Month: September 2026

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Linxon, Hitachi Energy and FTC Solar (Nasdaq: FTCI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic collaboration framework to jointly pursue and deliver utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across North America and other mutually agreed markets.

The collaboration brings together three industry leaders with complementary capabilities to help address one of the defining challenges of the electricity era: scaling the infrastructure needed to integrate more renewable energy, strengthen grid resilience, and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable power. By aligning technology, manufacturing and execution expertise, the three companies aim to provide customers with a more integrated, scalable and execution-focused solution that accelerates project development, reduces delivery risk, and enhances certainty across the entire project lifecycle.

Under the framework, Linxon will serve as the primary EPC integrator and market-facing contractor, providing full engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution services. Hitachi Energy will contribute utility-scale solar inverters, power conversion systems for BESS, and the automation and control systems to operate the plants. FTC Solar will provide solar trackers, racking systems, and related balance-of-system solutions.

Together, the three companies aim to create a standardized and repeatable delivery model that helps customers turn growing demand for renewable generation and electrification into bankable, executable projects delivered with greater speed, scale and predictability than traditional project-by-project approaches.

A New Model for Scaling the Energy Transition
Electricity is becoming the foundation of the next era of growth, powering everything from renewable energy and industrial electrification to AI-driven data centers and modern infrastructure. As demand accelerates, the ability to expand, connect and operate the grid at pace is becoming a critical bottleneck. The industry faces increasing pressure from supply chain constraints, manufacturing capacity limitations, labor shortages and project execution complexity.

Through this collaboration, Linxon, Hitachi Energy and FTC Solar intend to address these challenges by aligning technology, manufacturing, and EPC execution capabilities early in the project lifecycle. This approach reflects a shared belief that no single company can scale the energy transition alone; progress depends on stronger partnerships that connect proven technologies, supply chain readiness and execution discipline around customer needs.

Strategic benefits for customers include:

• Faster project development and delivery through integrated planning.
• Improved supply chain certainty and manufacturing slot visibility.
• Greater standardization across solar, BESS, and substation designs.
• Reduced integration risks between major equipment packages.
• Improved project bankability and schedule predictability.
• Enhanced scalability for multi-site and programmatic deployments.
• Increased reliability through proven technologies and execution models.
• A streamlined interface reducing complexity for project owners.

By combining best-in-class technologies with proven EPC execution, the collaboration aims to create a platform capable of delivering large portfolios of renewable energy and grid infrastructure projects with greater efficiency and confidence, supporting customers as they modernize critical infrastructure for a more electrified, resilient and sustainable energy system.

Stefan Reisacher, CEO of Linxon, stated:
“The energy transition is no longer constrained by demand. It is increasingly constrained by execution capacity, supply chain availability, and the industry’s ability to scale. This collaboration represents a significant step forward in addressing those challenges. By bringing together Linxon’s EPC expertise, Hitachi Energy’s industry-leading grid and power technologies, and FTC Solar’s innovative and highly constructible solar infrastructure solutions, we are creating a powerful ecosystem that enables customers to move faster, reduce risk, and execute large-scale renewable energy projects with greater certainty and predictability. Together, we are building a delivery platform designed for the next generation of energy infrastructure.”

Massimo Danieli, CEO Grid Automation at Hitachi Energy commented:
“The electricity era requires infrastructure that can expand faster, operate more intelligently and remain resilient as demand grows. Through this agreement, we can better align technology innovation, manufacturing capability, grid integration expertise and project execution to help customers accelerate renewable energy deployment while supporting the reliable, secure and sustainable power systems that society depends on.”

Anthony Caroll, CEO of FTC Solar added:
“Maximizing the efficiency and long-term value of utility-scale renewable projects requires more than best-in-class technologies—it requires like-minded partners leveraging and integrating those solutions in ways that enhance scalability, constructability, and long-term performance. This collaboration creates a compelling value proposition for developers, utilities, and investors seeking predictable project outcomes and accelerated deployment.”

