Small caps news round-up

Hemodynamic monitoring company LiDCO was busy in the US capital this week, showing off its new technology LiDCOunity monitor at the 2016 Annual Congress of Advanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine. The conference is currently being held in Washington, D.C.

Strategic Minerals was pressing ahead with its Hanns Camp nickel-copper sulphide project in Western Australia, having lodged a permit of work with the state’s Department of Mines. Hanns Camp is part of the Laverton Project, which Strategic holds a 50% interest in through its recent acquisition of Central Australian Rare Earths.

Vernalis has appointed 24-year AstraZeneca veteran Sandford 'Sandy' Sommer as president and chief operating officer of its US operation, Vernalis Therapeutics. Sommer most recent role was as president of AstraZeneca's Colombia operations, following a variety of leadership roles, including global vice president of CNS, Infection and Flu Vaccines.

NetDimensions celebrated a significant contract win on Thursday, partnering with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in the US to help it better manage learning and provide content-related services for more than 18,000 students at the organisation. The AIM-traded provider of performance, knowledge and learning management systems said MUSC needed a more robust learning management system, with the previous system having significant limitations for reporting and managing user groups.

Atlantis Resources announced a major new deal on Thursday, entering into a memorandum of understanding with international marine and subsea energy developer SBS over a planned tidal stream project in the Indonesian archipelago. The AIM-traded company said under the agreement, Atlantis and SBS will work together to establish a joint venture, to develop a 150 MW tidal stream site in Indonesia.

Gfinity said it had launched a tournament builder app for Xbox One users. The will appear on the Xbox One dashboard and provides gamers of all levels with a facility in which they can compete online via Gfinity.net.

Sutton Harbour Holdings said it was considering a sale to enable future growth, adding that it expected full year trading results to be in line with expectations.The AIM-listed company, based in Plymouth, said it had “significant future growth potential, given its profitable, well invested annuity trading activities underpinned by a strong existing asset base and significant potential for further development around the historic Sutton Harbour”.