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Liane Hornsey Appointed to Cardlytics Board of Directors

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024
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ATLANTA, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX), a digital advertising platform, is excited to announce the appointment of Liane Hornsey to its Board of Directors.

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  • ATLANTA, April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX), a digital advertising platform, is excited to announce the appointment of Liane Hornsey to its Board of Directors.
  • In connection with her appointment to the Board of Directors, Hornsey was also appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee, and she will assume the role of Compensation Committee Chairperson upon Cardlytics’ upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders in May 2024.
  • Prior to her time at Palo Alto Networks, Hornsey served as the Chief People Officer at Uber and the Chief Administrative Officer and Operating Partner at SoftBank Group.
  • “I am delighted that Liane is joining our board,” said Cardlytics CEO Karim Temsamani.

Verde to participate at the 36th Annual Roth Conference

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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SINGAPORE, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it will participate at the 36th Annual Roth Conference (the “Conference”).

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  • SINGAPORE, March 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it will participate at the 36th Annual Roth Conference (the “Conference”).
  • Mr. Brown will be available for one-to-one meetings during the Conference to promote investment opportunities and present the Company’s carbon removal project.
  • “I’m looking forward to representing Verde at the 36th Annual Roth Conference.
  • The 36th Annual Roth Conference will host over 500 private and public companies, including sectors like Consumer, Technology & Media, Sustainability & Industrial Growth, AgTech, Energy, Metals & Mining, Healthcare, Services, and Insurance.

Deepcell Delivers Final Beta Testing Instruments Ahead of Full REM-I Platform Launch

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Deepcell, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered single cell analysis to fuel deep biological discoveries, today announced the launch of its Beta Program for the REM-I platform .

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  • Deepcell, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered single cell analysis to fuel deep biological discoveries, today announced the launch of its Beta Program for the REM-I platform .
  • The participants will use the technology to study plasma disorders, blood cancers, immunological functions, genetic perturbations, and other cellular processes.
  • The REM-I platform is a high-dimensional cell morphology analysis and sorting platform which comprises the REM-I benchtop instrument, an AI Foundation Model, and Axon data suite.
  • “Deepcell's method of integrating artificial intelligence and single cell analysis remains unique in the industry,” said Maddison Masaeli, Ph.D., co-founder and chief executive officer at Deepcell.

L'ORÉAL AND UNESCO CELEBRATE FEMALE SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE IN UK & IRELAND WITH THE 2024 RISING TALENTS AWARDS

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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Currently, women still make up less than a third of the UK STEM workforce.

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  • Currently, women still make up less than a third of the UK STEM workforce.
  • Two thirds (67%) have felt like they didn't belong in the STEM community when compared to their male counterparts.
  • This year's winners included:
    Sustainable Development: Dr Reem Swidah currently serves as a postdoctoral researcher at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.
  • Professor Anne Anderson, Chair of the UK National Commission for UNESCO's Board of Directors: "Congratulations to the 2024 Rising Talents.

MitoRx Therapeutics Strengthens Scientific Advisory Board with Appointment of Four International Experts

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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OXFORD, United Kingdom, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MitoRx Therapeutics (MitoRx), a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics that reverse mitochondrial dysfunction to arrest the progression of degenerative diseases, announces the appointment of four distinguished international experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB): Caroline Le Guiner PhD, Milos Filipovic PhD, Professor Phil Hansbro PhD, and Professor Annemieke Aartsma-Rus.

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  • OXFORD, United Kingdom, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MitoRx Therapeutics (MitoRx), a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics that reverse mitochondrial dysfunction to arrest the progression of degenerative diseases, announces the appointment of four distinguished international experts to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB): Caroline Le Guiner PhD, Milos Filipovic PhD, Professor Phil Hansbro PhD, and Professor Annemieke Aartsma-Rus.
  • Dr. Jon Rees, Chief Executive Officer of MitoRx, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Dr.
  • Le Guiner, Dr. Filipovic, Professor Hansbro, and Professor Aartsma-Rus, to our Scientific Advisory Board.
  • She has a visiting professorship at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Center at the UK’s Newcastle University.

