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There are four Cottonwood Extension District Positions that will be on the November ballot. While the election is still over six months away, the deadline to file for a position is just around the corner. When the Cottonwood District formed in 2017 our eight-member board was appointed by the County Commissioners in both Barton and Ellis County. So that all positions would not come open at the same time, four members served two-year terms while the other four board members were appointed to serve four-year terms. From now on, all terms are four years in length.

Each of our eight board members have a commitment to create a budget that is reasonable for you, the taxpayer, while still supporting the delivery of valuable Extension education materials for lifelong learners in our district. Extension board member qualifications include:

At least 18 years of age and a resident of the local unit

Interested in working within the mission of K-State Research and Extension.

Willing to work closely with the local unit director, regional director and other members of the board.

Sincere interest in improving the quality of life for local unit residents.

A more detailed board member position description can be viewed on the KSRE website.

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ZURICH-SCHLIEREN, SWITZERLAND / ACCESSWIRE / April 10, 2021 / Molecular Partners AG (SIX:MOLN), a clinical-stage biotech company that is developing a new class of custom-built protein drugs known as DARPin therapeutics, today announced the presentation of four posters highlighting research across its immuno-oncology programs at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) virtual Annual Meeting. The preclinical data shared include results from the Company's acute myeloid leukemia (AML) CD3 T-cell engager program, new data from the MP0317 (FAP x CD40) tumor localized immune activator, and initial results from the Company's CD3 prodrug programs.

"With our new technologies designed for localized immune activation, targeting of cell surface-displayed peptides derived from intracellular proteins, and T-cell engagement, we believe we have a solid strategy for our new immune-oncology product candidates, and novel design capabilities that have the potential to greatly benefit our own and partnered immuno-oncology programs," said Daniel Steiner, Ph.D., SVP Research of Molecular Partners. "Our first T-cell engager program is focused on AML, where statistically about half of people diagnosed relapse after treatment and die from the disease. Despite the existence of approved therapies, patients are often unable to benefit from these treatments due to intolerable toxicity. We believe we have made significant progress toward finding a way to avoid this trade-off and widen the therapeutic window for T-cell engagers in AML, aiming to deliver deeper and broader anti-tumor effect and reduce the impact on patients' healthy cells."

In preclinical studies, the Company's AML candidates demonstrated substantial activity against different populations of AML cells in vitro, without significant damage to healthy cells. As shown in the poster titled Novel multi-specific DARPin T-cell engager with an improved therapeutic window to overcome dose limiting toxicities in AML therapies, Molecular Partners is building on the strength of the DARPin platform to create a single product designed to target three different cancer antigens simultaneously (CD70, CD33, and CD123). The multi-specific DARPin T-cell engager candidate is designed to deliver highly potent and specific activity on AML cells, with a reduced effect on healthy normal cells, and with the potential to counteract target escape mechanisms expected due to tumor heterogeneity. In an ex vivo assay using fresh blood from healthy donors, the candidate induced profoundly less inflammatory cytokine production and reduction in platelet counts, unlike simultaneously tested T-cell engager candidates in development by other parties. We believe these data support the designed capability of this candidate to kill a broader population of AML cells while decreasing risk of toxicity.

The T-cell engager research presented today also displays the Company's prodrug DARPin technology for tumor-localized release of immune stimulation, through incorporation of a protease cleavable blocker DARPin molecule. As CD3-binding T-cell engagers are highly potent and can lead to systemic toxicities, Molecular Partners has developed a DARPin domain designed to mask the CD3 engager from interacting with T cells systemically/outside of the tumor. This technology is aimed at focusing the power of the effector function and reduce toxicities by controlling the location of activation to the tumor microenvironment. In a poster titled A solution to T-cell engager toxicity: An anti-CD3 Prodrug DARPin (CD3-PDD) shows no toxicity, but potent anti-tumor activity in a humanized mouse model, Molecular Partners presents an anti-CD3 Prodrug DARPin molecule, CD3-PDD, consisting of an EGFR-binder and a CD3-binder, linked via a protease-cleavable linker to a DARPin domain masking the CD3 effector function. This-anti EGFR x anti-CD3 - Blocker Prodrug is shown to be unable to bind and recruit T-cells in its non-cleaved state in circulation, and is designed to become activated in the tumor microenvironment upon cleavage of the linker by tumor-associated proteases.

