4,470,615 93.333% 319,341 6.667%Henrik Lundin 4,470,582 93.332% 319,374 6.668%Robert Schafer 4,468,490 93.289% 321,466 6.711%Michael Kobler 4,469,823 93.317% 320,133 6.683%At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company also approved the re-appointment of Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton...

TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trisura Group Ltd. (“Trisura Group” or the “Company”) (TSX: TSU) today announced the results of the Company’s virtual annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 27, 2025 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, all nine nominees proposed for election to the board of director by shareholders were elected. Management received the following proxies from shareholders in regard to the election of directors:Director Nominee Votes For % Votes Withheld %David Clare 34,235,415 97.59% 843,841 2.41%Paul Gallagher 34,123,007 97.27% 956,249 2.73%Sacha Haque 34,243,472 97.62% 835,784 2.38%Barton Hedges 34,265,242 97.68% 814,014 2.32%Anik Lanthier 34,163,571 97.39% 915,685 2.61%Janice Madon 34,262,812 97.67% 816,444 2.33%George E. Myhal 32,940,147 93.90% 2,139,109 6.10%Lilia...

MIDLAND, TX, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSE American: MXC) reported results on its Annual Report, Form 10-K to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. The Company reported net income of $1,712,368, or $0.81 per diluted share, a 27% increase compared to fiscal 2024. Operating revenues for fiscal 2025 were $7,358,066, an 11% increase when compared to fiscal 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase in oil and natural gas production volumes and partially offset by a decrease in the average sale prices of oil and natural gas. Natural gas prices have been low due to limited pipeline capacities in the Permian Basin. For the year ended March 31, 2025, the average realized price for oil was $73.54 per barrel and the average realized price for natural gas...