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China's Walvax to make COVID-19 vaccine candidate similar to AstraZeneca's – media – Financial Post
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BEIJING — China’s Walvax Biotechnology Co has started work on a plant to manufacture an early-stage coronavirus vaccine candidate similar to AstraZeneca PLC’s product, state-backed media said on Sunday.
Mass production for the proposed vaccine could begin in mid-2021, with an estimated capacity of 200 million doses a year, said Health Times, a paper run by the People’s Daily.
The treatment is based on a chimpanzee adenovirus to deliver materials that can trigger an immune response against the virus that causes COVID-19, a technique adopted in the candidate from AstraZeneca and Oxford University.
The Chinese candidate, jointly developed by China’s Tsinghua University and Tianjin Medical University, has not been tested on humans. The AstraZeneca-Oxford treatment is in final-stage large trials.
AstraZeneca’s late-stage trials in Britain and Brazil last month found an efficacy of 62% for trial participants given two full doses but 90% for a subgroup given a half, then a full dose. A Reuters investigation this week revealed problems with the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine study.
Adenovirus is used in other COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including one from China’s CanSino Biologics Inc, which is based a harmless common cold virus known as adenovirus type-5 (Ad5).
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IMG Media Ltd. Sells Shares of Bragg Gaming – Canada NewsWire
LONDON, United Kingdom, Jan. 20, 2021 /CNW/ – IMG Media Ltd. announced today that on January 19, 2021 it sold 220,560 common shares (“Shares”) of Bragg Gaming Group Inc. (“Bragg Gaming”) through the facilities of the over-the-counter market in the United States for aggregate consideration of US$412,828.56, which represents an average sale price of approximately US$1.87 per Share.
In April 2017, IMG Media Ltd. acquired 3,985,570 Shares, which represented approximately 14.5% of the outstanding Shares at such time (Bragg Gaming was then known as Breaking Data Corp). As a result of additional Share issuances by Bragg Gaming during the intervening period, the 3,985,570 Shares held by IMG Media Ltd. represented approximately 3.38% of the outstanding Shares immediately before the sale announced today (based on the 117,948,396 Shares presumed to be outstanding as of January 13, 2021, being the sum of (i) the 2,479,335 Shares issued in connection with the non-brokered private placement disclosed by Bragg Gaming in its Material Change Report dated January 15, 2021, and (ii) the 115,469,061 Shares that Bragg Gaming disclosed were outstanding as of November 23, 2020 in its Management Discussion & Analysis for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2020).
IMG Media Ltd. continues to hold 3,765,010 Shares, which represent approximately 3.19% of the outstanding Shares (based on the 117,948,396 Shares presumed to be outstanding as of January 13, 2021). Accordingly, the 220,560 Shares sold by IMG Media Ltd. resulted in a decrease in its ownership percentage in the Shares of Bragg Gaming of approximately 0.19%. IMG Media Ltd. holds Shares in Bragg Gaming for investment purposes and may from time to time, depending on market conditions, developments affecting Bragg Gaming and its business, and other business or investment opportunities that may arise, acquire additional Shares or other securities of Bragg Gaming or dispose of some or all of its Shares through market transactions, private agreements or otherwise.
IMG Media Ltd. will file an early warning report in accordance with applicable securities laws under Bragg Gaming’s issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. A copy of such report can also be obtained by contacting Robert Hilton at (212) 586-5100.
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How Attention Experts Have Become Australia's Leading Social Media Managers – GlobeNewswire


Sydney, Australia, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Social media has become one of the most powerful forces in online communications since it’s introduction in the early 2000’s. Billions of people utilize various social media platforms for entertainment, research, inspiration and connection. That’s why it’s never been more important to have a strong social media presence. While it’s easy to create a profile and post a few pictures, there is a fickle dance where science meets art when it comes to posting on social media. Where these two concepts intersect is the spark that captures people’s attention, generating connection and engagement.
George Hawwa, founder of the leading Australian social media marketing agency, Attention Experts, understands this concept, and has a deep relationship with using data and human behavioural psychology to connect his clients with their audiences. Prior to Attention Experts, George helped establish two multi-million dollar online companies through social media marketing. This then led to other organisations reaching out to George and asking for help with their social media performance. This is when he decided to start an agency, Attention Experts, in 2016. George and the Attention Experts team know how essential social media is to the success of a business in this digital age and has made it their focus to put these tools in the hands of brands, assisting companies of all sizes; from large multinational corporations to small, local brick and mortar store businesses.
Having serviced hundreds of clients across 20 different industries globally, in both the Business to Business and the Business to Consumer sectors; Attention Experts live up to their namesake. They are professional experts in their field and have established themselves as the highest rated social media agency in Australia. Winning accolades from the Australian Marketing Institute awards, have been recognized by Yahoo Finance, and earned Facebook Partner status; solidifying Attention Experts as being on the cutting edge of social media marketing institutions.
What sets Attention Experts apart from their competitors is their emphasis on data driven strategies and their focus on generating return on investment for their clients. The social media campaigns that Attention Experts develop are the result of in-depth research into their clients brand vision and audience needs, creating and implementing content that increases the brand value of their clients businesses and developing databases of engagement from which to draw from.
Attention Experts‘ ethos involves a unique philosophy in the social media space, which is data leads content. While other social media marketers lead via content, and end up overwhelming their potential audience with a wide net of posts attempting to capture whatever engagement they can, Attention Experts are led by data, leading to an online presence that is intentionally curated for engagement by their intended audience and higher conversion rates for their clients.
Getting ahead of the curve with your online presence, ensures using the best providers. Companies like Attention Experts are the obvious choice, ensuring you are working with acclaimed agencies. Their comprehensive social media management services take the guesswork and hassle out of managing your online brand, and give you the confidence to focus on continuing to build your business.
If you want to learn more about how Attention Experts can help you, head over to their website.
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Banff World Media Festival Moves Online Again – Deadline


The Banff World Media Festival is set to be held virtually again this year. The Canadian event will run June 14 to July 16 via an online platform due to Covid-19, organizers said Tuesday.
It is the second year in a row that the event is being held virtually due to the global pandemic. Last year’s event was due to be held at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta before moving online with panels featuring the likes of the cast and crew of Snowpiercer.
The festival has invested in building a new virtual industry and event hub that will allow participants to meet, screen, pitch and socialize. This will include a new Marketplace Week as well as the Rockie Awards International Program Competition and keynote sessions and industry panels.
“Great content and successful business ventures are fueled by meaningful personal connections. Banff has always been about bringing people together, and this year’s festival will do that on a grand virtual scale,” said Jenn Kuzmyk, Executive Director, Banff World Media Festival. “We believe our industry must recognize and act on its role in the movements for social, political, and environmental progress. This year’s Festival content will continue to drive conversation and action, highlighting the power that the entertainment industry has to change minds, change policy, and create opportunities for those who have historically been underrepresented.”
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