Archive for March, 2016

(ASTC) DHS Awards Contract for Next Gen Explosives Detection

– 1st Detect to provide chemical analyzer technology for next generation ETD sensor solution to DHS for passenger and carryon baggage screening and other homeland security operations –

1st Detect, Inc., a subsidiary of Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC), has partnered with Smiths Detection Inc.- a subsidiary of Smiths Group (LSE: SMIN, ADR: SMGZY) to develop next generation explosives trace detection (ETD) systems for the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) using 1st Detect’s breakthrough chemical analyzer technology.

Smiths Detection Inc. is currently one of three TSA prime contractors and an incumbent ETD provider. This development contract represents the first phase and is expected to last 24 months. Subsequent phases include design for manufacturability followed by procurement.

Smiths Detection and 1st Detect will work together towards providing a revolutionary next generation solution helping to enhance passenger and carryon baggage screening as well as other homeland security operations.

“We are very excited to be working with Smiths Detection on this worldwide opportunity,” said Thomas B. Pickens III, Chairman and CEO of Astrotech and 1st Detect, Inc. “We have been working for years to position our technology to reach the high level of performance needed to be selected by both the DHS and Smiths Detection. Being selected for this important program validates both our technology and our long term corporate strategy.”

About 1st Detect Corporation

1st Detect, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC), develops, manufactures, and sells powerful, sensitive, and accurate chemical analyzers that streamline processes for industrial use in the food and beverage, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, healthcare, research, and environmental markets, as well as for government applications used in explosive and chemical warfare detection for the Department of Homeland Security and the military. The company’s core mass spectrometry technology was first developed under an agreement with NASA for use on the International Space Station. The unit is capable of detecting a wide variety of chemicals including residues and vapors from explosives, chemical warfare agents, toxic chemicals, food & beverage contaminants, and pollutants. These capabilities, combined in an economically priced, transportable, and ruggedized solution, make it an ideal tool for a variety of applications. For more information on 1st Detect Corporation, please visit www.1stDetect.com.

About Astrotech Corporation

Astrotech Corporation (NASDAQ: ASTC) identifies and commercializes technologies through its closely held subsidiaries. Management sources investment opportunities from various government laboratories, agencies, universities and corporations, as well as through its own internal research. Sourced from Oak Ridge Laboratory’s chemical analyzer research, 1st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells chemical analyzers that streamline processes for industrial use in the airport security, food and beverage, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, research, and environmental markets, and the military. Sourced from decades of image research from the laboratories of IBM and Kodak combined with classified satellite technology from government laboratories, Astral Images sells film to digital image enhancement, defect removal and color correction software and post processing services providing economically feasible conversion of television and feature 35mm and 16mm films to the new 4K ultra-high definition (UHD), high-dynamic range (HDR) format necessary for the new generation of digital distribution. Sourced from NASA’s extensive microgravity research, Astrogenetix is applying a fast-track on-orbit discovery platform using the International Space Station to develop vaccines and other therapeutics. Demonstrating its entrepreneurial strategy, Astrotech management sold its state-of-the-art satellite servicing operations to Lockheed Martin in August 2014. Astrotech has operations throughout Texas and is headquartered in Austin. For information please visit www.astrotechcorp.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to be materially different from the forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, continued government support and funding for key space programs, product performance and market acceptance of products and services, as well as other risk factors and business considerations described in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings including the annual report on Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statements in this document should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

 

Astrotech Corporation Contact
Eric Stober, +1 512-485-9530
CFO
or
Astrotech Corporation IR Contact
Cathy Mattison and Kirsten Chapman, +1 415-433-3777
LHA Investor Relations
ir@astrotechcorp.com

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(APHB) CEO to Present at 28th Annual ROTH Conference

AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation (NYSEMKT:APHB), a global leader in developing bacteriophage-based antibacterial therapies to treat drug-resistant infections, today announced that M. Scott Salka, AmpliPhi’s CEO, will present a corporate overview on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the 28th Annual ROTH Conference at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California.

The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am Pacific Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible on AmpliPhi’s website at http://ampliphibio.com/events-and-presentations.html. A replay will be available for 30 days following the presentation.

About AmpliPhi Biosciences
AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation (NYSEMKT:APHB) is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bacteriophage-based antibacterial therapeutics. AmpliPhi’s product development programs target bacterial infections that are often resistant to existing antibiotic treatments. AmpliPhi is collaborating with a number of leading organizations, including Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), the U.S. Army, The Royal Brompton Hospital in London, UK and UK-based University of Leicester, to advance bacteriophage-based therapies.

For more information, visit www.ampliphibio.com.

About Bacteriophages
Bacteriophages are naturally occurring viruses that are highly specific for the bacterial hosts they infect. They can rapidly kill their host, amplifying themselves in the process. Bacteriophages are unaffected by antibiotic resistance and are able to disrupt bacterial biofilms. Such biofilms are a major line of defense for bacteria, contributing to antibiotic resistance. Bacteriophages are able to penetrate biofilms and replicate locally to high levels, to produce strong local therapeutic effects.

 

Company and Investor relations:
AmpliPhi Biosciences
Matt Dansey, +1 858-800-4869
md@ampliphibio.com
or
Media relations (USA)
Lazar Partners
Danielle Lewis/Glenn Silver, + 1 212-867-1762
ampliphi@lazarpartners.com
or
Media Relations (Europe and ROW)
Instinctif Partners
Gemma Howe/Sue Charles, +44 (0)20 7866 7860
ampliphi@instinctif.com

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(CTHR) Announces Sale of Main Lulu Avenue® Assets to Yanbal USA, Inc.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (NASDAQ:CTHR), the original and leading worldwide source of moissanite, announces the sale of the main Lulu Avenue assets to Yanbal USA, Inc.

On March 4, 2016, Charles & Colvard, its wholly-owned subsidiary Charles & Colvard Direct, LLC, and Yanbal USA, Inc. signed an asset purchase agreement and closed on the sale of the main assets related to the Lulu Avenue direct-selling business. The purchased assets included, among other things, a credit to purchase $250,000 in existing jewelry inventory, existing marketing collateral, intellectual property related to business operations designed to facilitate a “home party” jewelry model in the United States, and an exclusive license to use the Lulu Avenue intellectual property through July 31, 2016. In exchange for the purchased assets Yanbal USA, Inc. paid Charles & Colvard $500,000.

The transaction is the result of Charles & Colvard’s strategic decision in February 2016 to explore a potential divestiture of the Lulu Avenue direct-to-consumer home party business. After careful analysis of the Company’s core competencies, go-to-market strategies, and intent to advance toward profitability, the management team and Board of Directors determined a divestiture of this distribution channel to be in both the Company’s and its shareholders’ best interests.

“This agreement allows Charles & Colvard to focus its resources and efforts on its core moissanite business. We believe Yanbal USA will be a great partner for our loyal and committed Lulu Avenue style advisors and we wish them great success,” said Suzanne Miglucci, President and CEO of Charles & Colvard.

About Charles & Colvard, Ltd.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd., based in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina, is the world’s only source of Forever Classic™, Forever Brilliant®, and Forever One™ moissanite gemstones, which surpass the fire and brilliance of diamonds. Moissanite is unique, available in three color grades (colorless, near-colorless, and faint color), and created from silicon carbide (SiC) crystals for fine jewelry. Charles & Colvard Created Moissanite® is sold with a Certificate of Authenticity and Limited Lifetime Warranty to wholesale distributors, manufacturers, retailers, TV shopping networks, and designers as loose stones or set in a wide variety of quality metal setting options. Charles & Colvard, Ltd. also sells direct to consumers through its wholly owned operating subsidiary Moissanite.com, LLC.

Charles & Colvard, Ltd.’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “CTHR.” For more information, please visit www.charlesandcolvard.com.

About Yanbal USA, Inc.

Yanbal USA is part of Yanbal International Enterprises, a corporation with many years of successful experience in the beauty market. Founded almost 50 years ago, with presence in 10 countries of Latin America and Europe and almost half a million beauty consultants, Yanbal is compromised to empowering women, giving them quality cosmetic products and jewelry they love, and a business opportunity that enables them to change their lives and pursue their dreams, while helping others to do the same. Yanbal is ranked number 20 of the top direct selling companies in the world, according to Direct Selling News annual report.

The Yanbal Business Opportunity offers the possibility to earn extra income while having fun. Yanbal´s career path allows beauty consultants to grow their business as much as desired. Its business model has been designed as a progressive growth system, leading to economic prosperity and personal development.

Those who join Yanbal receive all the support necessary to have a successful business: sales training, product advice, business development, and more! Also, they receive unique recognitions, like trips, cars, and conferences, making people feel special.

The transaction with Charles & Colvard is part of Yanbal´s strategy for successfully entering into the U.S. direct selling business, offering Lulu Avenue style advisors exciting opportunities for personal development and economic growth.

Charles & Colvard Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements expressing expectations regarding our future and projections relating to products, sales, revenues, and earnings are typical of such statements and are made under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations, and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “continue,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently.

All forward-looking statements are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in predicting the future. You should be aware that although the forward-looking statements included herein represent management’s current judgment and expectations, our actual results may differ materially from those projected, stated, or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors including, but not limited to, our dependence on consumer acceptance and growth of sales of our products resulting from our strategic initiatives; dependence on a limited number of customers; the impact of the execution of our business plans on our liquidity; our ability to fulfill orders on a timely basis; the financial condition of our major customers and their willingness and ability to market our products; dependence on Cree, Inc. as the sole supplier of the raw material; intense competition in the worldwide jewelry industry; our ability to successfully manage the transition of our President and Chief Executive Officer and other organizational change; our ability to meet the continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; our current wholesale customers’ potential perception of us as a competitor in the finished jewelry business; quality control challenges from time to time that can result in lost revenue and harm to our brands and reputation; general economic and market conditions, including the current economic environment; risks of conducting business in foreign countries; the pricing of precious metals, which is beyond our control; the potential impact of seasonality on our business; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the risk of a failure of our information technology infrastructure to protect confidential information and prevent security breaches; our ability to maintain and utilize e-commerce platforms for our sales strategy; the failure to evaluate and integrate strategic opportunities; possible adverse effects of governmental regulation and oversight; and the impact of anti-takeover provision included in our charter documents, in addition to the other risks and uncertainties described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur except as required by the federal securities laws, and you are urged to review and consider disclosures that we make in the reports that we file with the SEC that discuss other factors relevant to our business.

