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Cytonome cell sorter aids in Parkinson’s treatment clinical trial

Bedford, Mass., April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cell sorting technology leader and innovator Cytonome-ST, LLC, has assisted Japanese pharmaceutical firm Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. to produce enough human stem cells to proceed with a clinical trial of a new treatment aimed at curing Parkinson’s Disease. Cytonome-ST  is a biotechnology instrument design company and subsidiary of biotechnology, bioelectronics, and bioinformatics leader and innovator STgenetics.

 

 

Cytonome has developed the most advanced parallel microfluidic cell sorting and cell handling technologies in the world and produces the GigaSort® GMP cell sorting platform, the only parallel microfluidic cell sorter capable of effectively processing the large volumes required of cellular therapeutics in a gentle and efficient manner.

 

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. has reached an important milestone to provide manufactured iPS cell derived dopaminergic progenitor cells to Kyoto University Hospital for an investigator-initiated clinical study by Kyoto University and CiRA to evaluate the safety and efficacy of iPSC-derived dopaminergic progenitors in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (http://neurology.kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html).

 

This cellular therapy involves a special type of human cells which can become stem cells. Stem cells can change into different cell types including neurons or brain cells. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma increases the quantity of neurons through cell culture expansion. Not all cells produced through this method are suitable for therapeutic treatment, so they must be separated from suitable cells using the GigaSort® platform. After separation, suitable cells are implanted into the brain of a Parkinson’s patient, which is known as cell replacement therapy.

 

Toru Kimura, Representative Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma, comments, “This technique is very unique and plays one of the important roles in our manufacturing activities.”

 

John Sharpe, Cytonome-ST Chief Operating Officer, said, “We are very excited to be able to support Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma’s manufacturing process. We believe that this ground-breaking trial, if successful, has the potential to help many patients and families around the

world that are effected by Parkinson’s disease, and we feel privileged to play a part in collaboration with Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma.”

 

About Cytonome-ST, LLC

 

Based in Bedford, MA, Cytonome-ST develops advanced solutions in cell purification and cell handling for the bioprocessing, industrial, and life science research markets. With deep engineering expertise in the cytometry field and a strong intellectual property portfolio, Cytonome-ST aims to develop products that simplify existing cell handling workflows and that enable transformational cell-based outcomes.

Based in Navasota, Texas, STgenetics uses transformational technology to create products and services for animal protein producers to achieve sustainability and production goals.

Check with local and national authorities for any license, approval, or clearance requirements in using GigaSort® technologies for the development of commercial therapies. In the USA, the GigaSort® system is for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures without appropriate FDA approvals.

For more information on Cytonome-ST and the GigaSort® GMP cell sorting platform, please visit www.cytonome.com. For more information on STgenetics, go to www.STgen.com.

 

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John Sharpe, COO
Cytonome-ST
617-697-7339
[email protected]

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CentralReach Announces Partnership with Spectrum Support Scholarship Fund

Program aims to bring more autistic adults into the ABA industry

Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CentralReach, the market-leading electronic medical record (EMR), practice management, and clinical solutions provider for applied behavior analysis (ABA) and related behavioral health practices, is proud to announce its new partnership with the Spectrum Support Scholarship fund.

Founded by Joy Johnson, M.Ed, M.S., BCBA, LBA, the scholarship fund provides participating autistic adults with free Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) training, certification, and employment placement to bring more autistic adults into the ABA field to participate in the intervention planning and implementation for autistic children. And as part of the new partnership, CentralReach will deliver its 40-hour RBT course free to all participants.

“Joy and Spectrum Support are delivering on a wonderful mission that will further the inclusion movement with the ABA space and something that aligns directly with CentralReach’s values. It was a no-brainer for us to partner with her and give what we could to ensure autistic voices play a central role in the future of ABA,” said CentralReach CEO, Chris Sullens. “Given the growth the industry has seen to date and the increase in the number of both clinicians and RBTs delivering care, the industry will benefit greatly from programs like Joy’s and I am certain that this is only the start of the client-first approach.”