Gain Therapeutics Announces 2024 R&D Update on Parkinson’s Disease with KOL & Analyst Insight

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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“Beyond Symptomatic Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Gain Therapeutics R&D Update with KOL & Analyst Insights 2024”

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  • “Beyond Symptomatic Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: Gain Therapeutics R&D Update with KOL & Analyst Insights 2024”
    GBA-associated Parkinson’s Disease & other Synucleinopathies: current unmet medical needs and needed therapies.
  • Discussion of recent in vivo data for GT-02287 as a best-in-class small molecule, for the treatment of GBA-Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.
  • His research interests are focused on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • He is Chair of the Task Force on the Biological Definition of Parkinson’s Disease of Internation Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Moa Technology hires for further growth with expansion of its leadership team – announcing appointment of CFO and US-based CBO to support advancement of next-generation herbicides

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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He has extensive experience of helping biotech companies raise funding, both through equity funding and industry collaborations.

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  • He has extensive experience of helping biotech companies raise funding, both through equity funding and industry collaborations.
  • His appointment also reflects Moa’s use of cutting-edge biotechnology processes to identify, understand and develop next-generation herbicides with game-changing speed and accuracy.
  • Without effective herbicides, farmers can lose up to 40% of their crop yield as a result of weed growth.
  • Dr. Virginia Corless, Chief Executive Officer of Moa Technology, says:
    “Moa is tackling a major crisis that threatens farmers’ livelihoods and global food security.

Moomoo's Parent Company Futu Holdings Announces US$338.5 M in Revenues and US$147.9 M Non-GAAP Net Income for Q3 2023

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Thursday, November 23, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's parent company Futu Holdings Ltd. ("Futu" or the "Company"), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform reported unaudited Q3 2023 earnings with US$338.5 million in revenues, up 36.2% year-over-year ("yoy"), and US$147.9 million in non-GAAP net income, a 43.7% yoy increase.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo's parent company Futu Holdings Ltd. ("Futu" or the "Company"), a leading tech-driven online brokerage and wealth management platform reported unaudited Q3 2023 earnings with US$338.5 million in revenues, up 36.2% year-over-year ("yoy"), and US$147.9 million in non-GAAP net income, a 43.7% yoy increase.
  • In August, Standard & Poor's ("S&P") reaffirmed Futu's long-term issuer credit rating "BBB-", endorsing the firm's strong capital structure and effective risk management.
  • Moomoo, a leading global financial service brand of Futu, operates across the US, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Canada and beyond.
  • During the third quarter, moomoo launched US stock trading services in Japan and Canada, marking a major step in its global expansion journey.

Verde AgriTech Advances into phase 2 of Musk-Backed $100M XPRIZE Carbon Removal Challenge

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully advanced to Phase 2 of the largest incentive prize in history, XPRIZE "$100M Carbon Removal" Challenge (the “Challenge”).

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  • SINGAPORE, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has successfully advanced to Phase 2 of the largest incentive prize in history, XPRIZE "$100M Carbon Removal" Challenge (the “Challenge”).
  • This challenge seeks innovative solutions to extract and sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, fighting climate change and rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle.
  • “We are thrilled to be recognized by XPRIZE for our pioneering efforts in carbon removal.
  • We are confident that Verde is an outstanding candidate within the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Challenge, not only to our innovative solution, but for the potential of massive scalability”, stated Cristiano Veloso, Verde’s Founder and CEO.

Verde appoints Vice President of Corporate Development

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce Lucas Brown as the new Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr Brown will lead Verde’s expansion into the carbon market, in addition to overseeing the Company’s institutional and investor relations. Lucas Brown has dedicated a decade working in Brazil, in the last four years serving as the British Consul to Minas Gerais state. In this role, he was responsible for diplomacy and bilateral trade. Notably, this included leading the British government's climate strategy in Minas Gerais when the United Kingdom held the presidency of COP26. His efforts culminated with an unprecedented cooperation between the UK and the government of Minas Gerais, and key cities in the region. His efforts culminated in Minas Gerais becoming the first state in Latin America to formalize its commitment to decarbonization and to join the UN campaign “Race to Zero”1.

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  • Verde to host Investor Day on October 16, 2023
    SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verde AgriTech Ltd (TSX: “NPK”) ("Verde” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce Lucas Brown as the new Vice President of Corporate Development.
  • "We're thrilled to welcome Mr Brown as our new Vice President of Corporate Development.
  • "I am incredibly excited to join Verde AgriTech, a Company I have been following for several years and whose ESG values align with my own.
  • The invitation to join Verde to lead this innovative decarbonization project was impossible to refuse," stated Mr Brown.