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Los Angeles – September 15, 2026 -- iodyne will run its Pro Mini Smart Drive live across four partner booths at IBC2026 in Amsterdam, marking the first time European attendees see the device operating in real production workflows rather than a display case. The show runs September 11-16, and iodyne's storage will move encrypted, RAID-protected footage through capture, color, ingest and archive stages at booths run by Hedge, Adobe, RED Digital Cinema and Cintegral Technologies.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 15, 2026 -- Vincere Biosciences has been awarded a $2.7 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, to fund IND-enabling development of its USP30 inhibitor for acute kidney injury (AKI).

NIH funding targets a disease affecting 13 million people annually

Acute kidney injury impacts more than 13 million people worldwide each year following ischemia, major surgery, or exposure to nephrotoxic drugs, yet treatment remains largely supportive. The two-year grant will fund genotoxicity and toxicology studies, 28-day GLP toxicology studies, and cardiovascular, respiratory, and CNS safety pharmacology required before Vincere can file an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.

Indianapolis – September 15, 2026 -- Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) confirmed its leadership team will participate in the Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on September 15, 2026.

Top executives to field investor questions in fireside chat format

CEO Jeff Simmons, CFO Bob VanHimbergen, and Bobby Modi, executive vice president for U.S. Pet Health and Global Digital Transformation, will join a fireside chat session scheduled for 2:35 p.m. ET on September 15.

Digital transformation leadership signals strategic pivot in pet health segment

Modi's dual role overseeing both U.S. Pet Health operations and Global Digital Transformation places technology investment discussions on the agenda alongside core business performance.

Orlando – September 15, 2026 -- Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: XHR) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results before market open on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Management to host earnings call at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

The REIT's executive team will discuss quarterly results during a conference call the same day. Investors can dial (833) 461-5787 approximately ten minutes before the call starts, using Meeting ID: 953 553 378. Callers must identify themselves as attending Xenia Hotels & Resorts' Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call and state their name and company affiliation.

Webcast replay to remain accessible for 90 days

A live webcast will run concurrently through www.xeniareit.com, accessible ten minutes prior to the call. The Company will archive the webcast for 90 days in the Investor Relations section of its website.

Westminster, Colorado – September 15, 2026 -- Trimble has unveiled four new GNSS receiver modules — the BD1090, BD1092, BD1092i and BX1092i — built on its next-generation Maxwell 8 technology, targeting OEM integrators in geospatial, marine, construction and mining sectors facing rising GPS jamming and spoofing threats.

New JammerGuard system defends against full spectrum of jamming signals

The centerpiece of the launch is Trimble JammerGuard, a comprehensive anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capability that deploys automatically and independently. Unlike conventional anti-jamming tools that counter only select jammer types, JammerGuard is designed to handle jamming broadly while authenticating that reported positions are genuine.

Wilmington, Del. – September 15, 2026 -- DuPont, together with The Chemours Company and Corteva Inc., has agreed to pay $455 million over 15 years to resolve PFAS litigation brought by the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities near the companies' Fayetteville Works facility.

The settlement carries a net present value of approximately $355 million, split among the three chemical makers, and covers claims tied to historical discharges from Fayetteville Works as well as separate state allegations of PFAS contamination linked to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) use.

DuPont's exposure is capped near $126 million on a pre-tax present-value basis

Of that amount, 44% will be reimbursed by Qnity Electronics, and DuPont says the remaining liability is materially covered by existing accruals, limiting the hit to future earnings.

Vancouver – September 15, 2026 -- First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX: FF; OTCQX: FFMGF; FRANKFURT: FMG) has reported new high-grade gold intercepts from its 2026 drilling program at the Miroir target within the Duparquet Gold Project in Quebec's Abitibi region, extending the known mineralized strike length to approximately 220 metres from 150 metres in 2025.

Drill hole DUP26-093 returns 5.26 g/t gold over 19.55 metres

The intercept, from 182.0 m to 201.55 m depth, included 7.58 g/t Au over 12.95 m and a higher-grade section of 21.80 g/t Au over 1.0 m. Drill hole DUP26-096 returned 3.43 g/t Au over 28.0 m from 234.35 m to 262.35 m, including 10.36 g/t Au over 7.2 m, plus a secondary zone of 2.99 g/t Au over 4.6 m and 4.90 g/t Au over 2.7 m.