Delivering the Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s Grid
The collaboration will focus on opportunities involving utility-scale Solar and BESS plants.
The companies expect the framework to support the development of a growing pipeline of projects where integrated technology selection, early supply chain alignment, and standardized EPC execution can create measurable advantages for customers. For project owners, this means a clearer path from ambition to action: connecting renewable generation, storage and grid infrastructure in ways that improve reliability, reduce complexity and support long-term value.

By combining global expertise, advanced technologies and excellence, Linxon, Hitachi Energy and FTC Solar are reinforcing their shared commitment to accelerating the energy transition and enabling a more resilient, sustainable and electrified future.

About Linxon
Linxon is a global leader in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) solutions for electrical substations and infrastructure projects. We develop and deliver turnkey infrastructure solutions that power progress, drive growth and benefit communities, clients, and the environment through sustainable engineering excellence.
www.linxon.com

About Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy is a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission-critical technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next. With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.

https://www.hitachienergy.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachienergy
https://x.com/HitachiEnergy

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi aims to be a global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, contributing to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates worldwide across four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – as well as a Strategic SIB Business Unit focused on new growth areas. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates value by combining data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2025 (ended March 31, 2026) totaled 10,586.7 billion yen, with 606 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 290,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

About FTC Solar, Inc.
Founded in 2017 by a group of renewable energy industry veterans, FTC Solar is a leading provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services. Solar trackers significantly increase energy production at solar power installations by dynamically optimizing solar panel orientation to the sun. FTC Solar’s innovative tracker designs provide compelling performance and reliability, with an industry-leading installation cost-per-watt advantage. www.ftcsolar.com.

Media Contacts
Linxon:	Nicolas Sanloup
	Managing Director Americas
	Nicolas.Sanloup@linxon.com
	Kristina Holmström Matses
	Global Head of Communications
	media.enquiries@linxon.com
Hitachi Energy:	media.relations@hitachienergy.com
FTC Solar:	Bill Michalek
	VP, Investor Relations
	IR@FTCSolar.com

• Affiliate partnership with Redbrick Mortgage Advisory gives SingSaver users bank-by-bank rate comparison and advice through to application
• The launch takes SingSaver into Singapore’s largest household debt category, worth S$296.4 billion, where the gap between bank home loan rates and the HDB concessionary rate of 2.6% can add up to hundreds of dollars a month for borrowers

SINGAPORE, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SingSaver, Singapore’s leading personal finance comparison platform and part of Nasdaq-listed MoneyHero Group (NASDAQ: MNY), today launched a Home Loans comparison category in partnership with Redbrick Mortgage Advisory. The launch takes SingSaver into the largest category of household debt in Singapore and extends its product suite beyond credit cards, personal loans, insurance and brokerage.

Under the partnership, SingSaver contributes its brand and high-intent user base, connecting Singaporeans researching home loans with Redbrick’s comparison and advisory service. Redbrick manages the underlying bank panel and broker relationships, handling the process from comparison through to application.

Home loans represent Singapore’s single largest household debt category. Outstanding home loans reached S$296.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026. This accounted for approximately 71% of total household debt. The balance has grown for ten consecutive quarters, according to data released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

A Shifting Rate Environment

The partnership lands at a point when the cost of not comparing has become easy to quantify. Three-month compounded Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA), the benchmark banks use to price most floating-rate mortgages, stood around 1.19% in mid-September 2026. Bank mortgage packages have followed suit, with rates across major lenders now well below the HDB concessionary rate of 2.6%, which has not changed since Q2 of 2026.

For a borrower with S$800,000 outstanding, the difference between 2.6% and 1.4% is roughly S$454 a month, or about S$5,400 a year. On a S$300,000 HDB loan, it is closer to S$170 a month. That arithmetic is driving a refinancing wave, concentrated among HDB flat owners whose lock-in periods have expired and who are comparing bank packages for the first time.