Johnson, who is autistic herself, has benefited greatly from ABA therapy but has also seen how outdated practices that some professionals enforce such as prohibiting a behavior that is used for self-soothing can cause greater harm. With more autistics in the field, ABA organizations can more quickly work towards sustainable developments that will validate autistic voices, eliminate harm, and place the autistic community values and perspectives as a priority in determining social validity and ethics of practices in everyday operations.

“In my efforts and contributions to academia, I also vow to do all that I can to engage in research that focuses on the key stakeholders that are the currently overlooked — Autistic people,” said Johnson. “It is my hope that the efforts to engage the broader autism community will have advantages that directly translate into research findings that spur concrete changes in clinical practices. The scholarship fund is just the start of this change and I’m thrilled that CentralReach is donating its RBT course to support this important initiative.”

Johnson is also actively working on educating and arming parents and children with the information they need to know to ensure care is provided in a manner that ensures the goals and treatments properly respond to the interests and entitlements of the autistic person in an effort to reduce the dissemination of misinformation around the ethical ambiguity of ABA.

For more information about the Spectrum Scholarship fund, visit https://joyfjohnson.com/.

More information about CentralReach can be found at https://centralreach.com/. 

 

About CentralReach

CentralReach is a leading provider of EMR, practice management and clinical solutions that enable applied behavior analysis (ABA) and related behavioral health practices to deliver quality autism care for superior outcomes. The company is revolutionizing the ABA space with cutting-edge solutions including precision teaching, clinical data collection, scheduling, billing, learning management, fully digital evidence-based programming and more.

Trusted by more than 100,000 clinicians and educators, CentralReach is committed to ongoing product improvement, market-leading industry expertise, world-class client satisfaction, and support of the ABA community to propel industry practitioners into a new era of excellence. For more information, please visit CentralReach.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.



Lernard Freeman
CentralReach
[email protected]

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SIOS Technology Named a 2021 Product of the Year Award Winner by Cloud Computing Magazine

SIOS Protection Suite Recognized for Exceptional Innovation

COLUMBIA, S.C. and SAN MATEO, Calif., April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SIOS Technology Corp., an industry leader in application high availability and disaster recovery, today announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded SIOS Protection Suite a 2021 Product of the Year Award, presented by Cloud Computing Magazine.

SIOS Protection Suite provides the automated, reliable high availability and disaster protection businesses need to run their business-critical applications in cloud, hybrid, and multicloud environments as well as on-premises. In cloud environments, such as AWS EC2, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, SIOS clustering enables application-aware cluster failover across cloud regions and availability zones for protection from local, area, and regional disasters.

SIOS Protection Suite includes application recovery kits that provide application-specific intelligence for a wide range of complex applications and databases such as SQL Server, SAP, HANA, and Oracle.

“We are very pleased to be recognized with this prestigious industry award,” said Masahiro Arai, Chief Operating Officer, SIOS Technology. “For more than 20 years, SIOS has focused on providing intelligent, automated application high availability and disaster recovery, regardless of operating system, platform or environment. By automating manual tasks and validating user inputs, SIOS Protection Suite simplifies the configuration and management of failover clustering in complex application environments and ensures application-specific best practices are maintained throughout the failover process.

“Congratulations to SIOS for being honored with a Cloud Computing Product of the Year Award,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “SIOS Protection Suite is truly an innovative product and is amongst the best solutions available within the past twelve months that facilitates business-transforming cloud computing and communications. I look forward to continued excellence from SIOS in 2021 and beyond.”

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About SIOS Technology Corp.

SIOS Technology Corp. high availability and disaster recovery solutions ensure availability and eliminate data loss for critical Windows and Linux applications operating across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid cloud environments. SIOS clustering software is essential for any IT infrastructure with applications requiring a high degree of resiliency, ensuring uptime without sacrificing performance or data – protecting businesses from local failures and regional outages, planned and unplanned. Founded in 1999, SIOS Technology Corp. (https://us.sios.com) is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide.

SIOS, SIOS Technology, SIOS DataKeeper, SIOS LifeKeeper, Clusters Your Way, and associated logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of SIOS Technology Corp. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Cloud Computing Magazine

Cloud Computing magazine is the industry’s definitive source for all things cloud – from public, community, hybrid and private cloud to security and business continuity, and everything in between. This quarterly magazine published by TMC assesses the most important developments in cloud computing not only as they relate to IT, but to the business landscape as a whole.