Las Vegas – September 15, 2026 -- Superfruit Juice Company LLC has launched its SOPREMETM Soursop brand on Amazon, marking a new phase in the company's push to expand wholesale distribution of soursop-based beverages across the United States.

Company positions SOPREME as world's first premium soursop juice brand

SOPREMETM Soursop makes a 100% pure juice with pulp derived from a single ingredient: non-GMO soursop fruit, scientifically known as Annona muricata and also called guanabana or graviola. The fruit is widely consumed across the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia but remains largely unfamiliar to U.S. consumers, a gap the company is targeting for growth.

Tel Aviv and Oslo – September 15, 2026 -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ/TASE: BLRX) and Hemispherian AS will present two abstracts on their oncology candidate GLIX1 at the 21st Meeting of the European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO 2026) in Rome, Italy, September 24-27, with one abstract selected for oral presentation.

Burlington, N.C. – September 15, 2026 -- Labcorp (NYSE: LH) reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance and unveiled a long-term outlook through 2029 projecting compound annual revenue growth of 5% to 8% and compound annual adjusted earnings per share growth of 8.5% to 11.5%, the company said at its 2026 Investor Day.

Labcorp projects adjusted operating margin expansion of 75 to 150 basis points by 2029

The diagnostics and drug development laboratory company also targets compound annual free cash flow growth in line with adjusted earnings growth through the same period. Guidance assumes foreign exchange rates effective as of June 30, 2026, and reflects anticipated capital allocation including acquisitions, share repurchases and dividends.

Toronto – September 15, 2026 -- Hemlo Mining Corp. (TSX: HMMC; OTCQX: HMMCF) has returned new assay results from its South-Rim Zone at the Hemlo Gold Mine near Marathon, Ontario, including 89.89 g/t Au over 3.0 metres in hole 6702608, 14.81 g/t Au over 10.0 metres in hole 6702632, and 12.97 g/t Au over 7.0 metres in hole 6702615.

Drilling confirms 500 metres of high-grade mineralization within a 1.5-kilometre target zone

The 2026 program has now demonstrated approximately 500 metres of high-grade mineralization within the interpreted 1.5-kilometre South-Rim horizon, leaving roughly 1 kilometre of additional extent still to be tested. The zone sits just 50 to 150 metres from active C-Zone mining and existing underground infrastructure, a proximity the Company says could lower capital costs and shorten development timelines by leveraging current access rather than new infrastructure.

Wilmington, Del. – September 15, 2026 -- The Chemours Company, along with DuPont de Nemours and Corteva, has agreed to pay $455 million over 15 years to settle PFAS-related litigation brought by the State of North Carolina and 11 local entities near the company's Fayetteville Works facility.

Chemours' share totals approximately $180 million on a net present value basis

Under a January 2021 memorandum of understanding, Chemours is responsible for 50% of settlement payments, with DuPont and Corteva covering the remaining half. Chemours said its portion is fully covered by existing accruals, with expected payments of approximately $50 million over the next twelve months.

Rye, N.Y. – September 15, 2026 -- Dunes Point Capital, LP ("DPC") has sold NextGen Security LLC to funds advised by Apax Partners LLP, exiting an electronic security integrator that operates across 8 locations.

NextGen serves regulated facilities across four end markets

Based in Exton, Pennsylvania, NextGen is an end-to-end integrator of electronic security systems for complex and regulated facilities. The company serves industrial, healthcare, education, and commercial end markets through its 8-location footprint.

Multiple advisory firms structured the transaction

William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. served as M&A advisors to DPC on the sale. Polsinelli PC acted as legal advisor, while Alvarez & Marsal Global Transaction Advisory Group provided financial due diligence services for the deal.

Herndon – September 15, 2026 -- ST Engineering iDirect has rolled out new AI governance and automation features for its Foresight orchestration platform, targeting satellite operators managing increasingly complex multi-orbit networks.

