Haydale Graphene Industries PLC’s (LON:HAYD) Taiwanese operation HTW has started to ship commercial quantities of its graphene ink for diabetes test strips. Trials have been underway for a year by the customer, but sizeable deliveries have now started as part of a 100Kg order.
OptiBiotix Health plc (LON:OPTI) has agreed a production, packaging and supply agreement for its CE Marked weight management product. Italy’s Nutrilinea will formulate and distribute SlimBiome Medical, which also has medical device status, in boxes of 30 single sachet doses for sale across its network and the UK firm’s growing list of partners.
Ariana Resources PLC (LON:AAU) has revealed what it describes as “excellent” exploration results from the Salinbas gold project in Turkey. At Salinbas, located within the ‘Hot Gold Corridor’, sampling activities have returned gold grades up to 5.02 grams per tonne.
Graphene specialist Directa Plus PLC (LON:DCTA) has signed a collaboration agreement with Ambienthesis, a Milan exchange-listed reclamation and hazardous waste disposal group. The agreement will see Directa’s G+ enhanced Grafysorber adsorbent tested as a cleaning agent for soil, groundwater and industrial waste.
genedrive PLC (LON:GDR) is to trial its hepatitis C (HCV) testing device in recovering heroin addicts as it looks to see if its diagnostic is cheaper and more effective than what is currently on the market.
KRM22 PLC (LON:KRM) has announced two new customer contracts for two recently acquired businesses, Irisium and ProOpticus, expanding its Global Risk Platform.
Shefa Yamim (ATM) Ltd (LON:SEFA) has increased the estimated mineralised tonnage at the Kishon Mid-Reach project following the results of a Note For The Record (NFTR) report.
Europa Oil & Gas Holdings PLC (LON:EOG) has maintained positive in its support for the Wressle oil project, in Lincolnshire, despite yet another disappointment in efforts to secure planning permission to develop the field. Late in Wednesday’s session, it was announced that Wressle project operator Egdon Resources had been frustrated again as the North Lincolnshire Council Planning Committee refused the new application for planning consent. Europa owns a 30% stake in Wressle, while Union Jack Oil PLC (LON:UJO) holds a 27.5% project stake.
Bushveld Minerals Limited (LON:BMN) has revealed that discussions with potential electrolyte customers are ongoing with its 84%-owned energy subsidiary, Bushveld Energy Limited expecting to supply samples in coming months.
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, CVE:EOG) chief executive Gil Holzman in Thursday’s quarterly financial results statement described the explorer’s farm-out deal with Total as a “confirmation of the great value”. AIM-quoted Eco confirmed the completion of the transaction on Wednesday, with the explorer receiving US$12.5mln in cash in return for a 25% stake in the potential high-impact Orinduik offshore acreage.
Asiamet Resources Limited (LON:ARS) confirmed it raised US$3.3mln (£2.6mln) in a share placing on Wednesday to help fund a feasibility study at its Beruang Kanan Main (BKM) copper project in Indonesia. The exploration firm said it had issued around 60.7mln new shares in the oversubscribed placing at a price of 4.25p each.
e-therapeutics PLC (LON:ETX), the network-driven drug discovery (NDD) company, said it will be presenting at the 6th Drug Discovery Innovation Programme in Frankfurt, Germany. The conference will be held on 29-30 November at the Leonardo Hotel Frankfurt City – South, and the firm will be presenting an overview of the company's NDD approach at 13:00 CET on 30 November.
BATM Advanced Communications Limited (LON:BVC) is hosting a Capital Markets Day in London today which will provide institutional investors and analysts with an opportunity to enhance their understanding of the group's business, including a detailed review of its divisions and units, through a series of presentations given by senior management. The group said presentations will be made available on the BATM website later today.
Medical imaging technology company Feedback PLC (LON:FDBK) said the last year has been a “period of transition and major growth” for the business as it reported a 51% increase in invoiced sales. In the year to May 31, invoiced sales rose to £771,000 from £508,000 a year ago after the firm invested in training and recruiting staff and won a two-year contract renewal with Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for its Cadran picture archiving communication system (PACS), which provides decision support for scan analysis.
ITM Power PLC (LON:ITM) shares jumped in late-morning trading Thursday as the HyDeploy consortium, of which it is a member, received a £14.9mln grant by UK energy regulator Ofgem to perform hydrogen trials on the public gas network.
Fura Gems Inc (CVE:FURA) told investors on Thursday that the purchase price of its proposed acquisition of Mustang ruby assets in Mozambique from New Energy Minerals has been reduced as part of a loan agreement.