About TMC

Through education, industry news, live events and social influence, global buyers rely on TMC’s content-driven marketplaces to make purchase decisions and navigate markets. As a result, leading technology vendors turn to TMC for unparalleled branding, thought leadership and lead generation opportunities. Our in-person and online events deliver unmatched visibility and sales prospects for all participants. Through our custom lead generation programs, we provide clients with an ongoing stream of leads that turn into sales opportunities and build databases. Additionally, we bolster brand reputations with the millions of impressions from display advertising on our news sites and newsletters. Making TMC a 360-degree marketing solution, we offer comprehensive event and road show management services and custom content creation with expertly ghost-crafted blogs, press releases, articles and marketing collateral to help with SEO, branding, and overall marketing efforts. For more information about TMC and to learn how we can help you reach your marketing goals, please visit www.tmcnet.com and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, @tmcnet.

SIOS Technology Contact:

Beth Winkowski
Winkowski Public Relations, LLC for SIOS
978-649-7189
[email protected] 

TMC Contact:        
Michelle Connolly
Marketing Manager
203-852-6800, ext. 170
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BlackRock Announces Closing of Reorganizations of Six Municipal Closed-End Funds

BlackRock Announces Closing of Reorganizations of Six Municipal Closed-End Funds

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
BlackRock Advisors, LLC today announced that the reorganizations of each of BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (“BZM”, CUSIP: 09249L105), BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (“MHE”, CUSIP: 09258E109), BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (“MZA”, CUSIP: 09254K109), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund (“MYF”, CUSIP: 09254R104), BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (“MEN”, CUSIP: 09253Y100) and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (“MQY”, CUSIP: 09254F100 and collectively with BZM, MHE, MZA, MYF and MEN, the “Funds”) is effective as of the opening for business of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 19, 2021.

In the Reorganizations, common shareholders of BZM, MHE, MZA, MYF and MEN received an amount of MQY common shares equal to the aggregate net asset value of their holdings of BZM, MHE, MZA, MYF and MEN common shares as determined at the close of business on April 16, 2021. Fractional shares of MQY common shares were not issued in the Reorganizations and consequently cash will be distributed for any such fractional shares.

Relevant details pertaining to the Reorganizations are as follows:

Fund

Ticker

Net Asset

Value/Share

($)

Share Conversion Ratio

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

MQY

16.5997

N/A

BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust

BZM

15.2204

0.91690814

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust

MHE

13.8011

0.83140659

BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc.

MZA

14.8068

0.89199202

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund

MYF

14.7296

0.88734134

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc.

MEN

12.4294

0.74877257

In addition, BZM, MHE, MZA, MYF and MEN preferred shareholders received on a one-for-one basis MQY preferred shares in an amount equal to the aggregate preferred share liquidation preference held by BZM, MHE, MZA, MYF and MEN preferred shareholders immediately prior to the Reorganizations.

This communication is not intended to, and shall not, constitute an offer to purchase or sell shares of any of the BlackRock funds, including MQY, the surviving fund in the Reorganization. Investors should consider MQY’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses carefully and consider in its entirety the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the Reorganizations, which contains important information regarding the investment objectives and policies, risks, charges, expenses and other important information about MQY.

About BlackRock

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit www.blackrock.com | Twitter: @blackrock | Blog: www.blackrockblog.com | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the BlackRock closed-end funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of www.blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that BlackRock or the Funds may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to the Funds’ or BlackRock’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.

BlackRock cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

With respect to the Funds, the following factors, among others, could cause actual events to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets, which could result in changes in demand for the Funds or in the Funds’ net asset value; (2) the relative and absolute investment performance of the Funds and its investments; (3) the impact of increased competition; (4) the unfavorable resolution of any legal proceedings; (5) the extent and timing of any distributions or share repurchases; (6) the impact, extent and timing of technological changes; (7) the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to the Funds or BlackRock, as applicable; (8) terrorist activities, international hostilities, health epidemics and/or pandemics and natural disasters, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, specific industries or BlackRock; (9) BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (10) the impact of BlackRock electing to provide support to its products from time to time; and (11) the impact of problems at other financial institutions or the failure or negative performance of products at other financial institutions.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports and other regulatory filings of the Funds with the SEC are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.govand on BlackRock’s website at www.blackrock.com, and may discuss these or other factors that affect the Funds. The information contained on BlackRock’s website is not a part of this press release.

