VR Education Holdings Plc (LON:VRE) is to launch its Titanic VR virtual reality experience on the PlayStation platform on November 22.
Table reservation app Bigdish PLC (LON:DISH) has received several informal approaches for its Asia-based business, prompting a strategic review of that operation. The outcome might mean substantially less capital is required than previously anticipated to roll-out its UK business.
Learning Technologies Group PLC (LON:LTG) has snapped up the remaining 70% of Watershed Systems shares which it didn’t already own for up to US$11.6mln. The digital learning group also set out its new long-term goals, targeting run-rate revenues of £200mln and run-rate EBIT of at least £55mln by the end of 2021.
Echo Energy Plc (LON:ECHO) told investors it expects to kick off a two-well stimulation programme in Argentina within the next three to four weeks. The company earlier this year drilled four wells across its onshore Argentina portfolio, within the Fracción C licence, two of which were seen as successful.
Ticketing services and queue-jumping software provider accesso Technology Group PLC (LON:ACSO) has expanded its relationship with Australia’s Village Roadshow Theme Parks, which is now taking more accesso services
Intellectual property firm Frontier IP Group Plc (LON:FIPP) said it has raised £2.49mln in a share placing as it reported a 34% increase in the fair value of its portfolio companies for the year, and also announced that its part-owned drug maker Exscientia Limited has agreed to buy part-owned Kinetic Discovery Limited..
Shares in Kodal Minerals PLC (LON:KOD) jumped in mid-morning trading Thursday after the company said drilling at the Sogola-Baoule prospect at its Bougouni project in Mali had confirmed its geological model. The mineral miner said diamond drill core intersections at Sogola-Baoule had included 18 metres at 1.35% lithium oxide (Li2O) from 74.75m in drill hole MDDH005, and 16.5m at 1.32% Li2O from 153.5m in drill hole MDDH004. Drilling at the prospect would recommence today, the company said.
Sareum Holdings Plc’s (LON:SAR) SRA737 checkpoint kinase 1 (Chk1) inhibitor candidate has potential in certain types of ovarian cancer, according to Sierra Oncology, the US firm which has licensed the compound. Chk1 controls a cancer cell's response to DNA damage, which could be caused by the disease itself or intentionally caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Alba Mineral Resources Plc (LON:ALBA) chairman George Frangeskides described the company as “very encouraged” following the release of the latest data out of the Horse Hill production testing campaign. A deluge of stats have indicated the so-called ‘Gatwick Gusher’ project’s Kimmeridge zones can be “commercially viable”, according to the project’s operator.
Avation PLC (LON:AVAP) provided an upbeat assessment of prospects as it said first-half revenues and earnings were growing strongly. In an update provided at the aircraft leasing company’s annual meeting investors were told lease income for the six months to the end of December will be in the order of US$58mln, up 39% year on year.
Arix Biosciences PLC (LON:ARIX) has hailed the early-stage clinical trial success of an Australia-based pharma company in which it has a significant stake. Pharmaxis (ASX:PXS) is developing what’s called a LOXL2 inhibitor to treat fibrotic diseases such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Oracle Power PLC (LON:ORCP), the UK energy developer of a combined lignite mineral resource and mine mouth power plant located in the Thar desert in the south-east of Sindh Province, Pakistan, said that, further to its announcement of 18 September, it has received the outstanding balance of subscription funds of £85,000 from the two relevant subscribers. Accordingly, the company added, it has sufficient working capital into the first quarter of 2019.
AFC Energy PLC (LON:AFC) said it has now concluded the majority of the engineering design to bring to market its first commercial fuel cell system.
Metal Tiger PLC (LON:MTR) has released the results of its first phase of drilling at the A1 Dome as it updated on the activity of its joint venture in the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana.
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited (LON:CGH) has struck more gold its Tulkubash project in the Kyrgyz Republic in the latest round of drilling. In a separate announcement, Chaarat confirmed it had secured funding of US$10mln with a previous note holder.
Live Company Group Plc (LON:LVCG) said it has received confirmation that the agreement between its US joint venture and Live Nation Entertainment Inc for the exclusive promotion of BRICKLIVE events throughout North America and Canada, had been signed.
Korea-focused gold mining junior Bluebird Merchant Ventures Ltd (LON:BMV) has raised US$380,000 from a private share issue at a premium to the market price. Colin Patterson, chief executive, has also agreed to swap US$750,000 of debt into shares.
Clinigen Group PLC (LON:CLIN) , the global pharmaceutical and services company, has announced the appointment of Professor Alan Boyd as a non-executive director with immediate effect. The firm pointed out that he is CEO of Boyd Consultants, a UK based consultancy to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.
Eland Oil & Gas PLC (LON:ELA), the oil & gas production and development company operating in West Africa with an initial focus on Nigeria, has announced the appointment, with immediate effect, of Stifel Nicolaus Europe as its joint corporate broker, alongside the company's new nominated adviser and joint broker, Peel Hunt.
Chagala Group Limited (LON:CGLO, the London-listed specialist services and facilities provider to the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan, said it has received a notification that Eagle Resource Holdings Limited sold 1,163,330 ordinary shares in the company, representing 5.47% of the total voting rights at a price of US$1.5 per share on 22 October 2018. After this transaction, the firm added, Eagle Resource Holdings holds no direct or indirect interests over any shares or voting rights in the company.
APQ Global Limited (LON:APQ), the emerging markets growth company, said that as at the close of business on 31 October 2018, its unaudited book value per ordinary share was US$97.10, equivalent to 75.99p, including the accrual for a 1.5p (1.9 US cents) dividend payable on 30 November 2018.