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VANCOUVER, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BetterLife Pharma Inc. (“BetterLife” or the “Company”) (CSE: BETR / OTCQB : BETRF / FRA: NPAU) is pleased to announce that it has been added to the Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF (PSYK : NEO), the world’s first ETF offering direct exposure to North American publicly listed securities that have significant business activities in, or significant exposure to, the psychedelics industry.

BetterLife’s therapeutic pipeline includes TD-0148A, a nontoxic second-generation Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (“LSD”) derivative molecule that mimics the projected therapeutic potential of LSD in the treatment of disorders such as severe depression, substance dependencies, post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”), and migraines.

Ahmad Doroudian, BetterLife’s CEO, said “We are honoured to be included in the Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF as part of the first quarterly rebalance of its holdings. The ETF will bring additional exposure to potential new investors and generate value for existing shareholders.”

The Company also announced today that it has closed a non-brokered private placement (the “Offering”) by issuing 1,779,833 common shares at a price of CAD$1.40 per common share for gross proceeds of CAD$2,491,766.  The common shares issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a four month hold period under applicable securities laws, which hold period expires four months and a day following the date of issuance.  BetterLife will use the proceeds for working capital purposes and for advancement of pre-clinical and clinical programs.

About Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is an innovative financial services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Horizons ETFs product family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Horizons ETFs has over $17.5 billion of assets under management and 88 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges.

For further information please visit www.HorizonsETFs.com.

About BetterLife Pharma Inc.

BetterLife Pharma Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of next generation psychedelic products for the treatment of mental disorders. Utilizing drug delivery platform technologies, BetterLife is also refining and developing drug candidates from a broad set of complementary interferon-based technologies which have the potential to engage the immune system to fight virus infections, such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and human papillomavirus.

For further information please visit www.abetterlifepharma.com.
Contact

Ahmad Doroudian, Chief Executive Officer
Email: [email protected]
Phone:  (604) 221-0595

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• Latest iteration of ProPILOT Assistⁱ uses navigation data to more intuitively support driver on highways, including curves and exits
• Traffic Sign Recognitionⁱⁱ offers speed-limit information to the driver, and when enabled with ProPILOT Assist, can help adjust the all-new QX60’s speed
• All-new 2022 INFINITI QX60 arrives in the U.S. later this year

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Supporting the driver has been part of INFINITI’s mission since the beginning.

It shouldn’t be a surprise then that the newest INFINITI offers intuitive tech features that do just that.

Today, INFINITI announces its newest crossover, the all-new 2022 INFINITI QX60, which is expected to arrive in the U.S. before the end of this year, will be the first model in the automaker’s lineup to feature the latest iteration of its innovative ProPILOT Assist system. The updated technology delivers smoother driver-support features and offers enhanced features that seamlessly connect to the vehicle’s navigation system to support the driver proactively in situations such as highway off-ramps.

“Our commitment to supporting drivers at INFINITI has never wavered,” said INFINITI’s General Manager, Product Strategy and Planning Eric Rigaux. “With the all-new QX60 and its ProPILOT Assist enhanced by navigation, we’re working to keep that tradition alive. Whether on a long haul for the weekend or a long highway commute on the way home at the end of the day, we’re proud to offer systems that intuitively back the driver.”

The latest ProPILOT Assist system combines information gathered from the QX60’s array of sensors and cameras with navigation information to assist its driver better. The data analyzed from the navigation system could include upcoming curves that require the QX60 to slow or exiting on an off-ramp. An extended automatic restart system now supports stopping for up to 30 seconds in stop-and-go traffic situations.

“For the all-new QX60, we really wanted to up the ante to improve the confidence that customers will have in ProPILOT Assist,” said Melissa Tellez, autonomous drive testing and development engineer for INFINITI. “I like to think of it as a wetsuit. When you put one on and you jump in a lake, the wetsuit will not swim you to the other end of the lake. But while you’re swimming, it’ll help keep you comfortable, and it reduces the amount of energy you have to spend because it helps you float. It’s the same with ProPILOT Assist — it doesn’t drive you from point A to point B, but while you’re driving, you’re more comfortable and confident.”

Since its introduction on the 2019 INFINITI QX50, ProPILOT Assist has been further refined to more smoothly assist drivers. In the all-new 2022 QX60, the system can proactively brake sooner and more softly, and its steering assistance is more natural. The three-row crossover can better maintain speeds on a downhill grade as well using the advanced Intelligent Cruise Control system.