 

Investor Relations:
Taglich Brothers, Inc.
Christopher Schreiber, 212-661-6886

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(OPTT) Partnered With the National Data Buoy Center

PENNINGTON, N.J., March 08, 2016  — Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OPTT) today announced that it is partnering with the National Data Buoy Center (“NDBC”) under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (“CRADA”) to conduct ocean demonstrations of its innovative Self-Contained Ocean Observing Payload (“SCOOP”) monitoring system integrated into OPT’s APB350 PowerBuoy®.

Considering the ever rising criticality of accurate and reliable metocean and weather data, NDBC has focused its efforts on addressing the rising costs of ocean observations tools and techniques, which led to the development of SCOOP. Helmut Portmann, Director of NDBC, who indicated in various interviews and formal presentations the importance of such efforts, described the “game-changing” impacts of SCOOP. Several SCOOP payloads have been deployed on NDBC buoys as part of the initial performance validation process.

An initial ocean demonstration will be conducted off-the-coast of New Jersey, with additional demonstrations to be conducted at an alternate site which is to be determined mutually by OPT and NDBC. Site-specific measurements of meteorological and ocean conditions, as well as system performance and maintenance data collection, will be carried out.

George H. Kirby, President and Chief Executive Officer of OPT, stated, “We are pleased to be working with NDBC to demonstrate our APB350 PowerBuoy with a game-changing payload such as SCOOP as part of our commercialization efforts.”

Dr. Mike M. Mekhiche, OPT’s Vice President of Engineering, stated, “Interface requirements for SCOOP have been designed into OPT’s next generation APB350 PowerBuoy for immediate and easy integration wherever OPT’s PowerBuoys may be deployed.”

“NDBC operates a large network of buoys and stations which provide critical meteorological and oceanic observations that are utilized by government, industry, and academia throughout the world,” Mr. Kirby added. “We are excited to demonstrate the PowerBuoy’s ability to provide a power and communications platform for NDBC payloads in northern latitudes where persistent power, reliability and survivability tend to be problematic and are critical for successful operations.”

About Ocean Power Technologies

Headquartered in Pennington, New Jersey, Ocean Power Technologies (Nasdaq:OPTT) is a pioneer in ocean wave energy conversion. OPT’s proprietary PowerBuoy® technology is based on a scalable and modular design. OPT specializes in cost-effective and environmentally sound ocean wave based power generation and energy storage technology.

About National Data Buoy Center

The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) is located in southern Mississippi at the John C. Stennis Space Center. NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of more than 250 data collecting buoys and coastal stations that provide critical information to public and private users including weather data, tsunami warnings and ocean conditions.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain “forward-looking statements” that are within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are identified by certain words or phrases such as “may”, “will”, “aim”, “will likely result”, “believe”, “expect”, “will continue”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “plan”, “contemplate”, “seek to”, “future”, “objective”, “goal”, “project”, “should”, “will pursue” and similar expressions or variations of such expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current expectations about its future plans and performance. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates which could be inaccurate and which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from those anticipated or expressed in any forward-looking statement made by the Company. Please refer to the Company’s most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC for a further discussion of these risks and uncertainties. The Company disclaims any obligation or intent to update the forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

Company Contact:
Mark A. Featherstone, 
Chief Financial Officer of OPT
Phone:
609-730-0400

Investor Relations Contact:
Andrew Barwicki
Barwicki Investor Relations Inc.
Phone:
516-662-9461
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(LEU) Announces Multiple New Sales Contracts Valued at $165 Million

Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE MKT: LEU) announced today that it has signed several new sales contracts in the last nine months to supply its utility customers with enriched uranium fuel. In aggregate, the contracts have a value of approximately $165 million with deliveries through 2022. They will help Centrus’ utility customers provide clean, affordable and reliable electricity around the world.

“We value our longstanding relationships with our customers and aim to remain a long-term supplier for their nuclear fleets,” said Centrus President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel B. Poneman. “For the past year, we have embraced a customer-first strategy, offering security, diversity and competitive pricing to the global nuclear fuel market.”

About Centrus Energy Corp.

Centrus Energy Corp. is a trusted supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants in the United States and around the world. Our mission is to provide reliable and competitive fuel goods and services to meet the needs of our customers, consistent with the highest levels of integrity, safety, and security.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 – that is, statements related to future events. In this context, forward-looking statements may address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “will ”, “should”, “could”, “would” or “may” and other words of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For Centrus, particular risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the continued impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the nuclear industry and on our business, results of operations and prospects; the impact and potential extended duration of the current supply/demand imbalance in the market for low-enriched uranium; risks relating to our sales order book, including uncertainty concerning customer actions under current contracts and in future contracting due to market conditions and lack of production capability; pricing trends and demand in the uranium and enrichment markets and their impact on our profitability; movement and timing of customer orders; revenue and operating results can fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter, and in some cases, year to year; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in this and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Centrus Energy Corp.
Media:
Jeremy Derryberry, 301-564-3392
or
Investors:
Don Hatcher, 301-564-3460

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(URRE) Announces 1-for-12 Reverse Stock Split

CENTENNIAL, Colo., March 08, 2016  — Uranium Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq:URRE) (ASX:URI), a leading exploration, development, and uranium production company, announced today that the previously approved reverse split of its common stock became effective following the close of trading on March 7, 2016.  The consolidated common shares listed on Nasdaq and the CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) listed on ASX are to begin trading on a split-adjusted basis as of March 8, 2016 and March 9, 2016, respectively.  On February 11, 2016 at a special meeting of stockholders, the Company received overwhelming support, with 93.2% voting “FOR” a charter amendment permitting the Company to affect a reverse split.  The primary purpose of the reverse split was to bring URI into compliance with Nasdaq’s $1.00 minimum bid price requirement to maintain the Company’s stock listing on Nasdaq.

When the reverse stock split becomes effective, every 12 shares of issued and outstanding URI common stock will be combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock with no changes to the par value of the shares.  The reverse split will reduce the number of URI’s outstanding common stock from approximately 61.82 million shares to approximately 5.15 million shares.  In addition, effective upon the reverse stock split, the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock will be reduced from 200 million to 100 million.  The reverse split will also reduce the number of URI’s quoted CDIs on the ASX from approximately 10.3 million to approximately 861,000.  No fractional shares will be issued as a result of the reverse stock split.  Any fractional shares that would have resulted will be settled in cash.  In addition, the Company’s outstanding options will be consolidated in the same ratio as the common stock and the exercise price amended in inverse proportion to that ratio.

About Uranium Resources

Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) is focused on advancing to near-term production the Temrezli in-situ recovery (ISR) project in Central Turkey. URI also controls extensive exploration properties under nine exploration and operating licenses covering approximately 32,000 acres (over 13,000 ha) with numerous exploration targets, including the potential satellite Sefaatli Project, which is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of the Temrezli Project. In Texas, the Company has two licensed and currently idled processing facilities and approximately 14,000 acres (5,700 ha) of prospective ISR projects. In New Mexico, the Company controls minerals rights encompassing approximately 190,000 acres (76,900 ha) in the prolific Grants Mineral Belt, which is one of the largest concentrations of sandstone-hosted uranium deposits in the world. Incorporated in 1977, URI also owns an extensive uranium information database of historic drill hole logs, assay certificates, maps and technical reports for the Western United States.

Uranium Resources Contact:
Robert Winters, Alpha IR Group
929-266-6315
www.uraniumresources.com
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(ZYNE) to Present at 28th Annual ROTH Conference

DEVON, Pa., March 07, 2016  — Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZYNE), a specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of innovative transdermal synthetic cannabinoid treatments, today announced that the Company will present at the 28th Annual ROTH Conference. The conference will be held March 13 to 16, at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Dana Point, CA. Zynerba Chairman and CEO Armando Anido will present on Monday, March 14, at 11:00 am Eastern time.

To listen to a webcast of this presentation during the event, please visit the Investor Relations page of www.zynerba.com. A replay of this webcast will be available for 90 days following the conference.

About Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ZYNE) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary next-generation synthetic cannabinoid therapeutics formulated for transdermal delivery. Zynerba is developing therapeutic candidates based on proprietary transdermal technologies that, if successfully developed, may allow sustained, consistent and controlled delivery of therapeutic levels of two cannabinoids: cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid, and THC. Transdermal delivery has the potential to reduce adverse effects associated with oral dosing. ZYN002, the Company’s CBD Gel, is the first and only synthetic CBD formulated as a patent protected permeation-enhanced gel and is being studied in refractory epilepsy, Fragile X syndrome and osteoarthritis. Zynerba is also developing ZYN001, which utilizes a synthetically manufactured pro-drug of THC in a transdermal patch to deliver THC through the skin and into the bloodstream. ZYN001 will be studied in fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathic pain. Learn more at www.zynerba.com and follow the Company on Twitter at @ZynerbaPharma.

Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We may, in some cases, use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “proposed,” “continue,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to numerous important factors, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from the Company’s current expectations. For example, there can be no guarantee that the Company will obtain approval for ZYN002 or ZYN001 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or foreign regulatory authorities; even if ZYN002 or ZYN001 are approved, the Company may not be able to obtain the label claims that it is seeking from the FDA. Management’s expectations and, therefore, any forward-looking statements in this press release could also be affected by risks and uncertainties relating to a number of other factors, including the following: the success, cost and timing of the Company’s product development activities, studies and clinical trials; the success of competing products that are or become available; the Company’s ability to commercialize its product candidates; the size and growth potential of the markets for the Company’s product candidates, and the Company’s ability to service those markets; the Company’s ability to develop sales and marketing capabilities, whether alone or with potential future collaborators; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the Company’s product candidates; and the Company’s expectations regarding its ability to obtain and adequately maintain sufficient intellectual property protection for its product candidates. These and other risks are described under the heading “Risk Factors” in the registration statement on Form S-1 (commission file number 333-205355), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 4, 2015. Any forward-looking statements that the Company makes in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this press release.

Investor Contacts
Richard Baron, CFO
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals
484.581.7505

Angeli Kolhatkar
Argot Partners
212.600.1902
angeli@argotpartners.com

Media Contact
Eliza Schleifstein
Argot Partners
973.361.1546
eliza@argotpartners.com
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(NVIV) Significant Improvement of Fifth Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ Patient

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced a six-month post-implant update for the fifth patient in The INSPIRE Study: InVivo Study of Probable Benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ for Safety and Neurologic Recovery in Subjects with Complete Thoracic AIS A Spinal Cord Injury.

All patients enrolled in The INSPIRE Study have complete (AIS A) injuries at the time of enrollment. In the time between the three-month and the six-month post-injury assessment, the fifth patient treated improved from a complete AIS A spinal cord injury to an incomplete AIS B spinal cord injury. The ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) is a five grade scale (AIS A-E) that measures the severity of a spinal cord injury.