With respect to MP0317, a multi-specific DARPin product candidate targeting both FAP and CD40 to enable tumor-localized immune activation, new preclinical data demonstrated a localized activation of immune cells in vitro, as well as ex vivo in human tumor samples, dependent on the presence of the FAP protein, which is highly expressed in the stroma of a broad range of solid tumors. The data presented in the poster titled MP0317, a FAPxCD40 targeting multi-specific DARPin therapeutic, drives immune activation and leads to macrophage repolarization in vitro and ex vivo shows that MP0317 led to macrophage repolarization and reversion of T cell suppression: MP0317 led to upregulation of CD80, an M1 marker, and downregulation of CD163, an M2 marker, only in the presence of FAP, indicating macrophage repolarization towards an M1 phenotype. Furthermore, when these repolarized macrophages were co-cultured with T cells, T cell suppression was shown to revert and CD8 T-cell activation was observed, as shown by the increase of CD25. In both assays the killing effect was comparable to that achieved by an anti-CD40 antibody. We believe these data support MP0317's potential to deliver tumor-localized CD40-mediated immune cell activation while avoiding systemic toxicity seen in other agents. MP0317 is anticipated to begin clinical trials in the second half of 2021.

Finally, with respect to the Company's peptide-MHC targeting program, the Company presents preclinical results from a proof of concept study targeting a peptide derived from the NY-ESO-1 protein displayed in the context of a HLA-A2 molecule (a human MHC protein). The poster, Application of the DARPin technology for specific targeting of tumor-associated MHC class I: peptide complexes, highlights results demonstrating rapid and reliable generation of DARPin proteins against pMHC which were then formatted into bispecific T-cell engagers, and engineered to enable potent and specific activation of T cells. Further, the results show that the pMHC-targeting DARPin candidate was able to achieve systemic half-life extension with limited impact on potency.

The posters presented at AACR are available to view in the Scientific Presentations section of Molecular Partners' corporate website.

Molecular Partners is developing several candidates designed to activate the immune system to fight cancer while reducing damage to healthy cells. These candidates use multiple novel DARPin technologies potentially applicable against a wide range of tumor types, including DARPin candidates with the ability to restrict immune activation to the tumor microenvironment, the ability to target intracellular disease-associated proteins, and multiple novel control mechanisms for immune activation designed to direct immune attack to the right cells, at the right place, and at the right time. These capabilities can be combined during candidate design through the inherent modularity of the DARPin platform, to provide precise control over immune activation and potentially enable more effective cancer immunotherapies.

Molecular Partners AG is a clinical-stage biotech company developing DARPin therapeutics, a new class of custom-built protein drugs designed to address challenges current modalities cannot. The Company has formed partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies to advance DARPin therapeutics in the areas of ophthalmology, oncology and infectious disease, and has compounds in various stages of clinical and preclinical development across multiple therapeutic areas.

For more information see http://www.molecularpartners.com and follow the Company on Twitter at @MolecularPrtnrs.

Investors:Seth Lewisseth.lewis@molecularpartners.comTel: +1 781 420 2361

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Thomas Schneckenburger, European IR & Mediathomas.schneckenburger@molecularpartners.comTel: +41 79 407 9952

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Key target areas for Chelopech in-mine extensional and exploration drilling in 2021.

Key target areas for Chelopech brownfield exploration activities in 2021.

TORONTO, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (DPM or the Company) is pleased to announce a mine life extension and updated Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimate for the Chelopech mine in Bulgaria. The Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates for DPMs Ada Tepe mine in Bulgaria and Timok gold project in Serbia remain unchanged from the estimates previously reported in the news releases dated October 16, 2020 and February 23, 2021, respectively.

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10% net addition to Mineral Reserves: Successfully added 3.9 million tonnes (Mt) to Mineral Reserves, which more than offset 2020 production depletion of 2.2 Mt for a net addition of 1.7 Mt. Relative to the previous Mineral Reserve estimate, this represents an increase of 10% in tonnage and an increase in metal content of 5% for gold, 13% for silver and 3% for copper;

Mine life extended to 2029: Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves of 1.7 million ounces (Moz.) of gold and 344.4 million pounds (Mlbs.) of copper supports an optimized mine life that extends to 2029 as well as the Companys previously issued three-year outlook for Chelopech;

22% increase to Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources: Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources, exclusive of Mineral Reserves, increased 22%, representing a 3.2 Mt net increase in tonnage and an increase in metal content of 12% for gold and 6% for copper, further adding to the potential to extend mine life, if such Mineral Resources are converted to Mineral Reserves;

Additional potential with in-mine and brownfield exploration: Significant drilling program planned for 2021, including 44,000 metres of in-mine drilling and 38,000 metres of drilling on prospective brownfield targets.

We continued our strong track record of extending mine life at our Chelopech mine in 2020, with net additions to our Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources compared with 2019 estimates, said David Rae, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Precious Metals. With Mineral Reserves that now extend to 2029, an updated Mineral Resource base and increased in-mine and brownfield exploration drilling, we believe there is strong potential for this trend to continue at Chelopech.

