LONDON: Gfinity plc, an esports and gaming solutions provider, has been appointed to operate the inaugural ePremier League (ePL) Invitational tournament. The knockout tournament taking place this week will see Premier League footballers representing their clubs and playing EA Sports FIFA 20, with a live final to be aired on Sky Sports on Saturday 25…
Zenith to acquire Sidi El Kilani from KUFPEC for $0.5mn
LONDON: Zenith Energy Ltd., an oil & gas production company focused on pursuing African development opportunities, announced that its newly created wholly owned subsidiary Zenith Energy Netherlands B.V. has signed a conditional sale and purchase agreement with KUFPEC (Tunisia) Limited for the acquisition of a working interest in the North Kairouan permit and the Sidi…
SGX enhances business processes and encourages greater use of online services amid COVID-19
SINGAPORE: To ensure public health and safety amid COVID-19, Singapore Exchange (SGX) will close The Central Depository (CDP) Customer Service Centre from 18 April 2020 until further notice. SGX will also refine its processes to cater to the new operating environment, and similarly encourages customers to increase the use of online services. This is in…
Avalon Blockchain changes name to WSM Ventures
VANCOUVER: WSM Ventures Corp. announces that it has changed its name from “Avalon Blockchain Inc.” to “WSM Ventures Corp.” In connection with the change of name, it is anticipated that trading in the common shares of the Company will resume on the Canadian Securities Exchange at the open of markets on April 20, 2020 under…
SpectrumOne AB completes acquisition of Cloud Explorers
OSLO, NORWAY: SpectrumOne AB (publ) has completed the acquisition of Cloud Explorers AS. Furthermore, SpectrumOne has entered a guarantee commitment of approximately SEK 25 million, as previously communicated, with Jörns Bullmarknad AB. Lastly, the board informs regarding an updated preliminary timeline for the planned rights issue and directed issue of units and exercise period of…
Lianhua Qingwen capsule approved as an additional indication of COVID-19
SHIJIAZHUANG: On April 14, 2020, Yiling Pharmaceutical announced that Yiling Pharmaceutical and its subsidiary Beijing Yiling Pharmaceutical had received the approval document of drug supplement application concerning the application for new indications of Lianhua Qingwen capsules and Lianhua Qingwen granules issued by State Drug Administration. Lianhua Qingwen capsule and Lianhua Qingwen granules were approved to…
VR Education signs partnership agreement with VictoryXR
LONDON: VR Education, a leading virtual reality (VR) technology company focused on the education and enterprise training space, has signed a partnership agreement with US-based VictoryXR, a world leader in VR and augmented reality (AR) content creation for schools and education, for the use of the Group’s ENGAGE platform. VictoryXR specialises in US-based science curriculum…
Concepta signs manufacturing outsourcing agreements for myLotus
LONDON: Concepta PLC, the innovative UK personalised healthcare company and developer of the proprietary self-test platform (myLotus), the UK’s most accurate home-use fertility tracking and pregnancy testing system, announces that it has agreed to outsource manufacturing for myLotus; reducing overheads costs for the Company and allowing it to focus on product commercialisation. To this end,…
DeepMatter’s technology selected by Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute
LONDON: DeepMatter Group, company focusing on digitising chemistry, has signed a contract with the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute and Cancer Research Technology (the commercialisation and development arm of Cancer Research UK) for its DigitalGlassware platform. The technology will be installed within the institute’s Drug Discovery Unit to enable the accurate and reproducible sharing of…
China’s Huawei Technologies becomes top corporate patent filer for 3rd consecutive year
BEIJING: According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) data, China’s Huawei Technologies, the world’s biggest maker of telecoms equipment, has become the top corporate patent filer for the third consecutive year. Hence, in a first, China knocks U.S. from top spot in global patent race. WIPO, which oversees a system for countries to share…
Outlook on private mortgage insurers revised to negative as COVID-19 hits housing market
OLDWICK: U.S. based rating agency, AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on the private mortgage insurance segment to negative from stable, as the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced uncertainty in the viability of the primary and secondary markets for mortgages. The mortgage market is considerably healthier than it was during the 2008 credit crisis,…
Mota Ventures to acquire additional revenue producing CBD operations in Europe and North America
VANCOUVER: Mota Ventures Corp., an established direct to consumer provider of a wide range of CBD products in the United States and Europe, provides an update on the recent progress that is fueling the increase in sales for products under its First Class CBD brand. The Immune Support product line has been received exceptionally well…