HaemaLogiX, the biotechnology company, confirmed that the initial patient in its Phase 1 KOALA study experienced no serious adverse events following an infusion of KMCAR T-cell therapy.
The dose-escalation trial, conducted at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, assesses the safety and early efficacy of the treatment in patients with relapsed or refractory kappa-restricted multiple myeloma.
Vivace Therapeutics has appointed Craig Gibbs as President and CEO as the company prepares to advance its lead candidate, VT3989, into a pivotal Phase 3 registrational trial.
The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company also named Ellen Lubman as Chief Business and Strategy Officer and appointed oncology veteran Tim Clackson to its board of directors.
Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) shares rose about 13% on Wednesday after the apparel retailer reported second quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded Wall Street expectations and raised its full-year outlook.
The company reported adjusted earnings per diluted share of $4.17, compared with analyst estimates of roughly $1.99.
Silver Bullet Mines Corp. (TSX-V:SBMI, OTC:SBMCF), the mineral exploration and development company, has shifted its near-term processing focus to the Columbia and Gold Queen Complex in Arizona to satisfy a major commercial delivery contract.
The operational change follows field evaluations demonstrating that the complex can reliably produce the tonnage required to fulfill an agreement with Ocean Partners USA Inc., the commodities trading firm, for up to 36,000 tons of material per year.
Millennial Potash Corp (TSX-V:MLP, OTCQB:MLPNF, FRA:XOD) said it has completed drillhole BA-006 at the North Target on its Banio Potash Project in Gabon, intersecting approximately 80 metres of potash mineralization and significantly expanding the known potash footprint southwest of the current Mineral Resource Estimate area.
The hole, part of the company's Phase 2 drill program, reached a depth of 674 metres and intersected the evaporite-bearing Salt Sequence, remaining open to depth from approximately 332 metres to the bottom of the hole.
Bronco Resources (TSX-V: BRON) has reported rock sampling results of up to 55 grams per tonne gold and 149 grams per tonne silver from the Kodiak Zone Extension.
The zone is an outcropping located 65 meters north of a previously sampled outcrop at the company's Placer Mountain Gold Project.
Ceres Power Holdings PLC (LSE:CWR, OTC:CPWHF), the clean energy technology developer, is retaining an approximate 37% stake in RFC Power after the manganese flow battery company raised £10 million in a Series A funding round.
The company has provided an update on its ownership of RFC Power.
Shares in Jubilee Metals Group PLC (AIM:JLP, JSE:JBL, OTC:JUBPF), the integrated copper producer and resource developer in Zambia, rose 6% to 2.65 pence on Wednesday.
The company has selected a preferred purchaser for its Large Waste Project, which has offered total acquisition consideration of $35 million.
Gelion PLC (AIM:GELN, OTC:GELNF, FRA:X0S), the sulfur battery technology company, has completed a government-backed programme in which its cathode material passed independent drone mission testing carried out by QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE:QQ.).
The cells, built and evaluated by the UK defence, security and aerospace company, completed simulated drone flight profiles including repeated high-power take-off and landing events.
Entropy Neurodynamics Ltd (ASX:ENP, OTC:TYPTF) has secured a pre-clinical trial agreement with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for a proposed US Phase 2 study comparing its precision-controlled psychedelic therapy TRP-8803 directly with widely prescribed antidepressant escitalopram.
The head-to-head trial is planned to enrol up to 80 young adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and is expected to begin in the first half of 2027, subject to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory clearance.
FireFly Metals Ltd (ASX:FFM, TSX:FFM, OTC:FFMFF) has secured commitments for a A$180 million institutional equity raising and plans a further A$10 million share purchase plan (SPP), providing up to A$190 million to accelerate development and resource growth at its Green Bay Copper-Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada.
The money will be used for early project works, procurement of long-lead equipment, technical studies and an extensive drilling program as FireFly works towards a final investment decision by mid-2027.