Small Caps
Providence selects contractor for seismic data programme at offshore prospect
Providence Resources announced on Tuesday that, along with its exploration partner at the Newgrange prospect, it has hired Gardline to carry out a new 2D seismic data gathering programme.
Team17 eyes AIM flotation
Global games label Team17 is seeking admission of its ordinary shares on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange to capitalise on growing market opportunities with what it described as its award-winning in-house team and "outstanding" financial profile.
Nanoco to receive £1.8m milestone payment from US partner
Nanoco said on Tuesday that it will receive a £1. 8m payment from its undisclosed US-listed partner following the recent completion of an important milestone in the material development and supply agreement announced in February.
Benchmark Holdings appoints Peter George as chairman
AIM-listed biotech company Benchmark Holdings has appointed Peter George as chairman with immediate effect, replacing Alex Hambro, whose retirement was announced back in January.
Tekcapital to deliver university start-up programme in Chile
Intellectual property investment group Tekcapital announced on Tuesday that it will be delivering an “advanced technology commercialisation” and university start-up training programme in Santiago, Chile in May.
Wey Education makes decent progress in first half
Wey Education published its interim results for the six months ended 28 February on Tuesday, reporting a 44% improvement in turnover to £1. 74m, which included a contribution of £0. 25m from Academy 21.
Second Niger well spuds for Savannah
Savannah Petroleum announced on Tuesday that the second well in its three-well Niger drilling campaign, Amdigh-1, was spudded on 6 May.
Empyrean gets good news from Dempsey 1-15 well
Oil and gas development company Empyrean Energy has been informed by Sacgasco, the operator of the Dempsey 1-15 well in the Sacramento Basin, onshore California, that flow-testing of the Dempsey 1-15 well from the field level Kione Zone has produced a commercial gas flow rate of one million cubic feet of gas.
Transense gets tyre sensors onto more West African mining trucks
Sensor systems provider Transense Technologies announced on Tuesday that its tyre management trading division Translogik has won a contract through its Ghanaian partner WATS, to supply 16 iTrack II mining tyre monitoring systems for large haul trucks at SOMITA, a Nordgold mine in Burkina Faso.
Omega gets CE-mark on two more allergens
Medical diagnostics company Omega has CE-marked two additional allergens, it announced on Tuesday, extending its menu to 53 allergens which could be run on the fully automated IDS Instrument.
Duke Royalty upbeat ahead of annual adjustments
Alternative capital provider Duke Royalty updated the market on the financial results shown by its initial two royalty partners on Tuesday, ahead of upcoming adjustments for two of its royalty distributions, to be determined for the upcoming year within the next two months.
Yolo carpes the diem by widening investment horizons
Media investor Yolo Leisure and Technology said it was mulling potential investments into areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency after its net asset value shrank slightly in the first six months of its financial year.
Rosenblatt floats on AIM with £43m war chest
Shares of independent City law firm Rosenblatt Group began trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday.
Advanced Oncotherapy scoops government testing facility for tumour treatment
Proton cancer therapy firm Advanced Oncotherapy announced on Tuesday that it has signed a lease for a testing and assembly site with the UK government’s science and technology facilities council (STFC).
Vast Resources grades improve despite some production setbacks
Romania and Zimbabwe-focussed mining company Vast Resources updated the market on its operations and production for the three months ended 31 March on Tuesday, reporting another record quarter for the Pickstone-Peerless Gold Mine in Zimbabwe.
Spotify to stream Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 pop album books
Bloomsbury Publishing has signed a deal with Spotify for the world’s biggest music streaming company to sell digital versions of Bloomsbury’s '33 1/3' music books.
Quarterly losses widen as Verona takes drug candidates forward
Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Verona Pharma updated the market on its operations on Tuesday, confirming that in the quarter to 31 March it successfully completed two further clinical trials with nebulized RPL554 ahead of schedule.
4d Pharma submits new IBS drug application to FDA
AIM-quoted pharmaceutical company 4d Pharma has submitted an investigational new drug application for Blautix, its live biotherapeutic for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, to the US Food and Drug Administration.
Frontera moves ahead with Georgian operations
AIM-quoted oil and gas explorer Frontera Resources issued an update on its Georgian operations at the Tarbani Complex on Tuesday.
SDX Energy shares jump after Moroccan gas discovery
Oil and gas developer SDX Energy has made a conventional natural gas discovery in Morocco and spudded a new exploration well in Egypt.