Day: December 31, 2021

Speculative funds return as virus cases ease in November

Published by Philippine Star Lawrence Agcaoili – The Philippine Star January 1, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — More foreign portfolio investments or speculative funds reentered the Philippines in November compared to the previous months amid the continued reopening of the economy as COVID-19 cases declined. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed the net inflow of foreign portfolio investments hit a five-month high of $109.56 million in November, the most since the $334.51 million inflow last June. This also reversed the net outflow in September and October when daily COVID-19 infections reache…

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DOST, stakeholders seek FDA approval of VCO vs COVID-19

Published by Philippine Star Rainier Allan Ronda – The Philippine Star January 1, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will work with the country’s foremost industry association of coconut processors to get virgin coconut oil (VCO) approved for indications for mild COVID-19 cases by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Rowena Cristina Guevara, undersecretary for research and development, said that the DOST’s Research Group led primarily by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development will provide technical, as well as R&D documentation assistance, to the VCO…

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MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION ACQUIRES SKANEM GROUP’S LABEL OPERATIONS IN EUROPE AND THAILAND

Cincinnati Ohio and Stavanger Norway, Dec. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CINCINNATI, OHIO and STAVANGER, NORWAY – DECEMBER 31st, 2021 – Multi-Color Corporation (MCC), one of the largest label companies in the world, is pleased to advise that the previously announced acquisition of Skanem Group’s label operations in Europe and Thailand successfully closed yesterday. Effective immediately, seven […]

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Vir Biotechnology Announces New Research Describing The Structural Basis Of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Immune Evasion And Receptor Engagement

Published by The Street By GlobeNewswire – Growing body of evidence validates Vir’s approach of targeting a highly conserved region of the spike protein – – Together with recent pseudo- and live virus results, additional preclinical data reinforce sotrovimab retains in vitro neutralizing activity against all known variants of concern, including the highly divergent Omicron variant – SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vir Biotechnology, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIR) today announced new preclinical research published to the preprint server bioRxiv, describing the structural basis and magnitude by which the new SAR…

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Achiko AG Completing CHF4.85m Financing And Changes To Senior Team

Published by The Street By GlobeNewswire Completing CHF 4.85 Million Placement from August 2021Board Director Christophe Laurent to RetireAppoints Adam O’Keeffe as Ad Interim Chief Financial OfficerZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR – Achiko AG (OTCQB: ACHKF; SIX: ACHI; ISIN CH0522213468) (“Achiko”, the “Company”) is moving to complete a CHF 4.85 million funding transaction with strategic investors that began in August 2021, and includes the retirement of the outstanding portion of its obligations to Yorkville Capital Management LLC, and the capital incr…

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Year in Review 2021

As 2021 draws to a close and the pandemic enters its third year of irrevocably changing life as we know it, we celebrate the stories of hope, resilience, compassion, and innovation that have uplifted our community, nation and world, paragons of strengt…

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Omicron Surge Prompts CES to Trim a Day from Schedule

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will end a day earlier than planned, the organizer of the global technology and gadget show said, after companies including Amazon and General Motors dropped out of attending the Las Vegas event in person because o…

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