“Home loans are the single biggest financial commitment most Singaporeans will make, yet the market has stayed fragmented and hard to compare. Redbrick is one of the most established names in mortgage advisory in Singapore, and this partnership closes a genuine gap in our platform at a time when falling rates are pushing more homeowners to actively shop around,” said Ayush Goyal, Managing Director at SingSaver.

“Redbrick’s role has always been to give Singaporean homeowners impartial, expert guidance through one of the biggest financial decisions they will make. This partnership puts that guidance in front of a much wider pool of homeowners, right at the point they start comparing their options, and lets more people access the high standard of advice we’ve built our name on,” said Eugene Huang, Co-founder and director of Redbrick Mortgage Advisory.

The launch builds on growth SingSaver has already seen in higher-ticket lending, including its personal loans and brokerage categories, and positions the platform in one of the largest consumer lending markets in Singapore.

The Home Loans category is now live on SingSaver’s website here.

About MoneyHero Group

MoneyHero Limited (NASDAQ: MNY) is a tech- and AI-powered personal finance aggregation and comparison platform that provides consumers with actionable insights to discover, compare, and choose the best financial products with confidence — bringing data intelligence and seamless digital access across insurance and banking solutions. The Company operates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Philippines. Its brand portfolio includes B2C platforms MoneyHero, SingSaver, Money101, Moneymax and Seedly, as well as the B2B platform Creatory. MoneyHero had over 280 commercial partner relationships as at June 30, 2026, and had approximately 3.7 million Monthly Unique Users across its platform for the three months ended June 30, 2026. The Company’s backers include Peter Thiel—co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and the Founders Fund—and Hong Kong businessman, Richard Li, the founder and chairman of Pacific Century Group. To learn more about MoneyHero and how the innovative fintech company is driving APAC’s digital economy, please visit www.MoneyHeroGroup.com.

About Redbrick Mortgage Advisory

Redbrick is Singapore’s largest independent mortgage advisory firm, renowned for its expertise in financial analysis and mortgage planning concepts. The firm provides unbiased property financing, mortgage advisory, and optimization services to its clients at no cost. By partnering with all leading banking and financial institutions in Singapore, Redbrick ensures that the latest information and resources are always at its fingertips, ready to be deployed for the benefit of its clients.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbour provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the partnership and SingSaver’s expansion into the home loans category. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. MoneyHero Group undertakes no obligation to update these statements except as required by law.

Media Contact

Ellerton & Co. on behalf of SingSaver / MoneyHero Group
moneyhero@ellerton.sg

Prepared for Winter. Ready to Deliver.

MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today published its 2026–2027 Winter Plan, outlining the actions, investments and technologies the company is using to prepare its railway and support safe, reliable service through the winter months.

As North America’s most northerly Class I railway, CN builds winter readiness into its year-round operating plan. The 2026–2027 Winter Plan focuses on maintaining network fluidity, strengthening equipment reliability and ensuring CN has the people and resources positioned to respond quickly when severe weather affects the network.

“Winter readiness is built into how we run the railway all year. We prepare our people, equipment and network well before winter arrives so that when conditions change, we can respond quickly, protect network fluidity and keep delivering safely and reliably for our customers.”

– Tracy Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, CN

Highlights of the 2026–2027 Winter Plan:

• Strengthening winter reliability: CN is enhancing the reliability of its fleet of more than 100 distributed air braking cars through predictive maintenance, including the replacement of 21 engines and compressors, and fleet-wide modifications designed to improve air car performance in extreme cold. Since launching the program, CN has invested approximately $64 million in the technology.
• Advancing cold-weather technology: CN continues to advance high-flow brake system technology, using multiple air sources along a train to help maintain stable brake pressure when air leakage increases in extreme cold. CN is seeking a permanent regulatory exemption for the technology in Canada after years of demonstrating its safety advantages. CN is also operating with higher airflow between Chicago and Winnipeg under a two-year U.S. regulatory waiver.
• Preparing people and resources: CN is strengthening its ability to respond to severe weather through rapid deployment teams, rules-qualified managers and the temporary redeployment of qualified employees. CN also stages Mechanical and Engineering resources, snow-clearing equipment, backup power, critical materials and locomotives in strategic locations ahead of winter.

