LONDON: Dekel Agri-Vision Plc, the West African focused agriculture company, has reported 54 percent increase in crude palm oil production to 1,965 tonnes from its vertically integrated palm oil project at Ayenouan in Côte d’Ivoire for September 2020. Crude palm oil (CPO) production at the company’s mill at Ayenouan increased 54% to 1,965 tonnes in…
Ovoca Bio appoints Christopher Wiltshire as Chief Business Officer
DUBLIN: Ovoca Bio, a biopharmaceutical company with a focus on women’s health, announced the appointment of Christopher Wiltshire as Chief Business Officer and Executive Director of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Wiltshire previously served as Non-Executive Director of the Board of Ovoca Bio. Mr. Wiltshire is an experienced senior pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive with over…
Biffa plc announces £35 million acquisition of Simply Waste Solutions
LONDON: Biffa plc, the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, has acquired Simply Waste Solutions, a leading industrial and commercial (I&C) waste collection business in the south of England. Biffa has acquired 100% of the share capital of Camo Ltd, which trades under the Simply Waste brand, for an upfront debt and cash free consideration…
Acacia Pharma completes drawdown from €25 million loan facility from Cosmo Pharmaceuticals
CAMBRIDGE: Acacia Pharma Group announced that it has drawn down the remaining €10 million available under its unsecured €25 million loan facility with Cosmo Technologies Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cosmo Pharmaceuticals N.V. The Company plans to deploy this capital to support its ongoing US launches of BARHEMSYS (amisulpride injection) for postoperative nausea & vomiting…
CBD Global Sciences launches Aethics on European eCommerce CBD market platform
DENVER: CBD Global Sciences Inc. launched its premier CBD product line, Aethics on the first and most popular European eCommerce CBD market platform, Mellow. The Company will be launching a selection of its most popular Aethics CBD products on the Mellow Store site. The products will be available on the site in the UK, and…
Highland Grow signs cannabis supply deal Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (AGLC)
VANCOUVER: MYM Nutraceuticals’ wholly-owned subsidiary and Health Canada licensed cannabis producer, Highland Grow Inc. has entered into a supply agreement with the Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (AGLC) to supply Highland Grow branded cannabis flower throughout the province of Alberta. “This agreement with the Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (AGLC) represents our ninth…
Online classifieds specialist, Adevinta sells Avito, Tayara and Fincaraíz
OSLO: Adevinta ASA, a global online classifieds specialist, has signed an agreement for the sale of its online classifieds businesses Avito in Morocco; Tayara in Tunisia and Fincaraíz in Colombia to Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV), a news release said. All three sites hold leading market positions in their respective geographies. FDV specialises in developing online…
Elliptic Laboratories successfully places NOK 125 million private placement
OSLO: Elliptic Laboratories AS has announced a successful private placement raising gross proceeds of NOK 125 million through the allocation of 833,333 new shares at a subscription price of NOK 150 per share. The Private Placement attracted very strong interest from Norwegian, Nordic and international high-quality institutional investors and was significantly oversubscribed. Three cornerstone investors…
Asetek receives $600,000 order from global data center OEM partner
AALBORG, DENMARK: Asetek AS has announced a new order from a current HPC OEM partner. The order value is approximately USD 600,000 depending on final configuration. Shipments are anticipated to commence late this year and conclude early next year. Asetek, the creator of the all-in-one liquid cooler, is the global leader for liquid cooling solutions…
TietoEVRY and Zwipe partner to deliver biometric payments to banks in Nordic and Baltic
OSLO: Zwipe and TietoEVRY have agreed to jointly roll-out biometric payment solutions based on the Zwipe Pay ONE platform for banks in the Nordic and Baltic regions. With the recent surge in demand for safer and more secure payments, TietoEVRY is embracing biometric payment innovations that enable more hygienic, secure and convenient payments for consumers….
ArcticZymes to supply Simcere with HL-SAN for metagenomics sequencing tests
TROMSØ: ArcticZymes AS has entered into a supply and distribution agreement with precision medicine company Jiangsu Simcere Diagnostics, Nanjing, China for the supply of Heat-Labile Salt Active Nuclease (HL-SAN) to be used in the development and manufacturing of Simcere’s sequencing assays. HL-SAN is a critical component of Simcere Diagnostics’ infectious disease metagenomic assays. In particular,…
Grand Venture Technology incorporates wholly-owned subsidiary in Malaysia
SINGAPORE: The Board of Directors of Grand Venture Technology Limited has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary in Malaysia known as Grand Venture Technology (Penang) Sdn Bhd (GVT PG). GVT PG was incorporated with an issued and paid-up share capital of MYR 3 (approximately S$1). The principal business of GVT PG will be that of manufacturing complex…