BlackRock Closed-End Funds

1-800-882-0052

KEYWORDS: United States North America New York

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Banking Professional Services Finance

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Cendyn Leverages Pluralsight Skills to Close Skills Gaps Amidst Pandemic

SILICON SLOPES, Utah, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pluralsight, Inc., the technology workforce development company, today announced that Cendyn, the leading cloud software and services provider for the hospitality industry, leveraged Pluralsight Skills during the pandemic to invest in their employees and upskill its workforce on the latest technologies to enhance productivity.

With a focus on integrated hotel CRM, hotel sales and revenue strategy technology platforms, Cendyn serves thousands of hotels across the globe. With the global pandemic posing barriers to almost every aspect of the hospitality experience, Cendyn was forced to furlough a percentage of its workforce, leading to a shortage of critical technology resources.

As Cendyn was confronting a shortage of technical personnel, Pluralsight launched its Free April campaign by offering full access to its entire platform of more than 7,000 technology skill development courses taught by the world’s leading technology experts for free during the month of April in 2020. To address immediate resource needs to support current projects, Cendyn utilized Pluralsight’s Free April offering to quickly upskill its remaining team members, some in highly technical areas, to close the gap left by those who were furloughed.

“The pandemic forced us to accelerate upskilling, as teams were reduced in size and those who remained had to take on unfamiliar projects, often using unfamiliar technologies,” said Brad Noe, Chief Technology Officer at Cendyn. “We had to quickly pivot and we needed to make sure that our team members had an opportunity to learn the latest technologies and the latest processes to remain efficient and productive. Pluralsight’s Free April program gave us that opportunity. Since implementing in 2020, we saw so much success with the training, we have decided to continue to offer skill development for our employees.”

From the Director of Integrations to Software Developers, Cendyn’s team members participated in Pluralsight’s Free April program to learn technology skills in areas such as DevOps, Agile, Azure, and more, at scale. As a result, team members found efficiencies with their expanded technology skills and could move faster while enabling better team collaboration, making processes more effective.

The success of Free April prompted Cendyn to extend their trial into a multi-year partnership with Pluralsight, allowing for continuous technology skill development that align to the company’s strategic objectives while addressing both their immediate and long-term business needs. With Pluralsight Skills, Cendyn is consistently delivering and quickly adopting new tools by building critical technology skills. Team members are empowered to develop the skills they need using customized channels, Skills IQ assessments, and analytics to validate their skills progression and rapidly close the knowledge gap.

“With Pluralsight Skills, Cendyn is positioned for growth. Our team members have access to high-quality technology content to deepen their expertise and explore technologies that are not currently in play at our company,” added Noe. ‘They’re now able to innovate new solutions and problem-solve on projects using technologies they may not have previously been familiar with. Pluralsight has enabled our team members to be very agile, broadening us as a company.”

Having now integrated Pluralsight Skills into their technology skill development program, Cendyn is looking forward to seeing how Pluralsight Flow can benefit teams as they charge forward toward a post-pandemic future.

To learn more about how Cendyn and other leading companies are using Pluralsight to gain a competitive edge, visit:pluralsight.com/customer-stories.

About Pluralsight

Pluralsight is the leading technology workforce development company that helps companies and teams build better products by developing critical skills, improving processes and gaining insights through data, and providing strategic skills consulting. Trusted by forward-thinking companies of every size in every industry, Pluralsight helps individuals and businesses transform with technology. Pluralsight Skills helps enterprises build technology skills at scale with expert-authored courses on today’s most important technologies, including cloud, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, and security, among others. Skills also includes tools to align skill development with business objectives, virtual instructor-led training, hands-on labs, skill assessments and one-of-a-kind analytics. Flow complements Skills by providing engineering teams with actionable data and visibility into workflow patterns to accelerate the delivery of products and services. For more information about Pluralsight, visit pluralsight.com.

