Missouri Virtual Academy Recognizes Class of 2021 with Senior Celebration

Missouri Virtual Academy Recognizes Class of 2021 with Senior Celebration

MACHESTOR, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
After a school year unlike any other, Missouri Virtual Academy (MOVA), a full-time online public school serving K-12 students throughout the state, will recognize the Class of 2021 with a senior celebration on Wednesday, May 26th, 2021.

The virtual celebration will bring together the 28 members of the Class of 2021 to recognize this important milestone. Students and MOVA staff will connect and reflect on the unique achievements they have reached during their time with online school.

“We want to recognize all of the hard work our graduating seniors have made to reach this moment,” said MOVA Head of School Steve Richards. “I hope that our senior celebration provides them with the recognition they deserve as they prepare for the next chapter in their lives.”

Collectively, the Class of 2021 reports it has been accepted to technical schools, colleges and universities across the country, including: The University of Missouri, Southeast Missouri State University, Truman State University, and St. Louis Community College.

Students choose online school for a variety of reasons, including advanced learning, a bullying-free environment, and the ability to support medical needs or extracurricular pursuits. MOVA’s online platform gives students the ability to pursue their academic goals in a supportive environment with an appropriate pace for their learning style.

Details of the senior celebration are as follows:

WHAT: Missouri Virtual Academy 2021 Senior Celebration

WHEN: Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 | 1:00 PM CST

WHERE: Live stream available upon request

About Missouri Virtual Academy

Missouri Virtual Academy is a full-time public-school program serving students in grades K through 12 with prior public-school enrollment the semester prior to enrollment. As part of the Grandview R-2 School District, MOVA is tuition-free and gives families the choice to access the engaging curriculum and tools provided by K12, a Stride company (NYSE: LRN). Stride offers learners of all ages a more effective way to learn and build their skills for the future. For more information about MOVA, visit mova.k12.com.

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Stride, Inc.

Associate, Corporate Communications

[email protected]

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Omnicom Names Chris Foster CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group

John Doolittle Continues as Chairman of the Omnicom Practice

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NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) today announced the appointment of Chris Foster as CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Group (OPRG) effective June 28. Foster will oversee the public relations portfolio within Omnicom, focusing on talent, innovation and cross-agency collaboration to drive growth. Current interim CEO, John Doolittle, will become the Chairman of OPRG.

I am pleased to welcome Chris to Omnicom as CEO of OPRG,” said John Wren, Chairman and CEO of Omnicom Group. With his passion for talent and proven ability to drive growth through innovation, I look forward to OPRG’s continued success under his leadership.” 

Chris comes to us with significant, hands-on agency leadership experience. His fluency in integrated marketing communications and his data-centered approach will be a tremendous asset to our clients and our business,” said Doolittle. I am excited to work with Chris as he leads OPRG into the future.” 

Foster has over two and a half decades of communications experience within agencies and consulting firms, leading global growth initiatives, counseling executive-level clients and driving business development. His work lives at the intersection of digital, analytics and reputation strategy, building campaigns that consistently drive business results for clients across the public and private sectors.

We’ve learned over the past year the incredible power of communications within an organization to effect real change in how customers, employees and stakeholders think and act,” said Foster. I am excited to join OPRG as CEO, leading our agencies into a new era of data-driven communications, fueled by some of the most creative and innovative minds in the industry.”

OPRG announced in January the launch of omniearnedID, a patent-pending insights to analytics platform. Based on audience ID’s, it provides behavior-based audience intelligence, more accurate customer journeys, cultural trend analysis and prediction, and the ability to map earned exposure to brand health and sales. 

Foster serves on the Board of Directors for The LAGRANT Foundation, The Institute for Public Relations, 4A’s, Public Relations Counsel (Vice Chairman) and the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Foster is also a founding member of the Black Executive CMO Alliance (BECA) founded in April 2021. He was named to PR Week’s U.S. Power List” in 2018 and has been a guest lecturer at Columbia University School of Continuing Studies, the University of Maryland and Western Kentucky University. In 2017, Foster published his first book, Reputation Strategy and Analytics in a Hyper-Connected World”.

