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Phoenix platform matches users with genetically similar people to predict which interventions actually work.

TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optiva Inc. (TSX: OPT) ("Optiva" or the "Company"), a leader in powering the telecom industry with cloud-native billing, charging and revenue management software on private and public clouds, today announced that it has entered into a support agreement (the "Support Agreement") with holders ("Noteholders") of approximately 85% of its outstanding principal amount of 9.75% senior secured PIK toggle notes due July 20, 2025 (the "Notes").

SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA) ("Iovance" or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (“TIL”) therapies for patients with cancer, today announced that on July 17, 2025 (the “Date of Grant”), the Company approved the grant of inducement stock options covering an aggregate of 138,190 shares of Iovance’s common stock to 20 new, non-executive employees.

SOMERSET, N.J., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum Advisors, a respected fiduciary wealth management firm known for its principled approach and dedication to transparency, proudly unveils the Momentum Advisors Future Leaders in Finance Scholarship — a national initiative designed to uplift and invest in undergraduate students aspiring to shape the future of the financial industry.

BROOKFIELD, News, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC) (“Brookfield Renewable”) today has announced that it will invest up to $1 billion to increase its equity interest to approximately 38% in Isagen S.A. E.S.P. (“Isagen”).

MIAMI, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AYR Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF) (“AYR” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, today announces that it has entered into an additional amendment to its previously disclosed Limited Waiver Agreement with the holders of a majority of its senior secured notes (the "Majority Holders"). This latest amendment extends the temporary waiver period to July 25, 2025, providing the Company with further time and flexibility to continue ongoing negotiations with its senior lenders and to further pursue strategic options to strengthen its capital structure.

TORONTO, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rogers Communications Inc. (“Rogers” or the “Company”) (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE: RCI) today announced the pricing terms of its previously announced separate offers (the “Offers”) to purchase for cash any and all of the outstanding notes of each series listed in the table below (collectively, the “Notes”), up to a maximum of US$1,250,000,000 aggregate Total Consideration (as defined below). Subject to the Consideration Cap Condition (as defined below), the series of Notes that are purchased in the Offers will be based on the acceptance priority levels (each, an “Acceptance Priority Level”) set forth in the table below. If a given series of Notes is accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers, all Notes of that series that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be accepted for purchase. No series of Notes will be subject to proration pursuant to the Offers.

NEW YORK and VIENNA, July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HOOK, “HOOKIPA”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation immunotherapeutics for the treatment of cancer and serious infectious diseases, today announced its intention to voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) and to deregister its common stock under Section 12(b) and Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) today announced that on July 16, 2025 it granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 131,683 shares of common stock and 88,755 restricted stock units (RSUs) that will be settled in shares of common stock upon vesting to 18 employees, whose employment commenced in June and July 2025 as a material inducement to their employment.