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Last year’s Capital Irish Film Festival was one of the last vestiges of movie-going normalcy in the Washington area. In late February and early March of 2020, fans of movies and Irish culture had the opportunity to explore films of all genres from the Emerald Isle before theaters closed. This year’s festival is a little bit different, but Solas Nua and the American Film Institute remain committed to offering Ireland’s best just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. The 2021 Capital Irish Film Festival is entirely virtual, and individual and all-access passes are available online from March 4 through 14. As always, the fest offers an impressive variety of films that should accommodate anyone’s taste.
28 01 2021
LONDON’S 7th ANNUAL DOC N ROLL film festival will open with the world premiere of the buzzed-about Phil Lynott documentary, Songs For While I’m Away. The live screening of the film about the iconic Thin Lizzy frontman, followed by a Q&A with director Emer Reynolds, will take place at London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on October 24 at 5pm.
Other films being shown during the festival include: Don’t Go Gentle: A Film About IDLES; In A Silent Way: Talk Talk; and Sisters With Transistors, the untold story of electronic music’s female pioneers.
Full details of all films, dates, times and locations can be found at https://www.docnrollfestival.com/films/ and all online premieres will be available on demand via Doc n Roll TV: https://www.docnrollfestival.com/docn-roll-tv/
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Wren Therapeutics Ltd., (“Wren”), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a unique network kinetics approach to drug discovery for protein misfolding diseases, today announced the closing of a £12.4 million (c. $17.0 million) financing.
This financing brings the total capital raised to date to approximately £33 million (c. $45 million). The financing was led by existing shareholder The Baupost Group, with participation from existing investors including LifeForce Capital and new investors including Schooner Capital and Industry Ventures.
Dr. Samuel Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of Wren, commented: “This support from both our existing as well as our new shareholders will accelerate the advancement of our two lead small molecule programs towards the clinic for the potential treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and various synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease.”
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Wren Therapeutics Announces Financing of £12.4 Million (c. $17.0 Million)
January 25, 2021 GMT
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 25, 2021
Wren Therapeutics Ltd., (“Wren”), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a unique network kinetics approach to drug discovery for protein misfolding diseases, today announced the closing of a £12.4 million (c. $17.0 million) financing.
This financing brings the total capital raised to date to approximately £33 million (c. $45 million). The financing was led by existing shareholder The Baupost Group, with participation from existing investors including LifeForce Capital and new investors including Schooner Capital and Industry Ventures.
Here we go again. It’s a dangerous thing, this prediction business. How many of last year’s ‘stars of tomorrow’ got their chance in 2020? How many more will have to wait just a little longer for their big break?
The silver lining, of course, is that Ireland has never before been home to such a vast and magnificent line-up of actors, writers and directors.
Some of them have already started to make a name for themselves on the world stage, including Barry Keoghan, Jessie Buckley and Niamh Algar.
The pandemic may yet continue to play havoc with shoots and schedules, but we can always hope that our most talented artists will finally get a chance to shine over the next 12 months.