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Updated Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimate

The updated Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimate for the Chelopech mine reflects the conversion of Mineral Resources to Mineral Reserves, as well as a strategic mine plan optimization process that was completed in Q3 2020. The strategic optimization process included an analysis of multiple mine schedules at various cut-off values (CoV), with the primary objectives focused on optimizing net present value and the life of mine (LOM). Of the overall increase to Mineral Reserves, approximately 20 to 25% was added as a result of the conversion of new Mineral Resources generated by in-mine drilling activities, with the balance of the increase resulting from the optimization of the CoV and other design parameters.

Total Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves at Chelopech of 1.7 Moz. of gold and 344.4 Mlbs. of copper support an eight-year mine life that extends to 2029, prior to any further conversions from existing Mineral Resources or additional exploration success.

The Mineral Reserves statement is shown below and is effective as of December 31, 2020.

Chelopech Proven and Probable Mineral Reserve Estimate(As at December 31, 2020)

Classification

Tonnes

Gold

Silver

Copper

(Mt)

Grade (g/t)

K oz.

Grade (g/t)

K oz.

Grade (%)

Mlbs.

Proven

7.8

2.71

681

7.23

1,818

0.84

145.5

Probable

10.8

3.03

1,046

8.09

2,797

0.84

198.9

Total

18.6

2.89

1,727

7.73

4,615

0.84

344.4

Footnotes:

The Mineral Reserves disclosed herein have been estimated in accordance with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum CIM Definition Standards for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (CIM, 2014)

Mineral Reserves are based on a profitability indicator that considers, among other things, metal price, metallurgical recoveries, treatment charges and market forecast.

Mineral Reserves are based on a cut-off value of $10 per tonne.

Long-term metal price assumed for the evaluation of Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources are $1,400 per ounce for gold, $17.50 per ounce for silver, and $2.75 per pound for copper.

Mineral Reserves account for mining dilution and ore loss.

Mineral Reserves reflect depletion for mining as at December 31, 2020.

Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources, exclusive of Mineral Reserves, increased to 17.4 Mt. Approximately 30 to 35% of the increase is attributable to additions of new Mineral Resources through extensional drilling, with the balance resulting from the optimization of CoV assumptions.

The Mineral Resource statement is shown below and is effective as of December 31, 2020.

Chelopech Mineral Resource Estimate, exclusive of Mineral Reserves(As at December 31, 2020)

Classification

Tonnes

Gold

Silver

Copper

(Mt)

Grade (g/t)

K oz.

Grade (g/t)

K oz.

Grade (%)

Mlbs.

Measured

10.9

2.74

956

8.26

2,887

0.88

210

Indicated

6.5

2.44

512

9.45

1,978

0.73

105

Total Measured & Indicated

17.4

2.63

1,467

8.71

4,864

0.82

315

Inferred

1.7

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BRUSSELS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

AudioValley, an international specialist in B2B digital audio solutions, (Paris:ALAVY) (Brussels:ALAVY) (ISIN code: BE0974334667 / ticker symbol: ALAVY) has negotiated a three-year extension of its 5 million bond issue with insurer Patronale Life.

Issued on December 16, 2019, for an amount of five million euros, at an average annual rate of 8%, this issue had been 100% subscribed by Patronale Life for a period of two years, i.e., a repayment planned for the end of 2021.

The new maturity date has been extended to December 16, 2024.

Sbastien Veldeman, CFO AudioValley: "This is excellent news with respect to our 2021-2023 development plan. We'll be able to focus our financial resources on growing our business. We have also renegotiated a 6% fixed annual rate. We thank Patronale Life for understanding the essentials of our business. Its support will help AudioValley achieve its goals for 2021, including the start-up of the new Jamendo Rights Management business that will manage the music rights of singer/songwriters."

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HASSELT, Belgium, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Complix, a biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of transformative Alphabody therapeutics announces the publication in Science Advances of the results from a joint, multidisciplinary study with Belgian life sciences research Institute VIB and Ghent University. The proof-of-concept study demonstrates the potential of Cell-Penetrating Alphabodies (CPABs) to efficiently penetrate the cancer cell membrane, disrupt an intracellular protein-protein interface, and cause an anti-tumor effect upon in vivo administration in relevant xenograft models.

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CPABs are a revolutionary class of small proteins that have been designed to overcome the limitations of conventional antibodies and small molecules through combining the specific potency of biologics with the cell-penetrating capacity and stability of small molecules.Data available show that CPABs have the potential to address a wide range of disease targets, particularly intracellular targets, that are difficult for current therapies to reach.