About Omnicom Public Relations Group

Omnicom Public Relations Group is a global collective of three of the top global public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies in areas including global health strategy,  marketing to women, public affairs and corporate social responsibility. It encompasses more than 6,300 public relations professionals who provide their expertise to companies, government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group delivers for clients through a relentless focus on talent, continuous pursuit of innovation and a culture steeped in collaboration. Omnicom Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) that includes more than 200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines including advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer relationship management, events, promotional marketing, branding and research.

About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries. Follow us on Twitter for the latest news.

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Global Higher Education Leaders Join Everbridge COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) Executive Summit to Discuss the Post-Pandemic Digital Transformation Across Today’s Universities

Global Higher Education Leaders Join Everbridge COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) Executive Summit to Discuss the Post-Pandemic Digital Transformation Across Today’s Universities

  • Top officials from James Madison University, University of Virginia, and Henley Business School Africa to Share New Approaches to Learning and Campus Safety Prompted by the Coronavirus
  • Everbridge Virtual Leadership Symposium will feature Keynotes from 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes, and former United States Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright

BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced the addition of an expert panel of leaders in Higher Education to speak at its Spring 2021 COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) this week. The virtual leadership summit, taking place May 26-27, will host the Presidents, Deans, and Directors of prominent schools including James Madison University, the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, and Henley Business School Africa, sharing their vast experience as they map out the transformation of the post-pandemic higher education landscape. The experts will discuss topics such as the safe return of students to campus; the new learning environment for 2021 and beyond; best practices for earning student and faculty trust; and maintaining engagement during remote learning.

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“Along with nearly every sector of society, COVID-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of higher education,” said Dr. John Maeda, Everbridge Chief Experience Officer and panel moderator. “Now more than ever it remains critical to understand the best practices as leading universities pivot to new ways of learning while coordinating a managed return to campus that protects students and faculty.”

The two-day symposium this week will feature keynote addresses from 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton, Chairman and Editor-In-Chief of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes, and former United States Secretary of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright, and include presentations from world leaders, health experts and C-suite executives from cross-industry and geography.

Everbridge Symposium Panel: The Digital Transformation of Higher Education During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic suddenly and dramatically transformed ways of working, living, and learning on a global level. The field of higher education, in particular, underwent radical changes driven by the need to digitalize education and training in record time. The following speakers will join Everbridge Chief Experience Officer and panel moderator John Maeda for a discussion on how the pandemic led to unfamiliar terrain for educators while prompting digital innovation and opportunity in a time of uncertainty:

  • Jonathan Alger, President, James Madison University
  • Nicole Thorne Jenkins, Dean, McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia
  • Jon Foster-Pedley, Dean & Director, Henley Business School Africa

The multi-year Everbridge symposium series offers global leaders a valuable forum to exchange best practices on how to protect people and business assets; build back and grow revenue streams; increase business resiliency; and mitigate potential threats like IT outages, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and many other critical events. Speakers and participants represent all sectors of society from business and government, community organizations and advocacy groups, to science, medicine, transportation, sports & entertainment, and academia.

Last year, Everbridge welcomed President George W. Bush, Anthony Fauci, MD, Scott Gottlieb, MD, Sanjay Gupta, MD, U.S. General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), and Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson, among others, to serve as keynote speakers, and featured presentations by educational leaders Jay Gogue, President of Auburn University and Hector Batista, Executive Vice Chancellor and COO of The City University of New York (CUNY). The COVID-19: Road to Recovery (R2R) virtual leadership summits attracted more than 40,000 participants including government officials, healthcare experts and senior executives from 150 countries, as well as participants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mayo Clinic, Goldman Sachs, Fannie Mae, Ford Motor Company, Humana, IBM, and others.

To register for the Everbridge Spring 2021 COVID-19 R2R: The Road to Recovery Symposium, click here.