Traffic Sign Recognition on the 2022 INFINITI QX60 relays vital information to the driver via the instrument cluster or an available head-up display. When ProPILOT Assist is engaged and customized to follow posted speeds, information gathered from the onboard system can help the driver quickly match speeds in changing speed-limit zones. When entering a new speed-limit zone, the system can prompt the driver to accept a change in set speed to match, or the system can automatically change set speeds.

Those advanced systems combine with the all-new 2022 INFINITI QX60’s construction and suite of onboard active safety features to offer confidence and comfort to its driver and passengers that each journey can be completed more easily.

More information about the all-new 2022 INFINITI QX60 will be released closer to market launch later this year. Stay tuned.

About INFINITI

INFINITI Motor Company is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan with operations around the world including regional offices based in the Americas, China and INFINITI International Markets based in Dubai. The INFINITI brand of premium automobiles are assembled in manufacturing facilities in Japan, North America and China. INFINITI design studios are located in Atsugi-Shi near Yokohama, London, San Diego and Beijing.

More information about INFINITI and its industry leading technologies can be found at www.INFINITIUSA.com. You can also follow INFINITI on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and see all of our latest videos on YouTube.

INFINITI Communications Contacts:

Kyle Bazemore
Director, INFINITI Americas Corporate Communications
615-739-8404
[email protected]

Aileen Clarke
Manager, INFINITI U.S. Product Communications 
949-359-1112
[email protected]  

ⁱ ProPILOT Assist cannot prevent collisions. It is the driver’s responsibility to be in control of the vehicle at all times. Always monitor traffic conditions and keep both hands on the steering wheel. System operates only when lane markings are detected. Does not function in all weather, traffic and road conditions. System has limited control capability and the driver may need to steer, brake or accelerate at any time to maintain safety. See Owner’s Manual for safety information.
ⁱⁱ Traffic Sign Recognition may not detect and read all traffic signs in all conditions. Driver should monitor all traffic signs and obey all traffic laws. See Owner’s Manual for details.

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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FirstOnSite Restoration, Canada’s leading property restoration company, today announced that eight North American sister companies from Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico have adopted the Canadian name and are moving to a new unified brand – FIRST ONSITE.

“FIRST ONSITE is looking to redefine the industry with its unwavering mission to be the first to help, support and lead in the face of disaster,” said Dave Demos, Chief Executive Officer of FIRST ONSITE, Canada. “With today’s announcement, this shared promise aligns our collective efforts and positions us to be the only restoration partner Canadian businesses and homeowners will ever need.”

The combined company has more than 80 branch locations across Canada and the U.S. (including Puerto Rico and Hawaii). Given the geographical coverage, breadth of services and industry vertical specializations the company offers, FIRST ONSITE has the knowledge, resources, and commitment to provide a full suite of disaster preparedness and property restoration services like no other vendor.

In Canada, FIRST ONSITE has spent 13 years on the frontlines of high-risk situations due to climate change, natural disasters and weather-related events. It has been on site at some of the country’s most severe catastrophes such as the 2018 Greater Toronto Area (GTA) flood; Fort McMurray, BC and Slave Lake wildfires; the Goderich tornado; Hurricane Sandy; and the southern Alberta floods.

“The name says it all. FIRST ONSITE is embracing a name with a strong pedigree and solid reputation in Canada,” said Jenny Vandehey, Chief Brand Officer, FIRST ONSITE. “The joint effort of each legacy company throughout the branding journey provided a lens on best practices, strengths, unity and purpose that we collectively share going forward.”

The unified companies include multiple restoration brands under parent company FirstService Corporation’s holdings: Quebec’s Restauration PremièreAction, Interstate Restoration, Interstate Hawaii, Trilink Restoration Services, Super Restoration, CATCO, Rolyn and Perfection Property Restoration.

FIRST ONSITE is dedicated to helping customers – from homeowners to communities, to large multinational corporations – respond to and get back to business and life as quickly as possible after a natural disaster, or property-related emergency.

“Becoming FIRST ONSITE represents an important milestone in the company’s vision of being the North American leader in the disaster restoration industry,” said Jeff Johnson, Global CEO of FIRST ONSITE. “By uniting our 2,000 team members under one purpose, we look forward to helping customers large and small, prepare for as well as rebuild, restore and rise after an event.”

About FIRST ONSITE: North America’s Trusted Leader in Property Restoration

FIRST ONSITE Restoration is the largest independent North American disaster restoration services provider, providing emergency preparedness, remediation, restoration, and reconstruction services across Canada, the U.S. and Puerto Rico. FIRST ONSITE offers more than 2,000 employees, 80-plus branches and a combined 70-plus years of industry-leading experience and expertise with a commitment to customer service. FIRST ONSITE proudly serves the commercial, municipal, industrial and residential sectors. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstService Corporation.

