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General Mills, Walmart, and Sam's Club have announced a collaboration to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture on 600,000 acres in the U.S. by 2030. The initiative aims to improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration. The project will be supported through grants administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and will target seven U.S. states. The collaboration aligns with both companies' sustainability goals and is expected to contribute to Walmart's goal to protect, manage, or restore at least 50 million acres of land by 2030.

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October 17, 2023 | 1:03 pm

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PARA

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) has announced a collaboration with Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to create a new toy line, Turtles of Grayskull, which will be available in 2024. The partnership will merge the worlds of Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, offering new storytelling opportunities for fans of both brands.

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October 17, 2023 | 1:01 pm

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Momentus has signed a contract with SatRev for orbital delivery in 2024. Additionally, SatRev is contracted to fly its SOWA-1 payload with Momentus in Q1 of next year.

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October 17, 2023 | 1:01 pm

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MRO

Marathon Oil Corp (MRO) has signed a five-year deal with Glencore PLC (GLCNF) to sell a portion of its natural gas produced from the Alba Field in Equatorial Guinea. The deal, which is effective from January 1, 2024, is linked to the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) index, less a fixed transportation fee. This offers Marathon Oil significant exposure to the European LNG market. MRO also plans to optimize its Equatorial Guinea integrated gas operations in 2024 by redirecting a portion of Alba Unit natural gas from the local methanol facility to the LNG facility.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:52 pm

AIM

AIM ImmunoTech Inc. has engaged Azenova, LLC, a business development consulting firm, to support its efforts to partner its pipeline programs, particularly its lead asset, Ampligen®, for the treatment of various malignant solid tumors. Azenova will assist AIM in entering into a partnership, out-license, or other transaction whereby a biopharmaceutical company takes on the further development and commercialization of Ampligen®.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:46 pm

SLS

SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLS) will present the final data from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial of galinpepimut-S (GPS) in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) in Wilms' tumor-1 (WT1)-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer at the 2023 International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) Annual Global Meeting. The study was sponsored by SELLAS and conducted under a Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. Based on the data, SELLAS plans to submit a full-length manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal in the first half of 2024.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:46 pm

AIP

Fraunhofer IESE has partnered with Arteris to accelerate the development of advanced network-on-chip architecture for AI/ML applications. The partnership aims to enhance the performance and efficiency of AI/ML hardware systems.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:45 pm

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Aegis Capital Corp. acted as Exclusive Placement Agent on a $5.0 Million Private Placement for SciSparc Ltd. (NASDAQ:SPRC). Gilead Sciences and Assembly Biosciences announced a 12-year partnership for antiviral therapies, with Assembly Bio to receive $100M upfront payment. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts shares are trading higher after Choice Hotels proposed to acquire the company for $90.00 per share.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:42 pm

ASNS

Actelis Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASNS) has received its first order to supply a major European natural gas transmission system operator with its hybrid fiber-copper networking solution. The company's new customer operates a high-pressure natural gas pipeline network in a large European country. The Actelis solution will enable and extend instant, fiber-grade connectivity over the client's existing network infrastructure. The deployment will be done in collaboration with Actelis' local partner, denk-stein:net GmbH, based in Germany.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:41 pm

HCA

ILMN

HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA) and GRAIL, LLC have announced a strategic collaboration to advance comprehensive cancer care through early detection. GRAIL's Galleri multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test will be available to patients who meet screening criteria at select HCA Healthcare physician practices. The Galleri test can detect a shared cancer signal across more than 50 types of cancers using a simple blood draw. HCA Healthcare is also participating in the PATHFINDER 2 multi-center interventional study of the Galleri test.

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October 17, 2023 | 12:37 pm