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#14907
Yesterday · 4 min
ReconAfrica reports Thermogenic Gas at KW1X as horizontal drilling nears
ReconAfrica CEO Brian Reinsborough joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s expanding African energy portfolio, highlighting progress at its KW1X discovery well in Namibia, encouraging exploration results in Angola, and ongoing seismic work offshore Gabon. Reinsborough said flow test samples from the KW1X sidetrack well have confirmed the presence of thermogenic natural gas with liquid potential, indicating a mature petroleum system ranging from late-oil to earl
#14906
Yesterday · 7 min
HANetf’s Harry Halewood explains option income strategies and covered call trade-offs
HANetf Product Specialist Harry Halewood joined Steve Darling from Proactive to explain how option income strategies, including covered calls, can be used to generate ongoing income while maintaining exposure to the potential returns of equity markets. Halewood explained that a covered call strategy generally involves owning an underlying stock or other security while simultaneously selling a call option against that position. In exchange for agreeing to potentially sell the security at a prede
#14905
Yesterday · 7 min
BrenX expands Hungary site, advancing first integrated industrial energy center
BrenX CEO Nir Brenmiller joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has entered into a definitive real estate sale and purchase agreement to acquire approximately 10,872 square meters of industrial land and photovoltaic infrastructure adjacent to its operating solar facility in Kaposszekcső, Hungary. The transaction represents an important step in BrenX’s strategy to develop, own and operate integrated energy infrastructure and marks the company’s first execution of its de
#14904
Yesterday · 5 min
Tiziana Life Sciences doses first ALS patients in Phase 2a Foralumab trial
Tiziana Life Sciences CEO Ivor Elrifi joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce an important milestone in the company’s neuroimmunology pipeline, with the first three participants receiving their initial doses of intranasal foralumab in the Phase 2a Healey ALS MyMatch BANYAN clinical trial. The study is evaluating intranasal foralumab as a potential treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that damages nerve cells responsible for controlli
#14899
Yesterday · 5 min
MetaOptics expands U.S. investor reach with OTCQX debut under ticker MOTLY
MetaOptics Technologies CFO Alex Chu joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s latest milestone as it expands its presence in the United States. The company has officially commenced trading of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the OTCQX market under the ticker symbol MOTLY, while maintaining its primary listing on Singapore’s Catalist exchange under SGX:9MT. Chu explained that the OTCQX listing is designed to enhance the company’s visibility among North American invest
#14898
Yesterday · 12 min
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure sees AI demand drive growth as revenue climbs 20%
Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Executive Chairman Steve Marshall and Chief Finanncial Officer Andrew Ewe joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s first-quarter trading update for the financial year ending March 31, 2027, highlighting continued growth across its portfolio and increasing demand for AI-related digital infrastructure services. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, portfolio revenue increased 20.2% year-over-year on a constant currency basis, while EBITDA r
#14897
Yesterday · 6 min
Bango delivers strong H1 growth as subscription revenue, EBITDA and ARR surge
Bango Plc. CEO Paul Larbey joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s strong first-half results, highlighting continued momentum in its rapidly growing subscriptions business and reaffirming that trading remains in line with full-year market expectations. Larbey said growth in Bango’s subscriptions segment continued through the first six months of 2026 and has carried into the second half of the year, supported by increasing adoption of the company’s Digital Vending Machine (D
#14896
Yesterday · 7 min
Lakewood-Amedex doses first patient in Phase 2a trial for Diabetic foot infections
Lakewood-Amedex Biotherapeutics CEO Kelvin Cooper joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a significant clinical milestone for the company, confirming that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating Nu-3 for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers. Cooper said the initiation of patient dosing marks an important step forward in the development of Nu-3, a topically applied antimicrobial gel that forms part of the company's proprietary Bisphosp
#14886
Yesterday · 8 min
Poolbeg Pharma CEO: 'Incredible progress' with POLB 001 as cash runway extends to 2028
Poolbeg Pharma PLC (AIM:POLB) CEO Jeremy Skillington spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's interim results for the first half of 2026, progress with POLB 001 and the milestones investors can expect as its clinical development programme advances. Skillington said Poolbeg Pharma made "incredible progress" during the period, successfully transitioning POLB 001 from trial preparation into active clinical development. The programme is being studied in relapsed or refractory mult
#14900
Tuesday · 4 min
Critical Resources targets more gold opportunity in Suriname
Critical Resources Ltd managing director Tim Wither talked with Proactive about the company’s exclusive rights to acquire a 90% interest in the Greenstars Gold Project in Suriname, adding a second potential gold project to its emerging position in the country. Wither said Greenstars covers around 35 square kilometres and, together with the previously announced project, could give Critical Resources interests across just under 200 square kilometres of granted mining rights, subject to completion
#14901
Tuesday · 7 min
Pacific Edge CEO speaks with Proactive at the ASX SMIDcaps Conference
