Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX:PXS, OTC:PMXSF) welcomes the presentation of two scientific posters at the American Society of Haematology Conference (ASH) in New Orleans, along with discussions with the FDA and a new study in train.
The posters deliver clinical evidence on the disease modifying effect of the clinical-stage drug development company’s pan LOX inhibitor PXS-5505 in bone marrow cancer, and pre-clinical evidence in other myeloid neoplasms.
Cardiol Therapeutics (TSX:CRDL, NASDAQ:CRDL) Inc revealed that it had initiated a Phase II open-label pilot study to investigate the safety and effectiveness of its lead product candidate CardiolRx in patients with recurrent pericarditis, which refers to inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane or sac that surrounds the heart to hold it in place and help it to work.
In addition to standard safety assessments, the Oakville, Ontario-based clinical-stage life sciences company said the study is designed to evaluate improvement in objective measures of disease, and during an extension period, assess the feasibility of a weaning concomitant background therapy including corticosteroids, while taking CardiolRx.
AIM ImmunoTech Inc (NYSE:AIM) has announced the promotion of Christopher McAleer from the company’s deputy scientific officer to the position of scientific officer.
The immuno-pharma firm said McAleer is an accomplished scientist with a diverse range of skills from general wet lab technique to company-wide operations management.
Avalon GloboCare Corp (NASDAQ:ALBT) has encouraged its shareholders to vote on a number of key proposals at its upcoming annual meeting to be held on December 29, 2022, at 11am Eastern Time.
Shareholders can vote on a new proposed board composition to reflect the company’s continued US focus and acquisition of Laboratory Services MSO LLC, Avalon said in a statement.
Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCRT) has announced a partnership and client relationship with Multiplier, a global employment platform designed to make international employment, payroll, compliance, and benefits an easy and risk-free process.
The recruiting solutions platform said as the job market continues to evolve, more companies are hiring without regard to geographical boundaries.
South Star Battery Metals Corp. (TSX-V:STS, OTCQB:STSBF) said it has completed the maiden drilling campaign at its Ceylon Project in Alabama on schedule.
The drill program, undertaken by Logan Drilling USA, consisted of 12 holes and totaled 506 meters. Results confirmed at- or near-surface mineralization with 16.5 metres (m) at 2.73% curium, 18m at 2.67% curium, 28.5m at 2.5% curium, 51m at 2.35% curium, 9.5m at 2.42% curium, and 8m at 2.90% curium.
ACME Lithium Inc. (CSE:ACME, OTCQB:ACLHF), the explorer, told investors it has entered Saskatchewan, striking deals with Gem Oil Inc to acquire the 41,694 hectare (Ha) Bailey Lake Pegmatite Discovery Area in the province.
The large claim area contains multiple indications of spodumene-bearing pegmatites with potentially economic-grade lithium.
Coinsilium Group Ltd (AQSE:COIN, OTCQB:CINGF) has said it believes that that the FTX fiasco could prove to be an inflection point for the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.
The company, in a statement alongside its AGM results, noted that neither it nor any of its investees or advisory clients had any direct exposure to the FTX collapse, but, chairman Malcolm Palle provided comment to investors in the wake of the crisis.
Mason Graphite Inc (TSX-V:LLG, OTCQX:MGPHF) said it has decided to increase the size of its board of directors from six to seven with the appointment of Adree Delazzer, effective following its annual general and special shareholder meeting to be held virtually on December 20, 2022.
Mason Graphite noted in a statement that DeLazzer has more than 15 years of experience in greenfield and brownfield exploration, with a focus on precious metals, rare earth metals, uranium, and diamonds.
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTC:GMGMF) (GMG) has provided an update on the ongoing investment in its Battery Development Centre (BDC), saying its board of directors has approved an additional A$600,000 in capital expenditure to accelerate the progress of semi-automatic pouch cell prototype production for customer trials and Graphene Aluminium Ion (G+AI) Battery cell development.
The clean technology company noted that it has also successfully increased its organisational capacity by attracting new staff experienced in pouch cell manufacturing, thereby enabling the acceleration of its battery performance optimisation programme.