The study, published in Science Advances, demonstrates that CPABs can be designed to efficiently penetrate the cell membrane, disrupt an intracellular protein-protein interface, and carry an albumin-binding moiety to extend their serum half-life to therapeutically relevant levels. The unique combination of these three features in a single protein scaffold is without precedent. In this publication a CPAB was engineered against MCL-1, an intracellular protein target in cancer.

The findings from this study provide strong proof of concept for the use of CPABs against intracellular disease mediators, which, to date, have remained in the realm of small-molecule therapeutics.

Dr. Ignace Lasters, CTO of Complix, commented:

"We are pleased to see the publication of this important study, which is a clear validation of our platform and highlights the potential of CPABs to directly address intracellular drug targets in oncology. Reaching the intracellular space has been a critical limiting factor in broadening the therapeutic potential of current biologicals such as monoclonal antibodies. This proof-of-concept study clearly demonstrates the potential of CPABs as a transformative, "membrane crossing" technology to address a variety of cutting-edge and challenging intracellular disease targets. This holds the promise for the creation of an entirely novel class of therapeutics with applications in oncology and beyond."

Prof. Savvas Savvides, Group leader at VIB Center for Inflammation Research, and Professor of Structural Biology at Ghent University, said:

"Our study clearly extends the currently charted protein-based drug-targeting landscape by targeting the well-known intracellular drug target MCL1, a protein upregulated in multiple tumor types and correlated with therapy resistance. It is very exciting and rewarding to see how our longstanding collaboration with Complix has matured to provide the essential knowledge needed to tackle such a major and important challenge in the design of novel therapeutics."

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Erwin Pannecoucke, Maaike Van Trimpont, Johan Desmet, Tim Pieters, Lindy Reunes, Lisa Demoen, Marnik Vuylsteke, Stefan Loverix, Karen Vandenbroucke, Philippe Alard, Paula Henderikx, Sabrina Deroo, Franky Baatz, Eric Lorent, Sophie Thiolloy, Klaartje Somers, Yvonne McGrath, Pieter Van Vlierberghe, Ignace Lasters, Savvas N. Savvides. Cell-penetrating Alphabody protein scaffolds for intracellular drug targeting. Science Advances, 26 March 2021: Vol. 7, no. 13.

About Complix

Complix is a biopharmaceutical company using its unique AlphabodyTM platform to develop a pipeline of transformative, "membrane crossing" therapeutics against a number of cutting-edge and challenging disease targets that play an important role in oncology, autoimmunity and viral diseases.

In addition to crossing cellular membranes, Alphabodies have the potential to cross the blood brain barrier to address CNS diseases and to be delivered orally given their ability to cross the gut wall.

Complix is developing Cell Penetrating Alphabodies (CPABs) that can address disease targets present in the cytosol or in the nucleus of human cells. CPABs act with great specificity and high affinity on targets that are considered "intractable" by current drug formats, such as antibodies or small chemicals. CPABs are also equipped with half-life extension motifs, so that they stay in circulation for sufficient time to ensure optimal biodistribution in peripheral tissues to reach the cells where their target is located. As a pioneer in intracellular targeting, Complix aims to develop a collection of first-in-class therapeutics with the potential to cure severe diseases with high unmet medical need.

Alphabodies also provide an ideal scaffold to design potent inhibitors of viral entry. Complix believes that its research could yield broadly cross-reactive anti-viral compounds with both prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 as well as future emerging coronavirus variants or mutants.

Complix has established a strong intellectual property position protecting the Alphabody platform and its emerging product portfolio through the filing of multiple patent applications. The company is led by an experienced management team with a track record of success in the biotech industry and is backed by a syndicate of experienced life sciences investors, through which it has raised close to US$ 40 million to date.

About VIB

VIB is an entrepreneurial research institute in life sciences located in Flanders, Belgium. VIB's basic research leads to new and innovative insights into normal and pathological life processes. It unites the expertise of all its collaborators and research groups in a single institute, firmly based on its close partnership with 5 Flemish universities (Ghent University, KU Leuven, University of Antwerp, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Hasselt University) and supported by a solid funding programme from the Flemish government. VIB has an excellent track record on translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. Since its foundation in 1996, VIB has created 27 start-up companies, now employing over 900 people. More information: http://www.vib.be

About Ghent University

After more than twenty years of uninterrupted growth, Ghent University is now one of the most important institutions of higher education and research in the Low Countries. Ghent University yearly attracts over 41,000 students, with a foreign student population of over 2,200 EU and non-EU citizens. Ghent University offers a broad range of study programs in all academic and scientific fields. With a view to cooperation in research and community service, numerous research groups, centers and institutes have been founded over the years. For more information http://www.UGent.be

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Complix NVDr. Mark Vaeck, Chief Executive Officer+32 9 261 69 40www.complix.com

