Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to submit an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. FDA in the fourth quarter of 2026 for its XRx-026 gout program, and estimates the program addresses a US$700M annual market opportunity.

Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to run the first part of its two-part XRX-OXY-102 gout study in Canada, a move it expects to speed delivery of the clinical data needed for a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Fort Wayne – October 12, 2026 -- Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has asked the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to approve a 1,520 megawatt (MW) natural gas combined cycle plant at its Rockport site, one of the largest utility construction projects in Indiana.

I&M expects power demand in its Indiana service area to more than double by the early 2030s. The new Rockport Energy Center is meant to add generation capacity to meet that load.

Plano, Texas – October 11, 2026 -- AnX Robotica said its NaviCam ProScan AI reading technology cut mean small-bowel capsule endoscopy review time by 88.6% in the study underlying its FDA De Novo clearance, against a 24.7% reduction reported for a competing AI-assisted platform cleared on September 25, 2026.

Baoding – – October 09, 2026 -- NYSE Regulation has granted IT Tech Packaging (NYSE American: ITP) a plan period through April 15, 2027 to file three overdue SEC reports, keeping the paper maker listed while it works to restore compliance.

Shenzhen, China – – October 08, 2026 -- The High People's Court of Guangdong Province has issued a final, legally binding judgment in favor of Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd., the company behind imaging accessories brand SmallRig, in a design patent infringement case against Shenzhen Neewer Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Xing Ying Da Industry Co., Ltd.

Stamford, Conn. – October 08, 2026 -- 24X National Exchange LLC has filed a proposed rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to expand its warrant performance incentive program, adding equity worth 22.25% of parent company 24X US Holdings LLC on a fully diluted basis for participating broker-dealers.

San Francisco – – October 07, 2026 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $13.9 million to the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the Association of Bay Area Governments to restore 1,500 acres of tidal wetland at Strip Marsh East along the State Route 37 corridor in Solano County, with construction slated to begin in 2028.

Suzhou – October 7, 2026 -- Suzhou Ribo Life Science (06938.HK) and its Swedish subsidiary Ribocure Pharmaceuticals AB have submitted a Phase I Clinical Trial Application in the European Union for RBD3133, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutic targeting the INHBE gene for overweight and obesity.

Torrington, Conn. – October 07, 2026 -- Therap Services hosted a virtual event, "Program Integrity for States and Providers: How to Identify and Avoid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse," drawing more than 1,000 registrants including state directors, agency administrators and CEOs across the IDD, HCBS and LTSS sectors.