The primary endpoint of The INSPIRE Study is the proportion of patients with an improvement in AIS grade by the six-month visit. So far, three out of the first five patients treated (60%) have had an AIS grade improvement by 6 months. Several large natural history databases indicate that fewer than 16% of patients with complete thoracic injuries have an AIS grade improvement by six months post injury.*

As previously announced, the Objective Performance Criterion (OPC) measure of study success for The INSPIRE Study is defined as 25% or more of the patients improving by at least one AIS grade by six months post-implantation.

Mark Perrin, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, said, “We are encouraged to see this patient’s significant neurological progress. This third conversion brings us one step closer to achieving the Objective Performance Criterion (OPC) for The INSPIRE Study. Our goal is to approach full enrollment of the pivotal INSPIRE study by the end of the year, which will allow for an HDE (Humanitarian Device Exemption) submission in 2017.”

About The INSPIRE Study

The INSPIRE Study is designed to demonstrate the safety and probable benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ for the treatment of complete T2-T12/L1 spinal cord injury in support of a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) application for approval. The study is expected to enroll 20 patients. For more information, refer to https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT02138110.

About the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ Implant

Following acute spinal cord injury, surgical implantation of the biodegradable Neuro-Spinal Scaffold within the decompressed and debrided injury epicenter is intended to support appositional healing, thereby reducing post-traumatic cavity formation, sparing white matter, and allowing neural regeneration across the healed wound epicenter. The Neuro-Spinal Scaffold, an investigational device, has received a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation and currently is being evaluated in The INSPIRE Study.

About InVivo Therapeutics

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. is a research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company with a focus on treatment of spinal cord injuries. The company was founded in 2005 with proprietary technology co-invented by Robert Langer, Sc.D., Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, M.D., who then was at Boston Children’s Hospital and who now is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011, the company earned the David S. Apple Award from the American Spinal Injury Association for its outstanding contribution to spinal cord injury medicine. In 2015, the company’s investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold received the 2015 Becker’s Healthcare Spine Device Award. The publicly-traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements can be identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “designed to,” “potentially,” and similar expressions, and include statements regarding the safety and effectiveness of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold, progress toward achievement of OPC for The INSPIRE Study, the expected timing of full enrollment in the study, and the timing of the submission for Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE). Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the company’s ability to successfully open additional clinical sites for enrollment and to enroll additional patients; the timing of the Institutional Review Board process; the company’s ability to commercialize its products; the company’s ability to develop, market and sell products based on its technology; the expected benefits and efficacy of the company’s products and technology in connection with the treatment of spinal cord injuries; the availability of substantial additional funding for the company to continue its operations and to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future product commercialization; and other risks associated with the company’s business, research, product development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies identified and described in more detail in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and its other filings with the SEC, including the company’s Form 10-Qs and current reports on Form 8-K. The company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

* Zariffa et al., Spinal Cord (2011); Lee et al., J. Spinal Cord Med. (2014); Fawcett et al., Spinal Cord (2007)

 

InVivo Therapeutics
Brian Luque, 617-863-5535
Investor Relations
bluque@invivotherapeutics.com

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(EGLE) Analyst Coverage Initiated; What’s Causing This Rally

NEW YORK, NY / March 7, 2016 / Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE), a company engaged in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide, recently announced that it had filed an 8-K on Monday updating on the current agreement that it had in place and was previously announced in January. Pursuant to the 8-K, the company entered into Amendment No. 5 to Forbearance and Standstill Agreement. EGLE extend the Forbearance Period to allow the Company with additional time while discussions regarding financing alternatives are continuing. The news coupled with the massive rally in Iron, which appreciated 19% on Monday, on speculation of Chinese Stimulus, sent the stock of EGLE flying to over 140% by mid-day Monday.

The rally in iron, and other commodities, is said to be the result of speculation and short covering. Is the same true for EGLE or is the rally in the stock sustainable?

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(CLRB) to Host Conference Call on March 10

MADISON, Wis., March 07, 2016  — Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLRB), an oncology-focused biotechnology company, today announces that management will host a teleconference and live webcast to report year end 2015 financial results, followed by a review of corporate performance and 2016 objectives, on March 10 at 5:00 PM EST.

Event Details

Interested investors may participate in the conference call by dialing (888) 646-8293 (US domestic) or (973) 453-3065 (international) or participate via webcast. The live and archived webcast can be accessed via the company’s website at http://investor.cellectarbiosciences.com/events.cfm.

About Cellectar Biosciences, Inc.

Cellectar Biosciences is developing phospholipid drug conjugates (PDCs) designed to provide cancer targeted delivery of diverse oncologic payloads to a broad range of cancers and cancer stem cells. Cellectar’s PDC Delivery Platform is based on the company’s proprietary phospholipid ether analogs. These novel small-molecules have demonstrated highly selective uptake and retention in a broad range of cancers. Cellectar’s PDC pipeline includes product candidates for cancer therapy and cancer diagnostic imaging. The Company’s lead therapeutic PDC, CLR 131, utilizes iodine-131, a cytotoxic radioisotope, as its payload. CLR 131 is currently being evaluated under an orphan drug designated Phase 1 study in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The company is also developing PDCs for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics such as paclitaxel (CLR 1602-PTX), a preclinical stage product candidate, and plans to expand its PDC chemotherapeutic pipeline through both in-house and collaborative R&D efforts. For additional information please visit www.cellectarbiosciences.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by our use of words such as “may,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “continue,” “plans,” or their negatives or cognates. These statements are only estimates and predictions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future experience and results to differ materially from the statements made. These statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations as to such future outcomes. Drug discovery and development involve a high degree of risk. Factors that might cause such a material difference include, among others, uncertainties related to the ability to raise additional capital, uncertainties related to the ability to attract and retain partners for our technologies, the identification of lead compounds, the successful preclinical development thereof, the completion of clinical trials, the FDA review process and other government regulation, our pharmaceutical collaborators’ ability to successfully develop and commercialize drug candidates, competition from other pharmaceutical companies, product pricing and third-party reimbursement. A complete description of risks and uncertainties related to our business is contained in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2014. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

INVESTOR AND MEDIA CONTACT: 
Jules Abraham
JQA Partners
917-885-7378
jabraham@jqapartners.com
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(ISCO) Announces Commencement of Enrollment of Phase I Trial of ISC-hpNSC

Melbourne Health Ethics Committee Approves Phase I Clinical Trial for Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

CARLSBAD, CA–(March 07, 2016) –  International Stem Cell Corporation (OTCQB: ISCO), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel stem cell-based therapies, announced today that it is enrolling patients in the Phase I trial of ISC-hpNSC®, human parthenogenetic stem cell-derived neural stem cells for the treatment of moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease. The Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) granted its approval of the Phase I clinical trial in patients with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease. This approval clears the study’s initiation at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Parkinson’s disease has no cure and is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affecting over 7 million people worldwide.

Russell Kern, PhD, executive vice president and chief scientific officer of ISCO, said, “Enrollment in this trial is an important milestone. Promising preclinical results support our expectation that ISC-hpNSC will bring a long-needed solution for patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. The ability of our approach to replace and protect dopaminergic neurons and restore neural function offers significant potential benefit to patients. We look forward to preliminary clinical data in Q4 2016.”

About the clinical study

The Phase I clinical study is a dose escalation safety and preliminary efficacy study of ISC-hpNSC®, intracranialy transplanted into patients with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease. The open-label, single center, uncontrolled clinical trial will evaluate three different dose regimens of 30,000,000 to 70,000,000 neural cells. A total of 12 participants with moderate to severe Parkinson’s disease will be treated. Following transplantation, the patients will be monitored for 12 months at specified intervals, to evaluate the safety and biologic activity of ISC-hpNSC®. PET scan will be performed at baseline, as part of the screening assessment, and at 6 and 12 months after surgical intervention. Clinical responses compared to baseline after the administration of ISC-hpNSC® will be evaluated using various neurological assessments such as Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Hoehn and Yahr and other rating scales.

The study will be performed at Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia. The study’s submission is being overseen by ISCO subsidiary, Cyto Therapeutics Pty Ltd.

About Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system. The motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease result from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related; these symptoms include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease, and depression is the most common psychiatric symptom. Parkinson’s disease is more common in older people, with most cases occurring after the age of 50.

Currently, medications typically used in the treatment of Parkinson’s, L-DOPA and dopamine agonists, improve the early symptoms of the disease. As the disease progresses and dopaminergic neurons continue to be lost, the drugs eventually become ineffective while at the same time frequently producing a complication marked by involuntary writhing movements. In 2013 PD resulted in about 103,000 deaths globally, up from 44,000 deaths in 1990.

About ISC-hpNSC ®

International Stem Cell Corporation’s proprietary ISC-hpNSC® consists of a highly pure population of neural stem cells derived from human parthenogenetic stem cells. ISC-hpNSC® is a suspension of clinical grade cells manufactured under cGMP conditions that have undergone stringent quality control measures and are clear of any microbial and viral contaminants. Preclinical studies in rodents and non-human primates have shown improvement in Parkinson’s disease symptoms and increase in brain dopamine levels following the intracranial administration of ISC-hpNSC®. ISC-hpNSC® provides neurotrophic support and cell replacement to the dying dopaminergic neurons of the recipient PD brain. Additionally, ISC-hpNSC® are safe, well tolerated and do not cause adverse events such as dyskinesia, systemic toxicity or tumors in preclinical models. International Stem Cell Corporation believes that ISC-hpNSC® may have broad therapeutic applications for many neurological diseases affecting the brain, the spinal cord and the eye.

About International Stem Cell Corporation

International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) is focused on the therapeutic applications of human parthenogenetic stem cells (hpSCs) and the development and commercialization of cell-based research and cosmetic products. ISCO’s core technology, parthenogenesis, results in the creation of pluripotent human stem cells from unfertilized oocytes (eggs). hpSCs avoid ethical issues associated with the use or destruction of viable human embryos. ISCO scientists have created the first parthenogenetic, homozygous stem cell line that can be a source of therapeutic cells for hundreds of millions of individuals of differing genders, ages and racial background with minimal immune rejection after transplantation. hpSCs offer the potential to create the first true stem cell bank, UniStemCell™. ISCO also produces and markets specialized cells and growth media for therapeutic research worldwide through its subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology (www.lifelinecelltech.com), and stem cell-based skin care products through its subsidiary Lifeline Skin Care (www.lifelineskincare.com). More information is available at www.internationalstemcell.com.