VIBElisabeth Stes, External relations Manager +32 486 825 902 [emailprotected]

Prof. Savvas Savvides, Leading Scientist+32 472 928 519[emailprotected]

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1 Magnesium Supplement Market Overview1.1 Magnesium Supplement Product Overview1.2 Magnesium Supplement Market Segment by Type1.2.1 Powder1.2.2 Capsules1.2.3 Gummies1.2.4 Others1.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Type (2015-2026)1.3.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size Overview by Type (2015-2026)1.3.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Historic Market Size Review by Type (2015-2020)

1.3.2.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)

1.3.2.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)

1.3.2.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2015-2020)1.3.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size Forecast by Type (2021-2026)

1.3.3.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)

1.3.3.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)

1.3.3.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2021-2026)1.4 Key Regions Market Size Segment by Type (2015-2020)1.4.1 North America Magnesium Supplement Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)1.4.2 Europe Magnesium Supplement Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)1.4.3 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)1.4.4 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2020)1.4.5 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Sales Breakdown by Type (2015-2020) 2 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Competition by Company2.1 Global Top Players by Magnesium Supplement Sales (2015-2020)2.2 Global Top Players by Magnesium Supplement Revenue (2015-2020)2.3 Global Top Players Magnesium Supplement Average Selling Price (ASP) (2015-2020)2.4 Global Top Manufacturers Magnesium Supplement Manufacturing Base Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type2.5 Magnesium Supplement Market Competitive Situation and Trends2.5.1 Magnesium Supplement Market Concentration Rate (2015-2020)2.5.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Magnesium Supplement Sales and Revenue in 20192.6 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3) (based on the Revenue in Magnesium Supplement as of 2019)2.7 Date of Key Manufacturers Enter into Magnesium Supplement Market2.8 Key Manufacturers Magnesium Supplement Product Offered2.9 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion 3 Global Magnesium Supplement by Region (2015-2026)3.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2015 VS 2020 VS 20263.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Region (2015-2020)3.2.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)3.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Market Size Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.1 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2026)3.3.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026) 4 Global Magnesium Supplement by Application4.1 Magnesium Supplement Segment by Application4.1.1 Retailer4.1.2 Online Shopping4.1.3 Others4.2 Global Magnesium Supplement Sales by Application: 2015 VS 2020 VS 20264.3 Global Magnesium Supplement Historic Sales by Application (2015-2020)4.4 Global Magnesium Supplement Forecasted Sales by Application (2021-2026)4.5 Key Regions Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Application4.5.1 North America Magnesium Supplement by Application4.5.2 Europe Magnesium Supplement by Application4.5.3 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement by Application4.5.4 Latin America Magnesium Supplement by Application4.5.5 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement by Application 5 North America Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Country (2015-2026)5.1 North America Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)5.1.1 North America Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)5.1.2 North America Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020)5.2 North America Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)5.2.1 North America Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)5.2.2 North America Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 6 Europe Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Country (2015-2026)6.1 Europe Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)6.1.1 Europe Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)6.1.2 Europe Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020)6.2 Europe Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)6.2.1 Europe Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)6.2.2 Europe Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 7 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Region (2015-2026)7.1 Asia-Pacific Market Size Market Share by Region (2015-2020)7.1.1 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Region (2015-2020)7.1.2 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Region (2015-2020)7.2 Asia-Pacific Market Size Market Share by Region (2021-2026)7.2.1 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Region (2021-2026)7.2.2 Asia-Pacific Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Region (2021-2026) 8 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Country (2015-2026)8.1 Latin America Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)8.1.1 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)8.1.2 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020)8.2 Latin America Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)8.2.1 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)8.2.2 Latin America Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 9 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Market Size by Country (2015-2026)9.1 Middle East and Africa Market Size Market Share by Country (2015-2020)9.1.1 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2015-2020)9.1.2 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2015-2020)9.2 Middle East and Africa Market Size Market Share by Country (2021-2026)9.2.1 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Sales Market Share by Country (2021-2026)9.2.2 Middle East and Africa Magnesium Supplement Revenue Market Share by Country (2021-2026) 10 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Magnesium Supplement Business10.1 BioEmblem10.1.1 BioEmblem Corporation Information10.1.2 BioEmblem Description, Business Overview10.1.3 BioEmblem Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.1.4 BioEmblem Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.1.5 BioEmblem Recent Developments10.2 Life Extension10.2.1 Life Extension Corporation Information10.2.2 Life Extension Description, Business Overview10.2.3 Life Extension Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.2.4 BioEmblem Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.2.5 Life Extension Recent Developments10.3 Thorne10.3.1 Thorne Corporation Information10.3.2 Thorne Description, Business Overview10.3.3 Thorne Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.3.4 Thorne Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.3.5 Thorne Recent Developments10.4 Nested Naturals10.4.1 Nested Naturals Corporation Information10.4.2 Nested Naturals Description, Business Overview10.4.3 Nested Naturals Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.4.4 Nested Naturals Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.4.5 Nested Naturals Recent Developments10.5 Mega Food10.5.1 Mega Food Corporation Information10.5.2 Mega Food Description, Business Overview10.5.3 Mega Food Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.5.4 Mega Food Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.5.5 Mega Food Recent Developments10.6 Douglas10.6.1 Douglas Corporation Information10.6.2 Douglas Description, Business Overview10.6.3 Douglas Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.6.4 Douglas Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.6.5 Douglas Recent Developments10.7 Now Foods10.7.1 Now Foods Corporation Information10.7.2 Now Foods Description, Business Overview10.7.3 Now Foods Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.7.4 Now Foods Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.7.5 Now Foods Recent Developments10.8 Pure Encapsulations10.8.1 Pure Encapsulations Corporation Information10.8.2 Pure Encapsulations Description, Business Overview10.8.3 Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.8.4 Pure Encapsulations Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.8.5 Pure Encapsulations Recent Developments10.9 FarmHaven10.9.1 FarmHaven Corporation Information10.9.2 FarmHaven Description, Business Overview10.9.3 FarmHaven Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.9.4 FarmHaven Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.9.5 FarmHaven Recent Developments10.10 Trace Minerals10.10.1 Company Basic Information, Manufacturing Base and Competitors10.10.2 Magnesium Supplement Product Category, Application and Specification10.10.3 Trace Minerals Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.10.4 Main Business Overview10.10.5 Trace Minerals Recent Developments10.11 Natures Life10.11.1 Natures Life Corporation Information10.11.2 Natures Life Description, Business Overview10.11.3 Natures Life Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.11.4 Natures Life Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.11.5 Natures Life Recent Developments10.12 GNC10.12.1 GNC Corporation Information10.12.2 GNC Description, Business Overview10.12.3 GNC Magnesium Supplement Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)10.12.4 GNC Magnesium Supplement Products Offered10.12.5 GNC Recent Developments 11 Magnesium Supplement Upstream, Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis11.1 Magnesium Supplement Key Raw Materials11.1.1 Key Raw Materials11.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price11.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers11.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure11.2.1 Raw Materials11.2.2 Labor Cost11.2.3 Manufacturing Expenses11.3 Magnesium Supplement Industrial Chain Analysis11.4 Market Opportunities, Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis11.4.1 Magnesium Supplement Industry Trends11.4.2 Magnesium Supplement Market Drivers11.4.3 Magnesium Supplement Market Challenges11.4.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis 12 Market Strategy Analysis, Distributors12.1 Sales Channel12.2 Distributors12.3 Downstream Customers 13 Research Findings and Conclusion 14 Appendix14.1 Methodology/Research Approach14.1.1 Research Programs/Design14.1.2 Market Size Estimation14.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation14.2 Data Source14.2.1 Secondary Sources14.2.2 Primary Sources14.3 Author Details14.4 Disclaimer

