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–News Direct– Proactive research analyst Daniel Appiah speaks to Thomas Warner at the London studio about his latest report into specialist contract research organisation hVIVO. hVIVO is expanding its presence by establishing a cutting-edge facility at the Canary Wharf Life Sciences Hub in London. The expansion, primarily funded by its clients, will feature state-of-the-art amenities, including quarantine rooms, laboratories, outpatient facilities, and corporate offices all under one roof. Notably, the new site will initially offer 50 quarantine beds, with plans to expand to 70, significantly surpassing the current Whitechapel and Queen Mary facilities, which can accommodate only 43. The move enables hVIVO to conduct simultaneous challenge trials for various clients, enhancing efficiency...

–News Direct– Tissue Regenix Group PLC (AIM:TRX) chief executive Danny Lee and chief financial officer David Cocke speak to Thomas Warner from Proactive London after the regenerative medicine company released its interim results for the first six months of 2023. Cocke reports that the company reported a remarkable 19% growth, marking the sixth consecutive period of growth since the pandemic's onset. Their BioRinse and T-cell segments demonstrated substantial growth, with the former up by 20% and the latter by 29%. Gross profit increased to 49%, owing to efficiency gains from their Phase One expansion. He suggests that the company's growth strategy, driven by a "disciplined approach" to supply, sales revenue, sustainability, and scale, has been fundamental ...

–News Direct– The Cultivated B (TCB) and denovoMATRIX have entered into a collaborative partnership to conduct a feasibility study with implications that enable the scalable, economically viable commercial production of cultivated meats. denovoMATRIX will contribute its microcarrier technology to test the proliferation of suspended cells in TCBs bioreactors and cell mediums, and its coating technology for functionalizing scaffolding, which enables a structured final cultivated meat product. Coated microcarriers with fluorescently stained cells growing on the surface. Cells, by nature, grow by adhering to a surface, inherently limiting cell growth to the surface area of the culture vessel. Microcarriers add surface area to the cell culture while simultaneously ensuring that every cell is ...

–News Direct– MetalNRG PLC (LSE:MNRG) Executive Directors Rolf Gerritsen and Chris Chadwick speak to Thomas Warner from Proactive after the company announced what it called a "strategic business review" and changes to the composition of the board. Gerritsen gives a brief overview of the announcement and expresses enthusiasm for the new team, led by mining industry veteran Chris Chadwick. Chadwick is currently the co-founder and CEO of African Gold Acquisition (NYSE: AGAC), a New York Stock Exchange-listed special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, and he was also formerly a chief executive of Gold One International and director of Sibanye-Stillwater. Chadwick will work alongside existing executive director Rolf Gerritsen to complete the strategic review. When asked abou...

–News Direct– VGC Partners Fund Manager Phoebe Scriven speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive London about the launch of the new VGC EIS Evergreen fund that she has taken personal charge of. She explains that the new fund is designed to take maximum advantage of VGC's extensive experience in the lifestyle, wellness, and entertainment sectors as well as the strong track record of its SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) portfolio, saying that the new fund "is combining the best of both of those in an EIS vehicle." She goes on to suggest where VGC believes it has an edge of its competitors in the space, highlighting its established specialism, its network and its use of data. With a strategic focus on revenue-generating companies, the new fund seeks determined a...

–News Direct– As workers remain split between working from home and returning to offices, bosses are eager to ensure they have a healthy employee experience. Helping workers feel connected with everyday work needs, employee support startup Atomicwork is today announcing launch from stealth with an $11m seed funding round to boost the employee experience of workers around the world. The funding round was led by Blume Ventures and Matrix Partners with participation from Storm Ventures, Neon Fund, and prominent angel investors. Employee experience is a critical item on the CEO and CIO agenda as employees return to offices. Atomicwork leverages AI to solve this problem while simplifying the number of tools employees interact with every day. Atomicwork sits on top of collaboration tools like ...

–News Direct– ATHA Energy Corp (CSE:SASK, OTCQB:SASKF) CEO Troy Boisjoli speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive about the work he's been doing with the mineral exploration company since taking on the role earlier this summer. He discusses the company's vision and prospects, highlighting the company's impressive land package that spans 3.4 million acres across Canada's Athabasca basin. He also notes that ATHA Energy has acquired a 10% carried interest in key parts of successful companies like NexGen Energy and Isoenergy. Boisjoli emphasised uranium's significance as a sustainable energy source, calling it "the only true energy metal… fundamentally [it] represents the solution to meet net-zero requirements moving forward". He expresse...

–News Direct– AJN Resources President and CEO Klaus Eckhof speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive after the exploration and development company announced the signing of a binding term sheet for the option to acquire up to a 70% indirect interest in a second lithium exploration permit on Manono Trend in Eastern DRC. Eckhof highlights the significance of private enterprise involvement, emphasising the absence of government involvement in the project. He suggests that a projected global lithium shortages in two years is likely to benefit projects like AJN's in the DRC. Eckhof also outlines upcoming steps, mentioning ready-to-drill projects in Kabunda and an anticipated rapid drilling timeline. He encourages investors interested in world-class lithium projects to explore AJN'...

–News Direct– Ecora Resources PLC (LSE:ECOR, TSX:ECOR) chief financial officer Kevin Flynn speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive after the mining royalty company released its interim results for the first half of 2023. Flynn describes a solid start to the year, emphasising strong cash flow generation and ongoing pursuit of their strategic goals, including the recent addition of a $20 million Vizcachitas copper royalty to their portfolio. Flynn acknowledges that high commodity prices during 2022 has hit Ecora's relative performance during 2023 so far, but emphasises that this was expected as they transition away from certain assets and towards new opportunities, like the Voisey's Bay ramp-up and the West Musgrave timeline commitment by BHP. Looking ahead, Flynn believes t...

–News Direct– HANetf co-founder and co-CEO Hector McNeil speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive London about the latest developments from the world of ETFs, and from the markets more generally, as the business revs back up after the summer break. He starts by highlighting the remarkable achievement made by the Indian Space Research recently with its Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission, which is being followed by the Aditya-L1 mission toward the Sun, and says the programme "has the whole sector very excited." HANetf has gained attention for its space-themed Procure Space UCITS ETF which covers a wide spectrum from space tourism to defence and exploration, reflecting the growing interest in the space sector. Additionally, Hector highlighted the surge in the US tech market, particula...