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Contacts:
International Stem Cell Corporation
Russell Kern, PhD
Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
Phone: 760-940-6383
Email: ir@intlstemcell.com

Media:

Christopher Hippolyte
Phone: (626) 942-5624
Email: chris.hippolyte@russopartnersllc.com

Tony Russo, Ph.D.
Phone: (212) 845-4251
Email: tony.russo@russopartnersllc.com

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(CNCK) Engages PCG Advisory Group as Investor and Public Relations Agency

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Mar 7, 2016) – Content Checked Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: CNCK) (“Content Checked”), a creator of nutrition-based mobile apps, geared towards addressing the needs of individuals who suffer from food allergies and other dietary restrictions, announced today the Company has partnered with leading New York City-based capital markets advisory firm, PCG Advisory Group (PCG) to serve as an advisor for their investor relations, social media and public relations strategies.

Kris Finstad, CEO of Content Checked commented, “Our search for a partner with the capital markets expertise to communicate our story to both institutional and retail investors, while increasing our new media profile and social media engagement, resulted in the most obvious conclusion. Our engagement of PCG is reflective of their unique capability to provide valuable insight and exposure to our exciting products, partnerships and developing pipeline.”

Jeff Ramson, Founder and CEO of PCG stated, “Content Checked’s intriguing formula of fusing cutting-edge technology with nutrition provides a compelling story to present to our investor community and network.” Their recent positive financial developments, partnerships and product milestones, illustrate a unique growth opportunity in an extremely relevant market with very optimistic long-term prospects. We are eager to begin working with them to capitalize on their forward momentum and present their story to potential stakeholders.”

ABOUT CONTENT CHECKED HOLDINGS, INC.:

Content Checked (www.contentchecked.com) has created a revolutionary marketplace for people with dietary restrictions and the organizations who cater to them by creating and introducing the ContentChecked, MigraineChecked and SugarChecked smartphone applications. ContentChecked and MigraineChecked are the first applications with comprehensive and accurate content information, and in-depth allergen and migraine definitions for over 70% of conventional U.S. food products.

Each app gives consumers the ability to scan a product’s bar code and determine if it is safe for consumption based on their allergy settings. The apps will recommend a suitable alternative if a product does contain one or more of a user’s allergens. This enables the applications to meet the needs of millions of people in the U.S. In the U.S. alone, there are more than 15 million people who suffer from food allergies and 38 million people who suffer from migraines and chronic headaches. The food allergy and intolerances market has been valued at approximately US$13 billion in 2015. As a result, Content Checked has created a pivotal way for food manufacturers and producers to showcase their products to consumers who are actively seeking them at the point of purchase.

Content Checked has created a robust database of allergens, migraine triggers and food ingredients that directly correlate with food allergies, intolerances, migraines and chronic headaches. There are currently hundreds of thousands of products in its database, updated regularly. All applications serve as easy shopping tools for consumers to decipher often misleading food labels and receive recommendations for healthier alternative products as they shop in real time. Content Checked’s mission is to offer fast, reliable and efficient mobile apps that help consumers make more informed purchasing decisions and live healthier lives in accordance with their dietary restrictions or preferences.

For more information on the Company, please visit its social media channels via Facebook (www.facebook.com/contentchecked), (www.facebook.com/migrainechecked) and (www.facebook.com/sugarchecked); Instagram (www.instagram.com/contentchecked), (www.instagram.com/migrainechecked) and (www.instagram.com/sugarchecked); or YouTube (www.youtube.com/channel/UCMihoaZILlRZ2C3hmx5vXhQ).

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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements that are not a description of historical facts constitute forward-looking statements and may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “potential”, “possible”, “probable”, “believes”, “seeks”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those set forth in this release due to the risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s business. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings submitted by the Company to the SEC, copies of which may be obtained from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

ABOUT PCG ADVISORY GROUP:

Founded in 2008, PCG Advisory Group is dedicated to the delivery of top tier capital markets advisory services, strategic investor relations, tactical digital and social media communications and cutting edge media and public relations for public and privately held companies.

The team at PCG has extensive experience with life sciences and healthcare, high technology, metals and mining, financial services and emerging growth companies from around the globe.

PCG’s Capital Markets Advisory Services include overall investor relations’ strategy development to increase and leverage investor awareness, visibility and credibility. PCG’s Social and Digital Media services include leveraging social and professional digital media sites to effectively and accurately communicate client stories. As an aggregation, distribution, and engagement platform, PCG reaches thousands of individual, retail, institutional investors, bankers and analysts using proprietary techniques, search engine optimization, online marketing, website development and our proprietary and extensive distribution network. PCG’s Media and Public Relations services are a strategic and integral component of all Corporate Communications. The media and public relations team works with print, broadcast, online news sites and bloggers to communicate the best client story at the right time. PCG also actively assists clients during the pre and post IPO process as well as through mergers, acquisitions, uplistings, and or a potential crisis.

Communicating the client’s story accurately and effectively is tantamount to maximizing exposure to its current and potential stakeholders. Please visit www.pcgadvisory.com for more information.

Contacts:

Content Checked Holdings, Inc.

Victoria Nunez
Sales and Marketing Manager
Content Checked Holdings, Inc.
8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 240
West Hollywood, CA 90069
424-205-1777
www.contentchecked.com

PCG Advisory Group

Investors:

Christine J. Petraglia
Managing Director, Investor Relations
PCG Advisory Group
535 5th Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
646-731-9817
www.pcgadvisory.com

Media:

Sean Leous
Chief Communications Officer
PCG Advisory Group
535 5th Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
646-863-8998
www.pcgadvisory.com

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(BLPH) to Present at the Cowen and Company 36th Annual Health Care Conference

WARREN, N.J., March 04, 2016  — Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:BLPH), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company, today announced that it will present in the Cowen and Company 36th Annual Health Care Conference. Jonathan Peacock, Bellerophon’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will provide a company update at 2:00 pm ET on Monday, March 7, 2016.

About Bellerophon
Bellerophon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company focused on developing innovative therapies at the intersection of drugs and devices that address significant unmet medical needs in the treatment of cardiopulmonary diseases. The Company is currently developing three product candidates under its INOpulse® program, a proprietary pulsatile nitric oxide delivery device. The first is for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), for which the Company intends to commence Phase 3 clinical trials in 2016. The second is for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD), which is in Phase 2 development and the third candidate is for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (PH-IPF). The Company’s plans also call for the completion of further work on the use of INOpulse to treat PH-COPD and PH-IPF during 2016.  For more information, please visit www.bellerophon.com.

Contact
At Bellerophon:	
Amy Edmonds, Vice President	
Head of Clinical Operations &	
Administration	
(908) 574-4765

At Rx Communications Group:
Melody Carey
(917) 322-2571
mcarey@rxir.com
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(MEMP) Announces Resignation of Directors

HOUSTON, March 04, 2016  — The Board of Directors (the Board) of Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, the general partner of Memorial Production Partners LP (NASDAQ:MEMP), announced today that Scott Gieselman, Kenneth Hersh and Tony Weber have resigned as directors effective immediately.  The resignations announced today are not related to any disagreement with MEMP’s operations, policies or practices.

The Board also announced the appointment of William J. (“Bill”) Scarff to serve as a director. There are currently no plans to fill the remaining vacated seats on the Board.

In connection with this announcement, Tony Weber commented, “NGP has played an integral role in MEMP’s development and success and was the guiding force behind MEMP’s initial public offering in 2011.  We are pleased with the progress made at MEMP since its initial public offering and believe the Partnership has positioned itself strategically to withstand the current market environment.  NGP continues to value MEMP’s strong management team and remains confident in its ability to manage the Partnership going forward.  The resignations reflect the limited duration of private equity backed investments and is a natural occurrence in the life of a private equity firm.”

John Weinzierl, Chairman and CEO stated, “On behalf of the Board and the Partnership, I want to thank Messrs. Gieselman, Hersh and Weber for their years of service to MEMP. They have been invaluable resources to the Board, and the Partnership has benefited greatly from their professionalism, dedication and experience. NGP has provided strong support and valued input to the Partnership, and we are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished together.”  Mr. Weinzierl continued by stating, “We are pleased with the addition of Bill Scarff to the Board.  He brings to the Board over 30 years of oil and gas industry experience, including starting and leading successful private energy companies, and has made significant contributions to the Partnership since he became President in January 2014.  Bill’s extensive background and familiarity with the Partnership will be of great benefit to the Board.”

About Memorial Production Partners LP

Memorial Production Partners LP is a publicly traded partnership engaged in the acquisition, production and development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States.  MEMP’s properties consist of mature, legacy oil and natural gas fields.  MEMP is headquartered in Houston, Texas.  For more information, visit www.memorialpp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that MEMP expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about MEMP’s future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), expectations regarding cash flows, distributions and distribution rates, and expectations of plans, goals, strategies (including measures to implement strategies), objectives and anticipated financial and operating results of MEMP, including as to production, lease operating expenses, hedging activities, commodity price realizations, capital expenditure levels and other guidance included in this presentation.  Terminology such as “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “target,” “continue,” “potential,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology often identify forward-looking statements.  These statements are based on certain assumptions made by MEMP based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of MEMP, which may cause MEMP’s actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to, the following risks and uncertainties: the uncertainty inherent in the development and production of oil and natural gas and in estimating reserves; risks associated with drilling activities; potential difficulties in the marketing of, and volatility in the prices for, oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; competition in the oil and natural gas industry; potential failure or shortages of, or increased costs for, drilling and production equipment and supply materials for production; risks related to acquisitions, including MEMP’s ability to integrate acquired properties; risks related to MEMP’s ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay distributions, to make payments on its debt obligations and to execute its business plan; MEMP’s ability to access funds on acceptable terms, if at all, because of the terms and conditions governing MEMP’s indebtedness or otherwise; and the risk that MEMP’s hedging strategy may be ineffective or may reduce its income.  Please read MEMP’s filings with the SEC, which are available on MEMP’s Investor Relations website at http://investor.memorialpp.com/sec.cfm or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, for a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those in such forward-looking statements.  You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements.  MEMP has no intention, and disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.

 

Contact
Memorial Production Partners LP
Ronnetta Eaton - Manager, Investor Relations
(713) 588-8350                                              
ir@memorialpp.com
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(REXX) Announces Extension of Offer

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., March 04, 2016  — Rex Energy Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:REXX) announced today that it has extended its previously announced exchange offer and consent solicitation related to the Company’s outstanding 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes” and, together with the 2020 Notes, the “Existing Notes”). The Company is offering to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) any and all of the Existing Notes held by eligible holders for up to (i) $480,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s new 10.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 (the “New Notes”) and (ii) 10,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s Confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement (the “Offering Memorandum”) and related Letter of Transmittal, each dated February 3, 2016. Concurrently with the Exchange Offer, the Company is soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from eligible holders to proposed amendments to the indentures governing the Existing Notes that would eliminate certain restrictive covenants. As a result of the extension, the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is now set to expire at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 22, 2016 (the “Extended Expiration Time”), unless further extended. The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation was originally set to expire at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 3, 2016 (the “Original Expiration Time”). Holders who validly tender Existing Notes prior to the Extended Expiration Time will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Exchange Consideration (as defined in the Offering Memorandum) (which includes the Early Tender Premium (as defined in the Offering Memorandum)).

