CAMBRIDGE: Moderna Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, announced a modification to its contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)…
HOUSTON: PetroTal Corp. provided an update on operations at the Bretana oil field which, as previously indicated, recommenced in mid-July. On May 7, 2020, PetroTal announced that it had temporarily shut in the Bretana oil field operations in response to…
MELBOURNE: Bubs Australia Limited has entered into an agreement with former Miss Universe, TV celebrity and new mother, Jennifer Hawkins, to be Bub’s Global Brand Ambassador. The appointment is for a three-year term, covering all international markets with category exclusivity….
SINGAPORE: Global rating agency, AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” of China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (CTPIS). China Taiping Insurance is a wholly owned subsidiary of…
BEIJING: Rain, South Africa’s data-only mobile network launched its first Standalone 5G (SA 5G) network in the country. Powered by Huawei, this is the first commercial standalone 5G network in Africa. Rain’s Standalone 5G is currently available in Cape Town…
TORONTO: The preliminary results of a clinical trial by a UK biotech suggests that an interferon inhalation treatment for COVID-19 reduces the number of patients needing intensive care. In the UK study, the treatment was delivered through a nebulizer and…
BOSTON: Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm, announced it has jointly entered into an agreement with technology entrepreneur and CrossFit gym owner Eric Roza to acquire CrossFit. In the 20 years since its founding, CrossFit has grown from a garage…
HOUSTON: Pamela Chambers O’Rourke, Founder and CEO of ICON Information Consultants, LP, has been named as a 2020 Most Admired CEO Honoree, an award which honors outstanding and admirable Houston-area CEOs. Judges scored each candidate based on his or her…
SALT LAKE CITY: sPower, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced that the company closed on $700+ million construction/term loan financing for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At 620 MW DC, this is the largest…
LONDON: Georgia Capital PLC announced that the holding company of the Group’s water utility business and the operational renewable energy assets (JSC Georgia Global Utilities or “GGU”) has successfully priced an inaugural US$ 250 million green bond offering on 23…
KRASNODAR: Magnit PJSC, one of Russia’s leading retailers, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire long-term leasehold rights for the 89 stores currently operating under Evroros, Yablochko, and Tvoy brands in Murmansk and Murmansk region. Fifty-five stores are…
PERTH: FE Investments Group Limited has appointed Rhys Cain and Rees Logan of Ernest and Young (EY) as liquidators of its wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary, FE Investments Limited (FEIL). Cain and Logan have been appointed to protect the interests…