CN’s Winter Plan emphasizes the importance of collaboration across the supply chain. Accurate customer forecasts, safe and prepared facilities, fluid traffic movements at terminals and ports, and close coordination among customers and supply chain partners all play an important role in keeping goods moving when winter conditions reduce available capacity.

For more information and to download CN’s complete 2026–2027 Winter Plan, visit cn.ca/winter.

About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.

Contacts:

Media	Investment Community
Ashley Michnowski	Jamie Lockwood
Senior Manager	Vice-President
Media Relations	Investor Relations and Special Projects
(438) 596-4329	(514) 399-0052
media@cn.ca	investor.relations@cn.ca

Second recently disclosed open market purchase brings CEO’s direct ownership to more than 23.2 million shares

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eva Live Inc. (Nasdaq: GOAI) (“Eva Live” or the “Company”) today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, David Boulette, purchased an additional 19,800 shares of the Company’s common stock in the open market at a price of $2.01 per share, representing a personal cash investment of $39,798.

The transaction occurred on September 25, 2026, and was disclosed in a Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2026. Following the purchase, Mr. Boulette directly owns 23,266,225 shares of Eva Live common stock.

The purchase follows Mr. Boulette’s September 22, 2026 open market acquisition of 18,478 shares at an average price of approximately $2.03 per share. Together, the two recent open market purchases represent 38,278 additional shares and a combined personal cash investment of approximately $77,308.

“I continue to purchase GOAI shares in the open market because I believe strongly in the Company, our technology and the opportunities ahead of us,” said David Boulette, Chief Executive Officer of Eva Live. “As CEO and a major shareholder, my interests are directly aligned with those of every GOAI shareholder. I am investing my own capital because I believe the current market valuation does not reflect the long-term potential of the businesses and technology we are building.”

Mr. Boulette added, “Our team remains focused on execution, expanding our revenue-generating businesses and commercializing our technology across artificial intelligence, digital marketing, lead generation and emerging growth markets. I believe Eva Live is entering an important stage of its development, and I intend to remain closely aligned with our shareholders as we work to build long-term value.”

The purchase represents Mr. Boulette’s second recently disclosed open market acquisition and follows the Company’s September 23 announcement regarding his acquisition of more than 4.22 million shares through a combination of an option exercise, stock issued for accrued compensation and an open market purchase.

Management believes Mr. Boulette’s substantial ownership position demonstrates a strong alignment between Company leadership and shareholders. Eva Live remains focused on disciplined execution, commercial growth and the continued development of its portfolio of technology-driven businesses.

About Eva Live Inc.

Eva Live Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAI) is an artificial intelligence technology company developing and commercializing AI-powered platforms across multiple industries. Through Eva Defense Inc., the Company is applying its artificial intelligence technology to autonomous systems, unmanned platforms, communications and next-generation defense applications.

For more information, visit www.eva.live

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included herein, including but not limited to such things as future business strategy, plans, and goals, and the expansion and growth of our business. The words “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “believe” “target”, “budget”, “may”, “can”, “will”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “seeks”, or “scheduled to” and similar words or expressions, or negatives of these terms or other variations of these terms or comparable language or any discussion of strategy or intention identify forward-looking statements. Please see the risk factors included in the Company’s United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. You are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. Although these forward-looking statements were based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable when made, you are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements in this press release. Any forward-looking statements made in this press release speak only as of the date of those statements. We undertake no obligation to update those statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of those statements to reflect future events or developments.

