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Lexaria Appoints New Board Member
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Lexaria Appoints New Board Member

January 15, 2021 3:35 PM

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 15, 2021 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW)(CSE:LXX) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Al Reese, Jr., to its Board of Directors. Mr. Reese has over 40 years experience in public and private businesses including as CFO of a formerly Nasdaq-listed energy company where he arranged...

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Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Announces Closing of $11 Million Public Offering with Full Exercise of Underwriter Option to Purchase Additional Shares and Warrants
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Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Announces Closing of $11 Million Public Offering with Full Exercise of Underwriter Option to Purchase Additional Shares and Warrants

January 15, 2021 6:30 AM

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 15, 2021 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW)(CSE:LXX) (the "Company") today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 1,828,571 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a public offering price of $5.25 per unit (all prices in US$). The warrants...

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Wuhan General Group Closes Acquisition of Tsime Pharmaceuticals (PTY) Limited
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Wuhan General Group Closes Acquisition of Tsime Pharmaceuticals (PTY) Limited

January 14, 2021 9:00 AM

CAPE TOWN, SA / ACCESSWIRE / January 14, 2021 / WUHAN GENERAL GROUP, INC. (OTC PINK:WUHN) ("Wuhan" or the "Company"), a bioceutical company focused on alternative plant-based cannabinoids and psilocybin medical research is pleased to announce effective today, it has executed and closed the Acquisition (the "Transaction") of Tsime Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd ("Tsime"). Tsime will become a subsidiary of MJ...

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MJ Biotech Wholly Owned Subsidiary, New England Biotech Enters into HEMP/CBD Extraction Operating Agreement with Genesis Botanical Research
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MJ Biotech Wholly Owned Subsidiary, New England Biotech Enters into HEMP/CBD Extraction Operating Agreement with Genesis Botanical Research

January 14, 2021 8:55 AM

CHEYENNE, WY / ACCESSWIRE / January 14, 2021 / MJ Biotech, Inc. (OTC PINK:MJTV), a company in CBD Extraction Business, today announced its wholly-owned subsidiary New England Biotech Inc. (NEBI) has entered into a Management/Operating agreement with Genesis Botanical Research (GBR). GBR is a company incorporated in the State of Maine where the First extraction facility will be located. The principals of GBR have been in the farming industry...

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Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. to Present at NobleCon17
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Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. to Present at NobleCon17

January 14, 2021 8:00 AM

FRAMINGHAM, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 14, 2021 / Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:XBIO) ("Xenetic" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing XCART™, a personalized CAR T platform technology engineered to target patient- and tumor-specific neoantigens, announced today that Jeffrey Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Xenetic will present at NobleCon17 - Noble Capital Markets' Seventeenth...

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Helix Biopharma Corp. Responds to Market Activity
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Helix Biopharma Corp. Responds to Market Activity

January 13, 2021 3:55 PM

RICHMOND HILL, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2021 / Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX:HBP) ("Helix" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing unique therapies in the field of immuno-oncology, based on its proprietary technological platform DOS47, wishes to confirm that it is not aware of any material, undisclosed information related to the Company that would account for the recent increase in the...

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Ron Kilgarlin - Discusses a Broad Array of Home Drug Testing Products Offered by American Screening LLC
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Ron Kilgarlin - Discusses a Broad Array of Home Drug Testing Products Offered by American Screening LLC

January 13, 2021 1:30 PM

SHREVEPORT, LA / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2021 / The initial mission of American Screening LLC was to provide high-quality drug and alcohol screening products. In time, the company has grown into a main domestic and international manufacturer and distributor of diagnostic tests and essential medical supplies. The business received an ISO13485 contract, which helped it to expand its goal of supporting the fight against drug addiction and mental...

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OMNICANNA Announces Brand and Name Change to Thermic Sciences International (TSi) in Light of its Back-to-Back Groundbreaking Acquisitions of Thermic Coating Systems Ltd., and Cannabis Science Inc. (CSi) in Transition it Extends the (CSi First Rights) to February 14, 2021
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OMNICANNA Announces Brand and Name Change to Thermic Sciences International (TSi) in Light of its Back-to-Back Groundbreaking Acquisitions of Thermic Coating Systems Ltd., and Cannabis Science Inc. (CSi) in Transition it Extends the (CSi First Rights) to February 14, 2021

January 13, 2021 9:00 AM

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2021 / Omnicanna Health Solutions, Inc. aka ENDOCAN CORP. (WKN:A1W61J)(ISIN:US29271J1097)(OTC PINK:ENDO), announces brand and name change to Thermic Sciences International (TSi) in light of its back-to-back groundbreaking acquisitions of Thermic Coating Systems Ltd., and Cannabis Science Inc. (CSi) in Transition it Extends the (CSi First Rights) to February 14, 2021 (former CBIS Cannabis Science...

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Protera Strengthens Board with Appointment  of Dr. Oswaldo da Costa e Silva as Non-Executive Director
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Protera Strengthens Board with Appointment of Dr. Oswaldo da Costa e Silva as Non-Executive Director

January 13, 2021 2:00 AM

SANTIAGO, CHILE and PARIS, FRANCE / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2021 / Protera, an AI-driven startup designing and developing new proteins to enable a wide range of natural and sustainable solutions, announced today it has appointed Dr. Oswaldo da Costa e Silva as Non-Executive Director to its Board. Dr. da Costa e Silva has over 20 years' experience working with and advising global agricultural biotech, life sciences and pharma...

