Shane Gong Joins Evercore as Managing Director in the Firm’s Private Capital Advisory Group

SINGAPORE, March 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Evercore (NYSE: EVR) announced today that Shane Gong has joined the Firm’s Private Capital Advisory group (“PCA”) as a Managing Director. Mr. Gong will be based in Singapore and lead the Firm’s PCA business across the Asia Pacific region, focusing on institutional investors and…

VISTA Eye Specialist To Safeguard The Clinic Environment With Air & Surface Sterilization Technology

Medklinn Sterilizers to be installed at all 11 centers nationwide. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 9 (Bernama-PRNewswire) — VISTA Eye Specialist has announced today that it has signed an agreement with Medklinn International Sdn Bhd, a world-renowned company focused on improving air quality and surface sterilization, to install Medklinn Air & Surface Sterilizers in all…

First Patient Dosed In Phase I Clinical Trial Using RoosterBio’s Cellular Starting Materials

FREDERICK, Md., March 9 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RoosterBio Inc., a leading supplier of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (hMSC) working cell banks and hMSC bioprocess systems, announces today a significant milestone in the regenerative medicine field with the dosing of the first patient using its innovative cellular starting materials. The patient has…

Cradle Unveils The Coach And Grow Programme 2020 For Malaysian Start-ups

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s early stage start-up influencer, Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) together with Proficeo Consultants Sdn Bhd (Proficeo), today launched the Coach and Grow Programme (CGP) 2020 to support the fast growing innovation ecosystem in the country. The CGP is a specialised coaching programme focused on nurturing start-ups…

Al-Salām Seeks To Raise C.RM93.0 M Via Private Placement

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) — Since its listing in September 2015, Al-Salām Real Estate Investment Trust (“Al-Salām”) has grown the size of its portfolio from RM903 million to around RM1.2 billion via the acquisition of Mydin Hypermarket Gong Badak and an additional 17 QSR properties, based on triple net lease arrangement, in…

Sabin Vaccine Institute Strengthens Ebola Sudan and Marburg Vaccines Program With Additional NIAID Partnership

Washington, DC, March 6 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) today announced that it has partnered with the Vaccine Research Center (VRC), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), to manufacture prototype ChAd3 vectored Ebola Sudan and Marburg vaccines to be used for further clinical evaluation and outbreak…

CGS-CIMB Futures Sdn Bhd launches Contracts for Difference Based on Foreign Shares and Indices

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) — CGS-CIMB Futures Sdn Bhd (“CGS-CIMB Futures”) (formerly known as CIMB Futures Sdn Bhd) is pleased to announce the expansion of its suite of product offerings to include Contracts for Difference (“CFD”). It is the first broker in Malaysia to offer CFD where the underlying instruments…

Zynga Announces Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, A Magical Match-3 Mobile Game

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced the soft launch of Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells in select markets. Officially licensed from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and published under the Portkey Games label, the game weaves innovative match-3 puzzle…

CIMB announces reduction in rates – March 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) — In response to Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) decrease of 25 basis points from 2.75% to 2.50% on 3 March 2020, CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB Bank”) and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB Islamic”) will effect a corresponding 25-basis point reduction in their…

Biotalys Announces Second Closing Of €45 Million Series C Financing Round

Biotalys raises an additional €10m welcoming specialist US investor Novalis LifeSciences GHENT, Belgium, March 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Biotalys NV, a rapidly growing and transformative food and crop protection company developing a new generation of protein-based biocontrols, today announces the second closing of its Series C financing round with €10 million,…