Month: September 2026

DENVER, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (247marketnews.com) — NeOnc Technologies Holdings (NASDAQ: NTHI) executives put even more personal capital behind the company, following positive Phase 2a results for its experimental brain-cancer therapy NEO100.

The latest purchase brings the total open-market buying by two senior executives to approximately $629,000 since the company announced its Phase 2a results on August 12.

CEO, President and Executive Chairman Amir F. Heshmatpour purchased another 35,000 shares on September 15 for approximately $115,400, at a weighted average price of roughly $3.30 per share. That pushes his post-results purchases to 111,000 shares for approximately $418,700, at an average cost of about $3.77 per share.

Founder, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer Thomas C. Chen, MD, PhD, purchased another 49,016 shares for approximately $210,000. Combined, the two executives have now purchased 160,016 shares for approximately $629,000, according to the company, and all of the purchases were made in the open market with personal funds.

Heshmatpour said the buying reflects his conviction following the clinical results, “The strength of our Phase 2a results reinforces my conviction in NeOnc’s mission and the potential of our NEO platform,” he said. Heshmatpour added that his latest purchases bring his personal investment in NeOnc shares to more than $1.5 million over the past year.

The insider buying comes against the backdrop of a potentially important clinical milestone, as NeOnc reported that its NEO100-01 Phase 2a study met its primary endpoint, with six-month progression-free survival of 48.9%, compared with a pre-specified 20% benchmark for standard of care. The company reported a p-value of 0.0047 and median overall survival of 26.09 months.

NEO100 is being developed for central nervous system cancers, an area where treatment remains particularly challenging because of the blood-brain barrier. NeOnc’s platform is designed around drug candidates and delivery approaches intended to address that barrier.

The company is not putting all of its clinical ambitions behind a single candidate. Its second program, NEO212, has completed Phase 1 dose escalation and established a recommended Phase 2 dose, giving NeOnc another potential development catalyst.

Meanwhile, the company recently announced a $15 million registered direct offering, providing additional capital as it advances its clinical programs.

That combination, positive Phase 2a data, substantial open-market insider purchases, fresh financing and another clinical program moving toward Phase 2, has put NTHI at an important inflection point and the message from management is unmistakable: executives are continuing to commit their own money to the company after the NEO100 readout.

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Cloud-based, AI-enabled Evolution of Itron Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management Helps Utilities Turn Trusted Data into Actionable Intelligence

• Unlock greater value from advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and grid edge investments with outage insights, grid visibility, forecasting, anomaly detection and revenue assurance
• Turn utility data into operational intelligence with cloud-native meter data management and AI-enabled workflows
• Reduce IT complexity and gain operational flexibility with near real-time data processing, dynamic scalability and seamless migration options

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), the intelligent infrastructure provider for modern energy and water management, announced the launch of Itron Enterprise Edition (IEE) Cloud AI, the next evolution of Itron IEE Meter Data Management (MDM).

Built on a modern cloud architecture and integrated with Itron’s Intelligent Edge Operating System (IEOS), IEE Cloud AI brings together proven IEE MDM functionality, cloud-native scalability, trusted data access and AI-enabled workflows. Available via Itron’s preferred cloud service providers, the solution gives utilities flexibility to align deployments with their cloud strategy while reducing costs, improving operational visibility, leveraging AI workflow automation and unlocking new value from advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and grid edge data.

With IEOS integration, IEE Cloud AI gives utilities a standardized way to access, share and act on trusted data across their operations. As a secure, enterprise-grade operating system, IEOS provides a common data foundation with standardized data governance across electricity, gas and water. By bringing together meter, grid edge, analytics and application data through IEOS into IEE Cloud AI, the solution reduces data silos, supports AI-enabled workflows and more quickly turns operational data into actionable insights.

This integrated solution allows utilities to maximize grid edge investments related to outage insights, grid visibility, anomaly detection, revenue assurance, forecasting and load management, without the need for multiple software integrations.

Utilities can also leverage Itron Managed Services, a cost-effective offering that enables Itron to manage IEE Cloud AI on their behalf. Through this offering, utilities benefit from ongoing AI-enabled enhancements, security updates, platform maintenance and reduced burden on internal IT resources.

IEE Cloud AI modernizes utility data practices by removing the barriers associated with traditional meter data management. Utilities can determine when data is loaded, validate readings as they arrive, address exceptions throughout the day, reduce dependence on overnight processing windows and work with broader datasets. The solution supports near real-time streaming, on-demand operations and service-based capabilities such as queues and dynamic scaling.

IEE Cloud AI provides utilities with AI-trained, natural-language and agent-assisted workflows. Users can more easily retrieve information and gather context across connected systems while receiving assistance with operational tasks under human oversight. As a result, utilities can reduce repetitive work, improve data quality and accelerate operational decision-making.