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. When hundreds of land-based nuclear armed ballistic missiles were first lowered into underground cement silos spread across the vast cornfields here in 1970, the weapons were only intended to last a decade before a newer system came in.

Fifty years later, these missiles called the Minuteman III are still on alert, manned by members of the U.S. Air Force in teams of two who spend 24 hours straight below ground in front of analog terminals from the 1980s, decoding messages and running tests on the missiles systems to check if they could still launch if needed.

But its not the age of weapons or the decades-old technology that troubles their operators. Its that the original manufacturers who supplied the gears, tubes and other materials to fix those systems are long gone.

Several years ago, the motor on one of the industrial-sized caged elevators that slowly descends 100 feet below ground to the launch control center broke, an airman with the bases 791st Maintenance Squadron told McClatchy. A fix was not available for months.

Instead, maintainers resorted to rigging a pulley to lower supplies down for the crews, the airman said, who spoke on the condition they not be named.

Were severely constrained with spares, the airman said. The technology does its job. The challenge is sustaining it.

To make repairs, airmen are often forced to take parts from another machine. Two of the airmen at Minot told McClatchy the facilitys missile guidance system often needs parts or attention because of constant wear and tear.

You can only do that so many times until the system fails, said Lt. Col. Steve Bonin, commander of the 91st Operations Support Squadron at Minot.

Next month Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will seek billions to keep the 50-year-old land based missiles running while a debate begins on whether they should be replaced.

Its a difficult ask: At the same time, the Pentagon is also in the middle of the most expensive nuclear modernization effort in its history.

All three legs of the nuclear triad air, land and sea defenses launched from silos, overhead strategic bombers or nuclear submarines are getting replaced with newer weapons systems, simultaneously.