Except as set forth herein, all of the other terms of the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation set forth in the Offering Memorandum remain unchanged.  As of this date, tenders of approximately $137,837,000 aggregate principal amount, or 39.38%, of the 2020 Notes and tenders of approximately $129,849,000 aggregate principal amount, or 39.95%, of the 2022 Notes have been received pursuant to the Exchange Offer.  Holders who have validly tendered Existing Notes prior to the Original Expiration Time may withdraw tenders of Existing Notes at any time prior to the Extended Expiration Time.

The New Notes and Shares to be offered have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

About Rex Energy Corporation

Headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, Rex Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins within the United States. The company’s strategy is to pursue its higher potential exploration drilling prospects while acquiring oil and natural gas properties complementary to its portfolio.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations and involve certain assumptions or estimates that involve various risks and uncertainties, such as financial market conditions, changes in commodities prices and the other risks discussed in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date hereof. Rex Energy has no duty, and assumes no obligation, to update forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or changes in the Company’s expectations.

Contact:

Investor Relations
(814) 278-7130
InvestorRelations@rexenergycorp.com

 

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(ORIG) Announces Fourth Quarter 2015 Results Release Date

ATHENS, GREECE–(Mar 4, 2016) –  DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) (the “Company” or “DryShips”), an international owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced today that it will release its results for the fourth quarter 2015 after the market closes in New York on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

About DryShips Inc.

DryShips Inc. is an owner of drybulk carriers and offshore support vessels that operate worldwide. DryShips also owns approximately 40% of the outstanding shares of Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG), an international drilling contractor. DryShips owns a fleet of 23 drybulk carriers, comprising 3 Capesize and 20 Panamax with a combined deadweight tonnage of approximately 2.1 million tons, and 6 offshore supply vessels, comprising 2 platform supply and 4 oil spill recovery vessels.

DryShips’ common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market where it trades under the symbol “DRYS.”

Visit the Company’s website at www.dryships.com

Forward-Looking Statement

Matters discussed in this release may constitute forward-looking statements. The U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation.

Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The words “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charterhire and drilling dayrates and drybulk vessel, drilling rig and drillship values, failure of a seller to deliver one or more drilling rigs, drillships or drybulk vessels, failure of a buyer to accept delivery of a drilling rig, drillship, or vessel, inability to procure acquisition financing, default by one or more charterers of our ships, changes in demand for drybulk commodities or oil, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers and customer drilling programs, scheduled and unscheduled drydockings and upgrades, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and political events or acts by terrorists.

Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by DryShips with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Investor Relations / Media:
Nicolas Bornozis
Capital Link, Inc. (New York)
Tel. 212-661-7566
E-mail: dryships@capitallink.com

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(QUMU) Extends the Value of Unified Communications Platforms

Qumu’s innovative, certified extension to the Pexip Infinity meeting platform makes recording meetings simple and scalable

Qumu (NASDAQ: QUMU), the leader in enterprise video, today announced the availability of a certified extension to the Pexip Infinity meeting platform that simplifies the recording, management, distribution and replay of Pexip meetings to make these valuable content assets easily searchable and accessible to an organization. The Pexip add-on is the first of many planned integrations with UC solutions to be powered by the innovative Qumu UC Gateway.

Video is growing rapidly as an enterprise communication tool, greatly increasing the volume of video meetings. One Fortune 100 company recently reported conducting 40,000 video calls in a typical week. This higher volume of unified communications (UC) video is stressing legacy UC video platforms, while the increasing number of UC video solutions deployed within a single organization is fragmenting workflows, further limiting the ability of companies to record and share this valuable knowledge.

Qumu’s industry-leading UC Gateway capability, a feature of the Qumu video platform, enables Qumu to integrate with a company’s unified communications ecosystem – including video conferencing, web conferencing and scheduling applications – to make recording calls a seamless part of starting any meeting.

After the conference, the recordings are stored, distributed and managed centrally using enterprise-class content management capabilities such as security, search, and availability on all devices. The Qumu video platform can scale to archive millions of recordings from a company’s multiple video conference and web conference solutions, providing a long-term video content platform that will remain constant as UC technologies evolve over time.

“Enterprises today are challenged by a diverse UC video portfolio, including legacy hardware-based UC installations, legacy web conferencing applications and the newest software or cloud-based solutions,” said Vern Hanzlik, president and CEO of Qumu. “The Qumu platform gives organizations a way to capture and manage valuable knowledge assets from all of their UC platforms, both today and in the future.”

Qumu now available for Pexip Infinity solutions

The Qumu Pexip extension is now available as an option to integrate with Pexip Infinity. Enterprises running Pexip Infinity solutions can thus easily record, store and play back Pexip conferences. With the Qumu option, Pexip conferences may also be live streamed to add hundreds or thousands of one-way viewers to the meeting.

“The ability to record, store, play back, and stream meetings and conferences is an essential feature for many of our enterprise customers,” said Åsmund Fodstad, CEO of Pexip. “Seamlessly integrating with Qumu’s recognized and market leading enterprise video content management platform makes all that easy for them, with a flexible solution that scales and adapts to their requirements.”

“Working with a global video conferencing leader like Pexip is an honor for Qumu,” said Mr. Hanzlik. “We believe Pexip’s Infinity platform sets the standard for future UC and video infrastructure, and as a leader in enterprise video content management, we’re very excited to add value for Pexip’s customers through the addition of simple-to-use enterprise video content management capabilities.”

Ask your Pexip representative for more information on the Qumu certified extension as part of a Pexip solution.

Join the conversation about extending the value of virtual meetings with this interactive infographic.

About Qumu Corporation

Video is today’s document. Qumu (NASDAQ: QUMU) provides the tools businesses need to create, manage, secure, deliver and measure the success of their videos. Qumu’s innovative solutions release the power in video to engage and empower employees, partners and clients. Organizations around the world realize the greatest possible value from video they create and publish using Qumu. Whatever the audience size, viewer device or network configuration, Qumu solutions are how business does video. www.qumu.com

About Pexip

Since 2012, Pexip has worked towards enabling enterprises and organizations to provide every one of their users with video based communications and visual collaboration tools.

The company’s award-winning virtualized meeting platform enables seamless joining of video, audio, and web conferencing across incompatible technologies such as traditional videoconferencing and Microsoft’s Skype for Business. Whether running in an organization’s data center, in a public, private or hybrid cloud, Pexip Infinity provides unmatched capacity and capabilities. The company’s core product is used by several Fortune 500 organizations across a variety of industries. In addition, it powers a large number of the world’s Videoconferencing as a Service (VCaaS) providers. The company experienced more than 300% growth in 2015, and now simplifies communications in thousands of organizations.

Pexip employs more than 80 people on five continents, and has main offices in Oslo, Norway (HQ), London, and New York.

Learn more at www.pexip.com

 

Qumu Corporation
Pete Steege, +1-952-638-9084
Director of Marketing Communications
or
Pexip AS
Anders Løkke, +47 480 81 614
Marketing
anders.lokke@pexip.com

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(AUPH) Receives FDA Fast Track for Voclosporin in Lupus Nephritis

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUPH / TSX:AUP) (“Aurinia” or the “Company”) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for voclosporin, the Company’s next generation calcineurin inhibitor, for the treatment of Lupus Nephritis (LN).

The Fast Track program was created by the FDA to facilitate the development and expedite the review of new drugs that are intended to treat serious or life-threatening conditions and that demonstrate the potential to address significant unmet medical needs. Compounds that receive this FDA designation benefit from more frequent meetings and communications with the FDA to review the drug’s development plan including the design of clinical trials and the use of biomarkers to support approval. Additionally, Fast Track designation allows the Company to submit parts of the New Drug Application (NDA) on a rolling basis for review as data becomes available.

The Company’s 265 patient Phase 2b trial, called AURA (Aurinia Urine protein Reduction in Active Lupus with voclosporin) has recently completed enrollment and is currently underway in over 20 countries worldwide. It is a randomized, controlled, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of two doses of voclosporin plus mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) vs. MMF alone in patients with active LN. There will be a primary analysis to determine complete remission at week 24 and various secondary analyses at week 48 which include biomarkers and markers of non-renal SLE. The Company expects to analyse and review the AURA data with the FDA later in 2016 in order to reach agreement on further clinical development requirements.

“It is encouraging that Fast Track designation has been granted for voclosporin and we look forward to working closely with FDA as we complete the AURA trial. This designation demonstrates the substantial unmet medical need for patients with LN and potentially helps move a promising therapy through the FDA more rapidly.” said Lawrence Mandt, Aurinia’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Quality.

About Aurinia

Aurinia is a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the global nephrology market. The fully-enrolled Phase 2b AURA-LV clinical trial is evaluating the efficacy of its lead drug, voclosporin, as a treatment for active LN. LN is an inflammation of the kidneys, that if inadequately treated can lead to end-stage renal disease, making LN a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.

Voclosporin is a novel and potentially best-in-class calcineurin inhibitor (“CNI”) with extensive clinical data in over 2,000 patients in other indications. Voclosporin is made by a modification of a single amino acid of the cyclosporine molecule (a CNI approved for use in transplant patients since 1983). This modification results in a more predictable pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic relationship, an increase in potency vs. cyclosporine, an altered metabolic profile, and potential for flat dosing.

About AURA:

The AURA study or “Aurinia Urine Protein Reduction in Active Lupus Nephritis Study” is an adequate and well-controlled clinical trial that enrolled 265 patients and is being conducted in over 20 countries worldwide. This trial will compare the efficacy of voclosporin against placebo in achieving remission in patients with active lupus nephritis. The AURA study is designed to demonstrate that voclosporin can induce a rapid and sustained reduction of proteinuria in the presence of extremely low steroid exposure. It will compare two dosage groups of voclosporin (23.7mg and 39.5mg) compared to placebo, with all patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and oral corticosteroids as background therapy. There will be a primary analysis to determine complete remission at week 24 (confirmed at 26 weeks) and various secondary analyses at week 48 which include biomarkers and markers of non-renal SLE.

We seek Safe Harbor.

