Aim Bulletin
Altus Strategies granted four exploration licences in Egypt
Altus Strategies announced the granting of four gold exploration licences comprising nine licence blocks on Tuesday, totalling 1,565 square kilometres, in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
Sensyne Health signs licence agreement with Excalibur
Clinical artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensyne Health has signed an exclusive licence and development agreement with Excalibur Healthcare Services, it announced on Tuesday, to apply Sensyne's ‘MagnifEye’ system for use with Excalibur's proprietary lateral flow rapid diagnostic tests across a range of indications, including its Covid-19 antigen test currently being marketed in the UK and Europe.
ImmuPharma clarifies next steps for phase 3 Lupuzor trial
Specialist drug discovery and development company ImmuPharma updated the market on the new optimised international phase 3 trial of ‘Lupuzor’ in the potentially life-threatening auto-immune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on Tuesday.
Northbridge reports ongoing recovery across its markets
Industrial services and rental company Northbridge updated the market on 2020 on Tuesday, reporting that trading in the second half showed a “marked improvement” following the sharp Covid-19-related downturn in the second quarter as lockdowns were introduced in all of its markets.
BP Marsh standing strong after resilient 2020
Early-stage venture capital provider BP Marsh updated the market on trading for the year ended 31 January on Tuesday, reporting that its portfolio of 18 investments had shown resilience, despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pressure Technologies secures supply contract with Haskel Hydrogen
Engineering group Pressure Technologies has secured a contract with Haskel Hydrogen for the supply of high-pressure steel vessels to be used in its hydrogen refuelling stations.
Revenue rises, losses narrow in first half for CAP-XX
Supercapacitor and energy management technology company CAP-XX updated the market on its first half on Tuesday, reporting a 10% improvement in revenue to AUD 2. 1m (£1. 18m).
Water Intelligence sees strong revenue growth in 2020
Water Intelligence said on Tuesday that its revenue grew “strongly” in 2020, by 17% year-on-year to $37. 9m.
Alba pleased with graphite test work results at Amitsoq
Alba Mineral Resources announced the results of the independent test work programme undertaken on graphite material from its high-grade Amitsoq graphite project in southern Greenland on Tuesday, saying the work had confirmed that the graphite content of ore was “very high”, among the highest found in flake graphite deposits globally.
Panthera upbeat on high-grade results from gold sampling
Africa and India-focussed gold exploration and development company Panthera Resources reported “exceptionally” high-grade gold in soil anomalies from the recently-completed sampling programme at its Bido project in Burkina Faso, west Africa on Tuesday.
Joules buys Garden Trading for up to £12.5m
Joules said on Tuesday that it has bought Garden Trading, a digitally-led retailer of home and garden products, for up to £12. 5m.
Nucleus Financial agrees £144m takeover
James Hay Holdings has snapped up rival platform Nucleus Financial Group in a £144m deal, it was announced on Tuesday.
Symphony Environmental grows FY revenues
Plastic and rubber products specialist Symphony Environmental Technologies said on Tuesday that group revenues had increased in 2020 despite a shipment missing its year-end cut-off due to Far East shipment congestion.
Mattioli Woods reaches record client assets in first half
Wealth and asset manager Mattioli Woods said on Tuesday that it achieved a “key milestone” in its first half on Tuesday, with total client assets of the group and its associate increasing £1. 3bn to £10. 6bn.
Numis' strong H2 trading carries over into new year
Investment banking group Numis said on Tuesday that its trading performance had improved in the last full financial year, with its "strong" second-half strong performance being maintained in the first four months of 2021.
Tavistock trades resiliently amid Covid-19 pandemic
Financial services group Tavistock Investments said on Tuesday that its financial performance during the Covid-19 pandemic had been "resilient".
Brickability's 'strong recovery' continues
Construction materials distributor Brickability said on Tuesday that it has continued its "strong recovery" and noted that lockdown measures since November had made "little material effect" on trading.