Press Contacts:

Dana Sharman
MAVERICK For FIRST ONSITE
[email protected]
705-878-6493

Janine Yetke
Director of Marketing
FIRST ONSITE, Canada
[email protected]
416-779-9448

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AUSTIN, Texas, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Escher Biomedical Diagnostics, LLC announced that its Escher BT-MED® COV19 Saliva Test has been accepted by FDA as a Notification under Section IV.C of the Emergency Use Authorization program. The BT-MED^® COV19 Test system is a high-throughput molecular method for detecting infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in specimens of saliva from individuals suspected of COVID-19 by their healthcare provider.

Through this Notification, Escher indicates its intent to distribute the COVID-19 virus test in the US while FDA review of the EUA request is pending. At present, the BT-MED^® COV19 Test is for use only in CLIA-high-complexity laboratories. 

“We are pleased to introduce this important method to the detection and characterization of pathogens. The novel approach developed by Biotrack BV allows fast and accurate detection of the COVID-19 virus within infected human cells that appear in saliva,” stated Phil Speros of Escher. “And there are many advantages to saliva as a specimen, such as simplicity of collection, but also the ability to verify correct sample collection simply by observing the presence of the necessary small volume. These are important advantages over swab-based methods.” 

The BT-MED^® diagnostic device is based on in situ hybridization with fluorescent molecular probe, coupled with automated intelligent digital image processing that evaluates as to the presence or absence of the virus. “There is no ‘RT’ and No ‘PCR’ because the BT-MED^® COV19 method uses alternate methods to amplify the signal due to the virus.”

Gerard Schouten, CEO of Biotrack BV, the manufacturer of the test system, comments, “After years of development our technology has come of age as a robust device that is simple to deploy and implement, even to challenging settings such as trucks and ships. Implementation in a clinical laboratory is easy.” Schouten continued, “The fact that our system directly observes the molecular probe-lit viral nucleic acids in the infected human cells [shed in saliva] made it possible to create automated software to determine whether there is an infection or not.”

About the BT-MED^® System:

The BT-MED^® system is composed of the BT-MED^® Analyzer and test kits associated with specific pathogens or panels of pathogens. The Analyzer can be configured for full automated use, which minimizes the need for human technical activities, or partial automated use, which allows higher throughput. 

The BT-MED^® Analyzer and BT-MED^® COV19 Test Kit is also CE Marked.

About Saliva as a Testing Specimen for COVID-19:

Saliva is a specimen type of interest, but other molecular approaches have seen variable results not always consistent with a very high accuracy testing. Increasing understanding of the biology of COVID-19 infections offers clear evidence that saliva contains cells that are quite useful in detecting the viral infection. (For example: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01296-8 ). The BT-MED^® method has distinct advantages in using saliva as a specimen type.

About Escher Biomedical Diagnostics, LLC:

Escher Biomedical Diagnostics, LLC is a joint venture between Biotrack BV, the Netherlands company that manufactures the BT-MED^® Analyzer and COV19 Test Kit, and Echo Testing Group, LLC, an Austin, Texas company founded to bring the BT-MED^® to the US and Canada, and Escher holds the exclusive marketing rights to do so. 

About Biotrack BV

Biotrack BV, of Leeuwarden, Netherlands is the developer and manufacturer of the Biotrack-MED^® system, branded in the US and Canada as BT-MED^®. Besides medical applications, the platform technology has seen application in industrial and municipal monitoring applications. Biotrack BV is ISO13485 certified.

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PHILADELPHIA, March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGFS), a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced the Company has reached a settlement in its ongoing litigation against Decco Post-Harvest, Inc. and Decco’s parent company, UPL Limited.

The terms of the settlement agreement, pursuant to which all outstanding litigation between the parties is now settled, are confidential.

“AgroFresh transformed the post-harvest industry more than 20 years ago with the development and commercialization of SmartFresh™ Quality System 1-MCP technology. Our consistent commitment to research and development continues to drive innovation for the industry, which is the backbone of our organization. We are pleased to settle this matter as we shift our focus to the future,” said Jordi Ferre, AgroFresh CEO.

About AgroFresh

AgroFresh (Nasdaq: AGFS) is an AgTech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food loss/waste and conserve the planet’s resources by providing a range of science-based solutions, data-driven digital technologies and high-touch customer services. AgroFresh supports growers, packers and retailers with solutions across the food supply chain to enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The AgroFresh organization has 40 years of post-harvest experience across a broad range of crops, including revolutionizing the apple industry with the SmartFresh™ Quality System for more than 20 years. This is powered by a comprehensive portfolio that includes plant-based coatings, equipment and proprietary solutions that help improve the freshness supply chain from harvest to the home. Visit agrofresh.com to learn more.