 

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mr. Michael Martin, 250-708-4272
Chief Operating Officer
Fax: 250-744-2498
mmartin@auriniapharma.com
or
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
Barry Mire, 416-644-2020
bmire@renmarkfinancial.com
or
Laura Welsh, 514-939-3989
lwelsh@renmarkfinancial.com

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(ADXS) Study in Head and Neck Cancer Selected for AACR Annual Meeting

PRINCETON, N.J., March 02, 2016  — Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS), a clinical stage biotechnology company developing cancer immunotherapies, today announced that data from a Phase 2 study of its lead Lm immunotherapy candidate in HPV-associated head and neck cancer, axalimogene filolisbac (AXAL), has been selected as a late-breaker poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting. According to AACR’s selection criteria, late-breaking abstracts demonstrate highly significant and timely findings in any area of cancer research that were not available at the time of the regular abstract deadline. Additionally, only abstracts deemed to be of high scientific priority are accepted for presentation.

The Phase 2 study by Andrew G. Sikora, M.D., Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and co-director of the Head and Neck Cancer Program in the NCI Comprehensive-Designated Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, is evaluating the efficacy of axalimogene filolisbac as neoadjuvant treatment prior to robot-assisted surgery in patients with HPV-associated head and neck cancer. The poster will present data on the effect of axalimogene filolisbac in targeting and inducing a T-cell response in the tumor microenvironment. The study received a three-year $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Orphan Products Development, which funds research for the development of products for rare diseases.

“Our research into the potential of AXAL in targeting HPV-related cancers continues to make remarkable progress. We are pleased to have the opportunity to share these results with the cancer research community at AACR,” said Daniel J. O’Connor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Advaxis.

This year’s meeting will focus on “Delivering Cures through Cancer Science,” and will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana April 16-20 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Once confirmed, the time and date of the Advaxis poster presentation will be available on Advaxis.com.

HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancers

More than 90 percent of head and neck squamous cell oropharyngeal cancers originate from the mucosal linings of the oral cavity, pharynx, or larynx. Currently, 60 to 80 percent of these cancers are caused by HPV. Head and neck cancers are treated by surgical removal of the cancer and lymph nodes, often followed by radiation and chemotherapy based on the extent of the disease. While patients may achieve good long-term survival, standard treatments can change their physical appearance and are associated with significant short and long-term toxicities which may interfere with salivary gland function, taste, smell, and the ability to swallow.

The incidence of HPV-associated head and neck cancers has been increasing at an epidemic rate, while head and neck cancers from other causes have been decreasing. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15 to 20 percent of the 400,000 new cases of head and neck cancer are HPV-related. In the US, there are about 12,000 new cases of HPV-associated head and neck cancer per year and it affects men about 3 times more frequently than women. HPV-associated head and neck cancer is growing fastest in developed countries like the U.S.

About Axalimogene Filolisbac

Axalimogene filolisbac (ADXS-HPV) is Advaxis’ lead Lm Technology™ immunotherapy candidate for the treatment of HPV-associated cancers and is in clinical trials for three potential indications: invasive cervical cancer, head and neck cancer, and anal cancer. In a completed randomized Phase 2 study in recurrent/refractory cervical cancer, axalimogene filolisbac showed apparent prolonged survival, objective tumor responses, and a manageable safety profile alone or in combination with chemotherapy, supporting further development of the company’s Lm Technology™. Axalimogene filolisbac has Orphan Drug Designation in the U.S. for the treatment of anal cancer.

About Advaxis, Inc.

Located in Princeton, N.J., Advaxis, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing multiple cancer immunotherapies based on its proprietary Lm Technology™. The Lm Technology™, using bioengineered live attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) bacteria, is the only known cancer immunotherapy agent shown in preclinical studies to both generate cancer fighting T-cells directed against a cancer antigen and neutralize Tregs and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) that protect the tumor microenvironment from immunologic attack and contribute to tumor growth. Advaxis’ lead Lm Technology™ immunotherapy, axalimogene filolisbac, targets human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers and is in clinical trials for three potential indications: Phase 2 in invasive cervical cancer, Phase 1/2 in head and neck cancer, and Phase 1/2 in anal cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted axalimogene filolisbac orphan drug designation for each of these three clinical settings. Advaxis has two additional immunotherapy products: ADXS-PSA in prostate cancer and ADXS-HER2 in HER2 expressing solid tumors, in human clinical development.

For additional information on Advaxis, visit www.advaxis.com and connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Google+.

Forward-Looking Statements

This media statement contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: statements regarding Advaxis’ ability to develop the next generation of cancer immunotherapies; and the safety and efficacy of Advaxis’ proprietary immunotherapies. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, including the risk factors set forth from time to time in Advaxis’ SEC filings, including but not limited to its report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, which is available at http://www.sec.gov. Advaxis undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect the events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

CONTACTS:

Company:
Advaxis, Inc.
Greg Mayes, Executive Vice President and COO
mayes@advaxis.com
609.250.7515

Media Contact:
JPA Health Communications
Catherine Brady
Catherine@jpa.com
617.945.9316

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(OGES) Debuts Lithium-ion Motorcycle Batteries at 75th Annual Daytona Beach Bikefest

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions: A New Era In Battery Manufacturing

Palm Bay, FL, March 02, 2016  — Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.
Info@oakg.net

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions:
A New Era In Battery Manufacturing

Oakridge Commercial Introduction of Lithium-ion Motorcycle Batteries at 75th Annual Daytona Beach Bikefest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Oakridge Motorcycle Starter Batteries

March 2, 2016 Palm Bay, Florida – Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: “OGES”) is excited to announce the commercial introduction of its groundbreaking Liberty Series lithium ion motorcycle batteries at the 75th anniversary of the iconic Daytona Beach Bikefest.  The Daytona Beach Bikefest runs from March 4 through the 14th and Oakridge will be promoting and selling its Liberty Series motorcycle batteries at the Company’s booth at Daytona Beach’s Rossmeyer Harley Davidson right off of highway I-95.

Oakridge’s Liberty Series provides a uniquely “Made-in-the-USA” lithium ion, long-life, high reliability battery solution for all models of the iconic “Made-in-the USA” Harley Davidson, Indian and Victory motorcycles.  These are larger bikes with larger engines that require a powerful battery in order to start.  Historically owners of motorcycles who did not ride at least every 7 to 14 days were forced to purchase a battery trickle charger, or tender, along with somewhat frequent purchases of replacement AGM or Lead Acid batteries, due to their propensity to go flat and not start their bikes.

In addition, the powerful Oakridge Liberty Series lithium ion batteries remove as much as 17 pounds from the weight of the largest bikes as the Oakridge high-tech lithium batteries are significantly lighter than their lead acid predecessors due to the inherent lightness of lithium, which is the lightest metal in existence with an atomic weight of only 3, whereas lead has an atomic weight more than 27 times heavier.

By utilizing the Oakridge specialized battery management system and proprietary electro-chemistry, the Liberty Series motorcycle batteries go without charging for up to 12 months and still start a large motorcycle, because Oakridge’s Liberty Series batteries have a typical self discharge of 1% or less per month while the traditional lead acid and AGM cells typically self discharge at 10% to 15% per month.  Moreover, the Liberty Series batteries have an average lifespan of 5 to 10 years depending on the application as opposed to lead acid and AGM batteries that have an average lifespan of only 18 to 36 months.  This provides the motorcycle enthusiast with a much better motorcycle ownership experience and allows them to focus on the having fun with their bike and not on the battery routinely being flat.

“Our senior management team at Oakridge owns more than 15 American motorbikes here in the US and we all agreed early on that one of our key products would be motorbike batteries because we were all fed up with the standard lead acid batteries always going flat,” said Oakridge Executive Chairman and CEO, Steve Barber. “With my travel schedule over the past 30+ years, I have been a frequent owner of flat batteries when I wanted to have a nice relaxing ride.  We have spent the past 12 months refining and finalizing this product and are excited to announce that we are delivering the Liberty Series product line to the public at the iconic Daytona Beach Bikefest.  And the fact that this year is the famous event’s 75th anniversary makes it that much better for us to have the commercial release of the Liberty Series at this year’s Bikefest.  With the commercial production release of the “Made in USA” Liberty Series batteries, Oakridge is continuing our fundamental mission to onshore manufacturing back to the US and we will continue to introduce new and exciting products.  As avid motorbike enthusiasts, our team at Oakridge is very excited to be commercially shipping our Liberty Series batteries beginning this week. We are also excited to announce that we will also be gradually extending our Liberty Series batteries to all other brands of motorcycles, jet skis, snowmobiles and boats as well.”

The Oakridge product development team has worked with numerous lithium battery professionals internally and externally to produce the Liberty Series product range.  The batteries are all manufactured in the Oakridge Palm Bay, Florida facility.  Battery pack design, battery management system design, and mechanical design of all component systems have been completed by leaders in their respective industry segments in the USA.

“We are really excited about this product.  Oakridge is THE “Made In The USA” battery company and included in our initial product release for the Liberty Series are batteries for the three quintessential iconic American motorcycles: Harley Davidson, Indian, and Victory.  We conducted standing tests where we installed our battery in one of my personal bikes and let it sit for 32 days.  On the 32nd day it started up better than it would with a brand new lead acid battery.  We also gave one of our early prototypes to a Harley Davidson owner over a year ago.  He was called to active duty with the military and was out of country for just over 1 year.  He called us up and told us that after 1 year of his bike in storage without starting and without a battery tender his bike started right up with our prototype Liberty Series battery!  This is just one more example of how Oakridge it taking the worry out of our favorite hobbies while at the same time providing a much safer, zero maintenance, long-life battery system with our high quality ‘Made in USA’ battery systems,” adds Mr. Barber.

http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9866e068-cea9-4a5e-a1db-28e44fc73c7b
Oakridge Liberty Series Batteries

About Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions Inc., is a publicly traded company, trading symbol: OGES on the OTCQB with a market capitalization of approximately USD $ 200,000,000, whose primary business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of energy storage products. Additional information can be accessed on the company’s website www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of all filings of the Company that are contained in the Edgar Archives of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Contact:
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.
www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com
3520 Dixie Highway
Palm Bay, 32905, Florida, USA
Ph: (321) 610-7959
Email: ir@oakg.net

Investor Inquiries:

Benchmark Advisory Partners LLC
Timothy Connor
Toll Free: (866) 703-4778
admin@bmarkadvisory.com

And:

Dutch DeWaard
Business Development
DreamTeamNetwork (DTN)
Austin, TX
www.DreamTeamNetwork.com
512.758.8877 Office
480.734.5834 Mobile
Dutch@DTN.fm

And:

Mike King
Princeton Research
www.princetonresearch.com
702.650.3000
mike@princetonresearch.com

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(GWGH) to Present at the 28th Annual ROTH Conference

MINNEAPOLIS, March 01, 2016  — GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GWGH) (“GWG” or “the Company”), a specialty finance company and leader in the life insurance secondary market, announced today that the Company will be presenting at the upcoming 28th Annual ROTH Conference at the Ritz Carlton in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Jon Sabes, Chief Executive Officer, Michael Freedman, President, and Bill Acheson, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the conference on Tuesday, March 15 at 12:30pm Pacific Time. In addition to presenting, GWG will be attending one-on-one meetings with investors throughout the conference, which runs from March 13 through March 16. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/roth30/gwgh and a replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.gwglife.com.

