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() told investors that the WR-38Z and WR-16aZ wells at the West Rustavi field have been brought back online safely, with oil and gas now flowing into the field’s Early Production Facility (EPF).

() clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Merck KGaA, and Inc. As part of the tie-up, 4D pharma will start a clinical trial this year BAVENCIO, a drug for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma developed by Merck and , in combination with 4D’s MRx0518.

PLC () is to increase the production capacity of the first module at its Vatomina graphite project in Madagascar to 9,000 tonnes per year. The upgrade comes in the wake of increased demand for Tirupati’s high-quality flake graphite. It will also result in an increase to near-term cash flows from operations.

() () said its liquid biopsy was integral to a study assessing the progression non-small cell lung (NSCL) cancer and understanding why the disease may become resistant to a particular line of treatment.

() has confirmed expectations from a November update that its earnings will more than double in 2020. In a brief trading update for the year to December 31, the conference call and remote meeting technology specialist said earnings (EBITDA) are expected to be around £15.3mln, up from £6.4mln in 2019, while revenues are forecast to rise to around £50.2mln from £42.5mln.

Learning Technologies Group PLC () said it has acquired PDT Global, a UK-based provider online of diversity & inclusion (D&I) training solutions, for an initial cash sum of £13.2mln.

Pan African Resources () has advised shareholders of that it expects headline earnings per share to be between US$0.0205 and US$0.0217 when it reports its interim results for the period to end December on 16 February 2021. The increases earnings and headline earnings that the company is expecting to report come as a result of a boost to gold revenues to US$183.8mln, up from US$132mln in 2019. The average gold price received increased by 27.4% to US$1,865 per ounce, as the company sold more gold overall.

Seeing Machines Limited () said its driver monitoring system (DMS) software, a key enabler to the General Motors Super Cruise driver assistance feature, is now available in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade.

() has released drill results from definition and step out drilling at the Minto mine conducted during 2019 and 2020. Drilling was conducted on the Minto North II, Copper Keel South, Copper Keel West, and Copper Keel North areas. Highlights included 38.9 metres grading 1.66% copper and 0.51grams per tonne gold, 15.75 metres grading 1.44% copper and 0.35 grams per tonne, and 21.6 metres grading 1.16% copper and 0.64 grams.

() has appointed Dr Michael Rendall as its new chief engineer and product officer starting next month. Rendall was previously head of engineering and industrialisation for the consumer electronics product group Dyson, where he led its battery and energy storage programmes.  Prior to that Rendall had worked on prototypes for the conversion of ammonia into electricity, a technology being developed by AFC, when he worked at Diverse Energy which was a pioneer in the use of fuel cells as a self-contained power source.

() () said a softer market for coal has resulted in a lower portfolio contribution, although the drop is also set against the context of a record year in 2019. The 2020 portfolio contribution rebounded strongly in the final quarter as commodity markets started to recover, particularly iron ore and copper which rallied during the second half of 2020 and coking coal prices which continue to recover in 2021, currently trading at around US$156 per tonne.

() said its portfolio company Indorse has announced that its IND token staking dashboard is now live in readiness for the launch of its Indorse 2.0 (IND 2.0) token model. Meanwhile, Coinsilium also updated on the status of its cryptocurrency treasury, saying that as of February 8 the value of its…