About Everbridge

Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,700 global customers rely on the Company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication modalities, and track progress on executing response plans. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, 47 of the 50 busiest North American airports, 9 of the 10 largest global consulting firms, 8 of the 10 largest global automakers, 9 of the 10 largest U.S.-based health care providers, and 7 of the 10 largest technology companies in the world. Everbridge is based in Boston with additional offices in 20 cities around the globe. For more information visit www.everbridge.com

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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated opportunity and trends for growth in our critical communications and enterprise safety applications and our overall business, our market opportunity, our expectations regarding sales of our products, our goal to maintain market leadership and extend the markets in which we compete for customers, and anticipated impact on financial results. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “target,” “project,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “intend,” variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to: the ability of our products and services to perform as intended and meet our customers’ expectations; our ability to successfully integrate businesses and assets that we may acquire; our ability to attract new customers and retain and increase sales to existing customers; our ability to increase sales of our Mass Notification application and/or ability to increase sales of our other applications; developments in the market for targeted and contextually relevant critical communications or the associated regulatory environment; our estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate; we have not been profitable on a consistent basis historically and may not achieve or maintain profitability in the future; the lengthy and unpredictable sales cycles for new customers; nature of our business exposes us to inherent liability risks; our ability to attract, integrate and retain qualified personnel; our ability to maintain successful relationships with our channel partners and technology partners; our ability to manage our growth effectively; our ability to respond to competitive pressures; potential liability related to privacy and security of personally identifiable information; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, and the other risks detailed in our risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2021. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

All Everbridge products are trademarks of Everbridge, Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other product or company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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Apple Rush Company, Inc. partner, Botanaway, Inc. featured in May 16th article in Cannabis Now magazine

TITUSVILLE, Fla., May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Apple Rush Company, Inc. (US OTC PINK: APRU), announces that its partner Botanaway, Inc. has been featured in the prominent industry magazine, Cannabis Now. You can access the full article here https://cannabisnow.com/zion-herbals-pushing-the-limits-of-cbd/.

Tony Torgerud, CEO of Apple Rush, stated, “it is an honor to work with companies that have industry recognition from some of the largest industry magazines. We strive to be disruptors in several different categories of product development, including the beverage industry. Our proprietary water-soluble hemp extracts are used to create beverages that are going to disrupt the entire industry. You can’t taste our additives and they don’t leave a chalky residue in your mouth. They are truly the best in class and we believe you will see several additional partnerships coming in the near future.”

David Reynolds Derian, CEO of Botanaway, Inc., said, “we have been working hard with Apple Rush Company for several years and feel the products they have developed are truly industry leading. We intend to bring consumers “strictly the best” products and will be featuring those products at industry tradeshows throughout the rest of the year.”

Tony Torgerud, CEO of Apple Rush continued, “David is a great partner and industry visionary with both hemp farms and production facilities of his own. He understands the many intricacies of manufacturing and development and requires only the highest standards be used in all processes. This article is a true testament to the quality products and the mission of Botanaway, Inc.” The Apple Rush Company will also be publishing its first quarter financial statements sometime today. The delay was due to some subsequent events that occurred just after the end of the quarter and some additional shareholder communications initiatives that we are implementing. We are excited by the fact that the directional changes we made during the last year will pave the way for a solid 2021 and a future that is going to be great for all of our shareholder partners.

About The Apple Rush
Company,
Inc.

The Apple Rush Company, Inc., through its subsidiary APRU, LLC, is a distributor of CPG products under the trademarked Apple Rush brand, Element brand and other labels. The Apple Rush brand has almost 49 years of existence in the natural beverage industry. As a historical leader in the organic and natural beverage sector our goal is to now become a leader in the distribution of anhydrous hemp oil products nationwide. For more information, please go to www.applerush.com, www.aprubrands.comwww.element-brands.com and www.mistyk.com with our expanded product portfolio.

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VivoPower International PLC Releases White Paper Exploring Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Light Commercial Vehicles

LONDON, May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR, the “Company”), an international provider of turnkey decarbonization solutions to industry, today released a white paper entitled “Assessing Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Light Commercial Vehicles,” which provides a framework for owners of light commercial vehicle fleets to evaluate the total cost of ownership (“TCO”) of converting to a fleet of electric light commercial vehicles.

The light commercial vehicle fleet segment is one of the largest and fastest growing in the fleet market, with the majority of those vehicles running on diesel fuel. Studies have shown that diesel vehicles have the greatest adverse effects on the environment per ton transported of any vehicle class.

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tembo e-LV B.V. (“Tembo”), VivoPower provides solutions for converting standard diesel-powered light vehicles to fully electric, zero-emissions electric light vehicles (“e-LVs”). Tembo e-LVs are specially engineered for use in mining and other hard-to-decarbonize sectors, including construction and defense. Alongside solar generation, battery storage and on-site power distribution, Tembo e-LV products are a key component of VivoPower’s turnkey net-zero solutions for corporate decarbonization.

