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GPAK

Gamer Pakistan Inc. (NASDAQ:GPAK) announced that its subsidiary K2 Gamer has received its first major sponsorship from 313 Mobiles for the Super Mega Pakistan Universities Esports Championship 2023. The championship is expected to attract the best gamers from across the higher education institutions of Pakistan and help to further develop the esports ecosystem and community in the country.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:38 pm

ADN

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADN) participated in the inaugural Clean Transition Dialogue on Hydrogen organized by the European Commission. The event focused on the role of the hydrogen sector in Europe's energy independence. Advent's CEO, Dr. Vasilis Gregoriou, briefed EU President Ursula von der Leyen on the progress of projects endorsed by the EU under the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) in hydrogen technology. He also discussed the delay in securing funding for Advent's EU-ratified Green HiPo project in Greece, which aims to develop, design, and produce HTPEM fuel cell systems and electrolyser systems.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:37 pm

ANIX

Anixa Biosciences (NASDAQ:ANIX) has completed the treatment of the first patient cohort in its ongoing clinical trial of CAR-T therapy for ovarian cancer, in partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center. The first cohort received the same dose of engineered T-cells, with no dose-limiting toxicities observed. The trial will now begin enrolling patients in the second dose cohort, who will receive three times the cell dose compared to the first cohort. The study aims to evaluate the therapy's safety, determine the maximum tolerated dose of T-cells targeting the follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR), and preliminarily assess clinical activity.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:35 pm

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On CNBC's 'Halftime Report Final Trades', Stephanie Link of Hightower named Amazon as a good investment due to the success of Prime Day and AWS stabilization. Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners recommended Cisco Systems, citing its growth and recent acquisition of Splunk Inc. Jason Snipe of Odyssey Capital Advisors named Palo Alto Networks as his final trade, following its alliance with Kyndryl. Shannon Saccocia of Boston Private picked Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund. All stocks mentioned saw slight increases in their share prices.

Portfolio Pulse from Lisa Levin

October 13, 2023 | 12:32 pm

MEOH

Methanex Corporation has signed a two-year natural gas agreement with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago for its Titan methanol plant to restart operations in September 2024. Concurrently, Methanex plans to idle the Atlas methanol plant in September 2024, when its 20-year natural gas agreement expires.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:21 pm

ARDX

Ardelyx, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARDX) announced upcoming data presentations for its drug, tenapanor (XPHOZAH), for hyperphosphatemia at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2023. The company will present four poster presentations highlighting data from two trials in the U.S. Additionally, Ardelyx's collaboration partner in Japan, Kyowa Kirin Co, Ltd., will present key results from two Phase 3 studies of tenapanor in Japan.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:11 pm

GV

Visionary Education Technology has announced its intention to enter a memorandum with an Asian Senior College for International Education. The details of the memorandum and its potential impact on the company's operations and financials are not yet disclosed.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 13, 2023 | 12:05 pm

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Brendan Berry, Head of Payments Product Management at Ripple, is focusing on improving cross-border payment experience for Ripple's enterprise clientele. His responsibilities include overseeing development of product platform, architecture, and both front-end and back-end systems. Berry's team is working on Ripple's On-Demand Liquidity crypto-enabled cross-border payment product. Prior to Ripple, Berry worked at Patagonia, Slack, and Amazon, where he developed innovative tools and products for Prime Now/Fresh's selection offerings.

Portfolio Pulse from Murtuza Merchant

October 13, 2023 | 11:11 am

TMUS

SpaceX's Starlink is planning to deploy satellites with Direct-to-Cell capability, enabling connectivity for cell phone users. Text services are expected to start in 2024, followed by voice and data in 2025. The satellites will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and later via Starship. SpaceX has partnered with several companies including T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) in the U.S. The technology alliance between SpaceX and T-Mobile was announced last year, with beta testing in 2023.

Portfolio Pulse from Anan Ashraf

October 13, 2023 | 10:51 am

ABCL

Abcellera Biologics has taken ownership of an antibody drug candidate that was discovered as part of its collaboration with EQRX. The company is now advancing the drug candidate into IND-enabling studies.

Portfolio Pulse from Charles Gross

October 13, 2023 | 10:08 am