Contact:

For AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.
ICR Inc.

Jeff Sonnek – Investor Relations
[email protected]
646-277-1263

Cory Ziskind – Media Relations
[email protected]
646-277-1232

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zscaler, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZS) and CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), two leaders in cloud-native security, today announced a series of integrations that deliver end-to-end security protection from the endpoint to the application. These integrations for joint customers strengthen security by providing an identity-centric and data-centric zero trust approach that encompasses data, people, devices, workloads, and networks.

Zscaler is CrowdStrike’s first cloud security partner to leverage CrowdStrike Zero Trust Assessment (ZTA) in general availability to enable secure access to applications from any endpoint, regardless of the user or location. Utilizing the expansive telemetry of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform that processes over 5 trillion events a week, ZTA grants dynamic conditional access based on continuous real-time security posture assessments of device health and compliance checks. Through the integration with Zscaler Private Access^TM (ZPA^TM), access to private applications can be automatically adapted based on the ZTA assessment score and updated access policies from Zscaler.

“Employees are working from anywhere and applications are moving to the cloud,” said Amit Sinha, president, chief technology officer, board member, Zscaler. “The enterprise perimeter doesn’t exist anymore, the internet is the new corporate network, and security should follow users and workloads wherever they are. Zero trust requires decoupling application access from being on the corporate network and allowing access based on identity, context, and business policies. This dramatically reduces an organization’s attack surface and prevents lateral propagation of attacks that we’ve seen repeatedly when organizations rely on legacy firewall and network-centric solutions.”

This collaboration between the two cloud-native security leaders provides joint customers with adaptive, risk-based access control to private applications, enabling improved defense for people working from anywhere. The integration also enables automated workflow between the two platforms through threat intelligence and telemetry data sharing, providing zero-day malware protection, automatic update of inline custom blocklists, and faster data correlation and impact assessment.

“Recent high profile attacks involving compromised credentials have served as a moment of truth for organizations struggling with expanding remote workforces, growth of cloud applications, and an increasingly complex threat landscape,” said Michael Sentonas, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike. “Modern organizations need to embrace an identity-centric approach to security with a mature zero trust architecture that is dynamic and end-to-end, automating workflows that ensure verified access across endpoints, networks, workloads, and devices. Zero trust must be the de facto standard in today’s work-from-anywhere world.”

“CrowdStrike and Zscaler’s scalable and complementary solutions enabled our organization’s security transformation by providing increased visibility of endpoints and workloads across our approximately 400 offices in 60 countries. Immediate detection and response are critical for stopping potential breaches, and we are able to significantly accelerate our response,” said Erik Hart, chief information security officer for Cushman & Wakefield. “As distributed workforces continue to grow and increasingly expose corporate environments to intensifying cyber threat activity, an identity-centric zero trust strategy must be implemented to ensure that access is verified and that organizational risks are minimized.”

The integrations will offer mutual customers four key benefits:

• ZPA incorporates CrowdStrike’s real-time ZTA to enforce access policy to private apps to reduce organizational risks
• Zscaler Internet Access^TM (ZIA^TM) deployed inline stops malware propagation by triggering device quarantine through the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform
• CrowdStrike’s Falcon X threat intelligence and Falcon Endpoint Protection device telemetry data can be shared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange for seamless usage when integrations are activated to provide stronger protection and increased visibility
• Cross-platform workflow shortens response time and helps combat increasing volumes and sophistication of attacks

Zscaler and CrowdStrike first partnered in 2019 to integrate the CrowdStrike Falcon platform with Zscaler’s cloud security platform to provide customers with real-time threat detection and automated policy enforcement to improve security across networks and endpoints.

To learn more about the integration and hear from customers, register for the Beyond the Perimeter virtual events happening around the world.

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About Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across more than 150 data centers globally, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

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About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, is redefining security for the cloud era with an endpoint and workload protection platform built from the ground up to stop breaches. The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform’s single lightweight-agent architecture leverages cloud-scale artificial intelligence (AI) and offers real-time protection and visibility across the enterprise, preventing attacks on endpoints and workloads on or off the network. Powered by the proprietary CrowdStrike Threat Graph®, CrowdStrike Falcon correlates 5 trillion endpoint-related events per week in real time from across the globe, fueling one of the world’s most advanced data platforms for security.

With CrowdStrike, customers benefit from better protection, better performance and immediate time-to-value delivered by the cloud-native Falcon platform.

There’s only one thing to remember about CrowdStrike: We stop breaches.

Qualifying organizations can gain full access to Falcon Prevent™ by starting a free trial.

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