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Email: info@eva.live

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Leveraging its approximately 200,000 estimated paid-member base, SunCare begins rolling out its RMB 500-per-month Essential Health Management service under a three-tier AI-powered senior care subscription framework, with planned RMB 1,990 Enhanced Home Health and Care Services and RMB 2,990 Advanced Assisted Care tiers

YANTAI, China, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Decent Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: DXST) (“Decent” or the “Company”), a technology-driven provider of wastewater treatment and community-based senior health and elderly care services in China, today announced that its SunCare senior care business has launched an RMB 500-per-month AI-powered in-home senior care service, supported by a strategic collaboration with Ruilan International and leveraging SunCare’s existing base of approximately 200,000 estimated paid members.

The rollout represents an important step in SunCare’s strategy to extend its community-based senior care network directly into seniors’ homes and develop a recurring-service model integrating intelligent devices, health monitoring, AI-enabled care management and offline senior-care services.

Under the collaboration, Ruilan International will provide intelligent senior-care equipment and related technology infrastructure for deployment through SunCare’s community network and into participating households. The cooperation encompasses intelligent health monitoring equipment, medical and nursing support robots, in-home service robots, rehabilitation equipment and related intelligent senior-care systems.

Extending Senior Care into the Home

Through in-home intelligent devices and monitoring systems, SunCare intends to connect participating seniors directly with its broader community-based senior-care infrastructure. Depending on the applicable service configuration, the system is designed to support monitoring and management of health-related information, including blood pressure, blood oxygen and sleep, together with AI-assisted health management, abnormal-condition alerts and community-based service support.

SunCare plans to use its community locations as local service nodes for equipment deployment, member engagement, health management and related senior-care services, creating an integrated service network connecting participating households, intelligent devices, health information and community services.

Three-Tier Subscription Framework

The RMB 500 monthly service represents the initial commercial rollout of SunCare’s three-tier subscription framework:

Essential Health Management — approximately RMB 500 per month. The entry-level service is designed for relatively independent seniors seeking ongoing health and wellness management, including personal health profiles, authorized data collection through wearable and home monitoring devices, AI-assisted health information analysis, wellness reminders, abnormal-condition alerts, designated community services and family notifications.

Enhanced Home Health and Care Services — approximately RMB 1,990 per month. This planned tier is expected to add more frequent health and wellness monitoring, home-based support, enhanced family communication, personalized service coordination and access to participating healthcare and elderly care service providers.

Advanced Assisted Care — approximately RMB 2,990 per month. This planned tier is intended for seniors requiring higher-frequency daily support and is expected to include enhanced home monitoring, fall and abnormal-condition alerts, priority home-service coordination, intelligent robotic and assistive technologies where available, and coordination with qualified healthcare and elderly care service providers.

SunCare has begun rolling out the RMB 500 Essential Health Management service and intends to progressively introduce the planned higher-tier services as its technology deployment and service capabilities expand.

The rollout is being introduced to SunCare’s existing base of approximately 200,000 estimated paid members. This figure represents management’s current estimate of SunCare’s existing paid-member base and should not be interpreted as the number of members who have subscribed to the new RMB 500 service or any planned higher-tier services.

Building an AI-Powered Senior Care Ecosystem

By combining SunCare’s community and member reach with Ruilan International’s intelligent senior-care equipment and technology capabilities, the Company intends to build a distributed senior-care infrastructure connecting community locations, households, intelligent devices, health information and service personnel.

The model is designed to support recurring service relationships rather than relying solely on one-time equipment sales, while providing a foundation for additional subscription and value-added services as SunCare’s AI-powered senior care platform develops.

“Senior care is increasingly moving beyond traditional facilities and into the home,” said Haicheng XU, Chief Executive Officer of Decent Holding Inc. “By combining our existing member and community network with intelligent devices and AI-enabled health management, we are working to create a scalable senior-care service platform that connects directly with seniors in their homes. The launch of our RMB 500 monthly service represents an important first step in this strategy.”

About Decent Holding Inc.

Decent Holding Inc. specializes in providing wastewater treatment services by cleansing industrial wastewater, ecological river restoration, and river ecosystem management. Through its subsidiaries, the Company also continues to develop community-based senior health and elderly care services and technology-enabled senior-care solutions in China.