About Cendyn

Cendyn is the leading innovative cloud software and services provider for the hospitality industry. Their software solutions drive sales, marketing, and revenue performance for tens of thousands of hotels across the globe with a focus on integrated hotel CRM, hotel sales, and revenue strategy technology platforms. The Cendyn Hospitality Cloud offers a complete set of software services for the industry, aligning marketing, sales, and revenue teams to optimize their strategies and drive performance and loyalty across their business units. With office headquarters in Boca Raton, FL, USA, and offices around the globe in Germany, Singapore, Thailand, and Japan, Cendyn proudly serves customers in 143 countries. Their software solutions deliver billions of data-driven, personalized communications on behalf of their customers every year. For more information on Cendyn, visit cendyn.com.

Media Contact

Pluralsight PR

Ben Veghte
Director, Communications
[email protected]



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Perimeter Medical Imaging AI to Present at 2021 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI to Present at 2021 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference

Company Presentation at 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 21, 2021

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc. (TSX-V:PINK)(OTC:PYNKF) (FSE:4PC) (“Perimeter” or the “Company”), a medical technology company driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address areas of high unmet medical need, today announced that Jeremy Sobotta, Perimeter’s Chief Executive Officer, will present a company overview at the 2021 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

A link to the live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Investor section of Perimeter’s website at https://ir.perimetermed.com/news-events/ir-calendar or at https://wsw.com/webcast/bloomburton6/pink.v/3100902. The webcast will also be archived and available for replay following the event.

About Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI (TSX-V:PINK)(OTC:PYNKF)(FSE:4PC) is a Toronto-based medical technology company with U.S. headquarters in Dallas, Texas that is driven to transform cancer surgery with ultra-high-resolution, real-time, advanced imaging tools to address areas of high unmet medical need. Cleared by the U.S. FDA, Perimeter’s Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System provides clinicians with cross-sectional, real-time margin visualization (1-2 mm below the surface) of an excised tissue specimen. The ability to visualize microscopic tissue structures “real time” – in addition to standard of care tissue assessment for decision making during the procedure – has the potential to result in better long-term outcomes for patients and lower costs to the healthcare system. Perimeter is also advancing the development of its proprietary, next-gen “ImgAssist” artificial intelligence technology under its ATLAS AI project, which is made possible, in part, by a $7.4 million grant awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Perimeter has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for its OCT Imaging System coupled with ImgAssist AI, and has plans to initiate a randomized, multi-site, pivotal study to evaluate it against the current standard of care and assess the impact on re-operation rates for patients undergoing breast conservation surgery. The company’s ticker symbol “PINK” is a reference to the pink ribbons used during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, underscoring the company’s dedication to helping surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists use Perimeter’s imaging technology and AI in the fight against breast cancer, which is estimated to account for 30% of all female cancer diagnoses this year.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Jodi Regts

Corporate Communications / Investor Relations

Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc.

+1 778-999-5634

[email protected]

KEYWORDS: North America Canada

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Radiology Biotechnology Surgery Oncology General Health Health Medical Devices Other Health

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Flame Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of Its Class A Common Stock and Warrants, Commencing April 19, 2021

Flame Acquisition Corp. Announces the Separate Trading of Its Class A Common Stock and Warrants, Commencing April 19, 2021

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Flame Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) announced that, commencing April 19, 2021, holders of the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering (the “Units”) may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the Units. The shares of Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbols “FLME” and “FLME.WS,” respectively. Those Units not separated will continue to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “FLME.U.”

The Units were initially offered by the Company in an underwritten offering. Cowen and Intrepid Partners acted as joint book-running managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and became effective on February 24, 2021.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Flame Acquisition Corp.

Flame Acquisition Corp., led by James C. Flores, is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the energy industry in North America.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, risks and changes in circumstances, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s registration statement, as amended from time to time, and prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable securities laws.