To receive additional information or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your ROTH Capital Partners sales representative or Larry Clark at lclark@finprofiles.com.

About GWG Holdings, Inc.

GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GWGH) is a specialty finance company and a leader in the secondary market for life insurance. GWG is dedicated to creating a vibrant secondary life insurance market for the economic benefit of seniors seeking post-retirement financial solutions, investors seeking yield derived from non-correlated assets, financial advisors seeking value-added products and services for their clients, and shareholders seeking to benefit from the growth of this marketplace. As of September 30, 2015, GWG’s growing portfolio consisted of $900 million in face value of benefits. Since 2006, GWG has purchased nearly $1.8 billion in life insurance policy benefits and paid seniors over $303 million for their policies.

Investor Contacts:
Larry Clark (310) 622-8223
Kristen Papke (310) 622-8225
Financial Profiles, Inc.
GWGH@finprofiles.com

Media Contacts:
Stefan Prelog
Senior Vice President
Rubenstein Public Relations, Inc.
(212) 843-8076
sprelog@rubenstein.com

Rose Reifsnyder
Senior Vice President, Marketing 
GWG Holdings, Inc.
(612) 840-7204
rreifsnyder@gwglife.com
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(APIC) Crédit Mutuel Arkea Harnessing APIs Powered by Apigee

The Cooperative Banking and Insurance Company Using Apigee API Management Software to Help Improve Access to Its Online Services

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 01, 2016  — Apigee® (NASDAQ:APIC), developer of an intelligent API platform for digital business, today announced that Crédit Mutuel Arkea, a leading mutual, cooperative banking and insurance company in France, has selected the Apigee Edge API management software to help it harness the power of APIs (application programming interfaces) for its online banking and insurance solutions.

With APIs at the center of Crédit Mutuel Arkea’s online development strategy, the banking and insurance company selected Apigee software in order to unlock new efficiencies and help drive customer growth on Web and mobile platforms.

“We are seeing banking and insurance companies at the forefront of digital transformation.  Apigee’s intelligent API platform can help Crédit Mutuel Arkea use APIs in a coherent and sophisticated way to help securely share data and services across devices,” explained Denis Dorval, vice president, EMEA, Apigee.

To meet its increased need for responsiveness and flexibility, Crédit Mutuel Arkea plans to expose APIs for both partner applications and internal applications. Acceleration of customer acquisition by improving the user experience of its retail information system is a key priority. In response to this strategic challenge, the company is implementing a modular and flexible IT architecture, and it is leveraging APIs to help its transformation, deploying a “mobile first” approach, and developing marketing operations with major players.

“The acquisition of the Apigee Edge API management software will help Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to improve the online access of its new services for its clients and partners. This is in line with Arkéa’s strategy to grow its online banking market and digital financial services,” commented Marc Chéreau, Director of Computer Studies, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa.

Apigee’s intelligent API platform helps businesses use APIs to securely share data and services across devices to serve customers and use data to continually improve the customer experience. Apigee’s platform today includes Apigee Edge, its flagship API management software; Apigee Insights, an advanced predictive analytics product; and Apigee Link, an API-first product for the Internet of Things (IoT). Most recently, Apigee introduced Apigee Sense, an intelligent API security product.
                                                                                                                                   
About Crédit Mutuel Arkea
Crédit Mutuel Arkea is a retail banking and insurance cooperative mutual bank, not listed on the stock exchange. Crédit Mutuel Arkea is entirely owned by its customer-members. Crédit Mutuel Arkea is composed of three regional federations representing three main French geographic zones (Brittany in the West, the South West and Massif Central in the middle of France). Crédit Mutuel Arkea also has a presence across the country thanks to its corporate and online subsidiaries (Fortuneo, Monext, Financo, Federal Finance, Suravenir, CFCAL…). Crédit Mutuel Arkea employs nearly 9000 people, counts 3,700 administrators and has a total of 3.6 million members and customers. The bank has 110 billion Euros in total assets. Crédit Mutuel Arkea ranks among the leading banks with headquarters in region. For further information, go to www.arkea.com.

About Apigee
Apigee® (NASDAQ:APIC) provides an intelligent API platform for digital business. Many of the world’s largest organizations select Apigee to enable their digital business, including 30 percent of the Fortune 100, five of the top six Global 2000 retail companies, and five of the top 10 global telecommunications companies. Apigee customers include global enterprises such as Walgreens, Burberry, Morningstar, and First Data. Apigee is headquartered in San Jose, California and has over 400 employees worldwide.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding market adoption of digital technologies, planned customer adoption and implementation of Apigee’s products, potential future customer opportunities and opportunities between Apigee and Arkea. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult or impossible to predict. Consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements as a result of such uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances, including without limitation risks and uncertainties related to market adoption of digital technologies, the ability of Apigee’s software to meet its customers’ needs, the quality of Apigee’s software, support and services and related infrastructure capacity and any incorrect implementation or use of Apigee software.

The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect Apigee’s financial and operating results are included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in Apigee’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on December 8, 2015. Apigee’s SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://investors.apigee.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Apigee disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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Apigee Media Contacts:

Apigee Europe Limited
Florence Giuly-Davis
PR Paradigm for Apigee
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Press contact Crédit Mutuel Arkéa:

Florence Eckenschwiller 
+33 2 98 00 01 91 
florence.eckenschwiller@arkea.com
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(MTLS) Launches the Materialise Mimics Care Suite, the Platform for 3D Printing in Hospitals

The Materialise Mimics Care Suite aims to accelerate and improve the integration of certified medical 3D printing within hospitals

Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS), is proud to announce the launch of the Materialise Mimics Care Suite, a full suite of software and solutions for 3D printing within hospitals. The Materialise Mimics Care Suite is an open and flexible platform that includes planning and design software tools, 3D printed anatomical models and surgical guides, and patient-specific implants. Launched during AAOS, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeon’s Annual Meeting, the Suite also introduces Materialise Mimics inPrint, a new software solution that enables surgeons to create accurate medical models for 3D printing in hospitals without the need of advanced clinical engineering support.

With the Materialise Mimics Care Suite, Materialise brings together medical software and services, both established and new, into a single, neutral platform that facilitates the further integration of 3D planning and printing into hospitals. For example, Materialise Mimics inPrint allows clinicians to 3D print in hospitals by connecting data from all modern imaging systems to the ever expanding range of 3D printers on the market. The Materialise Mimics Care Suite also includes software for predictive planning and communication; patient-specific guides that transfer a co-created surgical plan to the OR; and patient-specific models and implants that enable surgeons to treat complex cases.

Materialise Founder and CEO, Wilfried Vancraen, states, “For more than 25 years, we at Materialise have been identifying meaningful applications of 3D printing and developing the backbone of software and solutions needed to successfully bring them to market. We see incredible potential for 3D printing in hospitals, but have also recognized that many existing solutions have slowed adoption of the technology. Therefore, we have developed the Materialise Mimics Care Suite with the aim of helping hospitals better integrate 3D printing and begin unleashing the benefits it offers, which include potential cost savings and patient care improvement.”

Since their foundation, Materialise has been providing leading-edge, 3D visualization and printing solutions to their extensive list of hospital, academic and medical device customers. Materialise’s open and flexible platform of software and services forms the foundation of certified medical 3D Printing, in clinical as well as research environments, enabling medical professionals to revolutionize patient treatment and make the world a better and healthier place.

About Materialise
Materialise incorporates more than 25 years of 3D printing experience into a range of software solutions and 3D printing services, which together form the backbone of the 3D printing industry. Materialise’s open and flexible solutions enable players in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, automotive, aerospace, art and design, and consumer goods, to build innovative 3D printing applications that aim to make the world a better and healthier place. Headquartered in Belgium, with branches worldwide, Materialise combines the largest group of software developers in the industry with one of the largest 3D printing facilities in the world. For additional information, please visit: www.materialise.com.

About Materialise’s Medical Division
Materialise Medical, which has pioneered many of the leading medical applications of 3D printing, enables researchers, engineers and clinicians to revolutionize innovative patient-specific treatment that helps improve and save lives. Materialise Medical’s open and flexible platform of software and services, Materialise Mimics, form the foundation of certified Medical 3D Printing, in clinical as well as research environments, offering virtual planning software tools, 3D-printed anatomical models, and patient-specific surgical guides and implants. For additional information, please visit: http://hospital.materialise.com/

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Some of the statements in this press release are “forward-looking” and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to, among other things, our planned commercialization efforts and regulatory approvals of our technologies as well as the success thereof and our research and development projects. These forward-looking statements are based upon the expectations of management under current assumptions at the time of this press release. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control that may cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations. We are providing this information as of the date of this press release and do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless we have obligations under the federal securities laws to update and disclose material developments related to previously disclosed information.

 

Press contacts:
Vanessa Palsenbarg
Corporate Communications Manager, Materialise
Phone: +32-16-39-66-37
Fax: +32-16-39-66-00
Email: press@materialise.com
Twitter: @belgiancanuck or @MaterialiseNV
Visit: www.materialise.com

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(NVIV) FDA Acceptance of Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ Submission

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its proposed Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) modular shell submission and review process for the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™. This investigational device is being studied in the INSPIRE Study: InVivo Study of Probable Benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ for Safety and Neurologic Recovery in Subjects with Complete Thoracic AIS A Spinal Cord Injury.

The modular HDE review process is based on a submission of individual sections or “modules” that constitute a complete HDE submission once all have been submitted. The modular approach allows the FDA to review each module separately, allowing the applicant to receive timely feedback and potentially resolve any deficiencies earlier in the review process compared to a traditional HDE application. InVivo’s HDE modular shell is comprised of three modules: a preclinical studies module, a manufacturing module, and a clinical data module. Following the submission of each module, the FDA reviews and provides feedback, typically within 90 days. Upon receipt of the final module, the FDA will make a filing decision that, if positive, triggers the HDE 75-day review clock for an approval decision.