Lucky Minerals (TSX-V:LKY, OTC:LKMNF) has told investors that geological mapping, trenching and channel sampling is continuing at the Wayka epithermal gold discovery at its 100%-owned 55,000-hectare Fortuna property in Ecuador.
The company noted that Wayka lies along an elevated ridge that trends northeast with elevations ranging from approximately 3,600 metres (m) to 3,700m above sea level and is bound to the East by the El Buitre Porphyry and to the West by the Emma Porphyry.
First Mining Gold Corp. (TSX:FF, OTCQX:FFMGF), the gold mine developer, said it is selling its 1.5% non-core net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the Goldlund gold property in Ontario to Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp (Sprott) for around C$9.5 million in cash.
“We are very excited to announce the sale of our Goldlund royalty to Sprott,” said Dan Wilton, the CEO of First Mining Gold in a statement.
Jushi Holdings Inc (CSE:JUSH, OTCQX:JUSHF) has announced the second closing of its previously announced private offering of 12% second lien notes and detached warrants to purchase the company’s subordinate voting shares at an exercise price of US$2.086.
To date, Jushi has closed on an additional US$3 million for a total of US$72 million in gross cash proceeds, and issued US$72 million aggregate principal amount of notes and approximately 17 million of warrants to investors in the notes.
TRX Gold (TSX:TNX, NYSE-A:TRX) Corporation has welcomed the positive findings of its 19-hole metallurgical variability sampling program at the Buckreef Gold Main Zone at its mine of the same name in Tanzania.
The miner said the results continued to show the continuity of mineralization down-dip and along strike of the deposit, along with “excellent” widths and grades.
Looking Glass Labs Ltd (LGL) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary House of Kibaa (HoK) has developed the technical platform and preliminary suite of tools to create tailored brand activations inside of its metaverse offering.
The metaverse industry is set to generate up to $5 trillion in value by 2030, and LGL said it is “working swiftly” to provide the software tools to help maximize the industry’s mainstream adoption and commercial growth.
Gamelancer Media Corp. (CSE:GMNG, OTCQB:GAMGF) said it generated $440,312 in monthly recurring revenue from its short-form Over The Top (OTT) video advertising sales through its partnership with Snapchat in November, a 22% increase from the previous month where earnings were recorded as $343,045.
The company noted that this revenue excludes the company’s direct media sales on TikTok, which comprises Gamelancer Media’s core business. With custom video featuring Robolox, Minecraft, GTA and its branded ‘Egirl’ content, in addition to lifestyle content, Gamelancer now produces 15 custom video content series featured on various OTT video platforms, with JoyBox Media launching two OTT video content series in November.
X1 Entertainment Group Inc. (CSE:XONE, OTC:XOEEF) has said it is ceasing the operations of Rix.GG Europe Ltd, which holds and operates its eSports franchise.
The company said it will focus on its additional assets, being Shift Media, a media service that reports on Rocket League, and Tyrus LLC, a talent management company which represents various clients, including those in the eSports industry.
Playgon Games (TSX-V:DEAL, OTCQB:PLGNF) has announced its intention to complete a non-brokered unsecured convertible debenture private placement for gross proceeds of up to C$5 million.
The debentures will mature 24 months following the closing of the offering and each $1,000 debenture will bear simple interest at 10% per annum, calculated and paid semi-annually in arrears on the last day of June and December in each applicable calendar year.
Alpha Growth PLC (LSE:ALGW, OTCQB:ALPGF) said it has completed the acquisition of Havelet Assignment, adding US$9bn to its assets under management (AuM).
Havelet, a Barbados-based financial services firm that provides solutions to claimants and attorneys, is cash flow positive and profitable, and generates revenue on a fee applied to AuM, Alpha said.
Gaming Realms PLC (AIM:GMR, OTCQX:PSDMF) said that it has repaid in full a loan to JPJ Group Holdings Limited.
The creator and licenser of mobile games said it paid £3.4mln in cash to the subsidiary of Bally’s corporation, a US entertainment company.