Investor Contact:

Caldwell Flores

Email: [email protected]

KEYWORDS: United States North America Texas

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Energy Professional Services Other Energy Finance

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Major US Airport Poised to Deploy RAD Solutions

Major US Airport Poised to Deploy RAD Solutions

HENDERSON, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., (OTCPK:AITX), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Robotic Assistance Devices Inc. (RAD) is anticipating a multi-unit Proof of Concept order from a direct client. Although not disclosed, the end-user for these SCOT and ROSA units is a major US airport authority that owns and operates several airports.

“We are unquestionably seeing an uptick in interest and enthusiasm for the entire RAD suite of solutions, and the significance of this end-user and what the RAD units will do for them cannot be overstated,” said Steve Reinharz, President and CEO of RAD. “This deployment may forever transform how airports conduct security on and off the tarmac.”

The direct client is expected to deploy several RAD SCOT units in select customer-facing locations, plus multiple ROSA units along the perimeter of airport operations. SCOT (Security Control Observation Tower) stands 7’ tall and is capable of autonomously performing many of the tasks that a manned post would perform but at a fraction of the cost. SCOT can be positioned to monitor and record both human and vehicle activity in any environment, indoors or outdoors. RAD’s feature of SuspectSpotter uses artificial intelligence for accurate detection of people, and then can perform a variety of actions based on location, time of day and day of week. SCOT also includes the capability of initiating emergency calls to remote monitoring personnel with two-way audio and video communications. In the case of an imminent threat or actual emergency, the guest would push the unit’s CALL SECURITY button. Immediately, they will be greeted by a remote monitoring officer who could then activate additional device alarms and dispatch security personnel or law enforcement. SCOT’s concierge and customer engagement features via its oversized web-enabled touch screen will provide welcome information services to airport guests.

ROSA (Responsive Observation Security Agent) is a compact, self-contained, security and communication solution that can be deployed in about 15 minutes. Like SCOT, it only requires power as it includes all necessary communications hardware. ROSA’s AI-driven security analytics include human and vehicle detection, license plate recognition, responsive digital signage and audio messaging, and complete integration with RAD’s software suite notification and response library. Two-way communication is optimized for cellular, including live video from ROSA’s dual high-resolution, full-color, always-on cameras. The airport authority is expected to utilize ROSA for enhanced detection and deterrence of trespassers and other unauthorized intruders to secure areas.

“We solve so many challenges in the airport environment and we hope this deployment kicks off adoption across the country,” Reinharz concluded.

Follow Steve Reinharz on Twitter @SteveReinharz for AITX updates.

Robotic Assistance Devices (RAD) is a high-tech start-up that delivers robotics and artificial intelligence-based solutions that empower organizations to gain new insight, solve complex security challenges, and fuel new business ideas at reduced costs. RAD developed its advanced security robot technology from the ground up including circuit board design, and base code development. This allows RAD to have complete control over all of design elements, performance, quality and the user’s experience of all security robots whether SCOT™, ROSA™, Wally™, Wally HSO™, AVA™, or ROAMEO™. Read about how RAD is reinventing the security services industry by downloading the Autonomous Remote Services Industry Manifesto.

CAUTIONARY DISCLOSURE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this news release other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” that are based on current expectations and assumptions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the ability of Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions to provide for its obligations, to provide working capital needs from operating revenues, to obtain additional financing needed for any future acquisitions, to meet competitive challenges and technological changes, to meet business and financial goals including projections and forecasts, and other risks. Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement(s) and/or to confirm the statement(s) to actual results or changes in Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions expectations.

About Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions (AITX)

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Amazon Becomes Europe’s Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy

Amazon Becomes Europe’s Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy

Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy globally and in Europe with 206 projects around the world, enough to power millions of homes a year

With more than 2.5 GW of capacity in Europe, and 8.5 GW of renewable energy capacity globally, Amazon is on a path to 100% renewable energy by 2025

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The company now has 206 renewable energy projects globally, including 71 utility-scale wind and solar projects and 135 solar rooftops on facilities and stores worldwide, which will generate 8.5 GW of electricity production capacity globally. With this latest announcement, Amazon is now the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, with more than 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity, enough to power more than two million European homes a year.