The next-generation replacement bombers, missiles and submarines now under development have a price tag topping $400 billion and are expected to be a primary topic of questioning during hearings next month as lawmakers debate whether modernizing all three legs is necessary.

In my humble opinion, were building more weapons than we need, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said during a Center for Strategic and International Studies discussion in December. We need to look at ways to have a robust deterrent in a more cost-effective manner. And thats what were going to work towards.

Due to the high cost of developing brand-new weapons, the default for the military has often been keeping the existing nuclear missiles running for a few additional years.

All of the repair and life extension work for nuclear missiles or bombs is handled at just a few offsite locations across the U.S. All of the non-nuclear parts of any of the warheads rely on just one place, the Department of Energys Kansas City National Security Campus.

There are no backup places, said Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the former head of the Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration, which is responsible for maintaining the nations nuclear stockpile. That means there isnt a way to quickly obtain spares in an emergency, she added.

The non-nuclear parts of the weapons are tightly controlled in Kansas City because of the high cost if a counterfeit part slips through.

Even for a simple part like wiring, a counterfeit that is set to degrade faster could effectively disable a missile without aircrews realizing the damage, Gordon-Hagerty said.

The non-nuclear components that are produced at the Kansas City facility include items as basic as wiring or bolts, and as complex as the weapons firing system. They make up more than 80% of each weapon, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

As the missiles have aged, theyve needed more work.

Last year, the GAO reported that the Kansas site would need to expand to meet the levels of repair now needed.

The workload of the Kansas City site has increased and is currently at the highest level since the end of the Cold War, the GAO said.

The agency cautioned that supply chain issues and a lack of floor space at the Kansas City site could hamper future plans to swap out parts and extend the life of the weapons.

Navy Adm. Charles Richard, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, wonders how many life extensions are left for the missiles.

When I say heroics, Im talking about where people are doing some very innovative things to reverse engineer and creatively replace parts and things like that, Richards said.

He added that another service life extension is certainly past the point of being cost-effective and approaching the point where you cant do it at all.

To prepare for upcoming congressional hearings on the defense budget, Milley went to Minot.

He climbed inside a B-52 Stratofortress thats been flying since 1960 to talk to the crew and ask them what upgrades would help their missions. The UH-1N Huey that carried him to the missile silo has been in service since 1969. The wall deep underground at the launch control center that he signed as he departed was built around 1962.

Were moving into a period where the engineering lifespan of these systems is nearing its end, Milley said. Nuclear deterrence, strategic deterrence, I think, has been effective in preventing great power war for seven decades, since the end of World War II. And until, unless we have something better come along, I think we need to update and modernize the one we have.

As he departed the launch facility, Milley took a marker to write a message to the missileers. Its a place near the exit where crews who have completed their tours and visiting defense leaders have also scribbled notes.

Every day there is no nuke war you won, Milley wrote.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cullinan Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGEM) (Cullinan), an oncology company seeking to drive shareholder returns by focusing on the patient, today announced its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2020 and reported on recent business highlights.

We are proud of the significant progress across many facets of our business in 2020 and intend to maintain that momentum in 2021, stated Owen Hughes, Chief Executive Officer of Cullinan. We remain laser focused on delivering results for our various stakeholders through disciplined capital allocation, decisive action, prudent risk taking and creative business development. We look forward to sharing additional clinical and pre-clinical updates as the year unfolds.

2020 and Recent Portfolio Highlights:

CLN-081 is an orally available, irreversible EGFR inhibitor that is designed to selectively target cells expressing mutant EGFR variants while sparing cells expressing wild type EGFR. Cullinan is evaluating various doses of CLN-081 in a Phase 1/2a trial in patients with NSCLC harboring EGFRex20ins mutations that have progressed post chemotherapy. As of the November 10, 2020 data cut-off, among 25 evaluable patients across all dose cohorts, we observed a best overall response of partial response in 10 patients (confirmed and unconfirmed), stable disease in 14 patients and disease progression in one patient. Cullinan recently initiated Phase 2a dose expansion at the 100 mg BID dosing level, which will enable enrollment of up to 36 patients at this dose level, inclusive of 13 previously enrolled patients. Cullinan is contemplating additional expansion cohorts and intends to provide updated safety and efficacy data in mid-2021.

CLN-619 is a MICA/B-targeted, humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that Cullinan intends to develop in patients with advanced solid tumors. MICA/B are stress-induced ligands expressed on tumor cells and recognized by the activating NKG2D receptor present on innate and adaptive immune cells. To evade potential cytotoxic destruction by NK cells and T cells, tumors shed MICA/B from the cell surface. CLN-619 is designed to promote an antitumor response through multiple mechanisms of action, including preventing the proteolytic cleavage of MICA/B from cancer cells.

