Corporate development

Cosa Resources Acquires the Cosmo Uranium Property, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2024) - Cosa Resources Corp. (TSXV: COSA) (OTCQB: COSAF) (FSE: SSKU) ("Cosa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of the 100% owned Cosmo uranium property in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan ("Cosmo" or the "Property").

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  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 21, 2024) - Cosa Resources Corp. (TSXV: COSA) (OTCQB: COSAF) (FSE: SSKU) ("Cosa" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the acquisition of the 100% owned Cosmo uranium property in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan ("Cosmo" or the "Property").
  • Keith Bodnarchuk, President and CEO, commented: "With the successful acquisition of Cosmo, we continue to strengthen our portfolio of prospective and under-explored uranium projects in the Athabasca Basin.
  • As the clean energy revolution builds momentum, projects with sufficient size and the right geological framework are becoming more difficult to acquire.
  • We look forward to advancing Cosmo to drill testing given the proximity to known mineralization on trend and the project's location close to existing infrastructure."

Noom Strengthens Commercial Leadership Team with Trio of Executive Healthcare Appointments

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

NEW YORK, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noom, the leading digital healthcare company committed to chronic disease prevention and empowering people to live better and healthier lives, is pleased to announce three key healthcare leadership appointments: Jodi Bryant as President, Healthcare, Matt Moran as Chief Strategy Officer, and Cody Fair as Chief Commercial Officer.

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  • "We are thrilled to welcome Jodi and Matt to the Noom family while also celebrating Cody's well-earned promotion," said Geoff Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Noom.
  • In her new role at Noom, Jodi will lead the Healthcare team, overseeing the company's B2B and Clinical businesses.
  • Prior to joining Noom, Jodi held various leadership positions at renowned organizations such as Mercer, Aetna, and Headspace Health, where she served as Chief Commercial Officer.
  • In his role as Chief Strategy Officer at Noom, Matt will help evolve the strategy and direction of the organization.

Nano Dimension Announces Conference Call to Discuss Q4 and Full Year 2023 Record Results

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Waltham, Mass., March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) (“Nano Dimension” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printing solutions, announced today that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023 before the Nasdaq market opens on Thursday, March 21st, 2024.

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  • Mr. Yoav Stern, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Tomer Pinchas, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Julien Lederman, VP of Corporate Development, of Nano Dimension will host a conference call on March 21st, 2024, at 9:00 am ET, to discuss the financial results.
  • Participants can register for the conference by navigating to: https://dpregister.com/sreg/10186876/fbb757cdc0
    The call can be accessed via webcast link or phone as detailed below.
  • Participants will be required to state their name and company upon entering the call.
  • A replay will be available after the end of the conference call on Nano Dimension’s website.

Norsk Hydro: Trond Olaf Christophersen appointed acting CFO in Hydro

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Executive Vice President Trond Olaf Christophersen has from March 6, 2024, been appointed acting CFO in Hydro.

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  • Executive Vice President Trond Olaf Christophersen has from March 6, 2024, been appointed acting CFO in Hydro.
  • He replaces CFO Pål Kildemo, who will be leaving Hydro latest August 31 for a competitor.
  • Trond Olaf Christophersen is currently Executive Vice President for Corporate Development in Hydro.
  • Christophersen will remain in his current role and in addition act as CFO until a new CFO has been appointed.

Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited Approved for Construction of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”) Refinery at Teesworks, UK

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Recently, the project was awarded a £4.721M grant from the UK Department for Transport (“DfT”) Advanced Fuels Fund competition in support of its commitment to meet the growing demand for sustainable aviation solutions and contribute to a collective effort towards a more sustainable future for global aviation.

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  • Recently, the project was awarded a £4.721M grant from the UK Department for Transport (“DfT”) Advanced Fuels Fund competition in support of its commitment to meet the growing demand for sustainable aviation solutions and contribute to a collective effort towards a more sustainable future for global aviation.
  • "We're poised to dive into action, collaborating closely with our partners at Teesworks to bolster the UK’s SAF pipeline."
  • We are grateful for our partners at Teesworks and the DfT for supporting the advanced fuels sector,” said Stephanie Sutherland, WLFC’s Director of Corporate Development.
  • Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited's Carbonshift PtL process is targeted to produce SAF that can be seamlessly blended with conventional jet fuel for immediate use with existing commercial aircraft engines.

Trawick International Expands Global Accident & Health Division with Three Key UK Hires

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.