Utilities can determine when data is loaded, validate readings as they arrive, address exceptions throughout the day, reduce dependence on overnight and end-of-day windows, and process broader datasets than before. The cloud architecture allows the system to organize around the utility’s work.

“Utilities are facing rapid data growth, rising regulatory expectations and increasing operational complexity, yet the need for trusted meter data remains nonnegotiable. They are ready to modernize, but need a practical path that protects the trusted data foundation their operations depend on,” said Don Reeves, senior vice president, Outcomes at Itron. “IEE Cloud AI brings together Itron’s proven meter data management capabilities, cloud-native scalability and AI-enabled workflows to help utilities move faster, reduce complexity and turn trusted operational data into actionable intelligence.”

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IEE Cloud AI will be available globally in January 2027 for all utilities and offers industry standard interoperability and simple, seamless migration for all configurations – cloud-hosted, customer-hosted and more. To learn more, visit the IEE Cloud AI product page.

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Estimated 213,000 gold-equivalent ounces, key permits in hand, and a “clear” path toward production — now open to everyday investors, with bonus shares and physical gold and silver available

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Star Gold Corp. (OTCQB: SRGZ) (“Star Gold” or the “Company”), a U.S. precious metals company developing scalable, calculated high-margin gold and silver assets in Nevada, has launched a Regulation A public offering (the “Offering”). With this Offering, non-accredited investors can invest directly in the Company — and receive exclusive perks unavailable on the open market, including bonus shares and physical Star Gold silver or gold bars.

A Proven Neighborhood for Gold
Star Gold’s flagship Longstreet Gold-Silver Project sits in Nevada’s Walker Lane Belt, near other mining operations that have proven production from similar geology, using similar extraction methods.

Longstreet is designed as a conventional open-pit, heap leach operation — a well-established mining method with proven economics in Nevada. The project’s advantages include:

• A favorable 0.92:1 strip ratio — minimal waste rock relative to ore
• A surface-level oxidized ore bodies well suited to heap leaching
• 80% gold recovery within the first 20 days of leaching, confirmed by metallurgical testing at McClelland Laboratories

This low-complexity design keeps capital requirements down and supports a near-term path to production.

A Defined Resource — On Less Than 2% of the Property
A December 2025 SK-1300 Technical Report identified approximately 213,000 gold-equivalent ounces — 132,414 ounces of gold and 4,839,931 ounces of silver. That resource was defined on less than 2% of the land package the Company controls. Eight additional exploration targets have been identified on the property, representing real potential to expand the resource beyond the current Main Zone deposit.

“We’ve spent years building Longstreet the right way — doing the technical work, advancing the permitting, and putting the right team in place,” said Star Gold Corp. CEO Lindsay Gorrill. “With most key regulatory approvals now in hand and gold remaining a safe haven for investors, we believe the conditions for this project have never been stronger. We’re proud to open this opportunity to a broader group of investors and look forward to advancing Longstreet toward production.”

Permitting Momentum
Star Gold continues to advance systematically through the mine permitting process. Milestones to date include:

• U.S. Forest Service Plan of Operations — approved
• Bureau of Land Management approval received to advance the development program
• Baseline studies completed — wildlife, biological, cultural, and archaeology
• Private water rights secured

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process is now underway. Given Nevada’s long history with heap leach gold projects and Longstreet’s footprint, the Company estimates approximately 12 months to complete the EIS process followed by the potential Plan of Operations approval — the final step to a production permit.

A Strong Market, A Premier Jurisdiction
Gold has climbed above $4,000 per ounce as investors worldwide turn to the metal as a safe haven amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Central bank buying has reached record levels, and ETF inflows are at all-time highs. Nevada, which produced 75% of U.S. gold in 2024, ranks among the world’s premier mining jurisdictions, with an established regulatory framework and a long track record of permitted heap leach operations.

Understanding the Investment Process
This Regulation A offering opens Star Gold Corp. to everyday investors, with exclusive perks unavailable through the open market — including bonus shares and physical Star Gold silver or gold bars. Proceeds will fund final permitting costs, resource expansion drilling, and advancement of the Environmental Impact Statement required for production approval.

About Star Gold Corp.
Star Gold Corp is a U.S.-focused precious metals development company advancing high-quality gold and silver assets in Nevada’s Walker Lane Belt. Anchored by the Longstreet Project, our flagship open pit heap-leach operation, Star Gold combines geological expertise, disciplined capital allocation, and a clear pathway toward production. Positioning us to become a competitive, long-term gold and silver producers.

Visit invest.stargoldcorp.com to learn more and invest.

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Star Gold Corp.
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