For more information, please visit the Company’s website: https://ir.dxshengtai.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the Company’s plans to expand its senior-care services, deploy intelligent devices into participating households, develop subscription-based services, introduce additional service tiers and develop its AI-powered senior care platform. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations regarding future events. Investors can identify these statements by words or phrases such as “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “will,” “may,” “could,” “potential,” and similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.

Investor Relations Contact:
WFS Investor Relations Inc.
Connie Kang, Partner
Email: ckang@wfsir.com
Tel: +86 1381 185 7742 (CN)

Data support pelareorep’s potential as a backbone therapy to transform immunologically inactive liver tumors into a phenotype that will respond to immune-based intervention

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oncolytics Biotech^® Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCY) (“Oncolytics” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing pelareorep, today announced data published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show pelareorep’s ability to change an immunologically inactive liver cancer tumor microenvironment into one that is immunologically active and potentially susceptible to immune-based therapy. The academic paper titled “MicroRNA-driven regulation of immunosuppressive microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma” was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on September 28, 2026 (link to the paper). Pelareorep is an investigational, systemically active immunotherapy that promotes potentially protective immune responses, including the upregulation of key inflammatory cytokines resulting in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures and the expansion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes.

“This publication provides additional evidence that pelareorep alters the tumor microenvironment in traditionally challenging indications,” said Thomas Heineman, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer of Oncolytics. “The ability to enable chemotherapy, checkpoint inhibitors, RAS inhibitors, and other treatments to be viable in cancers that have previously been untreatable is helping to drive our business development conversations. While liver cancer is not an indication we intend to pursue at this time, the data align with our narrative that pelareorep works in challenging tumor types and can be considered a backbone immunotherapy that can improve the activity of many cancer treatments, while maintaining a favorable safety profile.”

Hepatocellular carcinoma tends to have low levels of CD8+ T cell infiltration and Inducible T cell Costimulatory Ligand (“ICOSL”) in addition to high levels of Transforming Growth Factor Beta / Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 / Yes-associated protein 1, which are signs of a significantly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Preclinical data presented in this publication show that infection with pelareorep reversed several of these effects, including dramatic increases in PD-L1 expression, ICOSL levels on tumor cells, and CD8+ T cell density. These changes imply the tumor microenvironment shifted from immunologically inactive or “cold” to “hot” or immunologically active, enabling immune-mediated lysis of tumor cells.

This cascade of immune responses creates an environment in which checkpoint inhibitors and other therapies can be effective. Pelareorep has previously shown the ability to initiate coordinated changes in the tumor microenvironment, including the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures, that are associated with improved responses to immunotherapy. In this paper, there is a noted increase in CD8+ T cells, PD-1/PD-L1 upregulation, and Inducible T cell Co-stimulator-ICOSL signaling. These are all necessary conditions for immunotherapies like checkpoint inhibitors to work in liver cancer, which is an especially challenging tumor type.

About Pelareorep
Pelareorep is an intravenously delivered, systemically active, investigational immunotherapy with a dual mechanism of action that selectively replicates in tumor cells while activating both innate and adaptive anti-tumor immune responses, including the upregulation of key inflammatory cytokines resulting in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures and the expansion of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. It has been administered to over 1,200 patients, and clinical studies have demonstrated pelareorep’s potential to enhance the activity of checkpoint inhibitors and other anti-cancer therapies across multiple solid tumor types.

About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing pelareorep, an investigational intravenously delivered double-stranded RNA immunotherapeutic agent. Pelareorep has demonstrated encouraging results in multiple first-line pancreatic cancer studies, two randomized Phase 2 studies in metastatic breast cancer, and early-phase studies in anal and colorectal cancer. It is designed to induce anti-cancer immune responses by converting immunologically inactive tumors to active through the activation of innate and adaptive immune responses.