VivoPower’s white paper examines the TCO involved in switching to a fleet of electrified light commercial vehicles. It also looks at key factors that business owners need to consider before converting.

Importantly, the white paper is a living document that VivoPower will continually update as new data and technology become available.

“Overall, the economics of converting to an electrified light commercial vehicle fleet vary by business and use case,” said Matt Davis, VivoPower’s Managing Director for Australia. “However, as technology continues to improve, battery prices continue to decline, and governmental policy increasingly incentivizes electric vehicles, more and more fleet owners are likely to find that electrification is not just the best solution for the environment, but also for their bottom lines.”

“Assessing Total Cost of Ownership of Electric Light Commercial Vehicles” is available for download in its entirety at https://vivopower.com/white-papers/

About VivoPower

VivoPower is a sustainable energy solutions company focused on battery storage, electric solutions for customized and ruggedized fleet applications, solar and critical power technology and services. The Company’s core purpose is to provide its customers with turnkey decarbonization solutions that enable them to move toward net zero carbon status. VivoPower is a certified B Corporation with operations in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Lumen Technologies to Present at Investor Conferences

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DENVER, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) will participate in the following virtual investor conferences:

  • Maxine Moreau, president of mass markets, will present at the J.P. Morgan 49th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on May 26. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 5:10 p.m. EDT.
  • Shaun Andrews, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will present at the Cowen 49th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on June 3. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
  • Shaun Andrews, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will present at the Wells Fargo Virtual Media & Telco Day on June 7. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:15 p.m. EDT.

Webcast information for each of the investor presentations can be found on the Lumen Investor Relations website at https://ir.lumen.com/events-and-presentations.

About Lumen Technologies

Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.

Learn more about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered trademarks of Lumen Technologies LLC in the United States. Lumen Technologies LLC is a wholly-owned affiliate of Lumen Technologies Inc. 

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(XEC Alert) Johnson Fistel Investigates Proposed Sale of Cimarex; Are Shareholders Getting a Fair Deal?

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SAN DIEGO, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) (“Cimarex” or the “Company”) breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (“Cabot”) (NYSE: COG).  

On May 24, 2021, Cimarex announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Cabot. Under the terms of the agreement, Cimarex shareholders will receive 4.0146 shares of Cabot common stock for each share of Cimarex common stock owned. The exchange ratio, based on Cabot’s closing price on May 21, 2021, represents a total consideration of approximately $71.50 per Cimarex share.

Cimarex shareholders will be subject to the future price fluctuation of Cabot’s stock price.

The investigation concerns whether the Cimarex board failed to satisfy its duties to the Company shareholders, including whether the board adequately pursued alternatives to the acquisition and whether the board obtained the best price possible for Cimarex shares of common stock. Nationally recognized Johnson Fistel is investigating whether the proposed deal represents adequate consideration, especially given analysts’ projections for future revenue growth.

If you are a shareholder of
Cimarex
 and believe the proposed buyout price is too low or you’re interested in learning more about the investigation, please contact lead analyst Jim Baker ([email protected]) at 619-814-4471. If emailing, please include a phone number.

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Zai Lab Announces First Patient Treated in Greater China in METIS Phase 3 Pivotal Trial of Tumor Treating Fields in Brain Metastases from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688), an innovative commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced treatment of the first patient in Greater China in the METIS trial, a Phase 3 pivotal trial being conducted by Zai’s partner NovoCure Limited (NASDAQ: NVCR) to study radiosurgery plus Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) compared to radiosurgery alone for the treatment of brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 

“I am excited that Zai Lab is participating in this important clinical trial that aims to address a significant unmet medical need,” said Alan Sandler, M.D., President, Head of Global Development, Oncology of Zai Lab. “Patients with brain metastasis resulting from non-small cell lung cancer generally have few treatment options and poor outcomes. We look forward to generating data from use of Tumor Treating Fields in this and several other major cancer types as soon as possible.”