CLN-049 is a humanized bispecific antibody targeting FLT3 on target leukemic cells and CD3 on T cells, triggering cancer cell lysis via T cell cytolytic mechanisms. FLT3 is expressed frequently on AML cells and leukemic blasts but minimally on healthy blood cells, unlike other tumor surface antigens such as CD33 and CD123. Cullinan submitted an IND to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first-in-human clinical trial evaluating CLN-049 in relapsed or refractory AML patients in January 2021. After receiving FDA feedback, Cullinan is updating the clinical protocol and intends to resubmit its IND in mid-2021.

Cullinan Ambers lead program, CLN-617, is a fusion protein uniquely combining in a single agent two potent antitumor cytokines, IL-2 and IL-12, with a collagen-binding domain for the treatment of solid tumors. The collagen-binding domain engineered into CLN-617 is designed to retain cytokines in the tumor microenvironment following intratumoral administration, thereby minimizing systemic dissemination and associated toxicities while prolonging immunostimulatory antitumor activity. In preclinical studies, murine surrogates of CLN-617 demonstrated robust single agent antitumor activity in both injected and non-injected contralateral tumors without inducing systemic toxicity. Cullinan expects to submit an IND for CLN-617 in 2022.

CLN-978 is a half-life extended, humanized, single-chain T cell engager designed to simultaneously engage CD19 on target cancer cells and CD3 on T cells, triggering redirected T cells to lyse the target cancer cells. In addition to CD19 and CD3 binding domains, CLN-978 has a human serum albumin binding domain, which is designed to prolong half-life. Several design components of CLN-978, including its high affinity binder to CD19, its serum half-life extension component and its overall stability, are intended to address limitations related to blinatumomab, the only CD19-targeting bispecific T cell engager approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or ALL. Cullinan expects to submit an IND for CLN-978 in 2022.

2020 and Recent Corporate Highlights:

Financial Results for Full Year 2020

About Cullinan Oncology

Cullinan Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company that seeks to drive shareholder returns by focusing on the patient. The Companys strategy is to build a diversified pipeline of targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutic candidates that are uncorrelated across multiple dimensions, with a focus on assets that it believes have novel technology, employ differentiated mechanisms, are in a more advanced stage of development than competing candidates, or have a combination of these attributes. Learn more about Cullinan at http://www.cullinanoncology.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements of Cullinan Oncology, Inc. (Cullinan, we or our) within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements regarding Cullinans beliefs and expectations regarding our preclinical and clinical development plans, clinical trial designs, clinical and therapeutic potential, and strategy of our product candidates, including but not limited to: the timing and success of our planned preclinical and clinical development of our programs, and the timing and success of any such continued preclinical and clinical development and planned regulatory submissions, including for CLN-081, CLN-619, CLN-049 and CLN-617; our plans to submit INDs for CLN-619 and CLN-617 in the second quarter of 2021 and in 2022, respectively; our plans to update our clinical protocol and planned resubmission of the IND for CLN-049 in mid-2021; our expectations and beliefs around the safety and activity of CLN-081 in our Phase 1/2a trial in patients with NSCLC harboring EGFRex20ins mutations that have had at least one prior treatment; our ability to evaluate strategic opportunities to accelerate development timelines; our plans to advance and complete preclinical studies for our programs; the presentation of additional data at upcoming scientific conferences in 2021; our ability to optimize the impact of our collaborations and license agreements with external parties, including but not limited to Zai Lab, the German Cancer Research Center and the University of Tbingen; ability to continue its growth and realize the anticipated contribution of the members of its board of directors and executives to its operations and programs; and our expectations regarding our use of capital and other financial results during 2021.

Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations and beliefs of future events, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainty regarding the timing and results of regulatory submissions; success of our clinical trials and preclinical studies; risks related to our ability to protect and maintain our intellectual property position; risks related to manufacturing, supply, and distribution of our therapeutic candidates; risks related to the impact of COVID-19 affecting countries or regions in which we have operations or do business, including potential negative impacts on our employees, customers, supply chain and production as well as global economies and financial markets; the risk that any one or more of our product candidates, including those that are co-developed, will not be successfully developed and commercialized; the risk that the results of preclinical studies or clinical studies will not be predictive of future results in connection with future studies; and success of any collaboration, partnership, license or similar agreements. These and other important risks and uncertainties discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including under the caption Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Moreover, except as required by law, neither Cullinan nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements included in this press release. Any forward-looking statement included in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it was made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contacts:

Investor Relationsinvestors@cullinanoncology.com

Jeff Trigilio+1 617.410.4650jtrigilio@cullinanoncology.com

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