Chariot Ltd (AIM:CHAR, OTC:OIGLF) said it has moved closer to a key milestone in the development of the Anchois project, offshore Morocco, with an agreement with the country’s government covering long-term gas sales.
In a statement, Chariot reported that the agreement will cover 60mln cubic feet per day of gas on a ‘take-or-pay’ basis over a ten-year term, with the gas being delivered via the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline and supply power generation.
Chill Brands Group PLC (LSE:CHLL, OTCQB:CHBRF) said it has expanded its US retail store programme by selling to a new distribution partner in the country.
The manufacturer and supplier of cannabinoid (CBD) products noted that it has received an initial purchase order in excess of US$20,000.
Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings PLC (LSE:OCTP, OTCQB:OCTHF) (OCTP), which is developing prescription cannabinoid medicines targeting the pain market, has issued a positive trading and operational update for the six months ended 31 October 2022.
In the statement, Clarissa Sowemimo-Coker, Interim CEO of OCTP, said: “We are incredibly pleased with the ongoing progress and the fact that we remain on track to meet our financial and operational targets. This is a big achievement and is testament to the adaptability, skill, and ‘can do’ attitude of Dr Valentino Parravicini, his team, and our external partners.”
ANGLE PLC (AIM:AGL, OTCQX:ANPCY) has announced the presentation of two posters at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), in San Antonio, Texas, United States, between 6-10 December 2022 which demonstrated the successful isolation and subsequent analysis of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) from Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) patient blood samples using its Parsortix PC1 Clinical System.
The world-leading liquid biopsy company said the first poster, presented by ANGLE, outlines the utility of the Parsortix PC1 Clinical System in capturing and harvesting CTCs from a significantly larger proportion of MBC patients, compared to healthy donor samples. The ANG-008 study evaluated 75 MBC patient blood samples and 71 healthy volunteer blood samples.
Piedmont Lithium Inc (ASX:PLL, NASDAQ:PLL, XETRA:) and strategic partner Sayona Mining Ltd (ASX:SYA) have effectively de-risked their North American Lithium (NAL) operation in Québec, Canada, with the award of the final permit for NAL’s restart ahead of the planned recommencement of production in the first quarter of 2023.
The completion of the permitting process follows an extensive process with the aim of ensuring the successful restart of NAL’s lithium mine and concentrator in compliance with all necessary environmental regulations and obligations.
Lake Resources NL (ASX:LKE, OTCQB:LLKKF) is making good on its commitment to strengthen and broaden the experience of its board as it progresses to a new development stage with the appointment of Ana Gomez Chapman as a director, effective January 1, 2023.
Chapman is an internationally experienced executive and board director with business experience in the US, Argentina, and Australia, and a capital markets expert who has held senior roles at institutional investment firms over 25 years, most recently at Hamilton Lane, where she is currently managing director.
Ionic Rare Earths Ltd (ASX:IXR, OTC:IXRRF) aims to produce its first recycled rare earth oxide (REO) products from a demonstration plant in Belfast, UK, by the end of the second quarter of 2023 with commissioning set to begin late next quarter.
Significant progress has been made at the newly established facility owned by its subsidiary Ionic Technologies International Ltd (IonicTech) in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, with analytical and hydrometallurgical labs now operational.
Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:PAR) has received notification from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the patent application ‘Treatment of Bone Marrow Pathologies with Polysulfated Polysaccharides’ (US application number 16/636,545) has been examined and received a Notice of Allowance in the US.
The Notice of Allowance is only handed out after an examiner determines that a patent application satisfies the requirements for patentability.
FYI Resources Ltd (ASX:FYI) has joined the United Nations Global Compact after its application to join the United Nations Global Compact in Australia (UNGC) was accepted.
This move highlights FYI’s commitment to implement universal sustainability principles and UN goals via its critical minerals project development.
ClearVue Technologies Ltd (ASX:CPV, OTCQB:CVUEF) has received an R&D tax credit from the Australian Taxation Office of A$812,830 as part of the Commonwealth Government Research & Development Tax Incentive Program.