These projects supply renewable energy to Amazon’s corporate offices, fulfillment centers, Whole Foods Market stores, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, which power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally. The renewable energy from these projects also helps Amazon meet its commitment to produce the clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by all consumer Echo devices. All of these projects put Amazon on a path to power 100% of its activities with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Investing in renewable energy is one of the many actions Amazon is taking as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

“Amazon continues to scale up its investments in renewable energy as part of its effort to meet The Climate Pledge, our commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “With these nine new wind and solar projects, we have announced 206 renewable wind and solar projects worldwide, and we are now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally. Many parts of our business are already operating on renewable energy, and we expect to power all of Amazon with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of our original target of 2030.”

The nine new wind and solar projects announced today in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK include:

  • Our first solar project paired with energy storage: Based in California’s Imperial Valley, Amazon’s first solar project paired with energy storage allows the company to align solar generation with the greatest demand. The project generates 100 megawatts (MW) of solar energy, which is enough to power over 28,000 homes for a year and includes 70 MW of energy storage. The project also allows Amazon to deploy next-generation technologies for energy storage and management while maintaining the reliability and resilience of California’s electricity grid.
  • Our first renewable project in Canada: Amazon is announcing its first renewable energy investment in Canada—an 80 MW solar project in the County of Newell in Alberta. Once complete, it will produce over 195,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy to the grid, or enough energy to power more than 18,000 Canadian homes for a year.
  • The largest corporate renewable energy project in the UK: Amazon’s newest project in the UK is a 350 MW wind farm off the coast of Scotland and is Amazon’s largest in the country. It is also the largest corporate renewable energy deal announced by any company in the UK to date.
  • New projects in the U.S.: Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Oklahoma is a 118 MW wind project located in Murray County. Amazon is also building new solar projects in Ohio’s Allen, Auglaize, and Licking counties. Together, these Ohio projects will account for more than 400 MW of new energy procurement in the state.
  • Additional investments in Spain and Sweden: In Spain, Amazon’s newest solar projects are located in Extremadura and Andalucia, and together add more than 170 MW to the grid. Amazon’s newest project in Sweden is a 258 MW onshore wind project located in Northern Sweden.

A map of all of Amazon’s renewable energy projects around the world can be found here.

“Amazon is a leader in renewable energy buying and is continuously changing the market through continuous innovation and investments in renewable energy. We are thrilled to see Amazon’s latest commitments around the world including in Spain, Sweden, and the UK. Long-term investments like these are crucial to companies moving closer to climate neutrality,” said Hannah Hunt, Impact Director, RE-Source, a corporate renewable energy sourcing platform in Europe.

“Amazon continues to play a key role leading the corporate transition to renewable power worldwide and demonstrating that ambitious renewable targets are both achievable and widely beneficial,” said Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). “The company’s nine new clean energy projects bring them to an impressive record total of 8.5 gigawatts of global renewable capacity and include Amazon’s first solar plus storage project, using advanced technology to help deliver a clean, reliable grid.”

“Leading companies like Amazon know the value that solar can bring to their businesses and the planet,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). “We’re thrilled to see that Amazon is following through on its climate commitments and is investing in renewable energy assets across the world. Wall Street, customers, and international businesses are all watching what American companies are doing about climate change, and this type of leadership can have a major impact on the climate crisis.”

Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, a commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. The pledge now has 53 signatories, including IBM, Unilever, Verizon, Siemens, Microsoft, and Best Buy. To reach its goal, Amazon will continue to reduce emissions across its operations by taking real business actions and establishing a path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, five years ahead of the company’s original target of 2030; delivering its Shipment Zero vision to make all shipments net-zero carbon, with 50% net-zero carbon by 2030; purchasing 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles; and by investing $2 billion in the development of decarbonizing services and solutions through the Climate Pledge Fund. For more information, visit https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/.

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Amazon Invests in Nine New Renewable Energy Projects in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Sweden, and the UK and Becomes Europe’s Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy

Amazon Invests in Nine New Renewable Energy Projects in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Sweden, and the UK and Becomes Europe’s Largest Corporate Buyer of Renewable Energy

Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy globally and in Europe with 206 projects around the world, enough to power millions of homes a year

With more than 2.5 GW of capacity in Europe, and 8.5 GW of renewable energy capacity globally, Amazon is on a path to 100% renewable energy by 2025

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. The company now has 206 renewable energy projects globally, including 71 utility-scale wind and solar projects and 135 solar rooftops on facilities and stores worldwide, which will generate 8.5 GW of electricity production capacity globally. With this latest announcement, Amazon is now the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, with more than 2.5 GW of renewable energy capacity, enough to power more than two million European homes a year.