“InVivo’s regulatory approach centers on efficiency and swiftness to market,” Mark Perrin, InVivo’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, said. “We expect to submit and receive acceptance of the preclinical module by the end of this year and plan to submit the manufacturing and clinical modules in 2017.”

About the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold™ Implant

Following acute spinal cord injury, surgical implantation of the biodegradable Neuro-Spinal Scaffold within the decompressed and debrided injury epicenter is intended to support appositional healing, thereby reducing post-traumatic cavity formation, sparing white matter, and allowing neural regeneration across the healed wound epicenter. The Neuro-Spinal Scaffold, an investigational device, has received a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation and currently is being evaluated in the INSPIRE pivotal probable benefit study for the treatment of patients with complete (AIS A) traumatic acute spinal cord injury.

About InVivo Therapeutics

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. is a research and clinical-stage biomaterials and biotechnology company with a focus on treatment of spinal cord injuries. The company was founded in 2005 with proprietary technology co-invented by Robert Langer, Sc.D., Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Joseph P. Vacanti, M.D., who then was at Boston Children’s Hospital and who now is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2011, the company earned the David S. Apple Award from the American Spinal Injury Association for its outstanding contribution to spinal cord injury medicine. In 2015, the company’s investigational Neuro-Spinal Scaffold received the 2015 Becker’s Healthcare Spine Device Award. The publicly-traded company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more details, visit www.invivotherapeutics.com.

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Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements can be identified by words such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “designed to,” “potentially,” and similar expressions, and include statements regarding the benefits of the modular shell submission and review process and the timing of FDA review and acceptance of HDE preclinical module and future modular submissions. Any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on current expectations, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the company’s ability to successfully open additional clinical sites for enrollment and to enroll additional patients; the timing of the Institutional Review Board process; the company’s ability to commercialize its products; the company’s ability to develop, market and sell products based on its technology; the expected benefits and efficacy of the company’s products and technology in connection with the treatment of spinal cord injuries; the availability of substantial additional funding for the company to continue its operations and to conduct research and development, clinical studies and future product commercialization; and other risks associated with the company’s business, research, product development, regulatory approval, marketing and distribution plans and strategies identified and described in more detail in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and its other filings with the SEC, including the company’s Form 10-Qs and current reports on Form 8-K. The company does not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

 

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp.
Brian Luque, 617-863-5535
Investor Relations
bluque@invivotherapeutics.com

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(OGES) Orlando PGA Merchandise Show Huge Success For Oakridge

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions: A New Era In Battery Manufacturing

Palm Bay, Florida, March 01, 2016  — Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.
Info@oakg.net

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions:
A New Era In Battery Manufacturing

Orlando PGA Merchandise Show Huge Success For Oakridge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Fully electric golf car in Oakridge display

March 1, 2016 Melbourne, Florida – Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: “OGES”) is excited to announce a major success at the Orlando PGA Merchandise Show, one of the biggest annual golf industry conventions in the world.

Directly at the show, Oakridge received more than $250,000 USD of immediate booked orders and follow on commitments of more than $20,575,000 USD.  The state-of-the-art, “Made in USA”, Oakridge Pro-Series Lithium Ion Golf Car battery systems are based on a proprietary design of electro-chemistry, safety, and electronics which results in cost effective, high performance lithium power now being available from a US manufacturer for the golfing industry.

By utilizing the Oakridge proprietary battery management system, golf car and local electric vehicle users of the revolutionary Pro-Series battery systems can now utilize their smart device such as phone, tablet, watch, or laptop, to monitor the capacity, range, speed, and health of their battery powered system.  This provides the user with the information power to go along with the battery power to more fully enjoy their round of golf or their local area electric vehicles.

Using fully electric golf cars and local area electric vehicles allows less dependence on foreign oil; provides a much more enjoyable and quiet round of golf; and has none of the noise and emissions associated with combustion engines.  By utilizing US made lithium batteries, Oakridge directly plays a role in reducing our imports and dependence on Chinese batteries and foreign oil, and instead of outsourcing jobs to offshore, Oakridge is leading the charge to on-shore jobs back to the US.  With Oakridge Pro-Series battery systems the user can enjoy a green system with low carbon foot print while helping to put America back to work, all at a competitive price.

“The Pro Series golf and local electric vehicle batteries continue to be an absolute game changer for the golf and local area EV markets,” said Oakridge Executive Chairman and CEO, Steve Barber. “We have spent the past 18 months refining and finalizing this product and are excited to announce that we are beginning production shipments in March.  We at Oakridge are continuing our mission to onshore manufacturing back to the US and will continue to introduce new and exciting products.  As avid golfers, our team at Oakridge is very excited to be shipping this product into the golfing market and the reception by our customers has been tremendous.”

The Oakridge development team has partnered up with researchers in the US, Germany, and Japan to develop this entire system of cell chemistry, battery management electronics, and overall battery system.

“We are all about game-changing technology and products at Oakridge.  Oakridge is THE ‘Made In The USA’ battery company that has the talent and technology to develop and produce these types of products for our customers in designing state-of-the-art high performance customer oriented battery systems.   With our Pro Series battery systems, we have now greatly expanded the effective daily range of the golf car and small local electric vehicle, making them a practical reality for immediate application to all aspects of the golfing industry and golfing communities, while at the same time providing a much safer, low maintenance, zero emissions vehicle by virtue of the more robust chemistry and the battery management systems we have designed for this product,” adds Mr. Barber.

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Oakridge Battery Management System User Interface
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About Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.

Oakridge Global Energy Solutions Inc., is a publicly traded company, trading symbol: OGES on the OTCQB with a market capitalization of approximately USD $ 200,000,000, whose primary business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of energy storage products. Additional information can be accessed on the company’s website www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time the statements are made and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release. This press release should be considered in light of all filings of the Company that are contained in the Edgar Archives of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Contact:
Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc.
www.oakridgeglobalenergy.com
3520 Dixie Highway
Palm Bay, 32905, Florida, USA
Ph: (321) 610-7959
Email: ir@oakg.net

Investor Inquiries:

Benchmark Advisory Partners LLC
Timothy Connor
Toll Free: (866) 703-4778
admin@bmarkadvisory.com

And:

Dutch DeWaard
Business Development
DreamTeamNetwork (DTN)
Austin, TX
www.DreamTeamNetwork.com
512.758.8877 Office
480.734.5834 Mobile
Dutch@DTN.fm

And:

Mike King
Princeton Research
www.princetonresearch.com
702.650.3000
mike@princetonresearch.com

 

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(OPCO) Unveils New Innovative Products at Global Pet Expo 2016

Products Designed to Enhance the Bond Between Pet and Pet Parent

FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH–(March 01, 2016) – Booth #2455 – OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO), an industry leader in innovative products for pets, will debut several new products this month in Orlando, FL, at the pet industry’s largest trade show, Global Pet Expo 2016. Among those products are Kitty Potty™, an innovative feline waste removal system; the Whirling Wiggler™ spinning cat toy; and the new generation of Flappy® dog toys, as well as a collection of stainless steel pet feeding solutions.

“OurPet’s has always been an innovator in the pet industry by focusing on products that fulfill the instinctual needs of pets,” says Dr. Steve Tsengas, founder of OurPet’s. “The pet industry is continually evolving and it’s our goal to introduce new products every year that improve the health, safety, comfort and enjoyment of pets, which in turn strengthens the bond between pet and pet parent.”

Additionally, OurPet’s has scheduled a press conference at Global Pet Expo on March 16 at their booth (#2455) to unveil yet another new product line that promises to be among the most innovative in company history.

Kitty Potty™

Kitty Potty™ is an innovative waste removal system that caters to a cat’s natural elimination instincts and serves as an unprecedented training tool to “potty train” kittens.

Felines deposit waste in a hole, strategically placed in the middle of the unit. Surrounding the hole is litter which allows the cat to instinctively cover, but never touch its waste, ensuring that bacteria will not be tracked through the home. Pet owners do not have to come in contact with waste either. When the waste tray is full, simply remove the tray, slide the bag over the waste and toss for an easy no-touch cleanup. It makes waste unreachable to other pets, eliminating dog coprophagia. Kitty Potty™ has a zeolite carbon filter that effectively absorbs odors, keeping the litter area fresh and clean, and its ability to work with non-clumping litter makes it a very economical solution.

Whirling Wiggler™

The OurPet’s Whirling Wiggler™ Spinner Toy was developed to indulge cats’ inner hunter, allowing cats to stalk and hunt in the safety of home. The toy’s wire slider lets you change between its two flight modes, chase and play. The chase flight mode (wire slider down) means that one butterfly is flying freely, while the other is chasing closely behind. Play flight mode (wire slider up) lets the butterflies fly in sync as they playfully flutter around the base of the toy.

Flappy® Dog Toys

These new Flappy® toys satisfy dogs’ natural behavior of carrying prey in the mouth. Designed to recreate the hunting experience, the Flappy® body is made of tough, durable material that is still soft enough to be chewed. The unique texture of the dental tips and ridges helps clean teeth and massage gums. These dog toys include the OurPets® Flappy® Surf-N-Toss™, OurPets® Flappy® Squeeze-N-Squeak™ and OurPets® Flappy® Chirp-N-Prey™. Each with different sounds, these toys can cater to different dog personalities and promote healthy teeth and gums.

Stainless Steel Feeding Solutions

The OurPet’s Company is updating its line of feeding solutions with new and stylish bowl designs, an adjustable raised feeder, a durable food scoop and a 3-in-1 vented slow feed insert that fits in top selling bowls. Each solution caters to a specific set of pet feeding needs.

For more information on OurPet’s, visit www.ourpets.com.

About The OurPet’s Company

The OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) designs, produces and markets a broad line of innovative, trend-setting pet products and accessories sold under the OurPets® and Pet Zone® brands domestically and internationally. OurPets® and Pet Zone® products are sold through leading pet specialty retailers, food, drug and mass merchandisers, direct-mail catalog and internet retailers. Since its founding in 1995, the OurPet’s Company has been building an extensive intellectual property portfolio with more than 160 patents in either issued or pending status all devoted to solving problems related to the human/pet bond. OurPet’s was named a Weatherhead Top 100 Fastest Growing Company in Northeast Ohio in 2013 and has been a Lake-Geauga County Fast Track 50 Hall of Fame local business success winner for the last eight consecutive years. In addition, the OurPet’s Company was named 2015 Business of the Year by the Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Investors and customers may visit www.ourpets.com and www.petzonebrand.com for more information about the Company, its products and brands.

 

Media Contacts:

Melissa Rubin
201-843-5600
Melissa@rosica.com

Peter Ostapowicz
440-354-6500 x131
postapowicz@ourpets.com

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