Pacific Edge CEO Dr Peter Meintjes talked with Proactive at the ASX Small and Mid-Cap Conference about the progress of its APAC operations, Cxbladder tests and the milestones it hopes to achieve in the coming months. Pacific Edge Limited (NZX/ ASX: PEB) is a global cancer diagnostics company leading the way in the development and commercialisation of bladder cancer diagnostic and prognostic tests for patients presenting with hematuria or surveillance of recurrent disease. Headquartered in Duned
#14895
Monday · 3 min
Kookynie Gold: Carnavale launches 7,000m drill program ahead of incoming BFS
Carnavale Resources Ltd managing director Humphrey Hale talked with Proactive about the company’s new aircore drilling campaign of more than 7,000 metres at the Kookynie Gold Project in Western Australia, as Carnavale advances both exploration and proposed mine development. The program has two main components. Around 4,000 metres of aircore drilling will test prospective structures along the greenstone-granite contact about 2 kilometres from the high-grade Swiftsure deposit, while a further 3,0
#14888
Monday · 4 min
Solis Minerals CEO: 'Extremely active' as drilling gets underway at Campo Grande lithium project
Solis Minerals Ltd (ASX:SLM, OTCQB:SLMFF) CEO Mitch Thomas spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's active drilling programs across Brazil and Peru, including work at the Campo Grande lithium project following its acquisition from Rio Tinto. Speaking from Campo Grande in Brazil, Thomas said drilling is focused on mapped pegmatites at surface, building on extensive previous exploration work including soil sampling and rock-chip analysis, with the first hole around 120 metres at
#14894
Monday · 5 min
Noble Helium's Dennis Donald: "Extremely confident" as Kinambo drilling prep nears completion
Noble Helium Ltd (ASX:NHE, OTC:NBHEF, FRA:GN1) executive chairman Dennis Donald spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about preparations for the upcoming Kinambo-1 drilling campaign, the expected drilling timeline and the company's acquisition of Earth Source Hydrogen. Donald said the rig and associated equipment are being mobilised to the Kenyan-Tanzanian border, where they'll undergo customs clearance before transport to Kinambo for setup and commissioning ahead of drilling. With roads prepa
#14893
Monday · 5 min
Iofina CEO: Record H1 output fuels drive toward 2,000-tonne iodine goal
Iofina PLC (AIM:IOF, OTC:IOFNF) Dr Tom Becker spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's record first-half performance, expansion of iodine production and plans to progress towards annual production of 2,000 metric tonnes. Becker said Iofina produced 393 metric tonnes during the period, a 29% year-on-year increase, with IO#11 coming online in the second half of last year, meaning its full capacity contributed to this year's H1 output. Higher output, alongside improved plant econ
#14892
Monday · 4 min
European Green Transition CFO: Drax deal renewal locks in wind services revenue through to 2031
European Green Transition PLC (AIM:EGT) CFO Jack Kelly spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the renewal of a five-year operations and maintenance contract covering 94 wind turbines with Drax Group, and what the agreement means for the company's wind services business and wider growth strategy. Kelly described the renewal as "great news," highlighting the importance of extending the relationship with a long-term customer for a further five years, providing revenue and financial visibilit
#14891
Monday · 8 min
EMV Capital CEO on rising AUM, portfolio catalysts and H2 growth plans
EMV Capital (AIM:EMVC) CEO Ilian Iliev spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's first-half performance, growth in assets under management, portfolio developments and priorities for the remainder of 2026. Iliev said the first half was primarily about steadily executing EMVC's strategy, completing work developed in the final quarter of last year and positioning the company for further activity in H2. Discussing the portfolio, Iliev highlighted valuation movements across several
#14890
Monday · 5 min
Empire Metals MD: Rutile pigment breakthrough brings "enormous" value uplift at Pitfield
Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) managing director Shaun Bunn spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about a major technical milestone at the Pitfield project, where the company has demonstrated its ability to produce rutile pigment from its titanium-bearing material. Bunn described the development as "one of the major breakthroughs that we've been working on," explaining that it demonstrates a pathway from Pitfield's titanium minerals towards a potentially higher-value final product.
#14889
Monday · 2 min
Helix Exploration CEO on extending helium sales deal as Rudyard production scales
HeLIX Exploration PLC (AIM:HEX, OTCQB:HHEXF) CEO Bo Sears spoke with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion after extending its helium sales arrangement through March 2027. The deal commits 100% of available Rudyard volumes to an industrial gases group, following three initial tube-trailer sales during the project’s start-up phase. Sears discussed the pricing achieved, which is significantly above the assumptions used in Helix’s pre-IPO model, and the potential to agree longer-term, higher-volume arrange
#14887
Monday · 9 min
Rainbow Rare Earths CEO: Neo tie-up is 'the very last piece' for Phalaborwa
Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd (LSE:RBW, OTC:RBWRF, FRA:RR1) CEO George Bennett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's partnership with Neo Performance Materials, progress at the Phalaborwa project and plans that could support a potential US IPO. Bennett was joined by technical director Dave Dodd to discuss the technical work and the significance of adding Neo's expertise to the project's flowsheet. Bennett said Rainbow Rare Earths evaluated a number of potential technical partner

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