These projects supply renewable energy to Amazon’s corporate offices, fulfillment centers, Whole Foods Market stores, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers, which power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally. The renewable energy from these projects also helps Amazon meet its commitment to produce the clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by all consumer Echo devices. All of these projects put Amazon on a path to power 100% of its activities with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Investing in renewable energy is one of the many actions Amazon is taking as part of The Climate Pledge, a commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement.

“Amazon continues to scale up its investments in renewable energy as part of its effort to meet The Climate Pledge, our commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO. “With these nine new wind and solar projects, we have announced 206 renewable wind and solar projects worldwide, and we are now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally. Many parts of our business are already operating on renewable energy, and we expect to power all of Amazon with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of our original target of 2030.”

The nine new wind and solar projects announced today in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK include:

  • Our first solar project paired with energy storage: Based in California’s Imperial Valley, Amazon’s first solar project paired with energy storage allows the company to align solar generation with the greatest demand. The project generates 100 megawatts (MW) of solar energy, which is enough to power over 28,000 homes for a year and includes 70 MW of energy storage. The project also allows Amazon to deploy next-generation technologies for energy storage and management while maintaining the reliability and resilience of California’s electricity grid.
  • Our first renewable project in Canada: Amazon is announcing its first renewable energy investment in Canada—an 80 MW solar project in the County of Newell in Alberta. Once complete, it will produce over 195,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy to the grid, or enough energy to power more than 18,000 Canadian homes for a year.
  • The largest corporate renewable energy project in the UK: Amazon’s newest project in the UK is a 350 MW wind farm off the coast of Scotland and is Amazon’s largest in the country. It is also the largest corporate renewable energy deal announced by any company in the UK to date.
  • New projects in the U.S.: Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Oklahoma is a 118 MW wind project located in Murray County. Amazon is also building new solar projects in Ohio’s Allen, Auglaize, and Licking counties. Together, these Ohio projects will account for more than 400 MW of new energy procurement in the state.
  • Additional investments in Spain and Sweden: In Spain, Amazon’s newest solar projects are located in Extremadura and Andalucia, and together add more than 170 MW to the grid. Amazon’s newest project in Sweden is a 258 MW onshore wind project located in Northern Sweden.

A map of all of Amazon’s renewable energy projects around the world can be found here.

“Amazon continues to play a key role leading the corporate transition to renewable power worldwide and demonstrating that ambitious renewable targets are both achievable and widely beneficial,” said Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). “The company’s nine new clean energy projects bring them to an impressive record total of 8.5 gigawatts of global renewable capacity and include Amazon’s first solar plus storage project, using advanced technology to help deliver a clean, reliable grid.”

“Leading companies like Amazon know the value that solar can bring to their businesses and the planet,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). “We’re thrilled to see that Amazon is following through on its climate commitments and is investing in renewable energy assets across the world. Wall Street, customers, and international businesses are all watching what American companies are doing about climate change, and this type of leadership can have a major impact on the climate crisis.”

Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, a commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and be net-zero carbon by 2040. The pledge now has 53 signatories, including IBM, Unilever, Verizon, Siemens, Microsoft, and Best Buy. To reach its goal, Amazon will continue to reduce emissions across its operations by taking real business actions and establishing a path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, five years ahead of the company’s original target of 2030; delivering its Shipment Zero vision to make all shipments net-zero carbon, with 50% net-zero carbon by 2030; purchasing 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles, and by investing $2 billion in the development of decarbonizing services and solutions through the Climate Pledge Fund. For more information, visit https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

About Amazon Web Services

For 15 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS has been continually expanding its services to support virtually any cloud workload, and it now has more than 200 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security, hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and application development, deployment, and management from 80 Availability Zones (AZs) within 25 geographic regions, with announced plans for 15 more Availability Zones and five more AWS Regions in Australia, India, Indonesia, Spain, and Switzerland. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.

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