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  • Claire Hargreaves serves as Managing Director, overseeing strategy and business development for Trawick International's UK Accident & Health division.
  • Prior to joining Trawick International, she spent 10 years at AXA Global Healthcare as Assistant Head of Corporate Development, 11 years at Bupa International as Head of Corporate Sales UK & Europe, and most recently, four years at Global Benefits Group as Managing Director UK, Europe, CIS.
  • The Trawick International UK Accident & Health division will bring Life, Disability, Health, and Travel insurance offerings and the best-in-class service Trawick is known for, to an even greater market and audience.
  • The addition of Hargreaves, Fletcher, and Slabon-Adams to the UK-based team further strengthens the company’s global presence and foothold in the Accident & Health insurance space.

BridgeBio Pharma and Bayer Announce European Licensing Agreement for Acoramidis in ATTR-CM

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Monday, March 4, 2024

In exchange, BridgeBio will receive up to $310 million USD comprising of upfront and near-term milestone payments, as well as additional undisclosed sales milestones.

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  • In exchange, BridgeBio will receive up to $310 million USD comprising of upfront and near-term milestone payments, as well as additional undisclosed sales milestones.
  • BridgeBio will also receive royalties in a tiered structure beginning in the low-thirties percent on sales of acoramidis in Europe.
  • “We are excited to have found a like-minded partner in Bayer that shares our belief in the potential of acoramidis to ameliorate the lives of ATTR-CM patients.
  • BridgeBio has also presented analyses from ATTRibute-CM at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023 and at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023.

SPT Labtech and RevoluGen Demonstrate Fully Automated Bead-Based High Molecular Weight DNA Extraction

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

HADFIELD, United Kingdom, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and RevoluGen Ltd. (RevoluGen), a UK genomics company, announce the successful automation of RevoluGen’s Fire Monkey™ High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction chemistry in a bead-based format using SPT Labtech’s firefly® automated liquid handling platform.

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  • HADFIELD, United Kingdom, Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, and RevoluGen Ltd. (RevoluGen), a UK genomics company, announce the successful automation of RevoluGen’s Fire Monkey™ High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction chemistry in a bead-based format using SPT Labtech’s firefly® automated liquid handling platform.
  • The automated protocol enables the processing of up to 96 samples in parallel to prepare HMW DNA suitable for library preparation for long-read sequencing in under two hours.
  • To achieve this, RevoluGen has applied its Fire Monkey High Molecular Weight DNA extraction chemistry to develop a magnetic bead-based DNA extraction method that is compatible with the liquid handling volumes and broad capabilities of SPT Labtech’s firefly automated liquid handling instrument.
  • “This combination of Fire Monkey reagents and firefly’s automation capabilities represents an excellent fit for long-read sequencing users seeking an automated solution for High Molecular Weight DNA extraction.

Fairfax Announces Acquisition of Additional Orla Shares

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Monday, February 26, 2024

TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has acquired, through its insurance company subsidiaries, 800,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) of Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA) (“Orla”) at an average price of $4.88 per Common Share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3,903,000 through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “Share Purchase”).

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has acquired, through its insurance company subsidiaries, 800,000 common shares (the “Common Shares”) of Orla Mining Ltd. (TSX: OLA) (“Orla”) at an average price of $4.88 per Common Share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3,903,000 through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “Share Purchase”).
  • The Share Purchase represents approximately 0.25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Orla and brings Fairfax’s total holdings, through its insurance subsidiaries, of such securities to 55,405,229 Common Shares (or approximately 17.58% of all Common Shares).
  • Immediately prior to the Share Purchase, Fairfax, through its insurance company subsidiaries, beneficially owned and controlled 54,605,229 Common Shares, representing approximately 17.33% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Orla.
  • Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.

FEMSA Forward - Focused Leadership in Retail, Beverages & Digital

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Friday, February 23, 2024

de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced today that, as part of its commitment to the FEMSA Forward strategy, it is implementing changes in its corporate organization.

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  • de C.V. (“FEMSA” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FMX; BMV: FEMSAUBD, FEMSAUB) announced today that, as part of its commitment to the FEMSA Forward strategy, it is implementing changes in its corporate organization.
  • In this context, and having largely concluded the transformational transactions stemming from FEMSA Forward, today we are announcing two changes in FEMSA’s senior leadership team.
  • His leadership, financial acumen, and strategic vision have been key to the continued success and financial strength of FEMSA and its Business Units.
  • He began working with FEMSA in 1999 as a strategic advisor before formally joining FEMSA in 2003, occupying different leadership positions in the Corporate Development, Strategic Planning, and Treasury teams at both Coca-Cola FEMSA and FEMSA.