Foresight gains agentic governance and change-management controls

The update introduces four capabilities: Agentic Governance for AI agent oversight and audit trails, Governed Change Management for approval-based workflows before AI-driven changes go live, AI Usage Visibility and Cost Controls for monitoring and budgeting AI consumption, and Accelerated Onboarding that automatically discovers network inventory and deploys platform components.

Washington – September 15, 2026 -- Exiger has compressed what was estimated as a three-year, $180 million platform overhaul into a four-month, $20 million sprint, launching an AI-native version of its 1Exiger supply chain and trade compliance platform with backing from Carlyle, Insight Partners, and JMI Equity.

Exiger's new AI development engine writes 95% of first-generation code

The company's AI product development lifecycle (AI-PDLC) automates each stage of software development, integrating with Exiger's secure CI/CD pipeline atop a proprietary dataset the firm describes as the largest in supply chain, defense, and corporate intelligence, spanning three trillion data points. CEO Brandon Daniels said the platform allows a team of a few hundred 'Experience Builders' and engineers to match output typically requiring 10,000 staff engineers at larger firms.

Delray Beach, Fla. – September 15, 2026 -- The global molded pulp packaging market is projected to grow from $8.02 billion in 2026 to $10.82 billion by 2031, a 6.2% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets.

E-commerce and plastic-reduction rules drive fiber packaging demand

Rising e-commerce volumes are fueling demand for protective molded pulp inserts and cushioning for fragile goods, while corporate sustainability mandates push brands toward fiber-based alternatives to plastic and foam. Improved recycling of paper and agricultural fibers is expanding the raw-material base for manufacturers.

Munich – September 15, 2026 -- Up to 3,000 registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians (PTA) and pharmacy clerks (PKA) are set to attend the APOTHEKENTOUR in Munich on September 12-13, the event's second stop after Berlin drew more than 2,500 attendees and a 15% year-on-year increase in visitors.

Munich stop packs 170 talks and pharma-partner cases into one weekend

The Munich edition, powered by APOTHEKE ADHOC and PTA IN LOVE, will feature more than 170 lectures, several live talks and new product showcases connecting attendees directly with pharmaceutical industry partners. The event is scheduled deliberately the weekend before the Deutscher Apothekertag, where Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU) is expected to address the sector's political future.

Stuttgart – September 15, 2026 -- Stuttgart-based ERP vendor Planat GmbH has launched an 'AI Ready' strategy that lets manufacturing SMEs integrate artificial intelligence tools without committing to a single vendor or deployment model.

Planat decouples AI integration from fixed vendor lock-in

Marco Bux, Principal Product Manager and Head of Development at Planat, said the ERP system is built so that customers can select AI technologies and operating models that match their own requirements rather than being forced into a predetermined path. "AI Ready means for us that new AI technologies should be integrable in the future without users having to commit early to a specific route," Bux said, framing the approach as a matter of investment protection for mid-sized manufacturers.

Berlin – – September 15, 2026 -- dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur will livestream the closing event of EUconomy - Partnerships4Prosperity on September 15, 2026, at 18:30 CEST via LinkedIn, marking the conclusion of a 12-month media initiative co-financed by the European Union.

Event documents EU-funded cross-border projects across five German border regions

EUconomy - Partnerships4Prosperity, produced by dpa-Custom Content, has tracked EU-backed cross-border initiatives in German border regions adjoining Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, France and Denmark. The project distributed multilingual journalistic content packages -- including video, images and social media material -- free of charge to media outlets in Germany and beyond, illustrating how EU cohesion policy and Interreg funding drive regional development, sustainability, innovation, job creation and professional training.

Paris – September 15, 2026 -- More than one in three people, or 38%, remain offline despite living within mobile broadband coverage zones, according to a new report from GSMA Intelligence produced in collaboration with Huawei and unveiled at UNESCO's Digital Learning Week. The report, titled "Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Digital Literacy in the AI Era," attributes the gap to shortfalls in digital skills, user trust and AI literacy affecting 3.1 billion people worldwide.

Physical network coverage has outpaced actual usage

Mobile broadband infrastructure now physically reaches 96% of the global population, the report states, yet usage lags far behind due to capability barriers rather than access constraints. Closing this capability gap could add approximately $3.5 trillion to global GDP by 2030, with more than 90% of those gains projected to flow to low- and middle-income countries.