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DIFC to Host 850 Speakers at First Dubai Future Finance Week

Dubai – September 12, 2026 -- The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the largest financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region, has confirmed the program for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week, running from November 2 to 6, 2026, with more than 850 speakers and over 85 events across 14 stages in the city.

DIFC schedules 12 specialized forums under a single financial-sector platform

The event, themed "Finance Reinvented: Converging Innovation, Strategy and Purpose," is structured around six focus areas: fintech, tokenization, Islamic finance, wealth management, sustainable finance and private capital. Each forum is designed to connect global companies, market operators and regulators around a specific segment of financial-sector transformation.

Galmed Rebrands to Eocene, Ends Yorkville Deal, Regains Nasdaq Compliance

Ramat Gan, Israel – September 13, 2026 -- Galmed Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLMD) will rebrand as Eocene Ltd. and begin trading under the ticker EOCN on the Nasdaq Capital Market starting September 10, 2026, after terminating its $20 million standby equity purchase agreement with Yorkville and regaining compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price rule.

Company terminates $20 million Yorkville equity facility after raising $7.3 million

Galmed terminated its Standby Equity Purchase Agreement with YA II PN, Ltd. (Yorkville), effective September 8, 2026. The facility had provided up to $20 million in equity financing; the company raised approximately $7.3 million through the issuance of 437,947 ordinary shares before termination.

German Science Bodies Demand Cross-Ministry Health Prevention Strategy

Berlin – September 13, 2026 -- Four of Germany's leading scientific and health organizations have issued a joint call for a cross-departmental national prevention strategy, warning that roughly 40 percent of new cancer cases remain preventable despite decades of research.

Four organizations unite behind a joint policy statement

The Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences, the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Aid (Deutsche Krebshilfe) presented a shared statement demanding that prevention be embedded across all policy fields -- including education, labor, transport, urban planning, environment and social affairs -- rather than confined to the health ministry alone.

Wand AI Adds Zeroport Hardware Layer to Secure AI Access on Air-Gapped Systems

Palo Alto, Calif. – September 13, 2026 -- Wand AI has integrated Zeroport's hardware-enforced access technology into its Sovereign AI offering, allowing government and critical infrastructure programs to deploy AI agents on air-gapped and segmented systems without creating a network route into them.

Zeroport's Fantom boundary eliminates IP-based access into protected systems

The joint architecture routes agent sessions through a sealed Fantom Core that carries no IP packet and terminates no network session. Only keystrokes and mouse input flow inward, while a display-only pixel stream flows outward, mirroring how a cleared human operator interacts with sensitive systems such as grid, water, defense, and core government estates.

Canada Nickel Files NI 43-101 Reports for Nesbitt, Deloro Projects

Toronto – September 13, 2026 -- Canada Nickel Company Inc. (TSXV: CNC) (OTCQB: CNIKF) has filed independent NI 43-101 technical reports on SEDAR+ supporting the initial mineral resource estimate for its Nesbitt Nickel Sulphide Project and an updated estimate for the Deloro Nickel Sulphide Project, both located near Timmins, Ontario and 100% owned by the company.

Technical reports confirm resource figures disclosed July 23, 2026

The two reports, issued September 8, 2026, carry mineral resource estimates with an effective date of July 23, 2026, and show no material differences from the figures the company disclosed in its July 23, 2026 news release. The estimates were prepared following CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Reserves dated November 29, 2019.

LUMA Vision Wins FDA Clearance for VERAFEYE Ahead of 2027 Launch

Dublin – – September 13, 2026 -- LUMA Vision has secured an expanded FDA clearance for VERAFEYE, its procedural intelligence platform for minimally invasive cardiac procedures, moving the company closer to a planned commercial launch in early 2027.

VERAFEYE now unifies digital anatomy creation, catheter tracking, and guidance on a single platform

The new clearance allows VERAFEYE to reconstruct 3D models of the left and right atria with CT-like accuracy using a single 360° imaging catheter that captures raw ultrasound data. The platform lets physicians visualize and document ablation delivery directly on the anatomy while maintaining continuous tracking of both imaging and ablation catheters through electromagnetic tracking and automated imaging.

Centrus Signs Multi-Year HALEU Fuel Deal With Radiant for Kaleidos Microreactors

Bethesda, Md. – September 13, 2026 -- Centrus Energy Corp. [NYSE: LEU] has signed a definitive multi-year contract to supply high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to Radiant, adding a new domestic fuel customer as deliveries are set to begin before the end of the decade.

Contract includes prepayments to fund Centrus enrichment build-out

The agreement adds Radiant to Centrus' HALEU customer backlog and includes prepayments to Centrus that will support the company's domestic commercial enrichment capacity program. The fuel will supply multiple Kaleidos microreactors as Radiant scales from its first test unit toward commercial and national security deployments.

Coinbase Taps ION's XTP to Clear Kalshi Event Contracts

London and New York – September 13, 2026 -- Coinbase has selected ION's XTP for Event Contracts platform to handle clearing for Kalshi, the world's largest prediction market, as trading volumes in event-based contracts accelerate.

Platform processed one million Kalshi trades over Super Bowl weekend

ION and Coinbase began partnering in December 2025 to support Kalshi's event contract listings, with the three parties collaborating to expedite analysis, development and rollout. During the initial deployment phase, XTP demonstrated capacity to absorb a spike in activity, processing Kalshi's first one million trades during Super Bowl weekend.

Integral Consulting Acquires Heritage Environmental to Expand Mountain West Reach

Boulder, Colo. – September 13, 2026 -- Integral Consulting Inc. has acquired Heritage Environmental Consultants, a Western U.S.-based environmental planning, permitting, and scientific services firm, expanding its footprint in the Mountain West region.

Heritage adds ecological and permitting expertise to Integral's service portfolio

Heritage Environmental Consultants, founded in 2008, brings capabilities in wildlife biology, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, soil science, hydrology, water and air quality, and geographic information systems. The combined firms will offer clients integrated solutions spanning environmental planning, permitting, ecological science, and regulatory compliance from early project development through long-term implementation.

OceanaGold Files Fast-Track Bid to Extend Macraes Mine Into Late 2030s

Vancouver – September 13, 2026 -- OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC, NYSE: OGC) has lodged an application under New Zealand's Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 to extend the operating life of its Macraes gold mine from the current 2032 reserve horizon into the late 2030s.

OceanaGold targets late-2030s mine life through Phase 4 permitting

The Macraes Phase 4 Project (MP4) application, filed September 9, 2026, covers permitting for the existing reserve mine plan, development of the Southern Pit Innes Mills (SPIM) extension, extensions to the Golden Point Underground (GPUG), and flexibility to add further Mineral Resources to future production. Under New Zealand's 'one-stop shop' fast-track process, OceanaGold expects full permitting by mid-2027, subject to appeals. The company previously used the same mechanism to secure approval for its Waihi North Project in 2025.