The METIS trial (also known as the EF-25 trial) is a pivotal, randomized, controlled Phase 3 trial designed to test the efficacy and safety of TTFields, generated by a medical device, the NovoTTF-100M System, in patients with 1-10 newly diagnosed brain metastasis from NSCLC. TTFields are administered to patients concomitantly with the best standard of care treatments that would normally be used to treat lung cancer. The trial is expected to enroll 270 patients randomized 1:1 to receive, following radiosurgery, either TTFields at a frequency of 150kHz plus supportive care or supportive care alone. The primary endpoint is time to first cerebral progression. Secondary endpoints include, among others, time to neurocognitive failure, overall survival, and radiological response rate.

About Brain Metastasis from NSCLC in China

Lung cancer consists of NSCLC in approximately 85% of cases and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in approximately 15% of cases. Lung cancer has the highest total incidence of any cancer in China. According to the World Health Organization, the incidence of lung cancer in China in 2020 was 815,563 cases, with 714,699 deaths. About 7%–10% of NSCLC patients evidence brain metastases at the time of initial diagnosis, and approximately 20%–40% of patients develop brain metastases at some point during their illness.iii The average survival for these patients is about six months from diagnosis.i

About Tumor Treating Fields

Tumor Treating Fields, or TTFields, are electric fields that disrupt cancer cell division. When cancer develops, rapid and uncontrolled division of unhealthy cells occurs. Electrically charged proteins within the cell are critical for cell division, making the rapidly dividing cancer cells vulnerable to electrical interference. All cells are surrounded by a bilipid membrane, which separates the interior of the cell, or cytoplasm, from the space around it. This membrane prevents low frequency electric fields from entering the cell. TTFields, however, have a unique frequency range, between 100 to 500 kHz, enabling the electric fields to penetrate the cancer cell membrane. As healthy cells differ from cancer cells in their division rate, geometry and electric properties, the frequency of TTFields can be tuned to specifically affect the cancer cells while leaving healthy cells mostly unaffected.

Whether cells are healthy or cancerous, cell division, or mitosis, is the same. When mitosis starts, charged proteins within the cell, or microtubules, form the mitotic spindle. The spindle is built on electric interaction between its building blocks. During division, the mitotic spindle segregates the chromosomes, pulling them in opposite directions. As the daughter cells begin to form, electrically polarized molecules migrate towards the midline to make up the mitotic cleavage furrow. The furrow contracts and the two daughter cells separate. TTFields can interfere with these conditions. When TTFields are present in a dividing cancer cell, they cause the electrically charged proteins to align with the directional forces applied by the field, thus preventing the mitotic spindle from forming. Electrical forces also interrupt the migration of key proteins to the cell midline, disrupting the formation of the mitotic cleavage furrow. Interfering with these key processes disrupts mitosis and can lead to cell death.

TTFields is intended principally for use together with other standard-of-care cancer treatments. There is a growing body of evidence that supports TTFields’ broad applicability with certain other cancer therapies, including radiation therapy, certain chemotherapies and certain immunotherapies. In clinical research and commercial experience to date, TTFields has exhibited no systemic toxicity, with mild to moderate skin irritation being the most common side effect.

About Zai Lab

Zai Lab (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688) is an innovative commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing transformative medicines for cancer and infectious and autoimmune diseases to patients in China and around the world. We aim to address significant unmet medical needs in large, fast-growing segments of the pharmaceutical market. To that end, our experienced team has secured partnerships with leading global biopharmaceutical companies in order to generate a broad pipeline of innovative marketed products and drug candidates. We have also built an in-house team with strong drug discovery and translational research capabilities and are establishing a pipeline of proprietary drug candidates with global rights. Our vision is to become a leading global biopharmaceutical company, discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing our portfolio in order to impact human health worldwide.

For additional information about the company, please visit www.zailaboratory.com or follow us at www.twitter.com/ZaiLab_Global.

Zai Lab Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements about future expectations, plans and prospects for Zai Lab, including, without limitation, statements regarding the prospects and plans for developing and commercializing Tumor Treating Fields in Greater China and other statements containing words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “will,” “would” and other similar expressions. Such statements constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact nor are they guarantees or assurances of future performance. Forward-looking statements are based on Zai Lab’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including but not limited to (1) Zai Lab’s ability to successfully commercialize and generate revenue from its approved products; (2) Zai Lab’s ability to finance its operations and business initiatives and obtain funding for such activities, (3) Zai Lab’s results of clinical and pre-clinical development of its product candidates, (4) the content and timing of decisions made by the relevant regulatory authorities regarding regulatory approvals of Zai Lab’s product candidates, (5) the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our business and general economic, regulatory and political conditions and (6) the risk factors identified in our most recent annual or quarterly report and in other reports we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Zai Lab anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Zai Lab’s expectations and assumptions to change and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Zai Lab’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