The Company is advancing pelareorep in combination with chemotherapy and/or checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic gastrointestinal cancers, where pelareorep has received Fast Track designation from the FDA for colorectal, anal, and pancreatic cancer. Oncolytics is actively pursuing strategic partnerships to accelerate development and maximize commercial impact. For more about Oncolytics, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com or follow the Company on LinkedIn and on X @oncolytics.

Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities laws (such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are collectively referred to herein as “forward-looking statements”). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements regarding beliefs as to the potential, registration, mechanism of action and benefits of pelareorep as a cancer therapeutic; the Company’s goals, strategies, and objectives; expectations around the design, milestones, anticipated timelines and expected outcomes for current and future studies, its belief in the clinical promise of pelareorep in anal, colorectal, pancreatic and other gastrointestinal cancers; implications of the preclinical data from the publication; the Company’s goals and expectations for its potential registrational development path for pelareorep in multiple gastrointestinal cancers; and plans for future disclosure of clinical trial results. In any forward-looking statement in which Oncolytics expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectations or beliefs are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement or expectation or belief will be achieved. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, regulatory outcomes, trial execution, financial resources, access to capital markets, and market dynamics. Please refer to Oncolytics’ public filings with securities regulators in the United States and Canada for more information. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

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Jon Patton
Director of IR & Communication
jpatton@oncolytics.com

New York, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Columbus Acquisition Corp (the “Company”), a blank check company, today announced that it reconvened its Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders (the “Meeting”) and, without conducting any business, adjourned the Meeting to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2026 at the offices of Loeb & Loeb LLP, 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10154, and virtually via teleconference using the following dial-in information:

Telephone access:
Within the U.S.: and Canada: 1 800-450-7155 (toll-free)
Outside of the U.S. and Canada: +1 857-999-9155 (standard rates apply)
Phone conference ID: 5870682#

The Meeting was adjourned as to all of the proposals contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on August 19, 2026, including any amendments or supplements thereto (the “Proxy Statement”), including the proposal to approve the proposed business combination with WISeSat.Space Corp. Except for the meeting date and time provided above, the Company’s previously announced information concerning the Meeting remains unchanged.

The record date for determining the Company shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting remains the close of business on August 17, 2026 (the “Record Date”). Shareholders as of the Record Date are eligible to vote, even if they have subsequently sold their shares.

If you have already voted, you do not need to vote again unless you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal.

If you have already submitted a proxy and do not wish to change your vote, you need not take any further action. If you have submitted a proxy and wish to change your vote, you may revoke your proxy at any time before it is exercised at the Meeting as provided in the Proxy Statement. Please note, however, that if your shares are held in street name by a broker or other nominee and you wish to revoke a proxy, you must contact the broker or nominee to revoke any prior voting instructions.

The Company’s shareholders who have questions regarding the adjournment, or the Meeting, or would like to request documents may contact the Company’s proxy solicitor, Advantage Proxy, Inc., at:

Advantage Proxy, Inc. P.O. Box 10904
Yakima, WA 98909
Individuals call toll-free 1-877-870-8565
Banks and brokers call 1-206-870-8565
Email: ksmith@advantageproxy.com

In addition, shareholders who have already submitted a redemption request with respect to the shares held by them may withdraw such request by contacting our transfer agent. If you would like to change or revoke your prior vote on any proposal, or reverse a redemption request, please refer to the Proxy Statement for additional information on how to do so.

About Columbus Acquisition Corp

Columbus Acquisition Corp is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. Columbus is led by Fen “Eric” Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jie “Janet” Hu, Chief Financial Officer, who are growth-oriented executives with a long track record of value creation across industries. 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the date of the Meeting, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

On August 19, 2026, the Company filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC in connection with its solicitation of proxies for the Meeting. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THE COMPANY FILES WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and other documents filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by contacting the Company’s proxy solicitor.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in connection with the Meeting. Additional information regarding the identity of these potential participants and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the definitive proxy statement. You may obtain free copies of these documents using the sources indicated above.

Contact

Fen Zhang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Email: eric.zhang@herculescapital.group

Tel: (+1) 949 899 1827