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Hancock Jaffe Concludes Successful VenoValve Pre-IDE Meeting with FDA
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Hancock Jaffe Concludes Successful VenoValve Pre-IDE Meeting with FDA

January 12, 2021 8:30 AM

Company to Move Forward with Application for VenoValve U.S. Pivotal Trial IRVINE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2021 / Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:HJLI), a developer of medical devices that restore cardiac and vascular health, today announced that it has successfully concluded its VenoValve Pre-IDE meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"). Topics presented at the meeting included the background...

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Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Announces Uplisting to Nasdaq Capital Market and Pricing of $9.6 Million Upsized Public Offering
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Lexaria Bioscience Corp. Announces Uplisting to Nasdaq Capital Market and Pricing of $9.6 Million Upsized Public Offering

January 12, 2021 7:00 AM

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2021 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ:LEXX)(NASDAQ:LEXXW)(CSE:LXX) (the "Company") today announced that its common stock and warrants will begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 12, 2021, under the symbols "LEXX" and "LEXXW," respectively. Lexaria also announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering (the "Offering") of 1,828,571 units,...

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ZIVO Bioscience Successfully Confirms Poultry Growth Promotion and Feed Conversion Ratio Improvements in Typical Production Environments
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ZIVO Bioscience Successfully Confirms Poultry Growth Promotion and Feed Conversion Ratio Improvements in Typical Production Environments

January 11, 2021 2:50 PM

KEEGO HARBOR, MI / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2021 / ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB:ZIVO) a biotech/agtech R&D company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic/additive product candidates originally derived from proprietary algal cultures, announces today that in its recent analysis of two poultry studies performed at separate research facilities, ZIVO product candidates provided statistically significant feed conversion...

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Edesa Biotech expande estudio clínico para COVID-19 en Colombia
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Edesa Biotech expande estudio clínico para COVID-19 en Colombia

January 11, 2021 9:00 AM

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / 11 de enero de 2021 / Edesa Biotech, Inc., compañía biofarmacéutica de etapa clínica recibió la aprobación del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social a través del INVIMA en Colombia para ampliar el ensayo clínico de EB05, el fármaco en investigación, en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19. El estudio fue aprobado previamente en los EE. UU....

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Dyadic International Appoints New Board Member
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Dyadic International Appoints New Board Member

January 11, 2021 8:30 AM

JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2021 / Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic") (NASDAQ:DYAI), a global biotechnology company focused on further improving and applying its proprietary C1 gene expression platform to accelerate development, lower production costs, and improve the performance of biologic vaccines and drugs at flexible commercial scales, today announced the appointment of Patrick Lucy, to its Board of Directors, effective...

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Edesa Biotech Expands COVID-19 Clinical Study to Colombia
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Edesa Biotech Expands COVID-19 Clinical Study to Colombia

January 11, 2021 7:30 AM

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 11, 2021 / Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has received approval from the Ministry of Health (INVIMA) in Colombia to expand the clinical trial of its investigational drug EB05 in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The study was previously approved in the U.S. and Canada, where enrollment is ongoing. The company reported that it has enlisted the support of a local...

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Lexaria Announces Effective Date for Reverse Stock Split
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Lexaria Announces Effective Date for Reverse Stock Split

January 8, 2021 4:45 PM

KELOWNA, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 8, 2021 / Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (OTCQX:LXRP)(CSE:LXX) (the "Company" or "Lexaria"), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, today announced that it intends to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock effective as of 4:30 pm EST on January 11, 2021 (the "Reverse Split"). The Reverse Split will be conducted on a 1-for-30 basis resulting in the Company's...

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Viewpoint Molecular Targeting(TM) Announces Closing of Its Series A Financing with Proceeds of $13 Million
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Viewpoint Molecular Targeting(TM) Announces Closing of Its Series A Financing with Proceeds of $13 Million

January 8, 2021 10:00 AM

Funds expected to propel two lead radiopharmaceutical programs, VMT01 and VMT-𝛼-NET into Phase 1 imaging studies beginning in 2021 and accelerate development of radioisotope production technologies CORALVILLE, IA / ACCESSWIRE / January 8, 2021 / Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc. ("Viewpoint" or the "Company"), a radiopharmaceutical company developing precision α-particle oncology therapeutics and complementary...

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MorphoSys Appoints Sung Lee as Chief Financial Officer
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MorphoSys Appoints Sung Lee as Chief Financial Officer

January 6, 2021 4:15 PM

PLANEGG/MUNICH, GERMANY / ACCESSWIRE / January 6, 2021 / MorphoSys AG (FSE:MOR; Prime Standard Segment; MDAX & TecDAX; NASDAQ:MOR), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and a leader in antibody, protein and peptide technologies, announced today the appointment of Sung Lee as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 2, 2021. Mr. Lee succeeds Jens Holstein, who stepped down in December 2020, and will lead all corporate finance...

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Molecular Partners to Present at Upcoming Healthcare Investor Conferences
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Molecular Partners to Present at Upcoming Healthcare Investor Conferences

January 6, 2021 11:40 AM

ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / January 6, 2021 / Molecular Partners AG (SIX:MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin® therapeutics, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Amstutz, Ph.D., will present at or attend several upcoming virtual healthcare investor events in January, 2021. Conference Presentation Details: Event: H.C....

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American CryoStem Enters into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to Develop Standardized Treatment Protocols
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American CryoStem Enters into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to Develop Standardized Treatment Protocols

January 6, 2021 6:00 AM

EATONTOWN, NJ / ACCESSWIRE / January 6, 2021 / American CryoStem Corporation (OTC PINK:CRYO), a clinical stage biotechnology Company, global licensor and a pioneer in autologous cellular processing and therapies announced today that it has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) authorized by published code 15 U.S.C. 3710a of US Title 15 Commerce and Trade....

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