For more information, please contact:

ZAI LAB CONTACTS:

Zai Lab

Billy Cho, CFO
+86 137 6151 2501
[email protected]

Media: Ryo Imai / Robert Flamm, Ph.D.
Burns McClellan, on behalf of Zai Lab
212-213-0006 ext. 315 / 364
[email protected] / [email protected]

Investors: Pete Rahmer / Mike Zanoni
Endurance Advisors, on behalf of Zai Lab
415-515-9763 / 610-442-8570
[email protected] / [email protected]

Zai Lab Limited

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Tradeweb to Participate in Piper Sandler Global Exchange & FinTech Conference

Tradeweb to Participate in Piper Sandler Global Exchange & FinTech Conference

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced it will participate in the ‘virtual’ Piper Sandler Global Exchange & FinTech Conference on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

Tradeweb CEO Lee Olesky will participate in a fireside chat at 2:00pm EDT and Tradeweb President Billy Hult will participate in a Presidents of Electronic Fixed Income panel at 2:30pm EDT. A live webcast of the sessions will be available via http://investors.tradeweb.com. A replay will be accessible at the same site for approximately 180 days following the conclusion of the event.

Tradeweb is also scheduled to participate in the virtual Deutsche Bank FinTech / Info Services Conference on June 1, 2021; the virtual Morgan Stanley US Financials, Payments & CRE Conference on June 15, 2021; and the Nasdaq 44th Virtual Investor Conference on June 16, 2021.

About Tradeweb Markets

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) is a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets. Founded in 1996, Tradeweb provides access to markets, data and analytics, electronic trading, straight-through-processing and reporting for more than 40 products to clients in the institutional, wholesale and retail markets. Advanced technologies developed by Tradeweb enhance price discovery, order execution and trade workflows while allowing for greater scale and helping to reduce risks in client trading operations. Tradeweb serves approximately 2,500 clients in more than 65 countries. On average, Tradeweb facilitated more than $870 billion in notional value traded per day over the past four fiscal quarters. For more information, please visit www.tradeweb.com.

Investor

Ashley Serrao, Tradeweb + 1 646 430 6027

[email protected]

Media

Daniel Noonan, Tradeweb +1 646 767 4677

[email protected]

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Buybacks of shares in Alfa Laval during week 20 2021

PR Newswire

LUND, Sweden, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — During the period May 17 – May 21, 2021, Alfa Laval AB (publ) (LEI code: 549300UCKT2UK88AG251) has repurchased in total 129,500 own shares (ISIN: SE0000695876) as part of the share buyback program initiated by the Board of Directors in order to secure optimized capital structure.

The share buybacks form part of the SEK 2 billion share buyback program, which Alfa Laval announced on April 27, 2021. The share buy-back program, which runs between April 28, 2021 and April 25, 2022, is being carried out in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/1052 (the so-called Safe Harbour Regulation).

Shares in Alfa Laval have been repurchased as follows:

Date

Aggregated daily volume (number of shares)

Weighted average share price per day (SEK)

Total daily transaction value (SEK)

17/05/2021

24,000

298.9248

7,174,195,20

18/05/2021

33,000

301.4139

9,946,658,70

19/05/2021

30,000

295.2135

8,856,405,00

20/05/2021

21,000

297.4392

6,246,223,20

21/05/2021

21,500

297.5131

6,396,531,65

All acquisitions have been carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Nordea on behalf of Alfa Laval. Following the above acquisitions, Alfa Laval’s holding of own shares amounts to 442,500 shares as of May 21, 2021.

The total number of shares in Alfa Laval, including the own shares, is 419,456,315, and the number of outstanding shares, excluding the own shares, is 419,013,815.

A full breakdown of the transactions is attached to this announcement.

For more information please contact: 

Johan Lundin

Head of Investor Relations
Alfa Laval
Tel: +46 46 36 65 10
Mobile: +46 730 46 30 90

Henrik G. Welch

Head of Group Treasury
Alfa Laval
Tel: +46 46 36 65 10
Mobile: +46 70 2638399

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