The claim is related to research and development work completed over the past year which includes:
GTI Energy Ltd (ASX:GTR) is maintaining a rapid pace of exploration at its ISR uranium projects in the Great Divide Basin of Wyoming with new roll front trends identified in drilling at the Teebo and Odin prospects.
Four drill rigs are in operation with two working at Loki prospect and two more operating at Teebo with 18 of the latest 22 drill holes in a planned 65-hole program encountering uranium mineralisation.
Swiss investor Denis Arsenault has announced that on December 7, 2022, he acquired 3,452,595 warrants of Jushi Holdings Inc (CSE:JUSH, OTCQX:JUSHF) under a private offering consisting of the issuance of 12% second lien notes and warrants. Each warrant entitles the Aaquiror to acquire one subordinate voting share of the Issuer at a price of US$2.086 until December 7, 2026. Following the completion of the acquisition of the warrants, Arsenault holds 7,677,899 Jushi subordinate voting shares and 16,702,595 warrants, which represent in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, approximately 11.43% of the subordinate voting shares of the company that are issued and outstanding following the completion of the offering.
ReVolve Renewable Power Corp (TSX-V:REVV) has said its shareholders agreed to the board of directors’ recommendations for all proposed resolutions at the company’s Annual and General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday, December 9, 2022. It said 52.24% of the shareholders exercised their shareholder rights via an independent proxy delivered to Computershare Investor Services Inc.
Zinc8 Energy Solutions (CSE:ZAIR) has announced that all matters put forward at the company’s annual general and special meeting (AGSM) of shareholders held on Friday, December 8, 2021, were duly approved. A total of 31,240,711 votes were cast, representing 19.22% of the issued and outstanding shares of the company, were voted in connection with the AGSM by shareholders and proxy holders. All the resolutions, as described in the Company’s proxy statement dated November 22, 2021, were approved by the requisite majority of votes cast at the AGSM.
Rio2 Limited (TSX-V:RIO, OTCQX:RIOFF) said its forthcoming Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders will be held virtually on December 14, 2022, at 2 p.m. EST. Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders can participate in the meeting in real-time online at https://meetnow.global/MKKFVPU by clicking “Shareholder” and entering the 15-digit Control Number located on the form of proxy. The firm also announced the publication of its 2021 Inaugural ESG Report. This report represents a comprehensive review of the Company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance factors related to Rio2’s development activities at its Fenix Gold Project in Chile for 2021.
Los Andes Copper Ltd (TSX-V:LA) said it was notified of a lawsuit filed by 24 individuals in the Environmental Court. The lawsuit relates, among other allegations, mainly to alleged environmental damage resulting from 82 exploration drillholes carried out between 2007 and 2017. In a statement, the company said it views this as a speculative and unfounded claim and reiterated their full commitment to all environmental and social obligations.
HempFusion (TSX:CBD.U, OTCQX:CBDHF) said it is continuing to advance efforts to file its annual audited financial statements for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, related annual information form, interim financial reports for the subsequent interim periods and the related management’s discussion and analysis and CEO and CFO certificates as soon as possible. As anticipated by the company partly in connection with the Required Filings, the Toronto Stock Exchange has informed that it is reviewing the company regarding its ability to meet continued listing requirements, particularly with respect to, among other things, its disclosure issues, financial condition and the pricing and trading activity of its securities. The company has been granted until March 21, 2023 to regain compliance with the TSX’s continued listing requirements.
Silver Bullet Mines Corp. (TSX-V:SBMI, OTC:SBMCF) has invited readers to view a summary overview provided by the company’s CEO of activities during the past several months. Readers are directed to the company’s website at www.silverbulletmines.com to view the document.
Numinus Wellness Inc. (TSX:NUMI, OTC:LKYSF) announced that CEO Payton Nyquvest will present at the KCSA Mental Health Investor Conference held on VirtualInvestorConferences.com on Thursday. Nyquvest’s live session is scheduled for 12:30 pm ET, and investors are invotde to ask questions in real time. Management will also be available for one-on-one meetings.
